Web – Russ Stoll

These are just a few featured examples from the hundreds of websites I’ve developed over the years. While I have an eye for design and pixel precision, I also know when to adapt—ensuring mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and a seamless user experience.

Chatbot: History Speaks
History Speaks is an AI-powered web app that lets users converse with legendary figures from history — from Cleopatra to Einstein — through a character-based chatbot interface. Code and original design by me.
- React
- Tailwind CSS
- LangChain
- OpenAI API
- Distribution via Vercel and Render
Visit the app
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
One of two front-end developers for the full redesign of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History website. Built out an extensive collection of mobile ready components.
- Front-End Development
- CSS3
- HTML5
- Figma
- Sass
- Drupal
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National Museum of the American Indian
Worked with one other front-end developer in building out a complete redesign of the museum's website. Built new website components from scratch including the front page hero section.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- LESS
- Sketch
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Tax Policy Center
Complete buildout of new sitewide design. Lots of angular shapes made this a challenging project.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Sass
- Sketch
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The Nation's Report Card
Sole coder for multiple Geography, Mathematics and Science annual reports.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- HTML Tables
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The Aspen Institute
Various edits over time including rollout of new site logo.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Sass
- Illustrator
- Wordpress
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Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Various edits over time. A challenging site because of the sliding text boxes that could handle only certain amounts of text before overflow issues appeared.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Sass
- Wordpress
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Frist Art Museum
Rolled out video in the site's front page hero section. Installed new main navigation including hamburger and flyout menu page.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Sass
- Illustrator
- Wordpress
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Global Disaster Preparedness Center
Various edits over time.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Sass
- Wordpress
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California Health Care Foundation
Many edits to various pages on the site. Major overhaul of the site's hero sections. Tweaks to button design and social media icons. New site logo rollout. Construction and integration of several new call-to-action banner components.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Sass
- Illustrator
- Wordpress
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National Endowment for the Arts
Various edits to multiple components on the site.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Sass
- Drupal
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Woodbury University
Helped rollout video in the site's various hero components. Work on various other pages as needed.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Sass
- Wordpress
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The Alliance for Justice
Various edits to site sections.
- Front-End Development
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Wordpress
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Motion Experiment: Moving Shapes
Motion Experiment: Cityscape
Motion Experiment: Space Pirates