What I Do (6th February 2008)
At parties and family events I’m sometimes asked what I do. Talking about tags and selectors usually prompts a polite smile, followed by a hasty exit.
The description must use familiar terms that summarise the main things.
Job Type
Website Designer.
Job Title
Senior Front-end Developer.
Role
I make websites for sdesign1, a website design company in Liverpool.
How I got into Websites Design
- Made my first website in 1998 with a friend from school.
- Helped other friends make websites for themselves over the next few years.
- In 2005 I turned professional, working freelance.
- Asked the secondary school I went to, Calthorpe Park School, if they’d like help with their website. They did and this is ongoing.
- In 2006 I started working for sdesign1.
- In 2007 Calthorpe’s website won an award from Hampshire County Council.
Further Details, if Requested
Specifically, I join up how a website looks with how it works.
- A designer draws a picture of how one type of page should look.
- I make one working web page from that.
- A programmer creates all the pages of that type using the page I made.
Specialities?
I make websites:
- easier for people to use, especially for people with disabilities;
- faster to load;
- easier to maintain;
- and pass industry standards.
