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- Web Designer Magazine Thinks I’m Awesome!
About two weeks ago I sent off an introductory email to Web Designer magazine, a UK magazine that I subscribe to and highly recommend to anyone interested in web design. I introduced myself to them and told them my story.
The short version of said story - I designed my first website when I was 11, went on to teach myself XHTML, CSS, PHP, Photoshop and Dreamweaver and after completing a certificate III in VET Multimedia I received a vocational award for my talent from the Australian government. I then studied a Diploma in Information Technology at university, worked as a junior web developer for 3 months, moved to England and now work as a freelance web designer full time.
They were so impressed with my work that they’re going to publish a couple of pages featuring me in issue 150 which is on sale on the 23rd of October, 2008.
Awesome!
Ashleigh
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- Web Design Inspiration That You Can Hold In Your Hands
As a Professional Freelance Web Designer it is not uncommon for me to spend 10+ hours infront of my computer in a single day. Every day I lookup design/technology news, I design a website (or work on a website in progress), I spend a half hour on Qassia (a site for webmasters looking to promote their websites aswell as earn money) and I dedicate some time to planning my upcoming projects (Illicit Butterfly and the You and What Army Street Team).
At the end of the day I might have a look around for design inspiration and development insight, and often frequent the Web Designer Wall. This last activity can take up a lot of time without me realising it and after having spent 10+ hours on the computer already there are some days where I’m on the computer until I have to force myself to stop and walk away due to a headache.
What’s a girl to do? Well, after doing a little research using my favorite search engine, I subscribed to .Net Magazine and Web Designer Magazine.
