Jess Vanam
Web Developer + Designer in NYC, they/them
Projects
Worked as an interactive designer for the 2023 Culture Issue microsite at T Magazine, the New York Times's style magazine. I also developed a banner + footers relating to the issue (they don't appear on the microsite, but on the articles in the issue).
Collaborators:
Creative Director: Patrick Li
Art Director: Carla Valdivia Nakatani
Designer: Amy Fang
Developer: Danny DeBelius
Web development for Brown Printing—an iconic printing company based in Portland, OR.
Collaborators:
Creative Director: Bijan Berahimi
Account Director: Holly Swendig
Graphic Design: Cole Mitchell Johnson & Matt Vlach
Developed interactive animations for a behavioral intervention program run by the Oreogn Research Institute. The interactives consisted of vue components (quizzes with different levels and engaging visual feedback, etc) that were externally loaded into their research platform. The interactives are being used in a program promoting dental health and education to parents in underserved areas of Oregon called Be Ready to Smile.
A website for FISK Projects—a graphic design studio focused on the enhancement of art and design in our daily lives
Role
Development + Mobile Design
Collaborators
Creative Director: Bijan Berahimi
Account Director: Holly Swendig
Design: Bijan Berahimi & Cole Mitchell Johnson
Lead Developer: Cole Mitchell Johnson
Design research for Raveena's website to promote her new album Asha's Awakening
Role
Design Research
Collaborators
Creative Director: Raveena Aurora and Bijan Berahimi
Design: Bijan Berahimi
Development: Warner Music Group
Lotus animation and illustration: Steph Lao
Illustrations: Lily Thai
A an interactive portfolio site and webstore for Portland-based illustrator Keaton Weil
Role
Designer and Developer
A website for a quickly growing rom-com podcast company
Role: Development and Mobile Design
Collaborators
Creative Director: Bijan Berahimi
Design: Bijan Berahimi and Cole Mitchell Johnson
Lead Developer: Cole Mitchell Johnson
Project Manager: Chloe Jarnac
Timeline: 4 months
Tools: Figma, Vue 3, Vite, Contentful
A website to communicate CalArts's Strategic Framework
Role
Development
Collaborators
Design: Bijan Berahimi
Timeline: 3 weeks
Tools: Figma, Vue 3, Vite,
A website to showcase the Black in Design 2021: Black Matter conference, which was organized by the Harvard University Graduate School of Design African American Student Union
Role: Development and Mobile design
Collaborators
Creative Director: Bijan Berahimi and Cole Mitchell Johnson
Design: Cole Mitchell Johnson and Bijan Berahimi
Animation: Cole Mitchell Johnson
Lead Developer: Cole Mitchell Johnson
Project Manager: Chloe Jarnac
Timeline: 3 months
Tools: Figma, React, Next.js, Prismic, Lottie
Work Experience
Working at a fast-paced design studio as a full-stack developer and UX/UI designer on a small dev team of two
Drafted and filed legal documents, conducted research, and communicated with clients and opposing counsel in assistance to litigation attorneys