
Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area
Michael is a leader in design with over 8 years of experience in the web, UI, print and illustration. He has led the design and development for complex web sites & applications. He has created email campaigns, web sites, intranets, and print collateral for a variety of companies & industries — from state government to web 2.0 startups. He is a leader and mentor to other designers, from speaking at local events to cofounding Refresh Portland.
Michael is an advocate of standards-based development with a focus on designing user-centric solutions. His mantra is that one should design experiences, not web sites. He writes about design, development, games and life on his blog at siglerdesign.com.
Team management, project management, user interface design, information architecture, standards compliant markup, css layouts and frameworks, usability, XHTML, Section 508, storyboarding, presentation, print design and production, branding and identity, icon design, illustration and information graphics
design, web standards, drawing, painting, watching movies, retro t-shirts, rafting, hiking, camping, reading and collecting books and over-analyzing design wherever I might find it.