About me and inspired buddy
Personal
Hello! My name is Rajveer Singh Rathore. I'm an Indian web professional working as a front-end web developer & graphic designer at APC - MGE (Group Schneider) in Bangalore, India. I design beautiful and usable prototypes for web & desktop applications. I intensively code in (X)HTML and CSS, and specialize into cross-browser strategies. While designing I don’t compromise with the aspects of usability just to make it little more fancier. Also while coding I always consider the importance of web standards and accessibility so the outcome can be rendered equally even for disabled users. So whenever possible I seek the maximum possibility to do so, example: Switch to zoom layout.
To me, design is involved in each thing that exists in this world, my soul truly belongs to design and its purpose. I spend more time on thinking about usability and its whole sense as a user than spending time on designing fancy stuff. My ideal design is simple, clean and easily accessible for everyone.
It is natural that one’s recent work will prove to be better compare to older. This is because one improves his/her skills with experience. I am a professional from last 6 years. The credit behind my skills and knowledge goes to great companies, colleagues and clients I have worked with. And that's the only reason anyone can imagine why I did not lack with basic foundation of design even for my first assignment.
My skills
I am proficient to provide the complete solution for front-end web design & development with a strong focus on usability and accessibility. Being a active blogger and reader it keeps me abreast with the latest methodologies related to my profession.
I am also equally capable to work with back-end programmers in PHP, ASP & JSP technologies to solve various accessibility and UI related issues.
- Graphic & Design
- Paper Prototyping
- Web site design
- Concept visuals
- Layout and editorial
- Typography
- Photo Retouching
- Software Capabilities
- Photoshop
- Flash
- Illustrator
- Dreamweaver
- FrontPage
- Acrobat
- Coding
- HTML/XHTML/CSS
- Web Standards & Accessibility
- W3C compliance
- JavaScript
- Knowledge of Ajax possibilities
- Awareness of .NET, PHP & JSP
- CMS and Blog Stuff
- WordPress
- Confluence Wiki
- vBulletin
- IBP Forum
- Site Build It! ("SBI!")
- Joomla
- Operating Systems
- Usually I work on Windows but I am also aware of working on Mac Operating System.
Web site
This site is named as Inspired Buddy in honour of all the contemporary web experts whose blogs/wesites inspires me in this role as a succesful web professional. Check random place to go listed at the bottom of the page for the same. This site is developed with valid XHTML 1.0 Strict coding and styled with CSS. There should be no errors if you check Inspired Buddy with W3C HTML Validator.
Technology
The back-end support system is WordPress, running my own custom theme. I have used a PHP script to show randomly generated links/recommended books/music and for that, credit goes to 456 Berea Street. To know more about Inspired Buddy and freelance work, please click here.
My CV
If you want to read more about me:- Full CV (PDF) available on demand
Freelance Availability
Currently I am available for freelance work, you can send me an e-mail or use contact form to hire me.Photos
Check some pictures of me and my freelance work on Flickr account.Important sub-pages
Please have a quick read of below: Important to read if you're willing to hire me, or you want to use anything from this blog.Latest writings
- Does usability really matter to usabilitymatters.org
- The Usabilitymatters.org is a non-profit organization who claims to impart usability awareness through interaction between designers and design-sensitive consumers. Although you can find some sensible...
- Submit your idea on project 10 to the 100
- There is an old say in India, “Nothing is free other than assistance”. So here is a chance for everyone of you :-). Google’s Project...
- If Mahatma Gandhi kud hav communicated like today
- This video from Telecom Italia really has a beautiful concept which gave me shivers. I love the way Mahatma Gandhi did the great work...

