Over the past years I have shown my customers, that even small projects can level up with the big names in the industry.
I believe in secure, flexible and fast solutions, that make it easy to adapt to new challenges as fast as needed.
This is a small list of clients, startups & other projects I worked with over the years.
I have also done a lot of subcontract work, especially for Javascript Plugins, WordPress Plugins & Themes, eCommerce modules (Magento, WooCommerce), custom programming, design jobs, app development (Android & iOS), security audits and maintenance.
Want to know more, talk to me!
25. October 2023
Archaeology Travel is an online travel guide for people who enjoy exploring the world’s pasts. Inspiration for where to go and what to see. Information and tips on how to get there and what tickets to buy. Making it possible for everyone to find or create their adventures in archaeology and history, from humanity’s earliest times to our more recent contemporary pasts.
I had the chance to design the booth for the Travel Innovation Summit 2023 in Seville. The booth follows the design patterns we agreed on for the website. QR-Codes were used for access to the core principals and all the important areas of the website.
29. April 2023
Did consulting / optimisation & custom coding work for Pearlsmile® over the past few months.
Also helped with salvaging a bad server move, restoring the file / database and domain setup.
“For over 10 years Pearlsmile® has been offering cosmetic tooth whitening, dental and oral care products for home use. The company has also specialised in developing and producing professional equipment for tooth whitening.”
14. March 2023
Archaeology Travel is an online travel guide for people who enjoy exploring the world’s pasts. Inspiration for where to go and what to see. Information and tips on how to get there and what tickets to buy. Making it possible for everyone to find or create their adventures in archaeology and history, from humanity’s earliest times to our more recent contemporary pasts.
Update 2023
Thomas and I have been working on a complete revamp of the website for more than a year. The complete content of multiple years has been cleaned and transplanted by Thomas. The website has been build up fresh from the ground. One big part of the new design and functionality, is the new itinerary system that we just opened up to the public in Beta. This allows members to collect POIs from all over the website and build their own itinerary for upcoming trips, favorites, bucket lists and more.
Changelog 2021
It has been a pleasure to work with founder Thomas Dowson so far. There is still some work ahead for both of us and looking forward to streamline the current and make room for new content.
Archaeology Travel / About / Thomas Dowson
25. August 2022
Custom multisite setup for an educational institution website.
“The KAIAKOO® education group is a recognized education provider based in Speyer. Our services are tested, certified and eligible for funding in accordance with the Accreditation and Licensing Ordinance (AZAV). Our consulting cosmos includes in particular the topics of PROFESSION, CAREER & FOUNDING.”
KAIAKOO – Bildungsträger & Persönlichkeits-Architektur
30. January 2022
“Visual House erstellt realistische 3D Video-Animationen, Panoramatouren, Außen- und Innen Ansichten für Ihr Bauvorhaben.”
“Visual House creates realistic 3D video animations, panorama tours, exterior and interior views for your construction project.”
This is a simple portfolio website, that will be expanded upon in the future. The client wants to edit and maintain the website himself. Its a clean and simple layout with an Elementor Pro backend. Virtual panoramic tours are a key service they offer and is integrated directly for potential customers to explore. More to come in the future …
Update 2022: Update to a complete portfolio website, detailing the current portfolio and show-casing current services. Complete design revamp and custom template.
25. January 2022
TYPEMYKNIFE® – allows you to laser ingrave your knife using a unique 3D configurator.
I redesigned their 3D knife configurator and helped to optimise the overall integration. The core backend functionality of the configurator was not created by me, I only helped debug and tweak the old & new functionality.
TYPEMYKNIFE / 3D KNIFE CONFIGURATOR / Example with knife loaded / Search for a knife
1. October 2021
TYPEMYKNIFE® – allows you to laser engrave your knife using a unique 3D configurator.
Their shop provides a vast amount of knives from different known knife manufactures (Burgvogel, Chambriard, Claude Dozorme, DICK, Giesser, Güde …), while also offering their own (TYPEMYKNIFE® Messermanufaktur).
Founders / Company
Claus Ermlich & Thomas Raschke GbR
Status
It has been a pleasure to work with these guys so far and looking forward to the shop + configurator taking off. The website is currently targeting the german market first, with more countries following in the future.
Launch
The website & shop went live on 1st of october 2021.
