Zach Krasner is a self-taught digital designer and web developer. As the creator of ProFolio, he works with industry advanced applications to design unique, creative, elegant work that is clean and professional. Having started on web development at an early age, he builds his websites from a variety of techniques including HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript/JQuery and Flash.
ZachKrasner.com, home of the ZK Times, opened mid 2009 and is a digital daily newspaper of web design and development. It is a collection of articles and inspiration to help other enthusiastic web developers and designers further their mastery of the subject.
In a world where multiple skills are needed for successful web design and development, Krasner has been able to integrate his knowledge immaculately. He understands the standards of today along with the new and upcoming techniques so that his work is efficient, effective and extraordinary.
To get in touch with me, send me an email. If you have comments, criticism, or questions about my work, I'd love to hear it. I'll usually respond the same day, so feel free to contact me anytime. I am available for small freelancing projects, whether it be with web design, web coding, graphics or logos. Contact me for additional information and pricing.
zachkrasner@unc.edu
704.654.0417
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1. 16120(ID-EDIT-NUM)Revolution(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is a remake of an earlier piece. Created in Photoshop CS3.
2. 16(ID-EDIT-NUM)Eyes(ID-EDIT-NUM)Eyes is the final piece from the vertical surrealistic portraits. It makes use of the negative space more than the others in the series. It was created in Photoshop.
3. 15(ID-EDIT-NUM)Rigoler The Joker(ID-EDIT-NUM)This dark piece is part of a vertical surrealistic set of portraits. It was created in Photoshop.
4. 12(ID-EDIT-NUM)Sea of Fog(ID-EDIT-NUM)Rendered in Terragen 2, I finished it up in Photoshop. It reminds me of a airline advertisement for some reason. I like the crisp outcomes of the mountains above the clouds.
5. 11(ID-EDIT-NUM)Sophisticate(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is another piece from the vertical, surreal portrait series. I love how the woman melts into the background, while the piece of music subtly sits to the side. Like the others in the series, this was made in Photoshop.
6. 10(ID-EDIT-NUM)Expression With ink(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is one piece from a series of vertical surreal portraits. It's a favorite of mine, and it's one of my earlier works experimenting with color. Created in Photoshop.
7. 9(ID-EDIT-NUM)Burnished Film Reel(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is another study of metallic, reflective surfaces in Photoshop.
8. 8(ID-EDIT-NUM)Gordian(ID-EDIT-NUM)Gordian is one of my all time favorites. The name comes from the ancient legend of the Gordian Knot, an intricate rope knot that was finally unraveled by a cut from Alexander the Great's sword. Using a technique based off a tutorial, I used multiple vector shape masks to show only parts of the portrait at a time. This piece was selected as a cover for the Turkish graphic design magazine MacLine in 2009.
9. 7(ID-EDIT-NUM)Dr. Seus Sky(ID-EDIT-NUM)This piece reminds me of something out of a Dr. Seus book. I like the fluffy pink cotton candy clouds sitting so low over the water. Made with Terragen 2.
10. 6(ID-EDIT-NUM)Late(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is one of my favorite pieces. I made it in Terragen 2 and Photoshop, and I like how the light came out to be so contrasting with the mountains and bird. Great example of Terragen's capabilities with some moderate touching in PS.
11. 5(ID-EDIT-NUM)Fleur De Lis(ID-EDIT-NUM)I created this completely in Photoshop when I was working with creating shiny metallic textures in my designs. I like the outcome with the contrast on the lights and darks of the "flower."
12. 4(ID-EDIT-NUM)Free Bird(ID-EDIT-NUM)I created this piece in Apophysis, a fractal generation program. I worked with it for a while until I got the final birdlike appearance.
13. 3(ID-EDIT-NUM)Mariner(ID-EDIT-NUM)This was made using Terragen 2 and Photoshop. I love the intense colors in the sky against the smooth water--one of my favorites.
14. 46273(ID-EDIT-NUM)Wine and Kettle(ID-EDIT-NUM)
15. 46272(ID-EDIT-NUM)Bag Study(ID-EDIT-NUM)
16. 46271(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)Pastel work based off another artist's still life.
17. 46270(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)
18. 46259(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)
19. 26935(ID-EDIT-NUM)Miss Marionette(ID-EDIT-NUM)
20. 20749(ID-EDIT-NUM)The Briny(ID-EDIT-NUM)
21. 19061(ID-EDIT-NUM)Self Portrait(ID-EDIT-NUM)
22. 15781(ID-EDIT-NUM)Child(ID-EDIT-NUM)
23. 12300(ID-EDIT-NUM)Confined(ID-EDIT-NUM)
24. 25(ID-EDIT-NUM)Woman Portrait(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is one of my all time favorite portraits I've drawn. The woman was from a magazine, and it was my last and largest piece from my senior year. It was created using charcoal and graphite pencils.
