Kylie Sickles

Kylie Sickles

Creating Websites That Bloom.

I'm a web designer and developer based in Vancouver, Washington that's passionate about accessibility.

I specialize in creating interactive webpages in WordPress, but I love the beauty of hand-coded experiences.

Bringing Life to the Internet.

Websites begin with planning, structure, and accessibility, but let's make it beautiful too.

I believe in emphasizing the design in web design. Armed with a solid plan, a prototype created in Figma, and a list of goals you hope to achieve with the site, even the most difficult web development job can't stand in the way of making something beautiful.

Just like a bouquet of flowers, websites are best when they incorporate different perspectives that work together to make something amazing. Just like a garden, sometimes bugs become features.

Things I'm Good At

  • Designing with development in mind
  • Solving JavaScript bugs
  • Following brand guidelines (or making new ones!)

Things I'm Working On

  • Web content accessibility
  • Picking good fonts
  • Remembering to label my layers in Figma

Things I Love

  • Coding
  • The bands Bastille, Glass Animals, and Taylor Swift
  • Pink

"WSU Vancouver Is..." Marketing Campaign Site

A recruitment and development campaign website for Washington State University Vancouver.

Web Development Team Member, Spring 2024

  • Collaborated with a team to produce the campaign website that includes an in-browser game, images, animations, and three separate webpages
  • Followed Washington State University brand guidelines
  • Worked collaboratively with 23 people across three other teams, including a design team, a video game development team, and content creators to maintain campaign cohesion
A screenshot of the 'WSU Vancouver is You' website.

KOUG Radio Website

A WordPress site built from the ground up.

Station Manager and Sole Web Developer, Spring 2024

  • Developed a seven-page website single-handedly
  • Utilized WordPress and BlueHost to create and host the site
  • Maintained and updated the website over the course of several months
A screenshot of the KOUG Radio website.

Salmon Creek Journal Digital Edition

The first hand-coded digital edition of the Salmon Creek Journal.

Project Manager and Web Developer, Fall 2022

  • Ideated a project that allowed a previously analogue journal to become digital
  • Led and managed a group of six web developers, designers, and marketers
  • Coalesced various wireframes and ideas into one final product
A screenshot of the Salmon Creek Journal Digital Edition website.

Canadian Metal Bands

A unique infographic about how to most efficiently search for every Canadian metal band.

Researcher and Designer, Fall 2023

  • Researched various data structures and compared them quantitatively
  • Presented findings within a single-page infographic
  • Designed an infographic from scratch in Adobe Illustrator
A screenshot of an infographic rating different data structures on how well they can find the number of Canadian metal bands.

A Well Seasoned Site

A research poster created to display suggestions for improving the website for The Collective for Social and Environmental Justice.

Lead Designer and Research Team Member, Fall 2023

  • Collaborated with a team to research best web practices and improvements for a client's website
  • Led the production of the final poster, establishing the color palette, layout, and more
  • Presented the group's findings at a small research showcase
A research poster displaying suggestions for a client's website.

ASWSUV Presidential Campaign Ad

A flyer developed for a previous presidential campaign for WSU Vancouver Student Government.

Let's Be Buds.

I'm a web developer, designer, project manager, and pink-enthusiast. My full name is Kylie Elizabeth Sickles, but my last name will be Pendragon some day, so stay tuned. Hailing from Washington State (and Oregon…and Arizona…and California), I'm a 2024 graduate from Washington State University Vancouver. My work has been featured twice in the 37th issue of The Nouspace Student Research Gallery, and one time I brought a radio station back from the dead.

Please feel free to email me or connect with me on LinkedIn!

An image of Kylie Sickles surrounded by colorful flowers.