Websites are Hubs of Information
Websites deliver information, and transport hubs deliver people and cargo. But the basic principle of efficient transport across a range of different vehicles, and the care required for the design of the smallest features, remains analogous.
A good transport hub manages all available modes of transportation, and pays close attention to the details in order to obtain maximum efficiency - clear signages, perfect timing of the transfers, and a logical floorplan make all the difference.
Websites transmit information rather than people, but the goal should be the same - smooth, articulate delivery of valuable contents. A website should work well with a wide range of devices in order to maximize delivery, and every detail, from the legibility of the code to the miniscule adjustments of line spacing, must be looked after.
I specialize in: design and planning, graphics production (Photoshop, GIMP, Illustrator, Inkscape), standards-compliant and extensible frontend development (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, LESS/SCSS), backend developent (PHP, MySQL, custom CMS), CMS theming (Wordpress, Drupal, Magento), responsive web, white-hat SEO, and content writing.
Print is Static Design Without Limits
Print design is freedom in making static layouts in every way that web design restricts.
A viewer sees the entirety of the page at first glance, from the biggest diagrams to the smallest caption text, rather than having most of it hidden by a window. The resolution of a printed product far exceeds that of even the highest-resolution consumer displays. Technical limitations such as loading times, screen sizes, and browser compatibility issues are nonexistant. And information is presented in a linear and fluid way, dictated by page numbers instead of navigation menus.
Making the most of these these design advantages is a challenge that I am always eager to attack, despite my specialization in web design.
Profile
- Name
- Tianhe Yang
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Contact
- hi@tianheyang.com
- Position
- Design Associate at EdgeCast
- Skills
- Responsive Web Design, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, jQuery, Table-Based Layouts (for eBay, Newsletters, etc), PHP, MySQL, GIMP, Inkscape, Wordpress, Magento, Linux, phpMyAdmin, cPanel, Subversion, Basecamp, Marketing Copy Writing, White-Hat SEO, Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics, Google Adwords, Java, LaTeX, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Microsoft Office, Windows, Mac OS X
- Experience
- Design Element, Freelance, University of Michigan
- Education
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- Research Assistant and PhD Student (no degree obtained, left program before completion), University of Michigan, Optics and Photonics
- Bachelor of Science, Rice University, Electrical Engineering
- Publications
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- Hybrid Diode-Microresonator Laser
Tianhe Yang, Matthew Tomes, Carl C. Aleksoff, and Tal Carmon / Frontiers in Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper FThO5. - Reduction of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Bundling Via Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation Separation Tianhe Yang, W.D. Rice, E.H. Haroz, Junichiro Kono / Rice Quantum Institute Annual Research Colloquium 2007
- Hybrid Diode-Microresonator Laser
- Awards
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- 19 Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest (2008): Regional (Houston) 2nd Place; State (Texas): 1st Place
- Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007 Rice University President's Honor Roll
- Rice International Programs Photo Contest 2007 Runner Up
- Jesse H. Jones and Mary Gibbs Jones Houston Endowment
- National Merit Scholar Finalist
- Scholastic Art Awards Silver Medal (for drawing) with scholarship to Glassell School of Art, Houston
- Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship
- National Advanced Placement Scholar
- Kodak Picture of the Day (May 14, 2005)
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Digital Photography
I strive to make reportage-style pictures that can elicit thought and emotions.
I have experience shooting portraits, weddings, sports, and food. My equipment consists of mostly manual prime lenses, for their superior technical qualities and tactile control over the image; natural light and a compact reflector, because most people are restrained psychologically by large strobes and diffusers; and software capable of extracting the maximum from my 12 bit RAW data files.
I'm also big a fan of analog photography and Kodak 400TX. Digital cannot replicate the dynamic range of film, nor the instinct required in taking and processing pictures the old way.
Hand-Drawn Artwork
Pen, pencil, chalk pastel, and scratchboard.
Equipment
- Bodies
- Leica M8
- Kodak DCS Pro 14n
- Pentax *istDS
- Pentax ME-Super
- Lenses
- Voigtländer Super-Wide Heliar 15/4,5
- Voigtländer Nokton Classic 35/1,4
- Nikon AF Nikkor 24–50/3,3–4,5
- Nikon AF Nikkor 85/1,8 D
- Zenitar 16/2,8
- Pentax DA 18–55/3,5–5,6
- Vivitar 24/2,8
- Sigma 28–80/3,5–5,6 Macro
- Pentax SMC-M 50/1,7
- Lighting
- Gold, White, Silver Reflectors
- Compact Strobes
- Continuous Bulbs
- Software
- Rawtherapee
- GIMP
Misc Mini-Projects
Some personal tools that I hope you might find useful.
License
The GNU General Public License (GPL) is a copyleft license for software. The full terms of this license can be found here.
Unless otherwise specified, work in this section is licensed under the GPL, Version 3.