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LaShanda Henry — web designer and founder of over 15 websites for people of color — has been developing websites over 10 years. She is passionate about helping women learn how to unblock their blessings and build businesses online. As both a web designer and internet marketing coach, LaShanda has been featured in magazines such as Essence, EBONY, The Network Journal, and BlackEnterprise.com. As a blogger she has worked with brands including Disney, General Mills, TNT, Walmart, and many others.
“My mission is to motivate, inform, inspire, connect. I do what I do for parents looking to better their children’s lives and for women striving to live their dreams.”
It’s been a year since I made a little declaration that launched Revision Path. In that year, I learned a lot about the design community through interviews with Black web developers, graphic designers, and web designers that I’d like to share.
But first, some backstory.
We all want to be successful as freelancers and designers. More importantly, we want to avoid pitfalls that may come about in our career. So I recently read this e-book called “7 Deadly Sins Designers Should Avoid“, which is for recent graduates, new freelancers, and full-time designers. Kyhry Taylor talks about things that aren’t discussed in the four walls of a classroom. He also provides useful resources and tools that will help you avoid these “deadly sins”.
I first ran across Derek Robinson in Black Designers United, a private Facebook group for Black and minority designers. Derek’s located here in Atlanta, and I got the chance to talk with about how he got started in the industry and about his company, Heavybrea Multimedia. Derek also gives some great advice for aspiring front-end engineers out there. Take it away, Derek!