I'm excited to start designing
and coding your website!
I plan to spend a minimum of 3 - 4 hours a day 5 days a week mostly while my daughter is in school. I hope to spend some extra time on evenings and weekends when I have time available.
I am excited to start out on this new career path of web design and development although, looking back I feel that I have been heading here for a long time. Starting as a teenager writing simple programs for fun, two years in art school, running a retail business for 10 years and many other experiences have combined to bring me to this not so new path.
My story begins with being a single mother of a spunky 10 year old girl. After my husband passed away I found I needed more flexibility in my work schedule. With some planning, I found that I could take a break from a full time work schedule to find an alternative. That’s when I found a class in Web Design/Development. What I discovered is that the skills necessary for Web Design/Development are a compilation of my life experience. Starting as a teenager writing simple programs for fun gave me a solid base for coding. Two years in art school provided me with experience creating visually appealing designs. Running a custom printed t-shirt business for 10 years gave me a solid understanding what a client wants. Finally, my degree in accounting helps me keep costs in line. After my first online class I designed, coded and published a website for Superior Speech Solutions, LLC. Currently, I am taking a second online class to improve my skills further.
Veggie Box
Bamboo
Wild Mushrooms
Stick Fish
Pink Morning Glory
Sunset
Fern
Ocean This is a photograph I took of a beautiful flowering vine. It is called by sevral names. I always called it vinca. It is also called myrtle and periwinkle.
This is a picture taken at a beach in Florida where we go almost ever year for vacation. We are fortnate to have relative that live nearby!
Here is a picture of some fall leaves in the grass. Fall leaves are one of my favorite things to photograph. I am lucky to have many trees in my yard.
This is a photograph I took of a beautiful flowering vine. It is called by sevral names. I always called it vinca. It is also called myrtle and periwinkle.
This is a picture taken at a beach in Florida where we go almost ever year for vacation. We are fortnate to have relative that live nearby!
Here is a picture of some fall leaves in the grass. Fall leaves are one of my favorite things to photograph. I am lucky to have many trees in my yard.
Send me an emailThere are three major sections to my design process. The first step is to work with the client to understand what their business is and what they expect to get out of their website. The next step would be to come up with some ideas to meet their stated expectations and possibly offer some additional ideas, things I can make the website do that they didn’t think of, hence the first step getting to know their business. The third step would be the building of an awesome solution for their web needs.
I have created four websites. The first one was a portfolio website for me that was a modified class project. The second was Superior Speech Solutions, LLC which I both designed and coded. The third was a redesign of the Superior Speech Solutions, LLC site to add more functionality. The fourth website was this one!
I have created three websites. I have coded two websites from scratch, the first one was a portfolio website for me that was a modified class project and the second was Superior Speech Solutions, LLC which I both designed and coded. The third website was this one!
No, I do not have a degree in computers. What I do have is experience running a business, creating beautiful artwork and making awesome websites. I did in fact go to college. I started in the fine arts program at Alfred University but ended up graduating from RI College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
I use Atom and here are three videos about it.