Hi! My name is James Foster, and I’m a web and mobile UI designer in Cincinnati, OH specializing in creating beautiful, usable, standards based designs.
James Foster
I’ve been designing websites since 1999, and getting paid for it since 2000. I’m a front-end generalist - I do everything from requirements gathering, wireframing, designing, prototyping, testing, heuristic evaluations, hi-fidelity prototyping, and final HTML & CSS creation (and even more testing!)
I create sites from scratch, and I also customize WordPress and Moodle themes and plug-ins (which means I know just enough PHP and JavaScript to modify and get it to do what I need it to do).
With my advanced training in psychology, my focus is on the human to computer interface interaction. Computers are everywhere these days - from our phones to our cars, and even our glasses (thank you Google!) and some of them are cryptic and frustrating to use - and some seem as natural as breathing. My passion lies in understanding exactly why that is, and how we can make more of the latter, and avoid the former like the plague.
I also have experience in Voice Over/Narration, Instructional Design, Video Editing (Adobe After Effects), & managing teams.
Left school prior to graduation to get married and join the work force.
Returned to finish my undergraduate degree a decade later, and graduated Magna Cum Laude. I changed my major while I was at it.
Yes, yes it is.
The following diagram gives a graphical overview of the general domains of the UX Designer, the UI Developer/Designer, and the Application Developer. As you can see by reviewing my work and skill-set, I happily span both the UX and UI domains.
Precyse University is an online, moodle-based education system geared towards medical coders and health profressionals.
American Modern Insurance Group was incorporated in 1965, yet the company’s history actually goes back to 1938 when its original parent, The Midland Company, was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since that time the company has continuously delivered an array of specialty insurance products.
UI&U is a regionally accredited, non-profit university featuring a primarily "distributed learning" (blended in-person and online) model.
Graduated magna cum laude.
Received two employee recognition awards.
Army Achievement medal; 2 Army Commendation medals; Expert Field Medical Badge; Combat Field Medical Badge; SW Asia Service medal with 2 Bronze Stars
