Profile: Simon Bloom
Skills: Website design, CSS, Flash Animation, Project Management, Corporate ID and Logo Design.
I have been freelancing since October 2003, prior to which I worked at two commercial companies. At the first of these I designed website and online e-learning materials. The second was an Advertising and PR Company where, in addition to my design work, I undertook project management with direct involvement with clients. I developed a successful web design department within the company whilst providing logos, corporate ID's and designs in print.
My primary area of business is the design and creation of attractive, user friendly websites with a touch of class. Alongside my web page design I work closely with a colleague at RadiationMonkeys.Com, building flash animations for large scale commercial clients such as Standard Life.
My flash animations have been used for airport digital animation loops, for which I designed the technical delivery system as well as the animations. Other of their clients I have worked with include HSBC, Colin Stuart and Grant Thornton. Other digital screen projects include the Isle of Man Post Office.
I feel I bring a different approach to design as my original background is in illustration. My skills are wide and varied and I welcome new challenges. I most commonly work from my own studio offering the complete web design package and occasionally do in house freelance work.
Programs used mainly: Photoshop, Illustrator, HTMLPad 2005, Dreamweaver, Flash, Quark and Fireworks
Examples of my work
this site: Brighton Farm
www.charlottemillerartproject.co.uk - The Charlotte Miller Art Project developed the communication and art skills of street-involved children in three townships in Guayaquil. I was happy to help promote the project with a website, using CSS layout and Javascript to present their message in a clear and easy to understand way.
www.belmonteinternational.com - Belmonte International is magazine styled estate agency. Full CSS layout, database driven website with custom CMS. E-mailable and Printable property pages with ASP.Net images compression on the fly.
www.findareflexologist.com - No stone has been left unturned with this site: pure CSS Layout, full CMS, online store, secure members area, site search, postcode search, interactive Flash map and a good clean design.
www.mph-limited.com - A stylish corporate site with customer login area. Pure CSS layout.
www.rosewarnes.co.uk - database driven estate agency site. The client is able to upload image and property details from a password protected url.
www.seftonhotel.co.im - hotel site packed with useful tourist information.
www.phosphorart.com - illustration portfolio site in Flash, ASP and Access.
Further examples of my sites can be found on my web site and examples of pages produced whilst employed by other companies can be provided on request.
