self-portrait by Jon Raasch
I was looking at Yelp just now and I read a random review of Francis, where we’re about to go for brunch.
I clicked through to the reviewer’s page and then on to his site, where I found this copy:
Hi, my name’s Jon Raasch. I’m an independent web developer in Portland, Oregon.
Many freelance web designers pretend that they have studios full of assistants, developers, architects; I went with the honest approach.
Besides, what’s so great about a big dinosaur of a company? Too many chefs spoil the pot, especially in creative fields like web development. My clients hire me because they know they will get my utmost attention. The work will not be passed to under-qualified employees, outsourced or otherwise caught up in some bureaucratic nightmare. The ideas will be fresh and inspired–not slopped together by someone counting the hours until five, but carefully crafted by a developer who enjoys every aspect of his work.
