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Software used on Toronto Dollar website
Web Designer Information



About the Design

Toronto Dollar is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a community of caring generous individuals an organization with the purpose of making life in Toronto better for those less fortunate. To this end I designed this new web site to further those goals by installing applications to allow and promote the growth of this fine community through the use of on-line tools like email newsletters, chat rooms, discussion forums and more. Using feedback tools like Polls and surveys, the Toronto Dollar organization can keep in touch with its constituency and keep abreast of what it wants and needs. The software titles installed, by and large, besides being free and open source, are easy to use content managers which allow Toronto Dollar organizers, staff, board members, volunteers, merchants and grant recipients, as well as the general public, to keep the content on the site fresh, new and up to date. Allowing the constituents of the Toronto Dollar community to manage their own content in an easy to use fashion, will build the feeling of ownership, and belonging in the community. An important by product of this design approach also serves to relieve this low overhead organization the cost of having a web developer/designer constantly updating the content manually.

 

About the Designer

Vic Garbutt Lives in Toronto Canada and has been working with computers since 1989, before the emergence of Windows. The Amiga computer was pretty hot stuff back in those days. Mr Garbutt began immediately using the new computer tools as they became available and quickly moved to windows when the Amiga faded into obscurity. He started developing his skills in spreadsheet design then authoring and graphic design. Among his favorite software now is 3D Studio Max and he sells his 3D creations on-line at Turbosquid.com.

He started Authoring in Macromedia Director at version 4 and became a very competent Lingo programmer. Besides 3D and Multimedia authoring, Vic has been designing and building web sites since 1992. Look here at his skills inventory. Vic has taught Director at Seneca College and Digital Media Studios, 3D Studio Max at The Toronto Film school and 3P College of Technology, and as well has lectured on job hunting skills at 3P College. One of his other favourite things is live streaming video, (hense his nickname "Video Vic"), espescially live broadcasts. As a video producer, technician and consulting engineer, with over 12 years experience. He is well versed in creating web versions of video in all the popular formats, Real video, Windows Media, Flash video and Quicktime.

Website Examples

Artzone studios, and the Toronto Arts League,

You can contact Vic by clicking on the message button above or by telephone at 416-834-1954

Vic is available for web designs from conception to implimentation, development using PHP application installations like the ones on this website, web renovations, and website maintenance.

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