Introduction

I'm a mutant cross between visual designer, front-end web developer, and writer with an insatiable hunger for learning about branding and marketing. My forte is creating cool stuff, building brands, and solving problems with rad people.

Portrait of TJ Bear — Currently residing in Portland, Oregon, USA.

About Me

I love staying on the bleeding edge of new trends and tools in web design, front-end development, and online marketing. A few of my other hobbies include listening to obscure indie music, gaming, and chain-drinking coffee.

Favorite design tools

Adobe Photoshop CC for photo manipulation and designing effects, textures, and graphic displays.
Adobe Illustrator CC for vector designs such as logos, icons, patterns, and user interfaces.
UXPin for designing responsive, clickable, interactive, and animated prototypes of websites and apps.
Frontify for quickly designing useful, lean style guides for branding and web design.
Pixelapse for easy, seamless, and collaborative version control on design projects.

Favorite front-end tools

Brackets for my text and code editor of choice.
GitHub for efficient and collaborative version control on coding projects.
CodePen for learning, testing, and playing with code in my browser on the fly.

Favorite writing tools

WordPress for writing and publishing blog content.
Medium for reaching a huge community of targeted readers.
Buffalo for displaying a portfolio of writing samples with an aesthetically-pleasing and effective design.

I'm seeking an entry-level position at a small agency or start-up. I'm available to work remotely or in the Portland area. I'm also available for freelance work.

Get in touch at: tjbear.pdx@gmail.com