Jack Gutteridge

Media, code and creative

Argento Brass

  • Web design
  • Web development
  • Branding
  • Social media
  • June 2012
  • argentobrass.co.uk

Argento Brass are a diverse silver brass quintet founded in 2012. They play concerts and shows all around the UK to a range of audiences.

Argento Brass enquired asking how a website would help them. Their website turned out as a bespoke showcase of their history both as a group and individually, repertoire, testimonials, future shows and photography. The group approached marketing themselves as the upmost professionals with a formal and friendly edge. The brand was a challenge to combine luxury with approachability.

  • XHTML5 written using MacRabbit Espresso
  • CSS3 for decoration, visual clarity and augmented UX
  • Google web fonts for stunning serif typography
  • Photoshop CS5 for beautiful photo manipulation and subtle background graphics
  • Fireworks CS5 for design, layout and prototyping
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King Brick

  • Web design
  • Web development
  • Branding
  • Social media
  • April 2012
  • kingbrick.co.uk

King Brick are a thee-piece independent rock back. They play small regular shows in Leicester to a loyal fan-base. Founded in 2007.

King Brick needed a website to act as a hub for all of their activity across the internet for use as an easy place to direct fans and promotors. The website is a simple yet very stylish collection of media and information, using services such as bandcamp.com to integrate audio. It also acts as a single point on the internet that links to social media, such as the band’s page on Facebook and the band’s blog, hosted by Google Blogger.

  • XHTML5 written using MacRabbit Espresso
  • CSS3 for decoration and tabs and animation without JavaScript
  • Photoshop CS5 for eye-catching iconography, photo manipulation and non-CSS3 graphics
  • Cubase LE5 for audio mastering
  • Fireworks CS5 for layout and prototyping
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Design Republic

  • Front-end coding
  • September 2011
  • design-republic.co.uk

Design Republic was a highly talented group specialising in bespoke website design. Each member had a honed skill-set, making for an efficient unit able to churn out a beautiful website at a moments notice.

The website was designed and developed in-house. The front-end used the latest CSS3 technology to match the bespoke and modern design, making for a striking presence on the internet. Fallback for lesser-able browsers including mobile support was built in, making the website accessible and pleasing to all. The functionality included a striking marketing message, a portfolio showcase, a breakdown of the team and an beautifully user-centric designed contact page.

  • XHTML5 written using MacRabbit Espresso
  • CSS3 for decoration, visual clarity, augmented UX and stunning web fonts
  • Photoshop CS5 for clear portfolio examples and subtle background graphics
  • Fireworks CS5 for design, layout and prototyping
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Becca's Gifts

  • Web design
  • Web development
  • Ecommerce
  • Wordpress
  • Barclay EPDQ
  • PayPal
  • December 2010
  • beccas.co.uk

Becca's Gifts was a online store to accompany Becca's business of selling shabby-chic gifts to make a home a home.

Becca needed a web store ecommerce website to expand her franchise. Beccas.co.uk launched to help her with invoices and ordering. The site used Barclay's EPDQ payment system to assure secure payment by credit or debit card. The site also supported PayPal. With it's WordPress back-end, Becca could manage the website from her front room. Customers found the website a joy to use, helping them easily browse Becca's wide range of products and communicate and pay with ease.

  • XHTML4 strict written in NotePad++ for Windows
  • CSS3 for decoration, visual clarity and augmented UX
  • Photoshop CS4 for clear product photography manipulation
  • Fireworks CS4 for design, layout and prototyping
  • WordPress for content management
  • Barclay's EPDQ and PayPal for customer payments
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Western Supplies

  • Web design
  • Web development
  • Ecommerce
  • Wordpress
  • PayPal
  • March 2010
  • westernsupplies.co.uk

Western Supplies wanted an ecommerce website to accompany and help expand a flourishing business.

The website showcased and listed each product for an enjoyable customer experience. Using WordPress as a back-end, the website was easy for the client to update. PayPal integration meant that customers were safe and secure when paying for goods.

  • XHTML4 strict written in NotePad++ for Windows
  • CSS3 for decoration, visual clarity and augmented UX
  • Photoshop CS4 for clear product photography manipulation
  • Fireworks CS4 for design, layout and prototyping
  • WordPress for content management
  • PayPal integration for customer payments
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Neil Balfour: Musician

  • Web design
  • Web development
  • Branding
  • July 2009
  • neilbalfour.com

When Neil Balfour graduated from Leeds College of Music, he wanted an inspired website to showcase his abilities as a hub for all of his work and skills.

Neil's website was built with a strict brief. He wanted a quirky and eye-catching website that stood out from everything else. Despite the limitations of web standards at the time, Neil got what he was looking for. The arty and sparse yet highly functional design matched Neil's musical personality and has stood the test of time, using image replacement techniques long before web fonts and CSS sprites to achieve border-radius and box-shadow techniques that are thankfully now a standard in CSS3.

  • XHTML4 strict written in Blue Fish for Ubuntu Linux desktop
  • CSS2.1 for design and image-text replacement
  • Photoshop CS3 for photo manipulation
  • Fireworks CS3 for design, layout and prototyping
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Portfolio

Argento Brass Web design, web development, branding, social media View this case King Brick Web design, web development, branding, social media View this case Design Republic Front-end coding View this case Becca's Gifts Web design, web development, ecommerce, WordPress CMS, Barclay EPDQ, PayPal View this case Western Supplies Web design, web development, ecommerce, WordPress CMS, PayPal View this case Neil Balfour: Musician Web design, web development, branding View this case
Jack Gutteridge profile

About me

I’m a web designer and developer focusing on front-end coding. You can see it, digest it and interact with it. I firmly believe this is the most important part of any user’s experience on this big mess called the internet.

I live in Leicester city, UK. I’m a twenty-three year old qualified musician, gigging in two band. I compose and produce music for myself and other bands as a hobby.

If you would like to get in touch, don't hesitate to drop me a message via my email address jack@kingbrick.co.uk.


My music

King Brick

I sing joint-lead vocals and play guitar for this noisy three-piece post-hardcore band. Founded in 2007, the band is has countless performances under it’s belt.

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Former Miss Czech

I sing lead vocals and play bass for this punky post-rock four-piece. Having sprung onto the Leicester music scene in 2010, we’re still just starting out.

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