For Hire
I build web sites for artists, art groups, and small businesses. I write pages with standards-compliant CSS and Strict document types. I structure page layout using the Box Model and design for best possible user experience, accessibility, and cross-platform compatibility.
I am currently learning more about PHP, Flash, and JavaScript to enhance intereactivity and to simplify site maintenance. I also design logos and create fine art.Learn More
Featured Paper
I spent a significant portion of my time in graduate school researching and studying postmodernism in the attempt to understand what it is and what it means. I found no simple answers to that question but I enjoyed reading and writing about it.
Moving Beyond Postmodernism is a polemical piece where I bid farewell to postmodernism, tip my hat to the late Jean Baudrillard, and make an appeal for hypermodernism, but not based on Paul Virilio's version of Hypermodernism. The essay is about 3400 words plus endnotes and bibliography. Read More
Latest Thoughts
While searching the web, I stumbled across an interview with Swedish web developer and standards evangelist Tommy Olsson from 2005. In the interview, Olsson claims that HTML 4.01 Strict is more appropriate for writing web pages than XHTML 1.0 Strict. Upon further research and consideration, I see his point. I might just have to adjust my approach coding web pages. Learn Why
Reflecting on all I've read about web design, I realized that the Modern Movement is alive and well on the internet. The tenets of design as they relate to web pages are a direct application of the tenets of Modernism. We write clean pages based on strong grid structures, and strive to maximize efficiency. We even have leading designers eschewing the evils of excessive decor. It's a sad state of affairs, but... Read More
Featured Design
The Badger Basket Web Site
I am currently re-designing the interface for Badger Basket Company's website. It is a fully operational asp-based e-commerce site with a database-driven catalog and shopping cart. The project is exciting as I have considerable freedom in the design process. It also puts my interface design and coding skills and to the test. At this point, my shiny, new home page links to older pages, but I want to share what I've done. More Design WorkBadger Basket Site
Featured Artwork
Biomechanical Dependency
The colored pencil Drawing Biomechanical Dependency (2006) is a study of claustrophobic space, like the space in an overstuffed closet as seen from the perspective of an ant. More Artwork
