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john grimsey provides freelance web development in London.
client-side & server-side development with Symfony, jQuery and more.
January 10, 2012 (18 days ago)
I've been doing lots of updates to the Smalltown America website. Going to be busy until beginning of February (ish) with this.
September 26, 2011 (4 months ago)
I'm fully booked up for what looks like the rest of the year. If you'd like to get in touch then please feel free to do so from the beginning of November.
July 27, 2011 (6 months ago)
It is looking like I'm booked for the next few weeks. Feel free to get in touch mid-August if you'd like to check.
May 17, 2011 (9 months ago)
I'm booked until the end of July.
May 15, 2011 (9 months ago)
Incidentally, the STA website just mentioned is now fetching all of it's artist release data in realtime from a new web service on independentmusic.com which I coded.
May 14, 2011 (9 months ago)
Belfast-based record label Smalltown America have a brand new site I designed and built whose live switch has just been, switched.
March 17, 2011 (11 months ago)
Red Bull Reporter is now live. I did a decent amount of the back on this but not much of the client-side.
February 15, 2011 (12 months ago)
inthefutureiwish.com is now live, some nice Twitter stuff going on here.
January 27, 2011 (about 1 year ago)
It's looking like I'm booked out until mid-March but I'm awaiting confirmation on this.
January 12, 2011 (about 1 year ago)
Capital FM Hotspots is now live, and I'm onto doing some stuff for Red Bull. Booked for the next 2-3 weeks.
November 8, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
I'm booked until the end of the year now.
November 7, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
independentmusic.com has now gone live, I worked on bits of it earlier this year.
September 22, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
Here's a video about the ChatNav website I've been working on.
September 14, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
Still working on C4's Seven Days website, but Olmeca Tequila is now live (I did the server-side stuff, including CMS).
August 13, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
Having fun working on the next big thing from Channel 4 until the end of Sep.
July 7, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
I'm currently booked until Septemberish.
April 29, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
The Catalyst HomeBuy website that I built has now launched (note - I didn't do the HTML/CSS).
March 31, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
Covent Garden Canvas is now live. Some Flickr integration here, added to the site I previously built.
March 20, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
I have redesigned The Honey Ants website. Some Flickr and Twitter integration here (RSS data transformed with XSLT).
March 18, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
I'm busy working on more Symfony stuff until the end of April now. One for a record company and another is a bolt-on for a previous project.
February 25, 2010 (about 1 year ago)
If you'd like to get in touch about future projects please wait until the end of March as I am now booked until then, thanks.
January 8, 2010 (over 2 years ago)
I am now booked until mid-February.
December 10, 2009 (over 2 years ago)
The new Tuckers Solicitors website has now been launched. I planned, designed and built the site. The photography is by Ben Jamie.
November 28, 2009 (over 2 years ago)
I am booked until the end of the year building a new Symfony-powered website for a large housing association.
September 28, 2009 (over 2 years ago)
I am currently busy until the end of November 2009.
August 13, 2009 (over 2 years ago)
You can read a little bit more about the National Trust project Food Glorious Food that I helped design and did the build of on The Brand Republic website. You can also read about it here.
July 1, 2009 (over 2 years ago)
Now working on a new website for the UK's leading law firm, currently due to go live end of July. I've been working on the information architecture and the design for a few weeks, now on the build.
May 8, 2009 (over 2 years ago)
Have been working on a children's website for The National Trust over the past few weeks, called Food Glorious Food.
March 17, 2009 (over 2 years ago)
My website has been down for TWO DAYS whilst my host upgraded their system. Not impressed. Also, I am not taking on anymore work at the moment, sorry.
February 10, 2009 (over 2 years ago)
I am currently available for work.
January 19, 2009 (over 3 years ago)
I am now booked until the 9th Feb, working on a Symfony based B2B site for Hewlett-Packard.
January 12, 2009 (over 3 years ago)
I am currently available for work.
November 27, 2008 (over 3 years ago)
I recently designed and built a new website for magician Ian Keable.
September 4, 2008 (over 3 years ago)
The new Covent Garden London website is now live. This was built using Symfony over a period of five weeks, including a feature-rich backend application.
September 2, 2008 (over 3 years ago)
I am now booked until the end of November
August 27, 2008 (over 3 years ago)
Just waiting for a huge Symfony project to go live before I can put its details up.
August 12, 2008 (over 3 years ago)
I am now available for work.
March 18, 2008 (over 3 years ago)
I am currently booked until June 2008
February 6, 2008 (over 3 years ago)
Contributed some front-end work to the website of FourFourTwo, the popular football magazine from Haymarket Publishing Group.
November 21, 2007 (over 4 years ago)
The Daruso website is now live.
November 11, 2007 (over 4 years ago)
Integrated Systems Europe is the No. 1 show for Professional AV and Electronic System Integrators. Sony are the sponsor for 2008 and I am building their customer and consultant registration system for next year's show.
October 31, 2007 (over 4 years ago)
Now working on a website for a new dance act 'Daruso' soon to be launched in the UK. A new project by producers who have provided hits for Danni Minogue and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
August 8, 2007 (over 4 years ago)
Mixed the sound for this overview of digital TV for the BBC.
July 12, 2007 (over 4 years ago)
I am currently booked until November.
March 15, 2007 (over 4 years ago)
The charity: water valentines ecard system raised over $10,000!
December 8, 2006 (over 5 years ago)
I am still working on Chinwag Jobs. The project has been going from strength to strength and is now easily the largest project I've developed (by some distance).
June 30, 2006 (over 5 years ago)
The @media 2006 conference was excellent. Just thought I would bring it to your attention.
January 4, 2006 (over 6 years ago)
After much work, Chinwag Jobs has been put live. The site is still under development with many features in the pipeline.
September 28, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
Currently very busy building a multi-tier online job market for a well respected Internet marketing company.
September 21, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
Well, the Sin City bus stop adverts I did the audio for have been getting some press...
September 3, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
Goal! due to be released 30 September will be coming to an interactive bus stop near you soon. I designed and produced the audio to accompany the interactive display.
August 29, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
Wallace & Gromit Kids Kit added to the work section.
July 20, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
Examples of audio work now added to the work section.
July 18, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
The website for the film Dark Water is now live. PHP/MySQL/Flash integration here.
June 21, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
The Herbie Reloaded film is also getting the interactive bus stop treatment, so more audio production.
June 3, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
If you happen to be on Tottenham Court Road outside Habitat in the next month, have a look for an interactive Sin City bus stop installation.
April 29, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
Frank Miller's film Sin City looks amazing. I have just complete the soundtrack to the interactive bus stop advert which will appear in London.
April 5, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
It's great to see that kids are really benefiting from the Open Space website.
March 1, 2005 (over 6 years ago)
Clark McKay & Walpole's new site is now complete.