About Jeff Siarto
Jeff Siarto is a user experience and web designer and author living in Chicago. He currently works as a freelance web developer and is completing his first book on web design due out in late 2008.
He is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, holding a Bachelors and Masters degree in Digital Media Arts and Technology from the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media. His graduate studies included work in design research, open source software, web standards and the open courseware movement. In addition, he taught classes in web design and information technology and worked as a web developer for the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Information Technology Office.
Jeff is an avid foodie, Iron Chef Japan super-fan and an occasional guitar player. He hopes to one day host his own show on the Food Network where he melds food, design and computers in to the nerdiest show on television.
