Virginia & North Carolina
Behind The Brand
Award-winning web design
Digital marketing agency
Ikon was founded to provide access to transformative technology, develop systems to empower organizations, build brands, and create captivating content for companies.
Awards
Experience Of The Year
x 1
Best Innovation
x 2
User Experience Design
x 2
User Interface Design
x 2
Special Design Kudos
x 2
Background
“I made my first website in 2004 and eventually brought my own e-commerce software solution to market during the web 2.0 revolution.”
Alessandro Joseph (AJ) – CEO
Fascinated by game design, Alessandro’s curiosity drove him to explore the code behind his favorite computer games, and he was learning to code at the age of 9. Throughout his teenage years, he could often be found repairing computers for friends and family. This passion would eventually transition into working for local companies as a network engineer.
Alessandro started his journey in the media industry at the age of 14, carrying equipment for the camera crew during early morning live news broadcasts. At this time, he assisted his stepfather who worked for the BBC in England in the mid-1990s. Alessandro continued to produce later in life when he incorporated video production into his range of services, to provide his clients with extra value when commissioning him to build their websites.
For nearly two decades, Alessandro operated a digital media agency, developing skills in web and graphic design, programming, and video production. After owning a small film studio, he moved to the United States to form the Ikon group of companies.
Talent
JavaScript
HTML5
CSS3
PHP
CyberSecurity
Technical skills
- Photography / Videography
- Premiere Pro / After Effects
- 3D models / Animation / Optimization
- Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
- WordPress / E-commerce / 3D Web Design
- Programming / AI / IoT / Applications
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Sound design
- Linux Apache web server
- MySQL database
- Computer hardware / networks