I currently have a full time design job, but my insatiable hunger for work demands that I do more. So I’ve started freelancing in the following vocations:
Design
I’ve worked across all mediums on project ranging from logos, to brochures, to posters, to html emails and have yet to find a medium I despise (except maybe face paints). My intense cynicism keeps me acutely aware of any flaws. I find that despite my arrogant streak I am often my own worst critic.
Web Development/Programming
For sanity sake I rarely take on a web development project where I am not handling the design aspects as well. With all the programming drones out there it just doesn’t seem very practical, unless the programing portion of the project requires some finesse or humanity.
Consulting
I’ve been watching for years as businesses make poor decisions based on a lack of information. I shudder to think how much money in the world has been lost to ill-informed decisions. In an endeavor to become part of the solution I have decided to start offering consulting services. I’m available to sit in on meetings, review proposals, or just bounce thoughts off of. I pride myself on my brutal honesty and am not one to dance around an issue. I am also humble enough to know and respect the limitations of my expertise.
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My Skills
My formal education is as a studio artist. My professional experience revolves around commercial design, in both print and digital mediums. I’m well versed in programming. As any competent programmer will tell you, good programmers are not limited to a single language, platform or framework; Which makes a tedious list of specifics absurd. However I’m well aware that you may be looking for just the right combination of buzz words so lets embrace absurdity.
I have experience with all of the following:
- CSS
- Cross Platform Compatibility
- XHTML
- Strict W3C Compliance
- Javascript
- AJAX
- Action Script
- Flash
- Social Networking Integration
- Database Programing
- Content Management System
- MYSQL
- Apache
- Mashups
- APIs
- Tracking/Analytics
- PHP
- Drupal
- Search Engine Optimization
- Joomla!
- Wordpress
- Dynamic HTML
- ZenCart
- Dancing Pandas
- OSCommerce
- Brutal Honesty
- Accessibility Standards
- Cloud/Grid/Cluster Hosting
- Custom Frameworks/CMSs
- Content Management Systems
- Pandering to Trendy Styles
- SEO
- Web 2.0
- And a bee makes what sound class?
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Marketing
- Branding Strategy
- Identity Development
- Digital Photography
- Print Preparation
- Digital & Traditional Illustration
- Juggling a Single Apple