Presented here is a small selection of my web design work. The reason - I am currently looking for permanent work in London. My key skills: hand-coded (X)HTML, CSS, just enough Javascript so as not to be obtrusive, an understanding of PHP and SQL; familiar with Photoshop, Indesign, Fireworks, Coda and many productivity apps, on good terms with Flash, currently getting to grips with Illustrator; familiar with all kinds of standards, accessibility guidelines, office ethics, search engine optimization and pipeline production.
On most projects presented here I have designed mockups and produced the html/css - on more complex sites I've worked with in-house or private programmers. I have also done plenty of print design (flyers, stands, businesscards, newspapers, you name it) - please contact me for examples.
So please do get in touch by e-mail, skype me (username sinissaar) or call me on +44 (0) 7515 883 847, please do give me a permanent job and let me do what I love most. Also, I am currently self-employed and able to help you on a temporary basis. Thank you!
Portfolio last updated in October 2007, information last updated in February 2008.
A community blog featuring 6 authors. 19 thoughts is what the group managed before the task ended. The interesting part is the navigation and clustering of blog entries - not to mention the back-end designed specifically to handle the innovative end user interface.
This is an award-winning online learning management system that includes bookshelves, wikis, groups and plenty of other features for users to collaborate. Already battle-tested, this is something that we plan to develop further and turn into a widely distributable online project management system.
Location Writing is the concept of picking a certain place or view and writing about it. This Flash website is a showcase of poetry and prose featuring a fully interactive administration module at one end and a point-and-click user experience at the other.
Bar Italia is a wonderful restaurant in the heart of Liverpool. The website for this restaurant reflects the very Italian essence of the establishment. The overall atmosphere is friendly and inviting, the site includes galleries and downloadables. Co-designed with Jaak Kaevats.
This site, although otherwise rather ordinary, is featured here because the brief was to make the front page look as visually rich as possible - in this case that meant invoking the passionate driver in the end user through creative use of photography and animation. The final site should be fully functional and online later this autumn.
TUT stands for Tallinn University of Technology, one of the top universities in the Baltic States. Their "School of Technology" courses are akin to those one would normally find at an open university. This website desperately needed a redesign to spark interest and invite students to explore the seemingly dull world of technology. (Yes, we were successful!)
ISIC cards are globally well-known. In Estonia, however, this strong brand can only be traced to a certain bank. To remedy that, the body actually responsible for all ISIC cards ordered a full redesign of their online systems: four cards meant four separate yet similar designs. (Note: the flash intro is not my doing.)
Although let down by the content management system and the people who run it now, this website was a pleasure to design and code. The project included plenty of research, interviewing potential students and some user testing. Completed just in time for the 2006 student rush, the system gave TUT an edge over other institutions and quickly received very positive feedback.