nicko

⟨ design ⟩

illustrator

probably one of my strongest apps

photoshop

all the essential skills from retouching to scene creation

InDesign

my output/layout programme of choice (also happy with Quark!)

flash

stage level animations (banners etc)

⟨ web ⟩

html/css

mostly hand-coded CSS and html, with Dreamweaver largely used as a text editior

javascript

jquery is the main weapon of choice here

php/mysql

templating and CMS with php (Custom builds, Concrete5, WordPress), and phpMyAdmin with MySQL for database design

smarty php

currenty developing an MVC approoach!

email

hand coded html newsletters/templates and email distribution (through Campaign Monitor and others)

⟨ other ⟩

photography

portable studio equipment availalble for product shots/interiors/portraits

printing

in-house equipment for large-format digital print and vinyl signage