Payam Yousefi

"What kind of music do you like?"

"What kind of music do you like?" — a question I could never answer well. So I built a web app that does it for me: enter any Last.fm username and get a shareable, visual snapshot of your recent listening.

Updated
HTML5
CSS3
JavaScript
Node.js
AI
Web Design
Web Development
Personal

What is my mindset?

"What is my mindset?" is a quiz app built to help teachers assess their mindset by answering a series of "true" or "false" questions. I designed and developed the app to have an engaging, intuitive and rewarding user interface.

UI/UX design
Web Development
JavaScript
HTML5
CSS3
Angular
jQuery
Sass

Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake is an interactive stripe generator. I originally created this as a small project to experiment with JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3. It eventually turned into a fun visual distraction.

Web Development
Interactive
HTML5
CSS3
JavaScript
jQuery
Personal

Timber Ridge Properties

Based in Denver, CO, Timber Ridge Properties builds award-winning luxury homes and remodels. Their craftsmanship and attention to detail guided our approach at Medialuxe when redesigning their website.

HTML5
CSS3
MySQL
PHP
WordPress
Web Design
Web Development
Theme Development

Corvalent

Corvalent is a Texas-based leader in industrial embedded computing, offering long-life motherboards and systems. At Medialuxe, we worked to strengthen their brand identity and improve e-commerce performance. We designed and developed a new web presence consistent with their high manufacturing standards.

HTML5
CSS3
MySQL
PHP
WordPress
Web Design
Web Development
Theme Development

"Tea Leaves" Tumblr theme

Tumblr is a microblogging social network where users post different types of media, including text, video, gifs, and photosets. Developers can build custom HTML themes using a templating language. I built custom themes for my blog early on, and eventually redistributed my favorites for public use. "Tea Leaves" was one of the most colorful and customizable themes I developed.

Theme Development
Web Design
Web Development
HTML
CSS
Tumblr

Donna Paula Photos

Donna Paula has shot photographs of some of the biggest names in the music industry, including David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and more. I built her a photography portfolio showcasing her classic rock photography in an inviting gallery format.

Web Design
Web Development
HTML
CSS
PHP
MySQL

"Connect." Ad Campaign

The "Connect." advertisement series became a year-long campaign for connecting UCSC students with Campus Life resources. Printed as a full back page ad in the bi-weekly UCSC student newspaper, City on a Hill Press.

Photoshop
Visual Design
Advertising
Identity
Print

Octopodes & Onesies

Flyer design and illustration for a mock event “Octopodes & Onesies”. The advertisement is based on the Penguins + Pajamas children's event at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, CA.

Digital Illustration
Photoshop
Advertising
Print
Design

Research in Chromosome Dynamics

I spent a year and a half investigating the mechanisms involved in chromosome segregation during meiosis. My research projects included characterizing meiotic checkpoint components by indirect immunofluorescence microscopy. I had the opportunity to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of students and scientists to troubleshoot and solve many challenging problems.

Molecular biology
Meiosis
C. elegans
Fluorescence microscopy
Lab research
Bioinformatics
R
Python
Visual Design
Poster

Investigating the Human Astrovirus

My research goal was to further the current understanding of the human astrovirus by investigating the secondary structure of its viral capsid protein. Astroviruses are a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis in young children, immunocompromised individuals, and the elderly. Long-term goals also included vaccine research and antiviral treatments.

Lab research
Infectious disease
Viruses
Bioinformatics
Crystallography
Protein purification
Publication
Poster

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