My Work
My skills are varied and diverse. I've written, recorded and programmed my fair share of creative works. Here is just a small sampling of what I've done.
Videos
There was once a time where I found myself a videographer and video editor. Not sure how that happened, but the work I did is some of what I am most proud of.
- What it's like to be a YES! Intern | YES! Magazine | A recruitment video for YES!'s internship program. As a former intern, I think I know how great it was!
- Scottish Highland Games in Ferndale | The Bellingham Herald | Made with a simple consumer-grade camcorder, I think it shows what a great solution that can be for web-video.
- Black Friday Madness | The Bellingham Herald | Everyone's seen the footage of the consumerist insanity that is the morning after Thanksgiving. I think my coverage went in a different direction.
Columns and opinion
While I was trained in J-school to keep my opinion out of my writing, I definitely have more fun when I'm speaking my mind.
- The Old Red Robin and the Young Millenials | Crosscut.com | My reaction to the closing of the original Red Robin in Eastlake.
Journalism
I did a stint as a freelance journalist for a while. Here are some of my favorite articles.
- Bainbridge House is One of a Kind | Bainbridge Island Review | Once owned by the son of a famed aviator, the most expensive home in a wealthy Puget Sound bedroom community is up for sale.
- They dared to cover the news and went out of business | Crosscut.com | I paid a visit to my local indy paper looking for a job. Instead, I got a story.
- Behind the Wheel of an Electric Car | Klipsun Magazine | I met a man with a home-made electric vehicle. So I wrote an article about him.
Web design
I've worked as a Web designer, skinner and developer since 2007. Much of what I've done is invisible back-end stuff or widgets on larger sites, but for now here's some of what I've done on my own.
- RonJudd.com | Personal site of the eponymous Seattle Times columnist. It's pretty old, but I built it so might as well include it!
Other
- Dick Hunt | This is a computer game based on the Nintendo Classic "Duck Hunt." I made it using Game Maker in the weeks after Vice President Dick Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face. It's stupid, but fun. Windows only, unfortunately.