Ire Aderinokun

Welcome! This document serves as a CV/Resumé for my career as a Website Designer and Front-end Developer. The format for the document is a timeline of my life, highlighting some of my most important events. There are three categories - life, education, and projects - signified by the three icons. If you hover over the icons (or click if you're on a mobile device), you will be able to read more information about the event. Enjoy!


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1991

Hello, World!

Hello, World!

2nd March | Life

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I was born on a Saturday morning in Lagos, Nigeria.

2002

Graduated Primary School

Graduated Primary School

Education

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I finished primary school! I attended St Saviours, a British primary school in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.

Discovering Technology

Discovering Technology

Life

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Around this time we got dial-up internet and I was introduced to a whole new world! I started playing this online game, Neopets and became addicted pretty quickly.

2004

My First Website!

My First Website!

Project

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As part of my Neopets obsession, I created my first website! It was a fan page for the website and was pretty awful. It featured scrolling text, view counters, iframes, and all that good stuff. Unfortunately, the files are long gone...

2005

Career Crisis (Part 1)

Career Crisis (Part 1)

Life

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My first of many "what am I going to do with my life?" crises. I knew I liked making websites, but this was not a viable career option at the time (at least in Nigeria) and so I was advised against it by my parents. I fell out of it for a while and started doing other things..

2007

Climbed Mount Cameroun

Climbed Mount Cameroun

March | Life

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Climbed Mount Cameroun

As part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, myself and some classmates climbed Mount Cameroun, which is the second tallest mountain in Africa. It was incredibly scary, but it helped me realize that I could accomplish anything if I really wanted to.

IGCSE Program

IGCSE Program

July | Education

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I graduated from the IGCSE (International General Certificate of Sedcondary Education) Program with 4 As, 3 Bs, and 1 C. I attended British International School, Lagos, Nigeria.

Moved to the UK

Moved to the UK

September | Life

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I moved to the UK to study for the International Baccalaureate Program. My family has strong ties to the UK, so it was not too much of a culture shock.

2008

Small Graphic Design Projects

Small Graphic Design Projects

Project

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Small Graphic Design Projects

I started getting back into art and design, and did some small projects for various societies at school. Although I was not really good, it was fun!

Hiking Around Wales

Hiking Around Wales

Life

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Hiking Around Wales

Another hiking trip for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. This time, it was a three-day hike around Wales. It was also the first time I experience snow, which was not so great considering I was sleeping in a tent outside!

2009

IB Diploma

IB Diploma

Education

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I graduated from the International Baccalaureate with - HL Psychology (6), HL Biology (6), HL English Literature (5), SL Economics (7), SL French (5), SL Math (5). (Scores out of 7). I attended an American School in Surrey, England.

2010

Sade's List - Another First Website

Sade's List - Another First Website

Project

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Sade's List - Another First Website

This was my first website in a long time. I was still learning how to create good design and my code was pretty terrible! But I was rediscovering my interest.

2011

Dad Passed

Dad Passed

14th June | Life

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My dad passed away from cancer.

Career Crisis (Part 2)

Career Crisis (Part 2)

Life

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Another career crisis. I was about to graduate in a year and had no idea what to do. So I decided to do a masters degree in Law.

2012

BSc Experimental Psychology

BSc Experimental Psychology

Education

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I graduated from my undergraduate degree with a 2:1 from the University of Bristol!

I Like Dance

I Like Dance

Life

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I Like Dance

I have always enjoyed dance, and was able to rediscover it at uni. I did Belly Dancing and Ballet (and still do).

2013

Career Crisis (Part 3) - Revelation

Career Crisis (Part 3) - Revelation

Life

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I met another student who was studying Computer Science. I had no idea this was a thing! I was really jealous, which made me realise what my real passion was. So I decided to pursue this career once I finished my masters.

Codecademy

Codecademy

Education

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I joined Codecademy and started doing their lessons whenever I had free time (which was not a lot, considering my degree)!

Sade's List Redesign - Better, not Great

Sade's List Redesign - Better, not Great

Project

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Sade's List Redesign - Better, not Great

I decided to try to redesign the site I did from a few years ago. Although my aesthetic had improved a lot, it still was not great.

2014

Codecademy

Codecademy

Education

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"Javascript & jQuery"

MA Law

MA Law

July | Education

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I graduated from my postgraduate degree with a Merit from the University of Bristol!

Going Freelance

Going Freelance

July | Life

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As soon as I graduated, I started taking on freelance work, making websites for family and friends.

Lynda.com

Lynda.com

Education

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"Github for Web Designers"
"Javascript Essential Training"
"Wordpress: Building Themes from Scratch"
"Web Project Workflows with Gulp.js, Git, and Browserify"
"Javascript and AJAX"

Steer

Steer

July/August | Education

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I took two courses at Steer : "Website Design" and "Javascript & jQuery"

Supper Club

Supper Club

July | Project

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Supper Club

As part of the Steer Web Design course, I designed this website and logo. Read more about this project.

Fusion Kelvar Lab

Fusion Kelvar Lab

August | Project

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Fusion Kelvar Lab

This is one of the first freelance projects I did. It was a simple one-page website, which I built using Jekyll. Read more about this project.

LE Retail

LE Retail

September | Project

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LE Retail

This is one of my favourite projects. It started as a challenge, but now I love the design those restrictions enabled me to produce. Read more about this project.

Studio of Modé

Studio of Modé

November | Project

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Studio of Modé

This is one of the bigger and more long-term projects I have worked on. It was a challenge both with respect to the design as well as the development aspects. The site was divided into two parts - an online portfolio, which I built on Wordpress, and an online shop, which I built on Shopify. Read more about this project.

2015

Bodé Agusto

Bodé Agusto

Project

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Bodé Agusto

Read more about this project.

Lynda.com

Lynda.com

Education

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"Foundations of Programming Essentials"

Started bitsofco.de

Started bitsofco.de

March | Project

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I started writing a web development blog. My aim was to develop a more well-rounded education on web development, so each week I research little bits of code and try to explain them to my readers. I have had a really positive response, and one of my most recent articles, CSS Font Sizes Explained, was very widely shared. Visit the blog.

Payback

Payback

Project

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In order to improve my development skills, I have been doing more projects. One recent project is Payback, a web app based on the Instagram API. It allows users to find the people they follow on instagram that do not follow them back. View on Github.

Code School

Code School

Education

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"Shaping up with AngularJS"

OpenWriter Ghost Theme

OpenWriter Ghost Theme

April | Project

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OpenWriter Ghost Theme

I decided to learn more about Ghost by creating a theme. The theme I created, "OpenWriter", is availabe for free on my github

FormHack.io

FormHack.io

April | Project

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FormHack is a hackable SASS-based form reset. Although there are standard css resets for forms out there, I wanted to created one that I could easily customize for any site, without having to worry about cross-browser compatibility and differences.