25. 24(ID-EDIT-NUM)Thinking(ID-EDIT-NUM)One of my larger pieces, this is almost three feet by two feet. It was made with charcoal pencil.
26. 23(ID-EDIT-NUM)Company's Acquaintance(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is part of a series of minimalistic pastel portraits. This is one of my favorites of the group.
27. 22(ID-EDIT-NUM)Business Man(ID-EDIT-NUM)Made with charcoal.
28. 20(ID-EDIT-NUM)Unorthodox(ID-EDIT-NUM)Created using graphite pencils and charcoal. One of my favorites.
29. 19(ID-EDIT-NUM)Pipe Dream(ID-EDIT-NUM)Created using graphite pencils, charcoal and watercolors.
30. 46755(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)
31. 46286(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled Portrait(ID-EDIT-NUM)
32. 46285(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)
33. 46284(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)
34. 46283(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)
35. 46282(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)
36. 46281(ID-EDIT-NUM)Portrait of a Woman(ID-EDIT-NUM)
37. 46280(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)
38. 46279(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled Portrait(ID-EDIT-NUM)
39. 46278(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled Gesture(ID-EDIT-NUM)
40. 46277(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled(ID-EDIT-NUM)
41. 46276(ID-EDIT-NUM)Untitled Gesture(ID-EDIT-NUM)
42. 46275(ID-EDIT-NUM)Man's Portrait(ID-EDIT-NUM)
43. 32(ID-EDIT-NUM)Curiosity(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is a favorite from a series of birds from Wild Dunes in South Carolina.
44. 31(ID-EDIT-NUM)Lady Liberty(ID-EDIT-NUM)Taken during the summer one morning right there in New York.
45. 30(ID-EDIT-NUM)Snow Cone(ID-EDIT-NUM)
46. 29(ID-EDIT-NUM)Jeune et Jaune(ID-EDIT-NUM)
47. 27(ID-EDIT-NUM)New York Police Boat(ID-EDIT-NUM)
48. 26(ID-EDIT-NUM)Seventeen(ID-EDIT-NUM)I took this picture in New York during a summer there. I love the colors and shadows in it. One of my favorites.
49. 49059(ID-EDIT-NUM)PlantYourPhone.org Layout(ID-EDIT-NUM)
50. 37373(ID-EDIT-NUM)Design And Enjoy(ID-EDIT-NUM)
51. 39(ID-EDIT-NUM)ProFolio(ID-EDIT-NUM)ProFolio is my favorite web creation I've ever made. The first version of ProFolio, before paid accounts were available, had more than 30,000 downloads across the world. The newest version features paid accounts which allow users to set up a ProFolio instantly, hosts it for them, automatically updates their ProFolios with any new features released, and streamlines the whole system more efficiently and cleanly. The same minimalistic yet sophisticated design is used.
52. 38(ID-EDIT-NUM)The Zach Krasner Times(ID-EDIT-NUM)The Zach Krasner Times was a beautifully simple theory, yet sophisticated piece of development and coding, that ultimately acts as a news aggregator for graphic designers and web developers. It pulls new articles and pieces of artwork, websites, and logos from across the web every hour and creates a daily digital newspaper online. The design went through dozens of revisions before the simplistic and minimal design featured above was finally settled.
53. 37(ID-EDIT-NUM)Sticktacular Productions Redesign(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is a mockup for a redesign of the basic layout for Sticktacular Productions. Eventually, parts of the layout were used in a small update, but no major overhaul was ever made.
54. 36(ID-EDIT-NUM)Sticktacular Productions Angel Concept(ID-EDIT-NUM)This was a hard version of a Sticktacular Productions redesign. It never was fully finished, but could resurface in the future.
55. 35(ID-EDIT-NUM)ProjectMgrs(ID-EDIT-NUM)ProjectMgrs is a consulting company that asked me to redesign their website in a content management system. I developed a CMS specifically for their needs, which allowed basic pages with sub pages and a news system.
56. 34(ID-EDIT-NUM)Spade(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is another mockup of a small site home page with a very changeable colored background.
57. 33(ID-EDIT-NUM)ColorFolio(ID-EDIT-NUM)This was a mockup I made for a blog design. I wanted to make something colorful yet clean.
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