Web & Graphic Design Services
Professional Web Design, Graphic Design, and Hosting Services by Tara Bostrom

Background

Over the past 3 years, I have been wearing many hats, but my major skills are as a web/graphic designer as noted in my resume. My specialty is creating web sites like the one you are viewing. I also offer affordable hosting options. See my Design Samples.

Specialty Services
TBSN Marketing Success Solutions
Capture Page Design, Video Editing/Uploading and Translation

Resume
COMPUTER SKILLS
Platforms: Macintosh OS X, Windows 98, 2000, and XP
Languages: HTML, DHTML, JAVA Script, and Lingo
Software: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Express, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Director, MS Office

QUALIFICATIONS
Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills
Customer Service: Effectively communicate with clientele to provide knowledge of products and/or services and assess their individual needs
Company Profile - Tara Bostrom



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CANINE CARES
Personal Assistant/Secretary
, 04/04-12/04
Personally interviewed clients for pet sitting business and assessed the needs of their animal. Set appointments for clientele and maintained customer satisfaction through follow-ups. Managed deposits on 3 merchant accounts. Used MS Excel for input of clientele database. Produced all print ads for anesthesia-free canine teeth cleaning and pet-sitting service.

LAW OFFICE of NATHAN KAMISATO

Secretary, 06/03-03/04
Answered inbound calls and assessed needs of clients. Used MS Word and Excel for clientele data entry and filed clientele’s case documentation.

NEWPORT ELECTRONICS, INC.
Web Designer/Graphic Designer
, 12/97-05/03
Designed e-commerce website using Dreamweaver and HTML code. Produced and optimized graphic designs for online content incorporating graphic user interface (GUI) features. Edited copy layouts for print and web materials. Converted on-line website onto a CD-ROM (6,000 pages), which includes an auto start feature, videos, and a search engine. Created trade show banners and company signage. Photographed products. Designed packaging for products, CD covers, and CD labels. Designed ads from concept to completion for Newport’s catalog and vendor magazines. Served as liaison between Newport’s marketing department and outside vendors for quotes on marketing materials and prepared ads for prepress. Created manuals which include technical illustrations using Illustrator. Converted product manuals from Quark format to PDF (Acrobat) format for website as a downloadable file. Archived electronic files upon completion. Independently managed all marketing materials and maintained website.

CLUBMAC
Web Designer/Graphic Designer
, 12/96-12/97
Designed e-commerce website using HTML code. Created original ads and animated banners for website. Produced interactive advertisement on Macworld Magazine’s CD-ROM for promotional sales using Macromedia Director. Created advertisements from concept to completion for ClubMac’s catalog. Retouched and color corrected images for print/web using Photoshop.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SERRANO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Graphic Designer (Freelance), 01/99
Consulted teachers on the fundamentals of Photoshop 5.0 which included use of Photoshop tools, layers, actions palette, clipping paths, drop shadows, color correction, and photo retouching.

STANDING ENTERPRISES
Multimedia Designer (Freelance), 07/96
Created Multimedia production on CD-ROM by composing images, text, and sound interactively using Macromedia Director for promotional sales of exotic birds.

A & D MOBILE PROJECTION
Graphic Designer (Freelance), 04/96
Designed logo, presentation folder, and business cards for promotional advertising of portable motion-picture screening room company.

KOOL AIR TECHNOLOGIES
Graphic Designer (Freelance), 01/96
Designed brochure and business cards for promotional advertising of organic refrigerant.

EDUCATION
EL TORO HIGH SCHOOL

Lake Forest, CA June 1990 - Graphic Design, General Education

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE
Lake Forest, CA June 1996 - Multimedia Specialist Diploma

SADDLEBACK COLLEGE
Mission Viejo, CA May 1993 - Associate Degree of Arts
 

Web Design Samples
Capture Pages
for Online Business
Graphic Design Samples
Ads designed f
or Newport Electronics, Inc.

Webpage Design Fees
$50
for Capture Page - no opt-in form.
$100
for Capture Page - with opt-in form linked to Aweber. Ex: dailycashbox
$150
for a Decorative Page depending on work involved.
Example: tarabostrom.com, naturesgifts4u.com
$50 for each additional page

To begin: Send email with details of your job requirements so I can assess your project.
What I will need: The textual content and images for each page. Description of how you want it presented.

Hosting Fees
Monthly: $5 / Yearly: $50
Domain Name: $10
per year through GoDaddy.com
Discounted for yearly rate and cost effective as new domain names are good for a year.


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