TYPEMYKNIFE® / Shop / About / Blog / Youtube
27. April 2021
Elekro Scherer – offers electric services & installations of all kinds
Update 04/2021
Micro-Shop to help during the corona lockdown.
Listing of products available for sale in the electronic shop.
Product detail page, with the ability to contact for purchase (invoice based) and request direct delivery.
28. March 2021
“Viktualia liefert an Abholstationen im Raum Heidelberg.
Viktualia bündelt für dich das Angebot kleiner und kleinster Höfe aus der Region. Das Ergebnis: Die ganze Vielfalt dessen, was ausgewählte Erzeuger zu bieten haben. Einfach im Onlineshop Brot, Eier, Fleisch, Käse, Joghurt, Gemüse und vieles mehr bestellen und die Einkäufe entspannt auf dem Heimweg an einer Abholstation mitnehmen.”
“Viktualia delivers to pick-up stations in the Heidelberg area.
Viktualia bundles the range of small and very small farms from the region for you. The result: the full diversity of what selected producers have to offer. Simply order bread, eggs, meat, cheese, yoghurt, vegetables and much more in the online shop and take your shopping with you to a pick-up station on the way home. “
01.11.2020: This project has been with me for the past months. We just finished our beta testdrive with a close testing group a few weeks ago. The shop will be completely open on the 25.11., with the first delivery going out on the 2.12. It was pleasure working on this project and I am looking forward to its lift-off.
25.11.2020: Viktualia is open for business! (Viktualia ist am Start!)
28.3.2021: Now also delivers directly to your doorstep, if your address is within the delivery area. A perfect fit for those that can not go out and still want access to fresh products. We also added a quick category menu within the shop, to access certain areas more easily.
This was a combined effort with GREENTONIC, Heike Frank.
Viktualia Hofeinkauf / Pelin Yildiz
12. March 2021
Verein 3.0 is an e-Learning platform, that is meant to assist people in the creation of new clubs in Germany. Germany has a vivid club culture, but many people are afraid to start their own, due to new legal requirements or too little knowledge of what is actually required.
Verein 3.0 offers educational videos, download and online written content to subscribers.
Update 2021: Cookie Manager and workflow adjustments
Concept & Design by Greentonic
Verein 3.0 / WerteWissenWandel
24. November 2020
Custom theme and integration for a coaching website.
Update 2020: Global cleanup / tweaks
KAIAKOO – PERSÖNLICHKEITS – ARCHITEKTUR
10. November 2020
I designed a fresh set of business cards for Willen Logistics last year, this is a small iteration with a QR-Code on the back. The business cards feature a partial varnish on the logo and QR-Code.
I updated their different logos last year, to streamline their main corporate colors.
“Seit mehr als 50 Jahren ist die Spedition Willen ein zuverlässiger Partner ihrer Kunden im In- und Ausland. Was in den 1950er Jahren als klassischer Transportbetrieb mit eigenem Fuhrpark begann, hat sich im Laufe der letzten Jahrzehnte zu einem Unternehmen mit großem Leistungsspektrum entwickelt.
Neben der Lagerung wurde die Produktion und Vermietung von Metalltrommeln ein wichtiges Standbein. Dadurch wurden dann auch kundenindividuelle Logistikkonzepte entwickelt und logistische Dienstleistungen vermehrt angeboten.” – Löningen, Niedersachsen
Willen Logistics GmbH
Willen Transport GmbH
10. November 2020
Lernkarten.de – Offers specialized learning tools for the German certified master of trade/commerce exam (Handelsfachwirt Prüfung IHK). This includes printed learning materials and an App for Android / iOS. The website also provides updated information about changes in the curriculum and new requirements.
19. September 2020
vibronet® is a passion project of mine, as the company belongs to my family. My sister, Sylvia, runs the company together with my parents.
The core website had not been updated for the past 8 years. It was really time for a complete rewrite and redesign :)
Ii does not only feel like a quantum jump, it actually was one technology-wise ;)
The website offers complete access to the current product portfolio in 3 languages (English, French, German).
All has been done in-house, with a complete cleanup of all product details.
We have some nice additional updates planned for the future!
“vibronet® stands for innovative high quality products for food and feed made in Germany.
With its patented vibration damping system and complementary online control systems, vibronet® has been a pioneer in the field of research and advanced technologies for dramatically reduced temper times and simplified production processes since 1992.
