I am interested in making the internet a more usable and visually appealing place one line of code at a time. I also like stepping into the real world to design user-experiences. Since mid-2009 I’ve managed SamIAre.net, a blog/portfolio website.

Education:

BFA Graphic Design, Winthrop University 2010 (pending graduation)
Rock Hill, SC

Design Work History:

Freelance
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Dates: September 2008–Present
Duties: Print design and front-end web development

Lab Instructor, Winthrop University
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Dates: January 2010–Present
Duties: Design Photoshop lessons and assignments, lecture

Design Intern, T-Metrics Inc.
Location: Charlotte, NC
Website: www.tmetrics.com
Dates: September 2007–December 2008
Duties: Website maintenance, trade-show banner design, product diagram illustrations

Skills:

Adobe’s Creative Design Suite:
Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash

Microsoft Office:
Word, Excel

Web technologies:
HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, ActionScript, WordPress, Blogger

Areas of Expertise:

Web design
Blog design
Package design
Interaction design

Honors

Work featured in Design Observer

Contact Info:

phone: 864.430.8481
web: Sam I Are
email: sayhello@samiare.net