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Hello I'm Aaron U. Salmon, and you have arrived at the home of my online agenda. I'm a jovial lad and life enthusiast based out of Chicago, Illinois. As a versatile User Experience Designer/Developer, my goal it to architect, design and deliver hand-crafted, pixel-perfect creations.
What I do. (What I love.)
I love the internets and I'm always on the lookout for interesting projects with fun people. My personal directive is to use my experience applying creativity, design principles, aesthetics and development skills towards the creation of professional, innovative products.
- Skills & Experience
- Every day I work with individuals, teams and businesses on a variety of internet projects.
- Website Design / Redesign
- Web Interface & Template Design
- CSS & XHTML / Front-End Development, Usability, IA & User Experience
- Search Engine Optimization & Strategy
- Blog, CMS, eCommerce Setup & Styling
- Logo Development, Branding & Identity
- Social Marketing / Community Building
- Creative Direction & Art Direction
- Project Management & Client Communication
- Content Development & Strategy
Contact Me
Learn more about my work, or get in touch to discuss working together or just to chat!
November 19th, 2008
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- Aaron U. Salmon
- Auraworks, Ltd.
- Web Art Director / Independent Contractor
- Chicago IL 60618 USA
- N 41° 41.932278 W 87° -87.678105
- July 20, 1975
- 773.336.2872
- aaron@auraworks.com
- IM & Communication
- AIM: acidargyleAIM: acidargyle (preferred IM)
- Jabber: acidargyle@gtalk.comgTalk: acidargyle@gmail.com
- ICQ: 8537803ICQ: 8537803
- YIM: acidargyle@yahoo.comYahoo: acidargyle@yahoo.com
- MSN: acidargyle@hotmail.comMSN: acidargyle@hotmail.com
- Skype: acidargyleSkype: acidargyle
- www.auraworks.com
- www.aaronsalmon.com
About Me
I've been into Web Design & Development professionally since 1999 and I have passion for both technical growth and creative expression. My personal life in Chicago is an filled with loved ones, culture, music, fun & inspiration.
- I’m 34 years old.
- I grew up in the Wisconsin countryside.
- I’m left handed.
- I’m married to a fantastic girl.
- I’m captain of Gold Star Bar's pool team.
- I was once a wedding DJ.
- I have a hella green thumb.
- I’m superstitious about two things.
- I love my bike - and enjoy building new ones.
- I dig music, screenprinting, frisbee, cooking and coffee.
- View some of my recent work.
Ideas, Ideals & Outlooks
- Allow events to change you. - You have to be willing to grow. Growth is different from something that happens to you. You produce it. You live it. The prerequisites for growth: the openness to experience events and the willingness to be changed by them. - From Bruce Mau's "Incomplete Manifesto"
- "That's the disease you have to fight in any creative field... ease of use" - Jack White
- "To clarify add detail. Clutter and overload are not an attribute of information. They are failures of design..." - Edward Tufte
- "Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it." - Mark Twain
- "Go forth under the open sky, and list to nature's teachings." - William Cullen Bryant
- "Get to the Chopper" - Dutch