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Origins

Born in Montreal, Canada in 1983 to two loving parents who also produced 3 siblings which mean everything to me, I moved at an early age to Israel but then decided to go back in order to make it on my own, the Canadian winter beat me after 3 years so I ended up retreating to Israel where I currently reside, under the warm(er) sun.

Personality

Idealist mostly, I could also describe myself as a contrarist to mainstream but these days a lot people are, when it comes to work there is not much that can break my focus, I have been known to starve myself until a project is 100% completed, it has it's ups and downs but as long as the client is happy.

Traits

Hard working, Honest, Fair, Ambitious, Creative, Easy-going, Not complicated, Makes fairly decent pancakes, Always learning something new, be it useless or useful, as long as I'm learning it.

I speak, read and write in English, French and Hebrew fluently

Hobbies

Wikipedia, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums, Harmonica ( Basically any musical instrument I get my hands on ), Big video game fan, Big movie fan ( of all genres ), Discovery, and of course, and most importantly, hanging out with Baabi.

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HTML/CSS

Lets face is, without HTML and CSS ( Cascading Stylesheets ) we would have no websites today, fortunately it's not difficult to learn but takes a while to master, I've taught HTML and CSS in a college so I can fairly say that next to design, HTML/CSS is where I feel the most at home.

Wordpress

My speciality... I love wordpress and you should too. Giving us tools that would otherwise take us months to create from scratch, is just as easy as clicking 'download plugin', don't get me wrong, you have to know your way around the framework, but overall this has been my weapon of choice for the last few years and has kept many-a-client happy, myself as well, because when you build a wordpress website, there is no need to call the tech guy to add content, you can do it yourself !

PHP

Imagine the 8track vs the tape, or BluRay vs HD, then take PHP vs all the rest, PHP wins. It's the most powerful ( in my opinion ) and versatile server-side scripting language out there, as much as I learn from it on a daily basis I can't call myself a PHP programmer ( unfortunately ), I do however implement it and understand it at a level high enough to produce a given result, and if I know I can't undertake something on my own, my team of A-Grade PHP programmers surely can.

Javascript

If you didn't know already, Javascript is gaining a lot of popularity due to it's ability to create stunning visual effects ( along with many, many other thing ) such as the ones you see on this website, without the use of Flash, why is that important ? Think mobile devices, think compatibility, think versitility, but mostly, think loading speed !

Actionscript

Actionscript is the language of Flash, it has it's uses, perhaps less these days for websites as many are transitioning to content management systems which actionscript can potentially work with but is a long a gruesome process, unfortunately I have found no personal use for Actionscript 3.0, I do however have some decent knowlege of 2.0 and that comes in handy when making requested flash elements, and of course as always, if something more complex is needed, I got a professional actionscripter on my team.

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Welcome

This website is entirely animated in Javascript which I feel the need to mention since many could easily mistake this as Flash, click on the "Javascript" cell on the left to learn why this is advantagous.

Please enjoy your stay and feel free to my facebook page :)

Web Design

Where it all started... I've been basically drawing since the fetus stage, took it seriously when I received my first paying project at the age of 15 ( where I truly fell in love with Photoshop ) and have been designing ever since, whatever you see on this website is maybe 2% of everything I've ever done. Desigining is a constant struggle, keeping within the trend is important however having the creative edge by brining your own style is where I fit the most.

Animation

I am very fond of Flash animation, eventhough it's existence on the web is visibly dwindling, it still holds a warm place in my heart, when it comes to Flash animation, I can fairly say that banners would be my speciality, I have created so many banners for so many big names I can't even remember most of them

UI Design

Applications need to be designed just as websites do, this ranged from mobile apps to desktop, and even games.

3D

I wouldn't neccessirly call myself a 3d Artist, I do however know my way around modeling & animating most of the things I put my mind into, the first 3d project I've ever done I took without knowing anything about, yet to this day the company that hired for that project me still uses my work as I was dedicated to learn how to do it and do it well, a lot has changed ever since and I have evolved, so as some members of my team who are top-notch 3d artists.

Print

Business cards, brochures, billboards, pamflets, and pretty much anything that can be printed on, is not an issue for me, used less and less these days due to the majority of media transitioning to digital, print design still has it's uses.

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Overview

As mentionned in the 'web design' cell, I've been desinging/developing professionally since 1998, ever since I have worked in literally all forms of new media, from agencies to providers to television to print shops, basically anywhere that could use a designer/programmer, I've always kept freelancing for the sheer love of it and Sam-Zamor.com has been officially up and working for the better part of 10 years. Below are some of the fields I've worked in which are worth the mention.

Television

One of Canada's biggest television networks (TVOntatio's french division, named TFO) has hired me while living in Canada as a new media specialist, there I've learned a lot about the showbiz industry and how the system works, got a lot of 'big company' experience out there.

Agencies

Over the course of the last 13 years, I have went through a whole lot of agencies, both in-house and outsourced, the work there is usually fast pace which I like and most of the time run by a younger, more laid back crowd which has it's advantages over the big companies, however I can't recall having issues with either.

Facebook

For the past year I've been dealing a whole lot with facebook fan pages ( and some personal profiles ), many companies realize that having a website these days is not enough, a facebook fan-base is almost just as important, and since the transition is still considerably new, facebook has been a pretty decent provider.

Freelance

Freelancing gives me the freedom to express my ideas (most of the time), the more experience I gain over the years grant me with trust over what needs to be done to achieve a certain goal, this is understood by my veteran clients and time after time they return happy without the hassle of micro-managing the delegated 'outsourcee', this synergy I am the most happy with and is definitely the field in which I have been the most active.

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Email

You can reach me any time at:

samy.zamor@gmail.com

Facebook

My facebook page is currently under construction, but feel free to 'fan it up' on the link below:

www.facebook.com/samzamorsite

Skype

My skype username is: samy_zamor

Phone #

054-5594900 From Israel

+972-545594900 From anywhere else