Based in the heart Germany, the vibronet® name stands for competence and product diversity made for millers and cereal processors all around the world.”
Sylvia-C. Gräf CEO
vibronet®-Gräf GmbH & Co. KG // French // German
11. July 2020
A customer asked for a simple text based logo. I delivered 5 vector-based variations and a favicon.
22. January 2020
AD Performance is your agency for professional web design,
highly profitable online marketing & sales consulting.
I helped redesign and shape the new look & feel. Lars Haupt knows his way around Elementor, that is why it was used to build out the complete website.
Logo was designed by me, Videos and Images optimized and a couple of specific plugins setup and integrated.
I wish Lars Haupt best of luck with his new home on the web!
11. November 2019
ConCoquo is a local cooking – school. Klaus Walter is a dedicated chef, who has been teaching for more than 15 yeas. Anyone can book one of the courses for himself, as a gift or for a group of people.
I helped update the websites design for 2020, updated the course listing and booking / contact integration. The new backend offers easy course and event creation now.
The website has new structured data for each offered cooking event, providing more food for the search giants!
What Klaus Walter has to say: “During our cooking evenings, you will experience how high-quality foods are transformed into a star-level menu. In a relaxed atmosphere I pass on tips and tricks of the star kitchen and you will see how well the dishes can be cooked at home. At the long table in the kitchen we enjoy the jointly cooked menu to which I recommend you the wine from my wine cellar. You can choose a cooking evening from the dates below.”
Concept & Design by GREENTONIC
ConCoquo – Kochschule Klaus Walter
11. October 2019
The most important aspect of a modern website, beside its unique design, is size & speed, as most of the traffic is consumed by mobile visitors. GREENTONIC and I help customers to build modern websites, that are slim, fast, sustainable, while still integrating all that the modern web has to offer.
GREENTONIC‘s key concept is sustainability, which encompasses consulting, concept, design and implementation. I have a close relationship with the agency and have done a couple of projects with and for them.
GO GREEN – Fakten und Wissen zu energieeffizienten Websites
6. September 2019
These are 2 OnePagers announcing the upcoming redesign for 2020. The current site runs on GetSimple CMS. Design by GREENTONIC.
I created a separate template for the introduction pages, keeping the rest of the website completely untouched. More to come next year!
Gartengestaltung Germann
Plan Germann
14. August 2019
Together with my partners in crime (Dorit & Micha), we have finally opened our own personal online store.
We have been selling our single origin coffees (1st Single Malt Whisky Coffee, Basic – Single Origin Arabica, Kill me Quick Espresso -Single Origin Robusta), teas (Kräuterschorle – Kräutertee, Feuerkieker – Schwarztee) and rum (Fortune Teller – Double Aged Barbados Rum) using the Amazon Marketplace for the past 2 years.
Amazon is still part of our concept, but we will be phasing it out slowly.
20. July 2019
I helped integrate a media addiction questionaire for parents and children.
“When children and adolescents use excessive media, parents often experience feelings of helplessness and powerlessness. This is usually accompanied by tendencies towards passivity and withdrawal, which lead to a weakening of the parental presence. Recapturing a strong parental presence can be helpful in breaking out of parental helplessness and working with the child to work out solutions for how to balance the media.”
Elterntest / Jugendliche (Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg)
23. January 2019
GREENTONICs key concept is sustainability, which encompasses consulting, concept, design and implementation. I have a close relationship with the agency and have done a couple of projects with and for them.
23. January 2019
Villa Anna Speyer – Classic Bed & Breakfast offering, with 3 double rooms & bathroom.
21. January 2018
Villa Anna Speyer – Classic Bed & Breakfast offering with 3 double rooms & bathroom.
10. January 2018
Custom theme and integration for a GREENTONIC client. GREENTONIC did the design & layout.
9. January 2018
Custom front and back labels for the tea packaging. Currently only available in Germany.
GreenApe T42 Feuerkieker – Schwarztee
9. January 2018
Custom front and back labels for the tea packaging. Currently only available in Germany.
GreenApe T42 Kräuterschorle – Kräutertee
1. January 2018
Custom front and back labels for the barbados rum packaging. Currently only available in Germany.
GreenApe Fortune Teller Barbados Rum
1. September 2017
Custom front and back labels for the coffee packaging. Currently only available in Germany.
