Dan Volkens : Interactive Designer / Photographer / Painter / Writer

About

"It doesn't matter how pretty it looks if the user can't accomplish their task quickly and easily."

Hey there! I'm Dan Volkens, an interactive designer from Cincinnati, Ohio. My focus is clean and usable web and interface design. I have over thirteen years experience in the industry designing websites and web application interfaces.

Featured Work

Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Salt Lake City

The Salt Lake City affiliate for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Up to 75% of the net income from each Komen domestic affiliate is dedicated to fighting breast cancer in that affiliate's community.

Responsibilities: Conceptual Design, HTML/CSS Code
View: www.komenslc.org

User Interface Exploration

A study in utlizing the latest styling features available in CSS3 and how that can impact the readability and usability of an interface. Only one image (the gray, textured background) is used. The design is optimized for modern browsers, while degrading gracefully in those that yet lack support of these certain CSS3 features.

Responsibilities: Wireframes, User Flow, Information Architecture, Conceptual Design, HTML/CSS Code
View: Internal Study