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Dustin Dahlberg

About Dustin

What are your roles at Five Q?

I am an Interactive Designer, which means I create designs for websites. I also work on the code that powers websites, including HTML and CSS.

Where do you live?

Lincoln, Nebraska

What did you do before coming to Five Q?

Before coming to Five Q, I was the in-house graphic designer at Phoenix Web Group.

What do you like to do outside of work?

I am a bit of a geek of all trades. I am currently taking a class in Biblical Hebrew, and like to play video games, card games, and I am also active in my church.

Who is your favorite designer?

I am a big fan of Mike Kus. Check out his website when you get a chance: http://mikekus.com/

Advice From Dustin

Dustin's advice about why design is so important:

In the ever-changing world of the Internet, good design has become vitally important. On the web, your visitors makes quick judgments on whether or not they want to stay on your website. So the best way to keep them is to have a website that excites them, meaning it should be aesthetically pleasing to the eye and have great, well-laid-out (read designed) content. One way to test this is to think back on your last online shopping experience. Let’s say you are looking for a specific toy for your child: are you more likely to buy that toy from a company unconcerned with how their website looks, or from a company that has spent time and money on the interface design to ensure that users can find what they are looking for without being distracted?

Dustin's advice for making a mobile website:

Since the release of the first iPhone 3.5 years ago, one of the biggest developments in the web is the emergence of mobile as an important aspect of a company’s web presence. When building a mobile website, consider:

* Content Strategy: You will need a different strategy for content on a mobile website, based on the way visitors navigate on a mobile device. This may mean cutting the non-essential content and features.
* Tailored Mobile Design: With the variety of mobile devices available, you will want a design that is flexible for multiple screen sizes. Additionally, your design needs to be easily navigated using a “touch” interface and simple enough so that the content is the king.

If you want to learn more about mobile trends, Smashing Magazine did an interesting study on mobile trends here - http://is.gd/nkTVDW