GreenApe 1st Single Malt Whisky Coffee
10. August 2017
Custom theme and integration for the relaunch of GreenApe.
GreenApe is a brand that was dormant for some time. I am currently reviving it together with a friend of mine.
1. August 2017
Custom front and back labels for the coffee packaging. Currently only available in Germany.
GreenApe Kill me Quick Power Espresso
11. May 2017
Custom theme and integration for a GREENTONIC client. GREENTONIC did the design & layout.
10. January 2017
The custom LMS / Learning experience is in development since 2015. We are currently in our early alpha / beta stages for our first learning experiences. I am the tech lead / senior developer for the startup and I have build a custom learning system from the ground up over the past months.
3. January 2017
SEO optimization and website updates. Better cross-linking of relevant data between the website & blog.
1. January 2017
Promotion and booking website for the Holland America Line Cruise Tour NL / BE / 2015 / 2016 / 2017
Holland America Line – ontdekcruisen.nl
24. October 2016
Custom landing pages for new car models, option to request testdrive, get an offer or request additional material.
4. October 2016
More Than Live – YOUR CREATIVE AGENCY.
“Up and running from the heart of Rotterdam with a multidisciplinairy team of professionals. Strategists, trend watchers, concepters, creatives and service (account) managers and whoever needed to get the project to the finish line.”
More Than Live is an agency I have been working with for the past few years. 2016 they redesigned their website and I added custom code and design elements.
22. February 2016
20. February 2016
12. February 2016
I am preparing for a relaunch of portalZINE TV sometime in April. The new magazine will be called TechPuppets.
8. February 2016
Responsive design fixes and updates for Volvo retailer landing page.
24. December 2015
12. November 2015
E-Learning platform for Thailand
14. October 2015
Branded fashion to make brands good looking !
10. September 2015
Event registration page for Nutricia de VeranderFabriek 2015 (Danone).
2. September 2015
Online Course Academy. Video Learning platform for universities in the Netherlands.
10. February 2015
Event registration page for the Dome on Tour 2015.
12. January 2015
At portalZINE TV we produce Internet TV since 2008. “Das Magazin” is our flagship magazine format that started in 2010 and was broadcasted via satellite for over 3 years (Tec Time TV).
We are currently rebuilding and relaunching the format. The new format will be more like a digital magazine, which combines published articles, audio, images and a refreshed video format. We plan to have the first alpha version ready in April.
Our broadcasts always consist of 3-4 areas:
11. January 2015
Ads, posters and stationary designs since 2002.
11. January 2015
Find out what type of a cruise ship traveller you are.
1. January 2015
11. November 2014
Online Courses.
11. October 2014
film2learn is a B2B video learning platform.
11. September 2014
More Than Live is an ad agency, with which we have been working closely for the past few years.
Careon levensloop, Wereldstad ann zee, GustoMSC, BodyMentors, StepUp2 – Video Dancing, Vitality Village,AGF Promotie Nederland …
11. August 2014
Apply for a career at Nutricia / Danone (2014-2016). The website was setup to offer information about career opportunities and facilitate the application.
11. July 2014
12. June 2014
11. May 2014
Find talent for the banking sector.
11. January 2014
Holland America Line’s fleet of 15 cruise ships offer nearly 500 cruises to many locations worldwide.
Holland America organizes regular competitions to win a cruise ship visit. The website database gets reset after each draw and starts fresh for the next cruise ship visit competition.
1. January 2014
11. August 2013
Webshop for a new local food brand.
11. June 2013
Startup to handle predictions between friends, family or colleagues.
1. January 2013
11. October 2012
GelaSkins webshop to sell protective skins for devices.
11. April 2012
Video presentation for a network satellite receiver. Video was used to present the receiver online and on fairs.
portalZINE TV Special
1. January 2012
11. June 2011
Webshop for unique handcrafted accessories.
1. January 2011
1. January 2010
15. January 2009
11. January 2008
Internet TV station 2008 – 2015 (News Archive). Full SmartTV / HBBTV integration for almost every major platform.
2010 – 2013 broadcast over satellite, via TecTime TV. HBBTV / HTML5 on TV Portfolio
17. July 2005
Design concepts for the Dell / MyWay homepage. This was preinstalled on Dell computers that shipped in the US / Canada and UK.
