About me

Hello,

My name is Helen Butler and I am a Graphic/Web Designer. I have a BA(Hons) degree in Interactive Media Design, three years experience in a studio environment and five years freelance experience. I have recently moved to Irvine after finishing a contract with Solihull Council where I was involved in a

major website refurbishment.

Prior to this I was employed with the Shetland Islands Council ICT department. I worked here as part of the web team to design, develop and implement the new Council and Library websites. Other key responsibilities included training staff members to maintain their section of the site using Macromedia Contribute and designing the Council newsletter. I have worked in several design agencies including Business Support Solutions in Shetland and Montpellier Creative in Cheltenham. During my time at Business Support Solutions I was the Principal Web and Graphic Designer. My role involved developing commercial websites and outsourcing potential clients. Some examples of clients were estate agents, solicitors and ecommerce portals. Assisting telephone enquiries and meeting clients was also necessary.

I build websites using Dreamweaver MX - 8, HTML, XHTML, CSS, Flash 5 - MX

2004. For graphical work I use Photoshop, Fireworks, Freehand, Illustrator

and Quark. I am also proficient in AfterEffects, Premiere and Director.

All of my sites are built to the latest HTML/XHTML and W3C guidelines.