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I taught a WordPress class Spring Semester 2017 for the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University in Athens, OH. The class basically took all the skills they had learned previously and merged them into a class using WordPress. Most had never used WordPress or Hosting Accounts and domains before, so it was a little bit of everything.
I managed and coordinated the design, editing, coding and execution of automated email messages for brand partners’ cardmembers, adhering to CAN-SPAM requirements and email best practices.
I did this ’10 WordPress Design Hacks for Graphic Designers’ presentation for WordCamp Cincinnati 2016. I always try to do something less techie and more design related at these sessions because most of the other sessions are so technical.
I did a presentation on Widgets for WordCamp Columbus 2016. What is a Widget, how do they work, how to use them and then I offered some good examples of widgets.
I won a bid to build a website for the University of Maryland School of Social Work. I helped organize the stories and reporters hired to do stories on Social Work for the site. The project was part of a special grant. I used JavaScript and PHP to setup the interactivity. As with most of my sites, I design it and set it up and then I release it to the client and no longer have anything to do with the site. I did purchase the domains for them and set up their hosting account. I organized the content with the help of the client.
So what is WordCamp? WordCamp is kind of like a local mini convention. But it’s put on by local WordPress users to help other users. Since I have come so far in one year with WordPress, I decided to volunteer to present. I have been a newspaper designer for more than 16 years, so I thought I would take a designer topic and discuss that. So my session is about fonts.
I designed this site while working for SiteInsight. It was a WordPress site, so I customized the theme that the client choose and designed the logo, avatar and favicon for them. I used JavaScript and PHP to setup the interactivity. As with most of my sites, I design it and set it up and then I release it to the client and no longer have anything to do with the site. After I did a majority of the setup and organization, I handed off the site to SiteInsight to finish up.
I designed this business card for a friend. It was two-sided and I was able to use just blue and white, so it was cheaper as a two-color job. I also did his resume.
I worked on the Design Desk at The Columbus Dispatch on a one-year contract during their redesign. I designed features pages, inside news, the TV tab, the Business section and the Metro section. After the contract ended, I returned about 6 months later for another 6-month stint.
I designed this site while working for SiteInsight. It was a WordPress site, so I customized the theme that the client choose and designed the logo, avatar and favicon for them. I used JavaScript and PHP to setup the interactivity. As with most of my sites, I design it and set it up and then I release it to the client and no longer have anything to do with the site. After I did a majority of the setup and organization for this site, I handed off the site to SiteInsight to finish up.
This site was built for a woman who was starting her own business. She wanted to build her online business brand to get public speaking jobs in her industry. She is a specialist in snow removal, as she used to work for ODOT. The WordPress site features a calendar, social media integration, testimonials and customized graphics, login and dashboard. I used JavaScript to setup the form, as well. I no longer have anything to do with the site because she hired an assistant to manage it, so the design is now their own.
Design, set up and manage weekly Lucky Brand Jeans HTML-email marketing campaign. Take client-provided PSDs and slice them up to transfer and code for Exact Target Email Marketing tool for scheduling and management. Also manage a variety of other misc. digital projects for company, as well as design and prepare graphics and 2 web sites for their iPhone/Android App the company was test marketing, called SmartPing.com.