ashleynoellek

Gender. Female
Location. Illinois, USA
Ethnicity. African-American
Birthday. June, 1987
Sign. Cancer

theoccupation

Profession. Web & Graphic Designer
Education. Illinois State University Student
Languages. HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, Java, Javascript
Programs. Photoshop, Dreamweaver, ImageReady, Illustrator, Flash, Notepad

thehobbies

Dancer. Absolute Deviation Dance Troupe, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Broadway, Jazz, Modern
Writer. Novels, Short-Stories, Poetry, Online Role-Play Forums
The Arts. Actress, Sketcher, Print & Abstract Art, Media Artist, Avid Reader

thefavorites

Colors. Blue, Gold, Cherry, Silver
Drinks. Dasani Water, Vitamin Water, Minute Maid
Food. Ribs, Chicken, Broccoli, Pasta, Chocolate, Garden Salad, Shrimp, Ice Cream
Books. The Gaia Project: 2012, anything Stephen King, The Secret
Music. R&B, Hip-Hop, Opera, Classical, New Age, Alternative, Old School Rock, Jazz, Old School R&B (Motown)
Movies. I Am Legend, American History X, Back to the Future, Matrix Series, Rocky Series, The Neverending Story, Blow, Contact, Amadeus, Fight Club, Friday, Rush Hour Series, Memoirs of a Geisha, Ghost, The Pursuit of Happyness, Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Television. Friends, Whose Line Is It Anyway, The Flavor of Love, Celebrity Fit Club, I Love New York, Project Runway, Discovery Channel, History Channel, 24

Foreword
my promise to you ...

As a designer, I promise to dedicate and commit to your needs in order to deliver the best possible results. Take a moment to browse through my portfolio to see examples and templates of my style and capabilities to determine if what I have to offer is sufficient enough for you. My gifts are at your disposal, it is your choice to use them! Please be sure to review the Terms of Service so that you are aware of your rights and responsibilities as a customer and a vistor of Karmakaze Designs. Thank you for stopping by!

The site
all about karmakaze designs

Karmakaze Designs is a site dedicated to creating and providing resources for web and graphic design, ranging from wallpapers for your desktop to a full-fledged commercial site for your business customized to your preferences. Here you can also find free resources in order to give you a head-start in creating your own graphics, premade and distributed for public use. Of course, the site wasn't always as you see it.

site history
from start to finish

Karmakaze Designs started out as nothing more than a sheet of notebook paper and random scribbles of brainstorming on the back of my high school history notes. It stayed this way for many months as I had no idea how I was going possibly come up with a way to make an entire site. I studied other sites and idly wondered how designers came up with such beautifully designed layouts. I wanted to have the most impressive of them all. So, I practiced for many months in order to enhance the very little I already knew about HTML, thus began Karmakaze Designs' journey nearly five years ago.

It took two years to get anywhere with my idea for a resource site. I was beginning to understand what it took to make a successful site and decided to get my own domain, space, and service to get it running full tilt. Finally, something worked. More than 1,000 visitors came to the site within a week. I was stunned and felt gratified by the sudden success the site had. Since then, I've been trying new things to improve my skill and improve the site as a whole. After entering college, I realized what real passion I had for web design and decided I wanted a degree in it. After about a year of exploring that avenue, I decided to try something different with the site: a compilation of all that I can offer, including free resources and paid services, complete with a portfolio and interactivity. Viola!

domain & hosting

As I was coming up for a new name for my site, I decided I wanted a play on words."Karma", meaning retribution for one's actions, was a word that I combined with the root of "kamikaze", which can be associated with explosive and reckless. So the themed bias behind my designs and the site became to be "explosive creativity", as I do believe my design style is rather abstract, yet contained all at once.

The domain name was purchased at Netrillum.com in 2006. This site has been online since September of 2005 and is currently hosted at Dreamhost.com.