{"id":41,"date":"2022-05-13T18:30:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T23:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colleenlynn.com\/?p=41"},"modified":"2023-03-28T16:29:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T21:29:55","slug":"about-colleen-lynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colleenlynn.com\/2022\/05\/about-colleen-lynn\/","title":{"rendered":"About Colleen Lynn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnmediagroup.com\/\">Colleen Lynn<\/a>\u00a0is a veteran user interface designer who is known for her exceptional multidisciplinary skill set and creating websites that deliver social impact. In 1995, she began her Seattle-based web design company, and over the next decade worked with a diverse range of clients including Internet startups, retail companies and smart device manufacturers. During this time she played a key visual role in numerous identity designs and nearly 100 website designs. Colleen Lynn also spent two quarters teaching courses at the Art Institute of Seattle. Achievements in social activism include being selected as the visual designer for the 2008 Washington State grassroots primary Obama campaign. In the same year, Colleen Lynn created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogsbite.org\/\">DogsBite.org<\/a>, a national dog bite victims&#8217; website, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.dogsbite.org\/2011\/06\/founder-of-dogsbiteorg-reflects-upon.html\">after undergoing a serious dog attack<\/a>. The site has since grown into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogsbite.org\/dogsbite-donate.php\">501(c)(3) nonprofit organization<\/a>. In 2011, DogsBite.org <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogsbite.org\/dogsbite-newsroom-2012-amicus-brief-solesky-v-tracey-landlord-liability.php\">submitted an amicus brief<\/a> on behalf of the <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/ksnLlqpa3hs\">young mauling victim in <em>Tracey v. 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