Reed grew up in Seattle and enjoys all phases of Northwest weather. He is a visual person and is naturally suited to be a front-end developer. He will keep learning. Twitter: @reedwacker
Web design is organizing information. A site should be easy to navigate. It needs to be livable. The design is for the users. Each project needs to abide by the core process.
Here is a downloadable PDF for Reed's resume. Skills include: XHTML, CSS, PHP, WordPress, Writing for the Web, Logo Design, Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop and Flash.
In order to stay organized and productive, break the web project into manageable phases of work: discovery, information architecture, content design, visual design, production & development.
In the discovery phase gather information from the client, research the topic, and generally get a feel for what the goal is. You begin to understand the client, the project and needs of the users.
Scrutinizing the information collected during the discovery phase helps us create information architecture that is intuitive to the audience. The users will be able to navigate with ease.
The content design of each page needs to be given adequate time and thought. If each page of the website follows user centered design principles the audience will easily find the information.
The visual design of the website needs to represent who you are with typography, color, and images. When the first three phases are abided this phase should come together with clear choices.
Production & development must use the best coding practices. It needs to be thoroughly tested to guarantee consistent functionality across multiple platforms and browsers.
Reed Wacker (@reedwacker) designs and builds for the screen and web in Seattle, WA © 2012 all rights reserved.
