I am a professional web designer and mature age career changer.
I display a very positive attitude to the challenges and learning curve in the exciting area of visual internet communications. I am looking to draw upon my management background while utilizing my new skill set to lead projects and suggest departmental efficiencies and web solutions.
Attributes: Good problem solver with a patient and common sense approach.
Relevant skill set: 3 years structured and self learning in various design tools and platforms.
Art design: - Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks (Mac instals)
XHTML(mark up): Dreamweaver, Text edit
CSS: Dreamweaver provisioned and hand coded
Flash: Flash 8 (actionscript 2 & 3, xml with some hand coding)
CMS:Wordpress (extensive), Moveable type, Drupal & Joomla
Testing environment:MAMP, SVN
Specific design courses undertaken: Dynamic Applications and Dreamweaver 2006, Adobe Illustrator 2006
Web standards: I am a devotee of standards based web design and the use of css in structure and styling of web pages. With the exception of data results my work is table free. This is also evident in my understanding of good form design. I employ contemporary web page styling techniques with extensive use of image replacement and background image work with a photoshop to dreamweaver workflow.
General: As a freelance web designer I have a home based design agency building static and dynamic websites. Operating as a one stop shop, I have built websites for small to medium size personal and corporate projects. I have offered complete solutions for clients with logo design, copywriting and photography. Client solutions have included static and dynamic websites, flash sites, email marketing campaigns and bespoke blogging sites. Refer to my website for all my projects.
