A tough problem I had to solve
My graphic design career has posed many tough problems that need to be solved - usually within tight time constraints.
One of the toughest that comes to mind is when I was working for LA Times | CareerPath. I was tasked to work with Editors to condense and turn a number of print manuals for Job Seekers into a concise and compelling online experience. In addition these needed to be combined with an online "Job Fair" that was scheduled to go live in less than one month. Very few of the team members had skills in being able to translate the printed word in the online world (this was Web 1.0 era!)
In some respects, I was able to both collaborate and mentor the Editors and help them work along with myself and another designer/programmer to produce a series that was awarded an LA Times Press Award.
Most importantly, it taught me how to build a team and take materials for one media and translate then in a compelling way, into another.
I love the day-to-day problem solving that is the life of the designer. It keeps me sharp and, of course, makes things interesting.
Read testimonials from my LA Times team.
One of the toughest that comes to mind is when I was working for LA Times | CareerPath. I was tasked to work with Editors to condense and turn a number of print manuals for Job Seekers into a concise and compelling online experience. In addition these needed to be combined with an online "Job Fair" that was scheduled to go live in less than one month. Very few of the team members had skills in being able to translate the printed word in the online world (this was Web 1.0 era!)
In some respects, I was able to both collaborate and mentor the Editors and help them work along with myself and another designer/programmer to produce a series that was awarded an LA Times Press Award.
Most importantly, it taught me how to build a team and take materials for one media and translate then in a compelling way, into another.
I love the day-to-day problem solving that is the life of the designer. It keeps me sharp and, of course, makes things interesting.
Read testimonials from my LA Times team.