AJ Swoboda

A.J. Swoboda, a friend of mine, and also a PhD, author, speaker, and pastor, asked me last year if I would create a website for him. I love A.J., getting coffee with this guy is always a huge treat, so I was excited he would trust me with this: you all know how work for friends can be! Fortunately, he knows that too and made sure there was no weird friend expectations or anything. I met with A.J. to discuss what he was looking for in the online presence. Among the conversations about content, needs, and functionality, he showed me this photo of Karl Barth, a Swiss theologian to convey the feeling he wanted to express through his website. It was perfect. I went to my friend Noah Cremisino with the photo and project details. With some minor input from me, Noah created this design which perfectly rendered what A.J. and I had in our heads.

This was my first full-on foray into responsive web design - making the site work fluidly across any device browser size. Because the layout is fluid (and so are some text elements and images), I only saw it necessary to create one break-point when you get to a really narrow screen resolution. This makes it play beautifully with phone and tablet sizes. I had a great time creating and coding this site! All of my work now incorporates media queries for responsive (responsible) web design.