Finally! After 3 years of slaving away at school, I am done! Say hello to a more accomplished Travis Dahl. I now have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Media Arts. Friday was my last day at sweet old Platt College. I will miss all of the awesome friends I have made along the way but will try my best to stay in touch. Special thanks to Ed Boretz, Fred Winton, Malon Meredith, Tiziana d’Agostino, Marketa Hancova, and the rest of the staff at Platt. See you in the business world!

Now where’s my Mrs. Robinson?

Link: LindenLan.net

The coolest part about Google Calendar is that you can embed it in your web page using an iframe which Google provides a handy-dandy configurator to generate the HTML. The worst part about Google Calendar is that you embed it in your web page using an iframe.

An iframe is truly a page within a page from the start html tag down to the end html tag. Therefore it has it’s own separate scope which means you can’t inherit styles from the parent page. If my company’s web site had a cerulean blue theme, then I wouldn’t really care. Unfortunately, the web site is colored various shades of green. Clash-o-matic.

What’s the solution? Use an intermediary script to request the calendar document and then replace the stylesheet link with a link to my own stylesheet. Voila!

-script by Brian Gibson

To obtain an entry-level position in the Media/Web/Graphic Arts Industry, utilizing my ability to work as a team member within a company that presents challenge and promotes growth.

XHTML/CSS 2.0

Vast knowledge of web design, SEO, web standards, U.I. usability, web trends, and more. Experience with implementing AJAX, JS, PHP, to create dynamic web pages with stimulating interaction. Appreciate and embrace all aspects of web design and it’s effect on the way the world interacts.

Adobe Photoshop CS2

Able to execute clean clipping paths, compose multiple images using layer masks, photo restoration, and color correction.

Adobe Illustrator CS2

Skilled with (but not limited to) Pen Tool, Pathfinder, logo and diestrike creation, gradient mesh, tracing from photographs, and 3D Effects.

Adobe InDesign CS2

Always strive to practice good page layout, page design, and professional typesetting. Conscious of typography, image resolution, and pre-press procedures.

Adobe Acrobat 7.0

Full understanding of PDF generation and workflow.

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8

Full working knowledge of the program including site definition, FTP, CSS, using tools to streamline production, etc.

Macromedia Flash 8

Full working knowledge of the program including actionScript, filters, dynamic content implementation, etc.

QuarkXPress 6.5

Confident in pre-flighting, long document setup, master pages, pagination, and font management. Aware of commercial printing issues, including: trapping, file preparation and organization, paper selection and special printing techniques.

Final Cut Pro HD

Familiar with the fundamentals of nonlinear editing, including pre-production, production, and post-production processes.

Web Developer

• Helped write valid XHTML/CSS for Playstation 3 Store and Game sites
• Learned to use proprietary file management systems
• Worked as a member of a large team of developers
• Incorporated proprietary javascript framework

Web/Graphic Designer

• Designed and developed several websites
• Full responsibility of conceptualization and creation on design projects for all media
• Able to meet strict deadlines

Teaching Assistant

• Student assistance in all project aspects
• Troubleshooting computer hardware/software problems
• Tutoring HTML

Freelance Web Designer | Print

• Developed web site from concept to completion
• Hand coded tableless CSS design
• Implemented full CMS (content management system) which client has used to add and update ALL of the content on his site

Web Design (work in progress)

• Developed web site from concept to completion
• Hand coded tableless CSS design
• Implemented and customized full CMS (content management system)
• Used sIFR Flash Text Replacement on “H” tags

Flash Web Design (case study-information not up to date)

• Interface drawn completely in vectors. No bitmaps.
• Great learning experience

Freelance Digital Video

• Directed, produced, filmed, and edited video from concept to completion
• Worked under tight budget and schedule

Freelance Web Designer

• Developed web site from concept to completion
• Full table layout with minimal CSS styling (Though I no longer use this method, it’s presented here to show my knowledge of tables)
• Optimized and sliced graphically heavy web layout for fast web viewing

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