This is my website. I'm on a journey to use my talents and passion for to understand and to help others. Graphic and web design is really an obsession and a fascinating undertaking. More than anything I like to make things better.
I take pride in sharing with others, the things I've learned and compiled. I think a great life involves taking a few risks, embracing your curiosity and your discomforts.
What do I do? I make websites and promotional campaigns mostly for small businesses and cultural organizations. I love entrepreneurs with great ideas and I need a good mission. I work mainly in HTML / CSS, Photoshop, variety of content management systems such as WordPress, ModX, Dokuwiki. I can plan ahead for the user. I spot breakdowns in process. I imagine workflows and see when they fall apart. I also know where content ads value and where it doesn't. I'm not a trained artist or a trained programmer. I'm a partially self-taught and formally educated expert in graphics and media.
I'm a writer too
I wrote a book in 2005 on the Adobe Graphics Suite (CS2) which from the title you can tell is the great American novel of its time. Sadly it has become somewhat obsolete as Adobe has released subsequent version(s) since then, but once in a while I find that someone benefitted from my book, which made it worth while.
I'll try to keep everyone posted of my upcoming writing projects. And by 'upcoming projects' I mean the 3/4 of my unfinished life coated with dust. Actually I've enjoyed all of the copy writing I've been doing for various clients, and my blog gets my attention too. That's enough for me at the moment.
- Mike's book at Amazon (buy it used for a whopping 56 cents!)
- Sample Tools Chapter at InformIT
Freelancing at the SmickWorks Laboratory
Freelance website design and graphics at the SmickWorks laboratory has been rewarding for me. I've created a company called SmickWorks because I needed a place to launder money. If you have been itching to put together a website, or need help with a book, logo, flyer, banner graphic or basically any web or print advertisement, I may be your guy. I've got connections man. You better believe it.
My ideal clients are those that I can inspire, small business kind of people, those who need my help and appreciate what I personally believe is smart design.
