About me
Hi, my name is Dave Rayner. I'm a creative guy who has been converting ideas, user and business needs into online 'reality' for over nine years.
A brief history
- Born in New Zealand in 1977 and moved to Australia in 1980.
- Went to school in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney
Studied at Enmore Design Centre - Diploma of Graphic Design (I ended up teaching web design there in my last year)- I worked as an all-round graphic designer for about a year
- Started a web design / development company with three other guys in late 2000
- Gained six years of invaluable production and leadership experience as a designer, writer, analyst, project manager, company (and eventually) managing director
- Started my freelance web design practice in late 2006 (to enjoy more time with our first child)
- I'm now a busy and happy freelance designer and front-end coder (+ husband & father of two :)
What are you looking for?
An outsource / overflow / code solution
- Proven track record as an outsource contractor
- Rates you can work with
- High quality front-end code
- Fixed quotes or by the hour
- Speedy turnaround (where possible of course)
- Confidentiality assured
A web designer
- 9+ years corporate and boutique experience
- High quality design and code
- Search Engine Friendly code and construction
- Broad range of skills
- Connections with other designers and developers
- Brochure sites, eNewsletters, online stores
I am good at:
- Interface design and graphics
- HTML and CSS - W3C compliant & WAI conscious
- Usability principles
- Writing for the web & organising content
- Understanding your business, customers and how that can work online
- Brand / logo design
- Online store creation / eCommerce principles
- Email newsletter campaigns
- Image slide shows (using JavaScript)
- Setting up Google accounts / maps / analytics
- If I can't do it, I have connections with talented designers, Flash professionals and developers
A selection of agencies who utilise my services :
A selection of clients I work with directly:
