iKong 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.
iKong, 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, iKong 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. Contact me for additional information
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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. 26935(ID-EDIT-NUM)Miss Marionette(ID-EDIT-NUM)
15. 20749(ID-EDIT-NUM)The Briny(ID-EDIT-NUM)
16. 19061(ID-EDIT-NUM)Self Portrait(ID-EDIT-NUM)
17. 15781(ID-EDIT-NUM)Child(ID-EDIT-NUM)
18. 12300(ID-EDIT-NUM)Confined(ID-EDIT-NUM)
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 22(ID-EDIT-NUM)Business Man(ID-EDIT-NUM)Made with charcoal.
23. 21(ID-EDIT-NUM)Triangles(ID-EDIT-NUM)
24. 20(ID-EDIT-NUM)Unorthodox(ID-EDIT-NUM)Created using graphite pencils and charcoal. One of my favorites.
25. 19(ID-EDIT-NUM)Pipe Dream(ID-EDIT-NUM)Created using graphite pencils, charcoal and watercolors.
26. 32(ID-EDIT-NUM)Curiosity(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is a favorite from a series of birds from Wild Dunes in South Carolina.
27. 31(ID-EDIT-NUM)Lady Liberty(ID-EDIT-NUM)Taken during the summer one morning right there in New York.
28. 30(ID-EDIT-NUM)Snow Cone(ID-EDIT-NUM)
29. 29(ID-EDIT-NUM)Jeune et Jaune(ID-EDIT-NUM)
30. 28(ID-EDIT-NUM)King Scooter(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is a favorite of my cat, Scooter. Always in charge...
31. 27(ID-EDIT-NUM)New York Police Boat(ID-EDIT-NUM)
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. 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.
36. 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.
37. 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.
38. 34(ID-EDIT-NUM)Spade(ID-EDIT-NUM)This is another mockup of a small site home page with a very changeable colored background.
39. 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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