Naseem is a seasoned web designer and developer based in Santa Barbara, with a background in early internet technologies. She is skilled in adapting to modern web development trends and ensuring up-to-date design standards for a variety of clients.
Naseem Hyder, Veteran
Web Designer and Developer
Naseem is an experienced web designer and developer with a rich history in web development, programming, and design. Growing up in Los Altos, California, in the 80s, she was immersed in the early days of the internet and began teaching herself HTML in the early 90s. By 1993, she was already creating websites and carving out her path in web development long before it became mainstream.
Naseem holds a B.S. in Computer Science from UC Santa Barbara and a certificate in Graphic Design from UC Santa Barbara Extension. She has worked with various local software and engineering companies and has been a successful freelancer since 2010. She freelances in Santa Barbara and beyond, with a particular passion for supporting local Santa Barbara non-profits and small business owners.
Over the years, she has completed hundreds of projects, from corporate and small business websites to local non-profit sites. Her expertise encompasses WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify, and custom code, providing comprehensive design, development, support, and maintenance solutions.
She lives in Santa Barbara with her husband Todd, their daughter Susanna, and their sweet yet neurotic 16-year-old cat, Charlie.
Memory Lane
Growing up in Los Altos, California in the 80’s I was always surrounded by the latest and greatest in computer technology. I first started connecting to the internet via a 300 baud modem in the mid-80s. In the early 90’s I started learning HTML and building basic websites. Here are just a few of the computers that have come and gone.
1982
IBM 5150 Personal Computer
Me with the first IBM PC. If you look closely it is displaying “NASEEM” in ASCII art! At this age all I really did with the computer was watch my brothers play computer games.
1989
Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80
We had this computer before the IBM PC came along, but it still stuck around and became my computer in 1989. I learned how to program BASIC on this computer and recorded the programs on that little tape cassette recorder you see on the right. The kitten’s name is Kitty.
1993
386 PC
We built this computer with components from the local shop, Los Altos Computer. This wasn’t my first computer with a modem, but this was the first computer on which I started fiddling with HTML and making websites. I also spent a lot of time looking up R.E.M. lyrics and Grateful Dead guitar chords.
2001
Apple iBook G3
My first Mac and boy was I impressed. Shortly after I got this I picked up this new thing called the iPod. Then I picked up a few shares of Apple stock. This picture is of my first portfolio website.
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