Purpose
My purpose statement introduces this site, saying:
Chris Basham designs and develops for the web in southern Indiana. He believes every word, byte, and pixel can improve how we care for each other and the earth.
I break down this statement, explaining what it means to me:
- Chris Basham designs and develops
- He is a user experience designer and front-end developer. He is a generalist, skilled in both building the right thing and building it in the right way.
- for the web
- At its best, the web platform invites everyone to connect to people and ideas.
- in southern Indiana.
- He grew up and lives in the hills of southern Indiana.
- He believes
- Work should be impactful.
- every word, byte, and pixel
- The content, data, and visuals we use and how we use them matter, even at the smallest scale.
- can improve
- We have the choice to understand needs, balance tradeoffs, and solve problems.
- how we care
- All people should take responsibility and serve in love as they are able.
- for each other
- We should embrace our diversity and work together to raise the human condition.
- and the earth.
- Our legacy should be to leave our one planetary home better than we found it.