I am an interactive designer/developer with expertise in information architecture, visual design, and front-end development. I currently work as an interaction designer for Google in New York and hold a Master's degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Before starting at Google, I have worked for Apple (on the apple.com team), The New York Observer (as lead IA for the Webby-nominated Observer.com), Corebrand, and several other companies.
As principal of Tamara Olson Designs, I have designed and developed numerous websites for large companies and nonprofits (Conde Nast, The Asia Society), small businesses (Partnership for the Environment, Stars of Tomorrow, Ten Waverly), documentary films (Surrender Tango, Salt Harvesters), and musicians (Danny Ross, Abby Bernstein).
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My Toolkit
- Omnigraffle for wireframes (though I am equally comfortable in Visio)
- Photoshop for design (also comfortable with Fireworks, though it's been a few years)
- Textmate for code (I don't trust WYSIWYG editors)
- Expert-level HTML/CSS coding skills - if it doesn't validate, it's not okay
- Javascript (I prefer jQuery)
- Wordpress development
- PHP and MySQL
- Intermediate Flash and Actionscript
More About Me
My resume is available for download here (PDF). You may also look to TamaraOlsonPortfolio.com for a comprehensive listing of my past works.