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Jason Ormand knows that great design makes the world a better place.
Sarahatlee.com has been on the air for eleven years. It's gone through many design iterations, some that I created myself, more done with the help of web design pros.
Division of Labor
In recent years I have learned that I am not the person best qualified to design and maintain my own website. I could learn to become so, but I already have a job as a full-time artist.
Turning sarahatlee.com over to professional web designer Jason Ormand is one of the best investments I have ever made. Jason shares my penchant for clean, elegant design, and he has a fine-tuned understanding of how people interact with the web.
I asked Jason to tell us a little more about what he does for a living.
When people ask, "So what do you do?" how do you answer?
I’m a Web Designer and Front End Developer.
How did you get into this business?
In 2007, Windows “automatically fixed” an external hard drive that I used to store all of the photos from my various adventures while I was in the Navy. Windows reformatted my hard drive and I lost 4 years of photos. Later that same day I was installing Linux on my laptop. That snowballed into an insatiable thirst for all things computers. I was building websites within a month.
What do you love about good design?
Clarity. Making a web site aesthetically pleasing while staying laser focused on the primary goal.
What do you hate about bad design?
Failure to communicate. If visitors are confused, it’s very unlikely that they will succeed at their task. If their task was to buy something from you or find your contact page, you lose.
Do you have a dream job, other than this?
This is my dream job. I love what i do.
Dude, are you for hire?
Yes. I’m currently accepting new projects. Interested parties can go to JasonOrmand.com/contact, where they can find the various ways to contact me.
Thanks, Jason.