About
UI Design
I am the person who wireframes and prototypes websites and mobile applications.
Web Design
I am the person who designs the “look and feel” of a websites, making choices about layout, fonts, and images to create usable and aesthetically pleasing websites.
Social Media Design
I design for web, social media and print. I design photo, video and graphical elements for social media and print publications.
Background
web/graphic designer
The formal job description of a web graphic designer is someone who “decides how websites look, making choices about layout, fonts, and images to create usable and aesthetically pleasing websites.
I can hand code websites using HTML5 and CSS3, and my javascript coding skills are good. I use Git and GitHub for version control and for backing up my projects.
UI Designer
I use Adobe Xd and Sketch for UX design and interaction. I am furthering my skills in UX Design, and I stay current with design trends so that I remain an accomplished visual and interaction designer.
Photo & Video
I have been using DSLR cameras since 2007. I was the web developer and content developer for a manufacturing company located in Northern California. I did all of the photography for the company’s website and catalog.
I currently use a Sony mirrorless camera to shoot both stills and video. I edit the videos in Adobe Premiere, and I use Lightroom and Photoshop to enhance, color grade and correct my photos.
Creative Cloud
Photoshop
I have been using Photoshop since the early 2000s, which was primarily as a Web/UI design tool. In 2006 I was the web developer for a small manufacturing company, and I started doing the photography for the website and catalog. I now use Photoshop for refining photos for both print and web.
Illustrator
I Adobe Illustrator for both print and web. I use it for vector illustration in poster artwork, book cover design, logo design, UI assets (SVG), and other print and web-based artwork.
InDesign
I use InDesign to create digital and printed material such as stationery, resumes, pamphlets, annual reports, catalogs, interactive digital publications, EPUBs, books, magazines—anything print related and more.
Premiere Pro
I use Adobe Premiere for video editing primarily for social media, such as YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.