I am a designer who thinks in code.

chase next to a wooden lumberjack in south fork, co
Posing with a lumberjack in South Fork, CO August 2012

I design for the user and build interfaces for the web and mobile devices in Denver, CO. Being a part of small teams I am used to wearing many hats from researcher and strategist to coder and illustrator. "Do more with less" is something that I always strive for; in my code this is keeping it light and clean, in design it's focusing on the message without superflous elements and in teams it's owning the work.

When I'm not working on projects I can be found exploring the rocky mountains, expanding my mind on Coursera, enjoying a craft beer, attending or organizing local tech startup events (Denver Mobile Lab) and relaxing with my wife, family and friends.

I love to talk with people about mobile web, usability/accessibility and web standards as well as beer, hiking and snowboarding. Let's chat.

Work Samples

Slinggit

screen shot of Slinggit.com for small screen
Role:
Co-Founder, UI/UX, HTML, SASS, jQuery, Rails
Dates:
April 2012 - Present
Meta:
Responsive web app designed with emphasis on speed and small footprint to help the user quickly post and sell items through their social networks. iOS user interface. http://www.slinggit.com
URL:
slinggit.com

Pixorial

screen shot of Slinggit.com for small screen
Role:
UI/UX, HTML, CSS/SASS, jQuery, Rails
Dates:
February 2012 - Present
Meta:
Design and Front End Development for a small startup building a cloud storage, video editing and sharing application. I do things like write/moderate usability tests, wireframe, design visual elements, build prototypes to test and write product HTML, CSS and JS.
URL:
pixorial.com

Streamline Engineering

screen shot of streamline-engineering.com
Role:
UI, HTML, CSS, jQuery
Dates:
December 2011
Meta:
Work with Dominic Aiello to brand, design and develop the web pressence for his mechanical engineering consultancy, Streamline Engineering.
URL:
streamline-engineering.com

Slinggit iOS

mocks of slinggit ios app
Role:
UI/UX/IxD
Dates:
April 2012 - Present
Meta:
I work directly with Slinggit iOS developer/co-founder to design intuitive interactions based on user feedback, prototyping and mobile/iOS design patterns as well as visual assets.
URL:
Pixorial iOS app store listing

Pixorial iOS

screen shot of pixoiral ios app
Role:
UI/UX/IxD
Dates:
February 2012 - Present
Meta:
I work directly with the Pixorial iOS developer to design intuitive interactions and visual assets for the native video capture app for iOS based off user research, mobile design patterns and rapid prototyping.
URL:
Pixorial iOS app store listing

SimplBrew

ui mocks for simplbrew ios app
Role:
UI/UX
Dates:
November 2011 - Present
Meta:
A iOS app for recreational/novice homebrewers featuring simple ingredient lists, brew tracking, calendar and timer. This has yet to be developed.

Resume

fileDownloadable Resume

Chase Courington

UX Design & UI Development

Denver, CO

Skills

Web Development
HTML(5)
CSS/SASS
jQuery
Javascript
Rails
PHP
Design
Photoshop
Illustrator
Fireworks
InDesign
Balsamiq
Pen & Paper

Experience

Slinggit, llc
April 2012 - Present
Slinggit is a native iOS and responsive web application allowing users to quickly sell items through their Facebook and Twitter accounts. As a co-founder I focus on the usability of the application across web and native platforms with a passion for the mobile experience and get my hands dirty with the media queries, sass and even some jquery and rails. Being a team of 4 I have direct roll in the information architecture, interaction design, visual design and front-end code.
slinggit.com
Pixorial, Inc
February 2012 - Present
Pixorial helps you tell the stories in your videos. As a member of a small startup I wear many hats from designing and moderating usability tests to wireframing and coding html, css, javascript and even some rails. When I joined the Pixorial the DOM was littered with deprecated elements and the front-end was heavy and slow. I have worked to refactor code to use semantic HTML5 elements, reduce HTTP requests with CSS3 and design with progressive enhancement using tools like Modernizr and concepts like mobile-first design/development. I also work closely with a native iOS/Android developer to design interactions and visual assets for native applications ranging from iPhone to Google TV.
pixorial.com
Vail Resorts Management Company
September 2010 - February 2012
Graphic Designer for the corporate marketing department responsible for visual asset creation and management across all brands in the Vail Resorts' portfolio. Worked with internal customers ranging from the Executive Committee to resort marketing departments to deliver visual assets for print, web and broadcast. Worked with external agencies BBDO, Spin Creative Studio and Sapient Nitro on EpicMix, Epic Pass and other projects for web and print.
snow.com
SOS Outreach/Americorps VISTA
April 2007 - June 2008 & June 2009 - June 2010
Americorps VISTA for 2 contracts with SOS Outreach managing programs in Colorado and at 13 locations nationwide. I performed duties including volunteer training, contract negotiation and design/development for print and web for a non-profit organization with less than 15 employees. Built HTML email templates and custom theme for Ning.com powered social networking website.
sosoutreach.org
Chase Courington Design & Development
June 2009 - Present
Print and web design and development for small businesses including Grand Photobooth Company, Streamline Engineering, Air Supremacy.
See work for links
City and County of Denver
June 2008 - June 2009
Case Manager in Denver Employment First, a team in the Denver Office of Economic Development operating job search and training programs for food stamp recipients for Colorado Department of Human Services.
colorado.gov

Education

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
August 2002 - May 2007
BA in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
January 2009 - December 2009
Web Design Certificate

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