Welcome
Welcome to The Astrolabe, the online creative space of Fredrick Royster. I am a web designer and front end developer based outside of Chicago, Illinois. I have extensive experience in e-commerce, news/media and non-for-profit sectors. Proven capabilities in web design and development, front-end development, online advertisements, UI/UX, HTML, CCS, brand management, coding, as well as strategic planning. Collaborates with multiple parties throughout the design of through the completion of an end-product to ensure the best developed image for a client. With a solid commitment to excellence, lays the foundation for the long-term success and profitability of an organization.
News
May, 2013
Started my new Art and Design blog called ARTery! Yeah, its a bad pun, but you can see my favorite influneces, designers, artists, architechts,directors, and more all here at http://fredrickroyster.blogspot.com/
April, 2013
Featured in an interview for Rivisionpath.com, a website highlighting the achievements of minority web professionals. Read the interveiw here!
May, 2012
The efollet Apple Student Discount Store launches. I worked on web design and production. Also introduced WIA-ARIA Landmarks for accessibility, along with HTML5
September, 2011
New web design and information architecture piece has launched! The Efollett Fan Shop, a one stop shopping place for your favorite NCAA College sports apparel and gifts.
July 11, 2011
Check out the new Cafescribe.com, the future of Digital Textbooks! It's my latest, and largest web design/information architecture, and art direction project to date.
06.12.2011
The totally redesigned efollett.com has launched! I was tasked with Art Direction, mock ups for functional requirement documents, online ad design, image production work on school logos, design, implementation and code standards for the announcements section, and Q/A testing.