Hi! Thanks for visiting my site. I <3 web design — everything about it. I get to combine my creativity with my technical expertise to create beautiful, accessible, user-friendly sites for every budget. Find out more in the links below.       — Carolyn G. Velez

» Selected Work

Effective Design Studio
Seattle Dances
  • client
    Plymouth Housing Group
  • launch
    11.11
  • url
    adaptive site: www.seattledances.org
  • role
    Sole designer and developer
  • tech
    Customized HTML, CSS and PHP for WordPress theme
The Arctic Club Dome Room
  • client
    The Arctic Club Dome Room
  • launch
    05.11
  • url
    www.domeroomseattle.com
  • role
    Sole developer
  • tech
    HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript and SEO
Hensel Design Studios
  • client
    Hensel Design Studios
  • launch
    07.11
  • url
    www.henseldesignstudios.com
  • role
    Sole developer
  • tech
    Customized HTML, CSS and PHP for static site, WordPress theme, Facebook and Twitter pages
Hensel Design Studios
  • client
    William Wright Photography
  • launch
    08.10
  • url
    www.williamwrightphoto.com
  • role
    Sole developer
  • tech
    Customized HTML, CSS and PHP for static site and WordPress theme
Plymouth Housing Group
  • client
    Plymouth Housing Group
  • launch
    09.10
  • url
    www.plymouthhousing.org
  • role
    Sole designer and developer
  • tech
    Customized HTML, CSS and PHP for WordPress theme
Be Prepared Puget Sound
  • client
    Be Prepared Puget Sound
  • launch
    03.11
  • url
    www.bepreparedpugetsound.org
  • role
    Sole designer and developer
  • tech
    Customized HTML, CSS and PHP for WordPress theme
UW Impact
  • client
    uw impact
  • launch
    01.10
  • url
    www.uwimpact.org
  • role
    Sole designer and developer
  • tech
    Customized HTML, CSS and PHP for Wordpress theme

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» About Me

I'm a highly self-motivated and goal-oriented creative professional with 16 years of experience in graphic design. I have focused on web design for the past 10 years — designing and developing small to medium size web sites as an in-house designer and a freelancer. My first seven years in the industry were focused on print so I'm a great back-up print designer when needed.

» Mad Skillz

  • Proficient on Mac and PC
  • Design for web and print
  • WordPress theme customization
  • Hand-code valid HTML and CSS
  • Familiarity with jQuery, Javascript, PHP and MySQL
  • Blue lines, specs and mechanicals
  • SEO
  • Adobe CS5
    • InDesign
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • Acrobat
    • Dreamweaver
    • Flash
    • FireWorks
  • QuarkXpress (remember that?)
  • BBEdit
  • HomeSite
  • Extensis Portfolio
  • Microsoft Office

» Clients

  • One Main Street
  • Polygon Northwest
  • The Arctic Club
  • Hensel Design Studios
  • Plymouth Housing Group
  • UW Impact
  • Saetia
  • OneTouch Direct
  • Knight Communications
  • Baby Expert 411
  • Graphic Advertising Services
  • Evergoing Products Group
  • Ferguson Sell, LLC
  • Seattle Baby Planners
  • Microsoft
  • Sierra Online
  • Harborview Medical Center
  • University of Washington Medicine Advancement
  • University of Washington Medical Alumni Association
  • Village Theatre
  • DramaQueen
  • ArtsWest Theater

» Resume

» My resume in PDF format

Experience

5.10 – current
Graphic Designer/Web Developer | Effective Design Studio

  • Design and develop user-friendly, accessible web sites
  • Develop sites executed by other designers to exact specifications
  • Intergrate social media functionality into sites and train clients to use
  • Design and execute HTML emails

8.09 – 5.10
Assistant Director for Web & Online Services | UW Medicine Advancement

  • Design and develop user-friendly, accessible web sites
  • Strategize with colleagues so I can best support their fund raising efforts
  • Advocate for the department by coordinating web services used by other departments in the university

10.08 – 8.09
Freelance Web Designer & Consultant

  • Design and develop user-friendly, accessible web sites on a contract basis

11.07 – 10.08
Web Designer | Healthtalk

  • Redesigned web site as part of a team.
  • Created comps to include clients’ identity for sales department

9.04 – 11.07
Graphic Designer/Web Site Specialist | UW Medicine Development

  • Created, updated and maintained multiple web sites
  • Designed and produced event collateral, magazine and annual report

8.01 – 9.04
Marketing Designer | Zegrahm Expeditions

11.98 – 8.01
Jr. Designer/Production Artist | Zegrahm Expeditions

3.98 – 11.98 & 10.96 – 2.97
Production Artist | ArtSource

2.97 – 11.97
Graphics Assistant | Heartland Group

4.95 – 6.96
Graphic Arts Coordinator | Shoreline Community College

Education

  • Currently enrolled in the Web Technology Solutions certificate program with the UW Professional & Continuing Education department
  • A.A.A.S. in Visual Communications/Graphic Design from Shoreline Community College, 6/96
  • Continuing professional education courses in web design at BCC, Photobition, and MediaPro