Prepared different color schemes & layouts in 3 design rounds for Ask Jeeves
“Ask.com (originally known as Ask Jeeves) is a question answering-focused web search engine founded in 1995 by Garrett Gruener and David Warthen in Berkeley, California.”
17. January 2005
Script Connector® was a startup I founded with a good friend in Mexico City. Here the closing comment about it.
“Script Connector® WebOS – In simple terms, Script Connector® is the equivalent to your computer operating system only for the Web, that’s why we call it Script Connector® WebOS.
Like any Operating System it handles all low level and back end interactions transparently without you needing to worry about the details of how to retrieve pages, render pages, create or manage sessions, users, groups, permissions, languages, data base access, input handling, plugins, hooks, wizards, databoxes, security, statistical services, web services, email services, protocol handling like FTP, WDDX, LDAP, WebDav, and more.
It is also a connecting platform that turns these formerly called data islands, into continents of collaboration where data flows freely, efficiently, and productively.”
“Script Connector® Fenix – PHP Content Management System / Framework”
“Script Connector® CastleKart – is an online shop e-commerce solution. It allows you to set up, run, and maintain an online store with minimal effort and no real overhead costs or license fees. It combines open source software to provide a free and open e-commerce platform, which includes PHP, Apache, and MySQL. “
17. January 2002
Company of Alexanders father, a flour mill.
“Yes I actually worked with my bare hands as well and not only my brains.
I established a new quality management system, handled quality control, marketing, network setups and worked in many other areas.
That sure was a long time ago :), but was the foundation for my own entrepreneurship and many things to come!
I also worked in my fathers inventions company vibronet and helped testdrive new products and ideas.
vibronet stands for innovative high quality products for tempering and all internal online controls of modern cereal and bulk solids processing since 1992.”
left us a star review
Alexander is great. I think everything has already been said before. On my behalf I can only confirm that he is responsible, reliable and a very structured IT specialist. Been working with him on a Wordpress site on multiple occasions.
Alexander designed our entire website (Kaiakoo / GreenApe). He always works conscientiously and always has a suitable solution ready for us!
Alexander is my brother and he has been our goto solution provider for our logo (vibronet), website, brochures, digital assets, adverts and many other things. Not everybody can work with family members, but we work together perfectly.
About a month ago I approached Alexander Gräf of portalZINE to perform a technical audit of my WordPress website. All aspects affecting functionality were looked at. From the dedicated server and hosting, to the configuration and compatibility of the theme and the various plugins used. From design and SEO fixes, to the development of multilingual capability and a useful search engine, and more. The results were excellent. As other reviewers pointed out, the attention to detail is exemplary. Following this technical overhaul there was no question about retaining portalZINE for ongoing maintenance as well as advising on and executing further development work. Alexander is generous with his advice, making quick and effective observations. Above all, Alexander is a pleasure to work with and takes an active interest in the project he maintains as opposed to simply performing a series of tasks.
portalZINE works as a webmaster for our company and provides us with crucial support in the further development of our startup. As a client, we can only give the best recommendation about the quality of service, communication and accessibility is excellent. Alexander set decisive positive accents for us in the following keynotes. Consulting, setting up/supporting multilingual shops, server optimization, SEO, YouTube video API integration, optimized product search
Our project with Alexander Gräf was a great success and was also really fun. He programmed us a professional website with an online shop that is easy to use for both customers and us employees. I was impressed by how attentively and persistently he thought through everything to find a solution for every detail. He repeatedly came up with ideas and made sensible suggestions that will make our work easier in the future. He is extremely knowledgeable about the world of websites and online shops and was able to provide valuable guidance and tips. The best thing was the working atmosphere, we laughed a lot, it was a joy! Thank you!!
The projects with Mr. Gräf are always great. Totally structured and all questions are always answered immediately. We can recommend portalZINE without hesitation. Thank you for the great cooperation.
Professional, solution-oriented service, very short response times and also friendly. I can only recommend!
Fast and pleasant cooperation. Very solution-oriented and approachable at any time. I'm excited!
A professional for all conceivable solutions on the web. I am impressed and happy about the good cooperation. Without Portalzine we would not have made progress on some projects. Thank you for the wonderful cooperation.
Alexander has worked on different projects with us. Holland America Line, Volvo, Danone, Saint-Gobain Autover and many others.
