About Me

My name is Steve Arscott. I'm currently living in London and studying Interactive Product Design at the University of Westminster

Steve

I have a passion for the web, all things interactive and thoroughly enjoy designing, maintaining and creating websites, virtual products and user interfaces. I am constantly trying to ensure my knowledge is up-to-date and I am always eager to learn new skills and methods.

After a number of years working various jobs and traveling, I eventually felt that I wanted to focus my skills further, so, off to university it was. Its been a great experience. I was also lucky enough to work with the well known design studio, de-construct, through the summer of 2007. This gave me a good insight into the life in a studio and I'm looking forward to working in a creative environment again once I graduate.

Skills Gathered

Creative
Completed multiple university modules covering, User Interface Design, Usability and Human Computer Interaction.
Confident with assessing problems and devising creative and practical solutions.
Was responsible for logos and graphics which were created for a DVD showreel to represent the company Refinery (Films) Ltd.
Web design work being used as an example for next years students at University of Westminster.
Computer
7 Years experience using Apple Macintosh computers.
Designed and developed numerous web sites.
Very proficient at hand coding with XHTML and CSS.
Comfortable coding in PHP, Java, JavaScript, ActionScript and PERL.
Experienced using programs; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, Alias 3D Studio Max and various Office packages.
Good knowledge of SEO techniques.
Communication
Worked closely with clients to understand their needs and helped them develop the necessary skills.
Managed and motivated a team of 8 people for a flagship retail store.
Developed client base and maintained relationships.
Taught clients how to use Mac OS X.
Learnt the vital skill of listening.

Spare Time

I enjoy playing frisbee and am a keen long-boarder and mountain biker who loves to be outdoors on the weekends. If it′s raining, I′m most likely to be playing my guitar trying to write a new song or, if I have got a craving to get muddy, I'll be in the hills somewhere on my bike.

Work

I'm constantly on the look out for new and interesting projects. If you are interested in working with me or have a space on a project, please contact me via this site and let me know.