_Louis Gubitosi – Public Portrait – @iBlend

Website : http://InteractiveBlend.com & http://TheWebBlend.com
Twitter : @iBlend & @TheWebBlend

Hey there, my name is Louis Gubitosi A.K.A @iBlend.  Right now I work for Liz Claiborne designing and developing websites.  When I’m not at work, I try to learn more and stay updated as much as I can with design trends using one of my favorite resources… Twitter.  I can’t explain how many doors and opportunities this has opened up for me.

I graduated from Mason Gross School of the Arts with a graphic design degree and wasn’t really sure how I’d be able to make a living off of print design.  I was always interested in gaming and computers, so I figured a good mix for a career would be to blend my design skills with the internet.  I never took a class in web design, flash or any other online programs, but my curiosity and self progress kept me very much involved.  I started doing static sites for friends (nearly for free) and learned a lot just from playing around with the tools and programs.

When I discovered Twitter, I dove head first into WordPress.  It was everywhere and I had to be involved in the movement.  If the freelancing business is slow, I try to give myself at least one personal project a month to work on.  Right now I’m dabbling in developing a site using Drupal.  I’ve been using WP for a couple of years and customizing Drupal is the complete opposite.  I think it’s great to learn different CMS systems because they all serve different purposes, and at the same time I’m able to expand my awareness of the “web world”.  Thanks for your time, and I hope to see you guys around.

Colophon

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