I tell stories.

I create identities and programs that connect, tell your story, and provide the digital tools that you need. From web portfolios and custom intranet databases, to digital journals and subscription management utilities, to postcards, business cards, newsletters, and logos, I have the established portfolio and experience necessary to tell your story.

You are not simply an account to me. You are not a user that I can push into existing templates. You are a living, breathing person with specific needs, ideas, and demands. Using images, words, and programming languages, I work with you to tell your story. You can expect greatness from me, because that is the standard to which I have held myself during fifteen years as a designer and programmer. With me, you're never working with a nameless customer support agent. You're talking, writing, and emailing me directly--Richard Hay, digital storyteller. [more]

 

Expertise

From modifying existing websites, programs, and opensource applications, to designing a print or web-based project, to creating complex internet databases, I bring the knowledge and demonstratable expertise necessary.

DESIGN TOOLS

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

HTML & CSS, PHP, Java, JavaScript, AJAX, Standards-based Programming

DATABASES & SERVER O/Ss

MySQL, MSSQL, cPanel/WHM, Linux, Apple OSX Server

EDUCATION

B.A. Composition, B.A. Set & Light Design, M.A. Profesional Writing

 

Current Projects

While I currently design and program new features for WCONLINE 5 for Twenty Six LLC., I am also able to focus on new projects. Having just finished a complete redesign of Gracious Events and the Writing Lab Newsletter and a new website for Power Underground, Inc., I'm now turning to new projects for a variety of clients. With my beautiful wife, I'm currently working on developing a new training program called Urban Energy. Bedford/St. Martin recently hired me to provide a technological review of the seminal Writing That Works. And, I'm continuing to work with Please Be Live and the Quest Ensemble on various tweaks and development projects. However, there is still room for your project. Let's talk about how I can help tell your story.

Design & Printing

For over fifteen years, I've been immersed in web technologies, first experimenting with HTML programming in the mid-1990s, before moving on to PHP, MySQL, Java, and AJAX. Along the way, I developed a strong passion (and strong portfolio) for print and identity design, developing a demonstrable expertise in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. Take a look at my portfolio for more.

I've also worked in every aspect of the print industry--from prepress, to digital printing, to post production--and now share that experience with my clients. If you're interested in some of the best quality (and best prices) for printed materials, take a look at my printing information.