Clark County Presentation - Web Design

DAVID SPARKS • CLARK COUNTY WEB DESIGN POSITION • 1.12.15

David Sparks • [email protected] • 503.238.4024

Job: IRC14436

Web Designer - Project (Programmer/Analyst, Technician)

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WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• GRAPHIC DESIGN PROJECTS

• LOGOS/BRANDING

• WEBSITE DESIGN AND UI/UX PROJECTS

• MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS

• MY 8 LAWS OF UI/UX

• MY RESUMÉ















OLD SITE


http://troikaranch.org/troikaWP/

WHAT I DID

• Custom/responsive web design

• Photography

• Search Engine Optimization

• UX design & content strategy

• WordPress CMS development

• Restructured content to align brand

• Integrated social media/data capture

VISIT SITE

http://www.troikaranch.org/troikaWP

http://troikaranch.org/troikaWP/

OLD SITE


http://www.synergybehavior.com/dev

WHAT I DID

• Custom/responsive web design


• UX design & content strategy

• WordPress CMS development

• Restructured content to align brand


• Drove organic SEO search results

VISIT SITE





http://www.hophophalf.com/

WHAT I DID

• Wordpress Web Design

• E-Commerce registration site


• UI/UX Design

• WordPress CMS Development


• Photography

VISIT SITE







1) Start With an Interface Diagram

Every person is different and navigates differently.

The design needs to be flexible.

Create a clear road map to your user’s end result.

2) Be Consistent

User should get same results with same behavior.

Buttons in consistent place and look similar.

ONE font for section headers and ONE for body

text.

Keep color schemes consistent.DAVID SPARKS • CLARK COUNTY WEB DESIGN POSITION • 1.12.15

3) Develop a Standards Document

Does not have to be a stringently detailed document.

Define places for client where you want consistency.

When standards are breached, refer to the document.

4) Explain, Explain, Explain!

Give good direction on your website or application.

Buttons should have clear direction.

Labels on the navigation should be informative.

E-commerce should assure security and accuracy.


5) Don’t Frustrate Your User!

If the user can’t find the info they will get frustrated.

If frustrated they won’t return or will review poorly.

User will get lost if the interface is too cluttered.

Keep it clean and simple.

6) Be FAMILIAR!

Design that steers the eye to where it should be.

Left to right, top to bottom.

Keep user-interface balanced and patterned.


7) Content, As Always, Is King

Edit content of site to use clear and succinct wording.

Use text that is search engine-friendly and sensible.

Use complete sentences, be positive, use active verbs.

Error messages should be nice, clever, and accurate.

8) TEST, TEST, and TEST AGAIN!

Try to make mistakes and evaluate what happens.

Is it easy to recover from your mistake?

User should be able to guess what to do next.

Refer back to interface diagram if problems arise.


• 18 years experience in graphic design, layout, and creation for web and print;

• Expert level skills in Adobe Creative Suite design programs;

• 12 years experience serving in a Webmaster role;

• 10 years experience in User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design;

• 8 years experience with Social Media communications and support;

• 10 years experience with Google Analytics: monitoring/analysis/reporting;

• 12 years experience building websites in CSS/HTML; Wordpress and Drupal;

• Strong written/verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills;

• Excellent customer service skills;

• Expert in communication with technical and non-technical people.

Why I am a good fit for this position:



David Sparks • [email protected] • 503.238.4024

Thank you all very much for your time and consideration

for this position.


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Clark County Presentation - Web Design