Statement of Purpose

In-House Design Position

I am currently looking for a full-time or internship position in interaction design. Specifically, I am most interested in working for a product design or web development firm, or in the game development industry as a level designer or texture artist.

Freelance Design Work

I am also interested in taking on more freelance design projects. Please view the Design Services portion of this web site for more information on the work I can do for you and your company. As an experienced graphic design artist with extensive training in usability, accessibility, and optimizing the user experience, I am a valuable asset to your freelance projects.

Interests and Skill Development

I am particularly interested in the way human beings utilize tools in order to facilitate the performance of some task. In particular, I am interested in how computing facilitates social interaction, and which characteristics best support social behavior; whether it is a program's or device's user interface, an emotionally salient graphic design, or a set of scripted tasks in a program or game.

What is it about online gaming that is so engaging, and how can I personally translate these characteristics to my designs? How can video-conferencing facilitate or hinder work between geographically displaced parties, and how can design emphasize features which help and downplay those which hurt the process? I hope to answer all of these theoretical questions and others like them, and apply the answers to my design.

I am also continuously improving my skill set and knowledge base about graphic design, user centered design, and interaction design. In particular, I am looking for a position that can nurture my graphic design skills and give me experience with 3D modeling software and 2D computer art.