The internet was just an idea.
Now the physical and digital worlds overlap.
Now we can't look to move the world
without moving in the digital world.
Now that CSS3 has been implemented by all the major browsers, a richer experience of the web is within our grasp. I want to bring that experience to life.
My philosophy on web architecture is that a site should be interactive and engaging, but not intrusive. To put it succinctly, as our lives become more digitized, our software must become more humanized. Welcome to the Interbret.
A website is like an engine. It must be carefully crafted with the goal of longevity in mind, or it will not thrive in the changing landscape of the web. Everything is in the details. Goethe suggested we "make a clean sweep of all terms like classic, modernist, realist, naturalist and substitute the simple terms healthy and sickly." I can't agree more.
Every website made here at the Interbret is lovingly crafted, and imbued with the lean but robust code that search engine robots and code-surfing humans will adore.
Too many websites are constructed without the intuitive appeal to human inclination. Others lack a strategic plan to guide the user into a relationship with the content. As a right-brainer who also who also loves strategy, geometry, brain-teasers, and coding, I have a unique advantage in creating the whole package. My educational background and continuing research focus on human experience and cultural analysis. Because user and computer make up the whole system, aesthetic concerns are structural ones. Form and function are part of the greater system whose purpose is to populate ideas that move people.
When Adobe announced they were discontinuing support for Flash on devices, this left the future of interactivity to emerging technologies. With HTML5, CSS3, swanky javascript libraries, and PHP to take some load off the client device, our web creations are limited only by our imagination.
If you are a coder, please take a peak under the hood. You will find immaculately organized, standards compliant, future-proof code with plenty of annotation. The layout is generated with CSS3 rather than images, and uses width percentages. Resize your window and see it in action.
I have over 15 years of experience in design, and look forward to innovations we will see in the near future. I value craftsmanship, curiosity, longevity, excellence, vitality, and connection. I am fascinated by people and behavior. I love the intricate logic of coding and intuitive process of making code breathe.
I don't subscribe to the 'jack-of-all-trades, master of none' philosophy. I find most things overlap in essential ways. I tend to stay involved with musical and artistic projects. I run, exercise, and explore ideas, psyches, history, the earth. Each of these inspires and clarifies my work.
It is what makes everything humanity has attained possible. Every great work is first born in the imagination.
When we want to reach out through the virtual space, it is with imagination that we conceive our message; and it is by stirring the imagination of a visitor that we are able to bring our message to vivid life.
It takes a different kind of design strategy to take advantage of a fluid, interactive medium like the web. You want your website to engage visitors' imaginations. You want a designer who understands visual language and will craft your website so that it stands out among the millions.
Development style has a huge impact on user experience. Its the subtleties that will determine how your content is digested. Let's discuss the technologies available and find the best avenue for your vision. We will talk about your goals and how you want your website to move. Then we will bring your vision to life.
As more people are relying on phones, it is critical to have an engaging and intuitive mobile site. I will work with you to make an interface so intuitive that it feels like part of the phone. Mobile jQuery, CSS3 and HTML5 are reinventing the mobile experience. Let's give your site some wheels so that you're message gets everywhere.
From search engine optimization, to social media integration, to captivating and memorable content. Reaching the widest possible audience and sticking in their minds like a good tune is critical in this age of distraction. I wont just give your site a voice, I'll make it sing.
Open source philosophy is one of the greatest recent human developments. If this mindset carried over into other sectors of society, the world would change before our eyes. If you are involved with an open source or non-profit project, I may be able to contribute something to your cause. Drop me a line!