Joe Crawford is a web designer, developer, and blogger who lives in Moorpark, California.

In the boom years, he worked for several web companies of note, including Jamison/Gold Interactive in Marina del Ray, EduPoint, and Bidland.

His work history can be seen at his Resume.

Joe has been an active participant in online communities since 1996. In 1999 became the founder of the premier web community for web developers in San Diego: WebSanDiego.org. At around the same time, he participated as an admin on evolt.org.

Since 1999, Joe has blogged on artlung.com.

A Bunch of Statements about Joe Crawford That Are True

• I live in San Diego, California.
• There are over 250 pages on this website.
• That’s a whole lot for a personal website.
• In 1970 I was born in San Diego.
• In 1975 I was skipped a grade.
• In 1979 I was in a bad movie called Up From The Depths.
• In 1983 I used a TI-99/4a.
• In 1987 I used an Amiga 1000.
• I can use any computer.
• I have created digital art on an Amiga.
• I didn’t have a good time in High School.
• In 1992 I earned an Associate Degree in Respiratory Care with highest honors.
• Here is my Respiratory CV.
• I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist, licensed in Virginia and California.
• In 1995 I moved from Virginia to Los Angeles to work in the movies.
• In 1996 I found the internet.
• In 1996 I learned HTML from a book.
• In 1996 I made my first website.
• In 1996 I put my first website online.
• In 1996 I decided I didn’t want to work in movies, but I did want to work on the internet.
• I am now a Web Designer.
• Here is my résumé.
• Sometimes I write, sometimes I am interviewed or quoted.
• I keep notes and experiments about CSS, HTML, PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, and other web technologies.
• I know how to do Dynamic HTML.
• I have made toys with PHP and JavaScript.
• In 1997 I was featured in a book about Flash 2.
• In 1997 I worked for ARCO making web pages with HTML, graphics, JavaScript, and some perl.
• In 1998 I helped form the WebStandards Project.
• In 1998 I bought the domain ArtLung.com.
• In 1998 I worked for Jamison/Gold.
• In 1999 I moved to San Diego from Los Angeles.
• In 1999 I formed WebSanDiego.org.
• In 1999 I was on a panel about web accessibility.
• In 1999 I got married.
• In 2000 I worked for EduPoint, Bidland and AVENCOM.
• In 2001 I worked for AVENCOM.
• In 2002 I wrote an article about Lindows.
• In 2002 I started SanDiegoBloggers.com.
• In 2002 I got separated from my wife and began proceedings for divorce.
• In 2002 I took leave of AVENCOM.
• In 2002 I was interviewed on local radio station KPBS about blogging.
• You can Listen to the interview.
• I was once nostalgic for America Online.
• I am a Frank Zappa fan.
• I think the internet is…
• I have worn a cheesy mustache.
• I maintain fansites for Bebe Ads, Voltes V, and Ronny Vardy, and Stew/The Negro Problem.
• I have entered several Viridian Design Contests.
• I keep an online diary at artlung.com/blog.
• I am a packrat.
• I maintain a “Smorgasborg,” of lyrics, pictures, quotes, links, and other junk..
• A colophon describes how something was made.
• I really like playing racquetball.
• I can be hired to install blogs.
• In 2003 I made a journal for stew.
• In 2003 I started the San Diego Blog.
• In 2006 I sold San Diego Blog and San Diego Bloggers, and WebSanDiego.org
• In 2007 I moved to Moorpark with my wife Leah

At a Glance

0. Raleigh, North Carolina (Ft. Bragg)
1. San Diego, California (Skyline)
2. Riverside, CA
3. Echo Park, CA
4. Alhambra, CA
   • School: Park School
5. Quezon City, Philippines
   • School: La Salle Green Hills
6. San Diego, CA (Skyline)
7. New Orleans, LA
8. Gretna, LA
   • School: Christ The King School
9. San Diego, CA (Clairemont)
10. San Diego, CA (Pacific Beach)
    • School: USDHS
    • Work: Citizen’s Western Bank
11. Roanoke, Virginia
    • School: CHRV:CHS
12. Charlottesville, VA
    • Work: University of Virginia Medical Center
13. Buena Park, CA
    • Work: Los Alamitos Medical Center
14. Los Angeles, CA (Koreatown)
    • Work: California Hospital Los Angeles
15. Los Angeles, CA (Cheviot Hills)
    • Work: Hollywood (GTM)
    • Work: Downtown (ARCO)
    • Work: Marina Del Rey (Jamison/Gold)
16. San Diego, CA (Serra Mesa)
    • Work: Solana Beach (Edupoint)
    • Work: Kearny Mesa (Bidland)
    • Work: Gaslamp Quarter (AVENCOM)
17. San Diego, CA (North Park)
18. San Diego, CA (Sherman Heights)
    • Work: Downtown (FinancialAid.com)
19. Simi Valley, CA
20. Moorpark, CA
    • Work: Ojai, CA
    • Work: Camarillo, CA
    • Work: Los Angeles, CA
    • Work: Hollywood, CA
    • Work: Glendale, CA
    • Roanoke, VA