Professional Synopsis
My name is Michael Rei. I am currently a freelance designer, providing custom design services and developing products (templates, logos, 3D resources, etc) for auction. With a strong focus on innovating standards and harnessing cutting edge technology, I utilize a broad skill-set spanning art-direction, web design and development and 3D design to bring projects to reality for my local and international clientele. I utilizes my drive to constantly deliver innovative solutions to creatively and effectively convey a client’s message.
I am fortunate to have worked with a wide range of companies, organisations and even individuals, such as Labfifteen, New Dawn Hosting, Best Designs Inc, Design Squad International, The Pure Simplicity Group and Purdential Florida to name a few.
My Arsenal Of Production Software
I’ve been able to dabble with and use all sorts of production software, such as 3D Studio Max, Maya, Lightwave, Flash, Final Cut; the list goes on. But the nine tools above, are the tools I specialize in and utilize everyday.
Development Languages I Utilize
I take great care in developing and writing the code that goes into every project and clients product, ensuring it’s clean, organized, tagged and manageable. I Also believe in standards, which is why, I support and validate my code to W3C standards.
Apart from management and validation, I ensure my code is the utmost highest quality to maximize browser and platform compatibility.
Personal Synopsis
I am an enthusiastic and dedicated individual. I always strive to become a better person, and continue to grow and develop my knowledge and skills, everyday. I am extremely confident with my choices and in my abilities; and see nothing as an impossibility. I work on my own initiative, and fortunate enough to be gifted with very strong work ethics and a drive to take challenges head on. I am inspired and influenced heavily by nature, music and art of many varieties.
I was born and raised in Hamilton Ontario, Canada and resided there until June of 2005. Now, I reside in Carleton County New Brunswick, Canada. Some of my interests in a nut shell consist of and revolve around technology and design. Currently, I’m pursuing my interests and hobbies as a career, with my eyes set on nothing lower then success.
When I’m not chasing after my dreams of a successful high end design agency, I’m usually gaming in my free time or spending time with my family. Besides pursuing my dreams, gaming when available and spending time with my family; I’m developing and maintaining my blog and online portfolio.
So in other words, I don’t sleep very much.
How I Developed My Abilities
Growing up, I’ve always had a great natural talent in art class through-out school. Aside from art class I loved to draw in my own time. It was my childhood passion, but now it has evolved dramatically. From pencil and paper to art crafted with today’s advanced technologies. But the way I was introduced to this industry was an unusual paradox.
Most people find their way into this industry from schooling and training. As for me I was drawn to this industry from playing video games online (that’s right..). At the time it was the year of 2000, my family introduced the personal computer into our household. As you can imagine being as young as I was at the time, the only use I made of the technology was playing video games on the Internet.
But as I continued playing games online, I discovered all these gaming groups (”clans”) had they’re own web sites, message boards and rosters. After witnessing everything gaming groups could do, I instantaneously gave it a shot myself and made my own clan, and pursued to make a site for it.
As time passed on and I continued to learn more and more about web development and design from making clan gaming pages, I discovered more and more different flavours of digital arts. From web design to 3D animation and rendering’s to video production, I sampled every possible type of art type that was known to me through the digital form.
I’ve found many natural talents and many new passions. Since my discovery and first experiences, I’ve strived to create great art and continue to learn more and more when ever possible.
Awards And Recognition
Listed below are some of the awards and the recognition that my clients and myself have received. Some are awards, others are just acceptance into galleries and/or archives. But no matter how big or small, fancy or pointless they are; there all still worth a respectable mention.
Entry 5 Productions Version 2.0 - 2008
- Site Of The Month - Best of February 2008 - We Love WP
- Featured Under ‘Best Of’ on TagSociety
- Featured on We Love WP
- Featured on WP Cube
- Featured on CSS Mania
- Featured on CSS Flash
- Featured on CSS Ultra
- Featured on CSS Imagine
- Featured on CSS FreshBlend
- Featured on CSS MESS
- Featured on CSS Built
- Featured on CSS Count
- Featured on CSS Divine
- Featured on CSS Gallery
- Featured on Mabucplus
- Featured on Inspiration Up
- Featured on BigOwners
- Featured on Boxed CSS
- Featured on Leung Eric
- Featured on Daily Slurp
- Featured on Design Shack
- Featured on NiceStyleSheet
- Featured on Designer Source
- Featured on Best CSS Gallery
- Featured on Screenalicio.us
- Featured on Beautiful Blogging
- Featured on Unmatched Style
- Featured on W3C Sites
- Featured on SJ63
- Featured on 68Design
- Featured on D500
- Featured on We6Design