Dad Joke Generator built with Javascript

A very necessary and important app because dad jokes.

DevelopmentNick ArochoDecember 26, 2020JavaScript, Dad Joke API, Javascript Promises

A just-for-fun full stack social media app kinda like Twitter. Built with the MERNG stack: MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, and GraphQL.

DevelopmentNick ArochoDecember 12, 2020MERNG, MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, GraphQL

Audio Visualizer Oscilloscope built with Javascript

A cool and simple little browser app that uses your microphone to collect audio, run it through the native Audio Context API, and visualize the data using HTML Canvas.

DevelopmentNick ArochoNovember 14, 2020JavaScript, Audio Context API, HTML Canvas, Javascript Promises

Nick's Slices: A fake pizza company site built with Gatsby, React, and GraphQL.

A fake pizza company built with the intent of: learning Gatsby, building/deploying a "headless" site, and staying sharp with React.

DevelopmentNick ArochoSeptember 25, 2020GatsbyJS, Next.js, React, React.js, JavaScript, Netlify, Sanity.io, GraphQL

SVG Animation Fun

I love all things animation and all things SVG, so I messed around the other day with some SVG/CSS animation techniques for fun and thought I might as well share!

Development, DesignNick ArochoMay 2, 2019HTML5, CSS3, CSS Animations, SVG, SVG Animation

Chino Hills HS Music Dept: Website Redesign

A website redesign project for one of the premier high school music programs in the country- the Chino Hills High School’s music department.

Design, Musician, Websites, UXNick ArochoAugust 12, 2018before/after, non-profit, musician, education, Website design

Play Among the Stars

This was a project I threw together in like 2 hours for a job interview challenge a few years ago. Looking back, I’m slapping my younger self for writing some silly code, but I’m still proud of the final product and creative process surrounding the prompt: Bring a real-life object to life with HTML, CSS and JavaScript in two hours.

Development, DesignNick ArochoMay 18, 2018HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CSS Animations

Yearbook: My General Assembly (WDI) capstone project

For my final project in the Web Development Immersive program at General Assembly, I built an app for my 10-year-high school reunion so my classmates can catch up with each other and learn about what they have been up to for the past 10 years.

DevelopmentNick ArochoMarch 13, 2018React, Node, Express, MongoDB, JSON web tokens, Heroku, CRUD app, full-stack

Zero Degrees Company: Website Redesign

A redesign project for a popular chain restaurant throughout California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Oregon, and Florida.

DesignNick ArochoMarch 10, 2018Website design, Redesign, Restaurant, UX/

MusicDB: A full-stack "IMDB for Musicians" app

I believe one of the biggest issues with the music industry today is proper documentation and transparency of credits. You can find who acted in what movie instantaneously with IMDB, so why should the music industry be any different? I don't think it should, so my team built a prototype app to begin solving this problem in an elegant way.

Works For Me: A full-stack Ruby on Rails app

Planning an event can be difficult... and especially annoying when trying to gather a bunch of busy people. So I built an app to try and make it easier for people to find a time that works with everyone's schedule using Ruby on Rails.

DevelopmentNick ArochoJanuary 26, 2018Ruby, Rails, Ruby on Rails, full-stack, CRUD app, REST, scheduling, CSS grid, HTML5, Heroku, WDI

Bloom Development: Website design

A website design project for an amazing cause. BLOOM Development is a non-profit company who pairs determined young ladies with mentors who are successful in the industry the students are interested in to offer career/life advice.

Design, UXNick ArochoJanuary 18, 2018Non-profit, Design from scratch