Walter Cameron Advertising

As Senior Interactive Designer I am responsible for website design as well as functionality and architecture. I program in HTML and CSS utilising the latest in HTML 5 standards as well as maintaining backward compatibility. I assist clients in website marketing and materials to best communicate their business online.

Millennium Communications

I worked at Millennium as an art director for three years. The focus was on web and multimedia projects. I coordinated projects from inception through completion. From the planning stages with the client to working with the developers through production. I was responsible for design, HTML/CSS, architecture and marketing solutions associated with the projects. I also did some Flash work for banners, games and multimedia projects.

NBTY

NBTY is a manufacturer of vitamins. They are responsible for names such as Puritan's Pride, Vitamin World and a host of other brand names and products. I worked at NBTY for three years as the only art director for their web division.

Here is where I learned a lot about web marketing and server-side development. This was high volume work related to their e-commerce web sites and a host of consumer web sites to be designed, built and maintained.

Creative Works Studios

I started Creative Works with my wife in 95 in New York City and continued with it for seven years. Together we designed brochures, CD jackets, catalogs, logos and got started in designing web sites. I assisted in photo shoots and went on press regularly.

I was also represented by Regina Brown Artist Rep. for my Photoshop and 3-D illustrations at this time.

Falk Communications

Falk was (now bought by Key) a pharmaceutical advertising and marketing agency. We designed promotional campaigns to promote products for Pfizer and Key Pharmaceutical. Here I started designing on the computer and learning all the software. Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop and whatever else was needed.

Adobe Photoshop - thorough understanding

I do my web designs in Photoshop vs illustrator because I find it more flexible and easier to save out to Dreamweaver. I also do airbrush-like illustrations in Photoshop.

Adobe Illustrator - thorough understanding

I've been using Illustrator since 1990 and have worked in every version since. I use it mostly for logos and illustrations these days.

Dreamweaver - thorough enough for a production environment

I use Dreamweaver mostly for hard coding my HTML/CSS and site management. I don't use the menu commands provided for designers that don't code.

InDesign - moderate understanding

I used to know Quark thoroughly but now I am focused on InDesign. I feel InDesign is a better product than Quark and dovetails better with other Adobe products. I've found that most of the functions are the same just moved around and implemented a little differently.

Quark

See InDesign

Flash - Timeline animation only

I have a thorough understanding of Flash timeline animations for banners and promotions. I can do simple things in Action Script but have not perused knowing it beyond that.

HTML & CSS - thorough understanding

While there's always more to find out about this I am one of the better coders that I know in this area. I enjoy it and always try to bring new things that CSS can do while making sure it operates well in all supported browsers.

Lately I've been implementing some jQuery( JavaScript ) into my designs bringing some Flash-like effects without the burden of Flash.

PHP - moderate understanding

I work closely with developers and build my HTML and CSS to work with dynamic content. From time to time I will write PHP code.

SQL - moderate understanding

I have a thourough understanding of relational tables and can write SQL to update, insert and pull content. I typically use PHPmyAdmin to edit content if it's available.

JavaScript

I write a little JavaScript but usually in the jQuery library utilizing it's simplified language.

I went to School at The New England School of Art & Design in Boston. I majored in both Graphic Design and Illustration. I used to do a lot of air brush art and thought I might go into illustration but found graphic design interesting as well. They were both fun and challenging and I wanted to pursue both.