Hi, my name is

Christopher Blouin.

I'm a web developer residing in Barrie, ON, Canada, with an enthusiastic focus on crafting unique and user-friendly digital experiences! I believe through strong determination and commitment that anything can be accomplished, and I'm always up for learning new things! Oh, and I wear entirely too much flannel!

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About Me

Hello! My name is Christopher Blouin, and I love tinkering with technology and educating myself about computing, hardware, and software! I'm a graduate of Georgian College with a diploma in Interactive Media Design (Web Development). I'm striving toward a career that will provide me with an opportunity to express my resilience and commitment to creating unique experiences on the Internet — that being said, I'm very excited to learn so much more throughout future opportunities to challenge my development skills!

Aside from development, I'm likely cruising around on my skateboard, shooting hoops, playing video games, crocheting, playing the guitar, or discovering life adventures with friends!

Recommendations

"Chris is an outstanding developer - he learns new technical skills extremely quickly and is adept at finding innovative ways to solve problems and write efficient code. He is a meticulous worker committed to his work until it's fully satisfied requirements and then some. Chris is thoughtful and collaborates well with other team members. He's responsible and trustworthy and would make an outstanding addition to any IT team."

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Rich Freeman

Professor, Computer Studies at Georgian College

"Chris has the ability to quickly absorb and synthesize huge amounts of information, then apply what he has learned effectively. The quality of his work is outstanding, and his attention to detail is incredible. Any organization or team would be very fortunate to include Chris on their roster. He is one of our top-performing graduates."

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Scott McCrindle

Professor and Researcher

Experience & Education

I have been exploring web development for over three years, with many more to come! Throughout my experiences so far, I aspire toward opportunities to grow as a developer while continuously learning in the rapidly evolving web development industry!

Here are a few technologies I've used recently throughout my development endeavours!

  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • React
  • JQuery
  • MySQL
  • PHP
  • C#
  • ASP.NET
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Git & GitHub
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • MongoDb
  • Motion Graphics

Some technologies and concepts I'm currently exploring and excited to use in the future!

  • Tailwind CSS
  • WordPress
  • Angular
  • TypeScript
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Other Projects

Here are some other projects I've developed over my studies and personal time.

QualityLand

An overview of the renowned best-seller novel QualityLand, serving as a marketing campaign to educate visitors of the work involved. Built with user experience in mind utilizing Bootstrap to alleviate overwhelming users with information.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • BootStrap

Emperor Streaming

Emperor is a fictitious music streaming application built to strengthen my CSS skills through practice of crafting unique and flexible layouts using modern CSS techniques. This project was a great test on developing layout and colour design skills.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Howlish Forest

Howlish Forest is a CSS focused project challenge developed through following strict guidelines from the well known CSS Style Stage created by Stephanie Eckles. This project demonstrates the importance of the CSS cascade to ensure efficiency and maintainability.

  • HTML
  • CSS

Hallow Knight Gallery Wiki

The Hallow Knight Gallery Wiki was my first of many small JavaScript projects to understand basic browser document manipulation. Users can browse the various locations throughout the popular video game Hallow Knight while learning insightful information.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Unsplash Gallery

Random Unplash Image Generator developed to practice my JavaScript skills of accessing APIs while reading documentation. This application allows users to access relevant information about retrieved Unsplash photos in a useful grid layout.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • APIs

CSS Movie Poster

Here is a CSS movie poster rendition of the well-known Tim Burton film "The Nightmare Before Christmas." The project was a great challenge toward understanding CSS positioning and how parent HTML elements relate to their children.

  • HTML
  • CSS

Raleway Font History

The Raleway Font History project provided insight into the creation of the Raleway font family while learning how to creatively and effectively target HTML elements through pure CSS without relying on class or ID attributes.

  • HTML
  • CSS

Random Story Builder

A simple JavaScript project that allows users to build out sentences with the displayed user interface. The application features options to build custom stories or randomly generate a sentence. I took inspiration from the old children's storybook generation toys.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Moon & Sun Toggle

Building upon my fundamental knowledge of CSS and JavaScript motion graphic animations, I built this sleek day and night switch toggle to develop fundamental motion techniques while developing knowledge of popular JavaScript libraries, primarily JQuery.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • JQuery

Contact Me!

I'm always looking for opportunities to build upon my skills, if you would like to connect, don't hesitate to send a message. If you would just like to ask a question or chat, I'll try my very best to get back to you!

Say Hello!