I am Bartholomew Joyce
This website tells you what I've done in the past, what I do now, and may inform you what I can do in the future—for you.
I am a web designer
Design Philosophy
My thinking has always been that good design is invisible: the aesthetics of a website should not distract the reader from its content. The less that stands between your audience and you the better. A website should be direct and clear in its delivery of information—showing the reader exactly what she wants to see and nothing more.
I communicate with my clients extensively, fleshing out the core purpose and content of their websites by meeting face-to-face. Once the purpose of the website is clear I attempt to find the most direct and effective way of conveying it.
huisclos.org.uk — 2015
Huis Clos was a South London arts project that ran from April to May of 2015. It pushed heavily for collaboration between artists from a wide range of disciplines.
tostato.co.uk — 2015
Tostato is a North London based independent café that offers a great service and impeccable quality food.
redswitchpodcast.com — 2016
Red Switch: The Podcast is a weekly podcast organised by Adamya Tiwari, Oiva Mikaeli Lappy, Suresh Sangarapillai, and myself. Common topics include politics, religion, and philosophy.
Technical Skills
On the front-end I have experience in writing HTML, CSS, and Javascript. I can work either with frameworks and libraries or without. Libraries that I have used in the past include ReactJS, AngularJS and jQuery.
On the back-end I have worked with several technologies including Node.js, Flask (Python), Wordpress, PHP, and MySQL. Where possible I employ static site generators instead of server-side solutions.
I am a photographer & filmmaker
Huis Clos — event photography — 2015
Tostato — product photography — 2015
Personal Photography — 2014 to present
I live in London & Leamington
Outside of term time (summer) I can be found in Finsbury Park, North London. During term time I can be found in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.