About Who I Am. Designer. Photographer. Front-End Developer. Father.
- friends&affs
- ryanmulford.com
- milesjohnson.com
- dannytatom.com
- evaneckard.com
- i like
- coffee.
- designing.
- reading.
- photography.
- mountain dew.
About Me
\\ my background
My name is Andrew Christensen and I am a 21 year old web architect and graphic designer. I have been working on the web professionally for over 3 years with experience ranging from working for high-end advertising firms to taking on small business challenges with local businesses and getting their online presence realized and executed. I am not your typical computer nerd, I have a passion for what I do; I thoroughly love working on the web and for print.
When I am not found behind the screen of a computer, I can either be found taking pictures or spending time with my one year old son.
\\ my process
When it comes to starting a new project, I approach each with their own unique process, as each project is different and requires creative thinking. This can range from surfing the web and popular web showcases, to going for a walk with my camera, spending time with my son, reading through photoshop magazines or just spending time with a pad and paper just doodling and brainstorming.
Before I can deliver an accurate project overview / design, one must get a client to properly articulate their vision for their project and make sure that we both see eye to eye on your project. This is why I believe communication to be a huge key in any project or role I take on. I find that constant communication not only results in a successful project, but increases overall client satisfaction.
Every web site produced is started from scratch. Each web site is designed from a grid to keep overall consistency and to ensure that there is little guessing work involved with content placement and that the importance of certain web elements is not missed. From that point all the visual and aesthetic work is taken care of before being delivered to the client (who is constantly updated on the current status of their project), who will give feedback and criticism. After completion of this stage, the web site is coded and developed with strict standards in place to ensure cross-browser compatability, semantic markup, and that your live web site reflects the mock-ups identically.