About Me
I Have Been Designing For a Long Time
I have been working on the Web since 1996 when I started designing my first employer’s website with Netscape and Notepad. I’ve spent the bulk of my design career working in-house as both a graphic designer and internal web developer, but coupled with years of freelance and agency work, I have created dozens of websites for businesses of all sizes in an array of industries.
I graduated with honors from The Art Institute of Philadelphia in 2000, and have since actively pursued my passion for web and print design. I now consult with businesses on their websites and marketing programs, and in my free time obsess over semantic HTML, different shades of green, and how to rule the planet.
I Have Written Two Books
Writing is one of my favorite past times, especially when a publisher gives me money to voice my expertise in print.
Web Design and Marketing Solutions for Business Websites
Business websites cannot be static. They must actively solicit interaction with visitors to push revenue growth and meet marketing goals. Web Design and Marketing Solutions for Business Websites explores those ideas and offers compelling advice on how to take full advantage of the Web as a marketing medium.
Textpattern Solutions
Textpattern is a powerful, PHP-based content management system (CMS) that allows you to build almost any kind of data-driven website quickly and easily. Textpattern Solutions, co-authored with several well-known figures in the TXP community, shows you how to use the CMS to a professional standard.
I Blog, Therefore I Am
graphicpush is my main outlet for writing, and besides a semi-regular posting about design, content, web development and life in general, the site hosts a series of articles and tutorials written for the design community.
I Am Involved in the Web Community
I am a member of the following organizations:
Creative Latitude
Creative Latitude is a worldwide community that unites various creative disciplines for collective promotion, education and ethical business practice.
Guild of Accessible Web Designers
The Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS) is a world-wide association of organizations and accessible web designers and developers that promotes accessible web development through standards-based design.