Web Designer | A Baker Design

Website Design

I love to work with designs that are artistic and eye-catching, work with an open mind, and approach projects with a creative chaos that settles into thoughtful and meticulous design the web often calls for.

Before

After

The left picture is the website before my design. On the right is a picture of the site after I redesigned it with images the client already had.

Generally during my web design process, business goals are first defined, and then a creative design concept is crafted to meet those objectives. The design is refined and approved. Perhaps a website draft or wire frame is built with templates and content. Then work begins to code the basic site. I use current World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) web standards, make the design and code flexible for future improvements, and ensure it's easy for people to understand and access.

Graphic Design

Using Photoshop, I'm skilled with image optimization, retouching, and even completely re-working an original graphics file (such as the example above). I also can build a site or email from layered Photoshop files.

Project Management

I worked for several years as a web project manager and (before my web career) as a newspaper writer and photographer. This combination of communication expertise rounds out my more technical site design and development skills.

• Interviewing
• Marketing
• Technical training (groups or individuals) & helpdesk support
• Communication & Motivation
• Copy Writing & AP Style (focused on reader interest, web usability, accessibility, and search engine optimization)
• Site Information Architecture (with search engine optimization in mind)

Portfolio & Development

See more of my designs at the web Portfolio page. Or you can head over to the Web Development page to read technical details about how I build a web site.