About Justin Paul Silva
I create beautiful and functional websites. My goal for every site I make is to create a fresh, yet familiar experience for the end user. I began doing web design professionally in 2004 and have since moved on to other forms of graphic design and photography. I created this site to show off my work as well as to educate the web design community with tips and tricks I have and continue to picked up along the way.
In my spare time, I like to draw, which I think keeps my creativity and aesthetic sense in shape. I mainly use graphite and charcoal, but sometimes use pen & ink as well. This skill comes in handy when my clients request hand-drawn artwork as part of their designs. I have no idea how to sell artwork, but if you'd like to buy a piece you see on this site, feel free to contact me.
Hire Me
I am currently accepting new projects to design and develop web sites (front-end and back-end); design and illustrate print media, such as business cards, posters, and brochures; and photograph head shots, weddings, other special occasions, etc. Just shoot me an email at justin at jpsilva dot com and let me know what you need.My Skills
Software
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Fireworks
- Dreamweaver
- Eclipse IDE
- Aptana Studio
Front-end Web Development
- XHTML and HTML5
- CSS
- Javascript
- jQuery
- Prototype and Sript.aculo.us
- CSScaffold
Back-end Web Development
- eCommerce
- PHP
- Ruby on Rails
- htaccess
- CakePHP
- WordPress
- Integration with Twitter, Tumblr, and Google Calendar