The who, what, when, where, and how...
The who...
The name's Nolan. I'm a 25 year old web design professional that resides in Scottsdale Arizona. As a creative person I'm always looking for opportunities to improve and inspire others with my work. I spend a great deal of time on my passion for web and mutli-media design; one of many places where I'm able to express my creativity in many different ways. I couldn't have gotten to where I am today without the help of my peers and creative influences in my life. A little about me personally, I’m a hard working, ambitious, goal-oriented type of guy that works hard and knows how to live a balanced lifestyle. When I’m not engrossed in the wonderful world of design, you can often catch me traveling or hiking around the valley.
The what...
Specifically, I consider myself a front-end web designer that has a great understanding and some knowledge of back-end development. I’m sure we’ve all heard stories about the complexities and frustrations design and developers run into while working hand-in-hand. I’ll be one to admit, it was tough at first; but with 7+ years of experience I’ve learned to design within certain specs and criteria if need be. Furthermore, I’m not just a web designer. My time’s also spent creating dynamic banner advertisements, email blasts, mobile websites, flash websites, and have had experience creating flash desktop applications. I enjoy researching and becoming more familiar with new web techniques such as Ajax, and jQuery. As a web designer I’m fluent in HTML, XML, CSS, AS2, and pretty much all Adobe products such as Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Premier, Illustrator, and Fireworks.
The when, where, and how...
Hmm so when & where did I realize I wanted to become a web designer, and how’d I do it? I’ve always been a creative person and it wasn’t until high school that I discovered this thing called web design. After a year of reading and experimenting with web, I soon realized my potential to make money. It was at that very moment I was hooked and ever since, my passion for web and multi-media design has grown into a flourishing career. In this process I’ve had the opportunity and privilege of working with some talented agencies, corporations, designers, developers, and clients. I’m truly thankful for all of these experiences as they’ve shaped me into the web designer I am today.
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