DoN Brewer Multimedia Development and Design

Following a few simple procedures ensures a productive experience for my clients and their customers:

• Integration - Determining lines of communication and key players, brain-storming, fact-finding, questions, questions, more questions... with the goal of developing a variety of ideas and possible solutions to meet client needs using information design and hierarchy.
• Scope - Discovering the depth and breadth of the web experience that the client expects while establishing boundaries regarding resources.  Utilizing flowcharts, storyboards and scripts, sketches of possible design ideas emerge from collected data. Once a good image of appropriate design emerges to best meet client expectations, resources and budget can be addressed.
• Timeline - Developing a calendar of events and deadlines including brainstorming, storyboards, writing, design, resource management, coding, and testing dates for Alpha, Beta and Gold presentations.
• Cost - Manage revenue flow by creating clear cost information, deposit expectations and payment schedules.  Create realistic expectations for clients regarding product development and alterations while meeting budget restraints is important to communicate openly and honestly.
• Quality Control - Establishing quality guidelines and continually testing a broad set of parameters including information hierarchy and design assures web pages work and look optimally.
• Human Resources - Determine talent and technical resources required to meet client expectations within financial boundaries. I usually work by myself but am well connected i the design community.
• Communications - As the product manager and designer, I am the liasson for decision makers and creative team members, creating an efficient information flow. My contact information is available on this website, business cards and printed materials.
• Risk Management - Through testing, adherence to time-lines, budget and resource management, risk of loss, error or customer dissatisfaction can be minimized.
• Closure - Client satisfaction may be assured through in-depth fact finding, product development and testing.  By meeting and beating deadlines and satisfaction benchmarks I try to influence successful delivery of quality web experiences, gaining satisfied clients and referrals. Of course, I recognize that each situation is different and the importance of remaining open to new information from clients, designers and end-users affect production but adherence to management principles can minimize cost over-runs, delays and client dissatisfaction.

DoN Brewer - Designer Statement

DoN Brewer - DoNBrewerMultimedia - Web design requires the resolution of many questions and facets of consideration: interactive interface development, information design, digital photography, Photoshop expertise, search engine optimization (SEO), WordPress blogging, social networking & e-mail marketing.  Multimedia means to me: drawing, painting, writing, graphic design, typography, video production, Flash & actionscipt code, art installation, sound design, motion graphics, animation, HTML, photography and mixed media. I am a computer artist, fine artist and multimedia designer, I am not an expert in every field of web development but I like solving problems, developing ideas and opening new paths of communications through interactive design.

 

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