Jonathan Ross designer and instructor

Contact:
jonathansross+AT+gmail.com 828.215.7682

Located in Asheville, NC, I offer digital media training and services; including web design and development, graphic design, audio/video production, animation/motion graphics, interactive (Flash), SketchUp 3D, project development, and more.

I create websites using a Content Management System (CMS); allowing easy updates to content and future-proof features... not to mention great SEO. And, if you need your site to work on mobile devices, I can do that too. Just try this site.

The CMS's I use most; depending upon website features and complexity:

  1. GetSimple - Elegant and simple flat-file CMS. Great for quick sites.
  2. Website Baker - Simple and efficient. Great features and easy to use.
  3. Wordpress - The most popular CMS with 1000's of plugins. Great for blogs as well.
  4. Joomla - Another popular choice that offer extreme flexibility. Good for larger sites.

Training is also provided as a part of the website project to help you get started editing your own site, however updating websites takes time and effort, and sometimes require complex changes. I'll work with you to come up with the best solution... for you!


Samples:
  • Caroline Spine
    Created in Website Baker so they can have multiple people change their own pages, this site features photography by me as well. Easy access to commonly used information was the goal.
    carolinaspinerehab.com
  • Helac Fine Arts
    City Billiards wanted a site that was elegant and sophisticated... helping them establish themselves as Asheville's premier Pool Hall. Wordpress was the right solution. Also took most of the photos. 
    citybilliardsavl.com
  • Wasabi
    Being a restuarant, access with mobile devices was a major concern, so this website has a desktop and mobile version. Photography also by me. 
    wasabiasheville.com and ichibanasheville.com

More samples upon request.

  • Asheville Lyric Opera
    Originally designed in 2005, Asheville Lyric Opera was looking for a solution that was easy to update. Using CMSimple, I designed a website they could update themselves. 
    http://www.ashevillelyric.org/
  • Helac Fine Arts
    Helac Fine Arts wanted a minimalistic site with easy to maintain artists... with the ability to create accounts for special access to artworks. Wordpress was able to handle this well. 
    http://helacfineart.com/
  • Mary Daniels
    Mary Daniels wanted a simple but elegant package including a logo, business cards and her website for her music business. She's a fabulous musician, and derserved something fitting. 
    http://www.marydanielsmusic.com/

More samples upon request.

  • I have 100's of video tutorials available online on youtube. Check them out!
  • Visit the DME website at: websmx.com/dme
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  • Subjects such as:
    • Editing Photos with Photoshop
    • Drawing with Illustrator
    • Magazine Layouts with InDesign
    • Lots of projects in Flash
    • Editing with Premiere Pro
    • ... and lots more.