Ashley Kyles

I enjoy making digital experiences come to life with web development, graphic design, identity discovery, and user interface design.

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The Web
Is My Canvas

Designer and Web Developer


I like to craft dreams into pixels. With the passion of my creative
spirit and my attention to detail, I love making ideas concrete through
visual expression. Feel free to take a look around my Vcard!

Graphic Design

Posters, Book Covers, Flyers, Spreads, Wallpapers and much more! As a digital artist, I can take your next visual project to the next level with retina-ready, high resolution graphics to use in any medium.

Web Development

From concept to PSD to HTML, I can create 100% customized, responsive web themes of all kinds. With clean code and intuitive user interface design, your site's visitors will be itching to dive in!

Wordpress

Whether you need a theme created or a plugin installed, I can help you make use of one of the most popular content management systems on the net! Manage the maintenance of your website the right way.

Identity Discovery

Logos, Business Cards, Stationary, Style Guides, and more! Let me help you tell your brand's story with a gorgeous set of unique graphics to fulfill your marketing needs. Show up and stand out!

Hello, I am Ashley Kyles

Designer and Web Developer

I craft bold and beautiful pixels...

Once upon a time, the internet was created. My fascination for this hugely complex and boundless network has been the basis of inspiration for my inner artist ever since I was a little girl. From my dad's tiny Chicago home office, crayon sketches quickly evolved into abstract scribbles in Windows 95 Paint and by the time I was 11, I was hooked. I have been honing my skills as a graphic designer ever since.

Fast forward to high school, when I got a book report as a homework assignment. We were told we had "creative freedom" in our presentation -- I took this cookie and ran with it! Instead of crafting together a poster board or essay, I decided to create a web site. Little did I know at the time, this assignment would be the genesis of my career as a web developer.

As my interest in this field became more prominent, I spent a lot of my free time learning new tricks of the trade by offering graphic and web design resources for free. I was soon noticed and sought out by not only my peers, but by business owners in my community. By the time I went to college, where I furthered sharpened my development knives, I single-handedly created over five professional websites before I had ever touched a programming assignment in my college courses. I took on various assignments through off-site projects and internships, learning several new techniques with each project. Most of the acumen I acquired for design and development has been self-cultivated.

Really Random Facts

Middle Name : Noelle

Birthday : June 23, 1987

Secret Passions : Writing, Astronomy, Dancing, Musical Theatre

Favorite Beverage : Coffee, of course

Favorite Food : All the pasta!

Favorite Coding Language : PHP

Favorite Program : Photoshop

Favorite Story Genre : Science Fiction

Most Epic Adventure : Skydiving, baby!

I have had the privilege of working with businesses in a wide variety of industries in order to recreate their brands and establish their online presence. I give users of my works the experience they deserve by combining my attention to detail with limitless creative expression. As a result, my designs are fresh, unique, and carry personalities of their own.

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Ashley Kyles

Designer and Web Developer

Experience

Freelance Designer & Developer – Blacklite Creative [ 2010 - Present ]

Single-handledly serviced over 50 web and graphic design clients onsite and offsite. Provided web development consultations and delivered websites, business cards, ad spreads, photo retouching, flyers, CD covers, and more to a wide variety of industries.

Web Developer – HIMSS [ 2015 ]

Spearheaded the development of the organization's online brand guide with HTML5, CSS3, and JQuery. Also debugged and updated the main site's CSS framework to create new styles and edit/remove obsolete styles. Collaborated with a staff writer to create documentation language and content creation.

Web Developer – Enova [ 2014 ]

Collaborated with the marketing team to develop and update the front-end assets of web templates for the department's clients. Also engaged in quality assurance activities for browser compatibility and Bootstrap responsiveness testing on live devices.

UI/UX Designer & Developer – K-12 Teacher's Alliance [ 2013 - 2014 ]

Designed wireframes, compositions, and mock-ups for several department sites. Worked with a team to develop department sites as well as research best practices through usability testing. Was also briefly responsible for graphic design for a digital magazine with Mag+.

Webmaster – The Daily Vidette [ 2009 - 2012 ]

Web content editor of Illinois State University’s online newspaper. Responsible for the nightly content updates of the website. Also assisted in the development of a township directory website available to students in the Bloomington-Normal area.

Offsite Web Designer – Conscience Commerce [ 2008 - 2009 ]

Outsourced in order to provide creative website templates to be converted PSD-to-HTML. These templates were distributed to Concience Commerce clients per their request.

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree (Web Development) – Illinois State University

Relevant course studies include Advanced Web Development Technologies, Database Processing, User Interface Design, Multimedia Design, Systems Development, Computer Application Programming, and Problem Solving for Information Technology

Programming Skills

  • html5
  • css3
  • jquery
  • php / sql
  • Wordpress
  • Joomla
  • Bootstrap
  • Boilerplate
Graphic Skills

  • Photoshop
  • Indesign
  • Illustrator
  • Retouching
  • Digital Art
Personal Skills

  • Creativity
  • Technique
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Flexibility
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Contact info

Phone : +(773) 818 0125

Email : ashley.kyles54@gmail.com