• I'm Rick Donato
    New Media Designer & Haberdasher
  • Hello!
    Welcome to my online portfolio.

A Little About ME

Welcome to the fourth...wait, is it the fourth? It might be the fifth...but third time’s the charm, so I’ll conveniently leave out the portfolio with the embedded midi file of the theme from Braveheart. Oh, and the portfolio with the pop-up window, a novelty that became useless when people mistook it for a coupon ad. So yes, welcome to my third online portfolio.

And why am I rambling on like this, instead of sharing with you the intricacies of the modern design movement, and shedding light on the role of mobile devices on the evolution of the user interface? Well, some of it is admittedly due to the thai food that I just ate after 9 PM, against my better judgement. I’ve already done the design-philosophies spiel on my last portfolio (you can see how pretentious I am by clicking here). And in this day and age, you can just google whatever you were curious about regarding design until you start dreaming in sans serif. I’ve been creating design work long enough to know that it doesn’t always have to be so technical. Sometimes you just have to let go and just let it flow. That goes for my design, for my writing, and probably for this thai food in about an hour...

With that being said, below is my portfolio of work dictated by strict HTML rules and screen limitations.

Before we get to that, though, here’s some things that go through my head while I’m designing. Hey, is there a better way to use a parallax module? Well, probably...

HMMMMMMM...

I swear, I’m going to bring Comic Sans back, when everyone least suspects it...
If Men are from Mars, and Women from Venus, who’s from Uranus?
You know what would look good here? ALL CAPS. SEE HOW GOOD THIS LOOKS?
Oh God, I hope no one else heard that.

WEB Portfolio

You know how they say a picture is worth a thousand words? Well here’s at least 10...there, I saved you from reading 10,000 extra words. And after that intro...well, you’re welcome. But don’t think you’re in the clear yet, more words can be found within each project’s page.

WHY ME

If there’s anything that tells you that I have the skills to pay the proverbial bills, it’s that green turtleneck I’m wearing in the main image. I mean, just look at those books behind me! But if that's not convincing enough, look at my design ethics below.

Experienced

I'm a Graphic Designer with 18 years of working experience in diverse aspects of print and new media. I have ZIP Disks as old as some of the target audiences of my projects.

Creative

Being old...uh, I mean, experienced...does not mean I'm not relevant. I constantly challenge myself with different design directions and keep abreast of new media and design trends. I'm hip, yo.

It's About Time

Quick turnaround or projects involving milestones, I've been successfully involved in all types and am adaptable to whatever demands a project entails.

Team Oriented

Just because there's an "I" in "DESIGN" doesn't mean I work alone. I have done good work on my own, but my best work is often done in the company of my peers.

 

And if you want to have a little piece of my history for your very own, you can download my resume here.

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