Hello, I'm Brendan Saunders

I'm a UI Designer / Front End Coder who loves to code smart & elegant solutions to interesting problems. I build solid front-end interfaces for websites and web apps by utilizing HTML5 / HAML, CSS3 / SASS, JQUERY, RAILS & GIT as more than just buzzwords.

Some Recent Projects

Unique Qualities

I don't fear the command line.
Like all designers, I love a well-designed and intuitive interface but, unlike some of my designer buddies, I'm not afraid to pop over to iTerm and run a few commands when needed. For instance, I can run a bundle install, and can even commit, merge, push, & pull with the best of 'em.
I know my way around a rails app.
I'm not a back-end developer by any stretch of the imagination, but that doesn't mean I don't know rails. I am well-versed in how a rails app is built, and I can rock some Haml views (ERB too). I even know how to use some rails built in helpers (truncate, pluralize and image_tag are some of my favorites.)
I'm a fan of CSS pre-processing.
Sass, or Less, doesn't matter I love them both. Variables and mixins are invaluable to helping me build beautiful CSS3 interfaces. With SCSS, and LESS files utilizing a syntax that is a superset of CSS, I see no reason not to be using a pre-processor for even the smallest of projects that could be DRY'd up.

Tools I Use

Where I'm Headed

There's always room to grow, and I'm very passionate about learning new things. I'm typically able to pick up new skills quickly, and I love to constantly expand my horizons. Most recently I've been brushing up on JavaScript & CoffeeScript via Codecademy (690 points!) (core JS), and Code School (jQuery + CoffeeScript). I've also dabbled a bit in Backbone.js, and I'm itching to build something really cool with it.

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