James W. Butts

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Decatur Earthmover Credit Union

JTnet, Inc.

We designed and implemented a dynamic site with customized sliding navigation, tabbed widget, location preferences, searchable content, rotating features, and powerful CMS capabilities.

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Grevé Photography & Art Cards

JTnet, Inc.

We designed this simple site to be authentic to the artist's work. We implemented a dynamic photo gallery with automatically generated thumbnails for easy updates.

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DICKEY-john

Jones and Thomas, Inc.

We overhauled the existing site, also done by Jones and Thomas, to fit it with a fresh look, sleek animation, and more accessible dynamic content.

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Logo Design

Personal; JTnet, Inc.; Millikin University

I have collected a few logos I have designed using Photoshop and Illustrator—ranging from professional to "just for fun."

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Ben Folds Campaign

University Center Board, Millikin University

I was given the opportunity to design the campus publicity for Ben Folds' performance at Millikin University. The show sold out, and I received a Decagon Award for the campaign in 2006.

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Photo Credits

The two photographs of Ben Folds were used with permission from Concert Ideas.

Miscellaneous

Personal; Millikin University

Here are a few of my favorite miscellaneous designs lumped into one easy-to-swallow section.

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Music Video

Video Production, Millikin University

For a video production final, I was heavily involved in the planning, shooting, and editing of a group project: a music video featuring Sadie Hawkins Dance by Relient K.

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Thanks & Credits

Music by Relient K.

Thanks to Zach Uttich, Jake Metiva, Phil Koberlein, Brian Marshall, and Jamie Devitt.

This video was for educational purposes only.

Lightsaber Battle

Independent Study, Millikin University

For one of my independent studies in special effects, I filmed and edited my own lightsaber battle.
UPDATE: I recently revamped this project for the Land of Lincoln Credit Union 21 Film Project. Details soon.

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Thanks & Credits

"Lux Aeterna" is by Clint Mansell for Requiem for a Dream, and the remix was arranged by Simone Benyacar, Dan Nielsen, and Veigar Margeirsson for The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers trailer.

Lightsaber effects inspired by Ryan Weiber.

Thanks to Chris Browns and Jimmy Muir.

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