the graphic designer

Graphic design, which I consider to be the root of good web design, is one of the more fun aspects of what I do. I began experimenting with graphic design while in college, making beautifully graphic business cards and letterhead for small businesses around the city using Paint Shop Pro, Illustrator, and PhotoShop. After much success with this, I moved on to creating vector logos and attempting to help my clients brand themselves with unique looks and styles. After enough word of mouth passed, I was fully servicing companies, creating logos business card and stationary packages in which I printed and delivered the finished products to their offices. Some of this early work can be seen in the portfolio section.

The majority of the graphic design I do now is relation with websites, creating original graphics and vectors. I still, on occasion, create letterheads, print catalogs, greeting cards, and flyers.

the web designer

Once I found that most people were looking to have digital formats for their designs because they wanted to incorporate a website, I began to develop my programming skills. I started off coding HTML in Notepad, while still in college studying Computer Information Systems. After learning the HTML coding raw, I began to use Dreamweaver and Fireworks to create layouts. Designing layouts has to be my favorite part of web design! Spending time creating from scratch what someone has tried to relay to me and succeeding at delivering a desired product is a very professionally fulfilling experience.

I built a client base from singers to huge corporations, and have focused on building websites with HTML, PHP, Flash/Actionscipting and Wordpress.
This currently is the main focus of my time. You can see a list of live sites in the portfolio section.