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JD HICKS DESIGNS creates high quality pixel perfect websites. Using the best fit of internet technology to reach your audience. Our goal is the success of your site. We deliver high performance and engaging Flash content for games, banners and interactive content. We create websites that are appealing, relevant and usable. Like to see more? Go to our portfolio or services
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Mobile Games
Designing and developing mobile games is fun, challenging and rewarding. We have a thorough design process for building the right fit for your needs.
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Custom Web Interface Design
Initial impressions have a huge impact on the way people browse your web site. We ensure you have a visually appealing site that is content relevant and usable.
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HTML / CSS / Javascript
We build websites in mobile friendly html / css / javascript. Following the best web design practices we make sites visually appealing, content relevant and usable across all major browsers.
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Custom Wordpress Designs and Training
We build custom template WordPress themes and plugins, you will be blogging and adding content to your new site without paying for the updates.
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iBooks Authoring
Let us provide the transition to publishing books for the iPad. You can distribute your books for free or for sale in the iBookstore.
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Search Engine Optimization
What's the point of building a web site if no one is able to find it?
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Print Design and Production
We can also supply you with any graphic design required, we design and arrange production of business cards / brochures / invites / posters / letterheads / CD art / catalogues / books
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Logo and Identity Design
An amateur logo or no logo at all says that you don't care about the appearance of your business. We will design professional identities to lift your image and get noticed.
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Email
info@jdhicks.com
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AGKidZone.com
Entertainment based kids gaming and video site
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AG Kid Zone
American Greetings Properties
Developed a large portion of the Flash / Actionscript 2.0 components. Highlights: communicating with Java Webservice, filtering and paging of different content types, videos, games and activities. Custom built Actionscript 3.0 video player.
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MadBalls.com
Fun and gross website for playing games with and dominating the site.
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Madballs.com
American Greetings Properties
Developed in Actionscript 3.0. Designed and Developed the main Plinko® style game and a framework for 3rd party game developers to submit scores to the server's high score board. Also developed a complex Flash cookie solution for tracking online currency and points that are earned through gameplay and the team that you are playing for.
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Progressive Insurance
Flash video game used as a marketing tool for external agents
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Project: Agent Game
Client: Progressive Insurance
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RaveMobileSafety.com
Marketing homepage promotional section
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Project: Homepage Promo
Client: Rave Mobile Safety
Custom built Flash Actionscript 3.0 text effects and transitions all driven by XML for easy update by the client.
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HaikuBaby.com
Children's illustrated book
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Project: Haiku Baby Online
Client: Betsy Snyder
Flash based site with animations, sounds and interactive elements to market the author's book
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CSGPath.com
Professional business website redesign
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Project: Site Redesign
Client: Gumbo, Inc.
Turn graphic files into the live site. Incorporates JD HICKS DESIGNS customs content management and development system for rapid deployment.
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TheDripDrops.com
Website for preschoolers and parents to have fun with colors.
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Project: Drip Drops Website
Client: TCKL, Inc.
Create an engaging and usable site for preschool aged children and parents learning the basic concepts of color and caring for the environment
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DuchateauFloors.com
Full-screen flash with dynamically loaded swfs.
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Project: DuChateau Floor Redesign
Client:April Edwards / DuChateau Floors
A collaboration with April Edwards focusing primarily on optimizations and proper loading of many swf files for the individual sections. Created preloading and caching classes to handle the task and provide a smooth-as-possible experience for the end user.
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BAYarts.net
Community non-profit art center.
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Project: BAYarts.net
Client: BAYarts
Developed custom WordPress theme and plugins for featuring content and displaying the many activities, workshops, pictures and information about the art center
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FeedYourShelf.com
Social networking site for book readers.
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Project: Feed Your Shelf
Built on OOP PHP and Flash Actionscript 2.0 this complex social networking site would allow you to browse other bookshelves to identify like minds to find new books
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Pipeline of Innovation
Custom full-screen interactive presentation.
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Project: Pipeline of Innovation
Client: Impact Communications / American Greetings
XML driven Actionscript 3.0 full screen Flash project that dynamically loads in many swf files for sales presentations
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Black History Month
Nickelodeon and Noggin featured spots.
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Project: Black History Month
Client: Pixel Pirate Studios / MTVN Networks
The art was done by the talented Saxton Moore. Made his art come to life for this series of television and online spots