Michael Song

I'm a designer and developer passionate in crafting modern and responsive websites and web applications. Welcome to my portfolio, a showcase of some of my projects and skills.

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About

Work Experience

September 2021 - Present

Website Designer and Developer
Semiahmoo Arts Society, White Rock, BC

Applied user-centred design principles to design and develop web pages and Shopify store with a focus on interaction and accessibility
Created responsive web content for a wide range of demographics on different platforms and devices
Developed and deployed custom scripts with a focus on usability optimizations

September 2023 - April 2024

Course Experience Designer
Beedie Executive Education, Simon Fraser University, BC

Designed and maintained multimedia content for online and hybrid learning environments with faculty and staff
Developed scalable web-based content for internal teams, faculty, and students
Evaluated new tools, optimized and maintained existing learning management system functionalities

Education

Bachelor of Science - Simon Fraser University

Major in Interactive Arts and Technology - School of Interactive Arts and Technology
Minor in Computing Science - School of Computing Science
Concentration in Media Arts - School of Interactive Arts and Technology

Skills

Graphic Design

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Lightroom

Figma

Axure RP

Video Editing

Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

After Effects

3D Modelling

Rhinoceros

Maya

SolidWorks

Unity

Spline

Front-End

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Sass

Programming

C++

Python

Java

Haskell

Rust

Processing

CMS

WordPress

Wix

Shopify

Projects

Web Interface

SFU Bulletin

Illustrator

Figma

A user-centred design interface project for the SFU web service system that allows students to post their flyers virtually.

Video Game Interface

Thunder: Throne Wars

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

A redesigned interface prototype that aims at revamping the user experience which is used to replace the current placeholders in the beta game Thunder: Throne Wars.

Narrative-Driven Game

La Belle Vendetta

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Unity

An narrative-driven RPG with the player as a private investigator uncovering the truth behind the murder of the restaurant head chef.

C++ Application

Bank Simulation

C++

A simulation to evaluate potential improvements if the bank hires more tellers using custom Queue, Priority Queue, and Binary Heap ADT classes.

Rust Application

Rust Blockchains

Rust

A simple blockchain system in Rust focused on Rust's concurrency model through multi-threaded proof-of-work mining using task queues.

Motion Graphics

The Stone Artist

Photoshop

Illustrator

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Unity

An abstract poetry video expressing the deeper meaning of the poem, collaboration with Vancouver's Poet Laureate.

Haskell Application

Haskell Rainbow Tables

Haskell

Rainbow tables in Haskell showing how a password can be hashed, reduced, and stored in an optimized way to retrieve the original value based on its hash.

C++ Application

Fitness Studio Registration System

C++

An application that manages member records allowing front desk attendants to efficiently handle member registrations, modifications, removals, and print records.

Mobile Application

MedicApp

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Axure

A mockup of an app that can find equivalent medication and remedies to common illness for the particular country the user is in.

Brand Identity

KryoSleep

Photoshop

Illustrator

The brand identity for a fictional company, including a branding book, business card, and letterhead.