Freelance Web, Mobile & Graphic Designers / Developers Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney

Freelance Web Developers Melbourne, Freelance Web Designers Melbourne, Freelance Mobile Developers Melbourne, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, St Kilda, Australia

Member of Design Victoria and
Web Standards Group

Hi there, I'm Nicholas Cole, a Web, Mobile & Graphic Designer / Developer based in Melbourne with the real-world experience to meet and exceed your project goals and deadlines.

I have worked in the creative / digital realm (web design & development, mobile, graphic design & print) for over a decade and have been lucky enough to work on a vast array of projects with SMEs, technology companies, individuals, advertising agencies and non-profit organisations throughout Australia, Japan, USA and UK.

Present...

Lead Designer / Developer @ Hitori Inc. a digital creative agency based in Melbourne + Brisbane & Founder of WhereInEarth.com, a web & mobile app for travellers.

Past (if it matters)...

I made my start back in 1996 studying graphic design & multimedia at the Queensland College of Art. Shortly after graduating I moved to Sydney where I commenced my first position working as a graphic designer full-time for an environmental branding agency.

Relocating back to Brisbane two years later I worked abundantly for 5 years for a private college where I designed & developed a variety of websites, online learning applications, course guides and branding for three associated sister colleges. 5 years on I realised it was time to seek new opportunities so relocated to Melbourne where I initially worked for a global engineering / tech company and later a non-profit organisation and freelanced for a variety of companies.

Email me, connect on LinkedIn or view my portfolio archive.

Experience

10+ years web, mobile & graphic design experience...

Websites (W3C standards compliant)
Web & Mobile Apps (iPhone/iOS & Android)
User Experience Design (UX)
Interface Design & Development (UI)
Information Architecture (IA)
Print Design & Branding
Art & Creative Direction
Social Media
SEO & Analytics

Coda
Eclipse
XCode
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
Flash
Aperture

HTML 5 / XHTML
CSS3
jQuery / JavaScript / Ajax
PHP
MySQL / SQLite
Wordpress
PrestaShop E-commerce
Salesforce CRM
Joomla
PayPal
eWay

Portfolio

Service System (Web/iPad App) - launch Web application for client monitoring & productivity. Design. PHP. MySQL. XHTML. jQuery. CSS3. Google API.	Lucky Tees (Website & eCommerce) Melbourne based custom printed clothing store. Design. PHP. MySQL. XHTML. CSS. jQuery. Wordpress.	Sage UK (Website) UK's largest business solutions company. PHP. XHTML. CSS. jQuery.
Centrado Fotografía (Website. eComm. Branding) Personal site displaying / selling stock photography. Design. PHP. MySQL. XHTML. CSS. jQuery. Fotomoto.	BP HSSE System (Web/iPad App) - launch Web application for BP HSSE site works. Design. PHP. MySQL. XHTML. CSS. Ajax.	Axent LED Lighting (Website) Melbourne LED lighting company product catalogue site. Design. PHP. MySQL. jQuery. XHTML. CSS. Flash.
Axent LSSD® Displays (Website) State-of-the-art LED service station displays product. Design. PHP. MySQL. XHTML. CSS. Flash.	VIPS (Website Front-end & Flash) Website for Melbourne teleco software company. Design. XHTML. Flash. jQuery. CSS3.	Improve Group (Sales Kit) Sales kit for Brisbane based business training group specialising in consulting for productivity enhancement.
Axiom College (Branding & Brochures) Range of brochures and training schedules for courses offered by Australia wide corporate training provider.	Gospel to Zana (Flash Website & Online Store) Sydney based boutique t-shirt company. Design. Flash. PHP. MySQL. HTML. eWay.	Axent Corporate Branding Guide Corporate branding guide with accompanying downloads site. PDF guide with branding usage rules.
Trailer Mounted VMS (Website) High-end trailer mounted LED VMS signs. Design. PHP. MySQL. XHTML. CSS. jQuery. Wordpress.	Kelly Colleges (Branding & Course Guide) Yearly course guide for English College offering a range of IELTS courses to international students.	T&L Resources Library (Website) Online resources library for Melbourne ISC. Design. PHP. MySQL. HTML5. CSS3. jQuery.