WHAT I'VE DONE…WHAT I'M DOING

Portfolio {pOrt-’fO-lE-O}

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A short explanation.

There are a ton of ways I could display my portfolio, but nothing seemed as concise as a screenshot thumbnail and a mini-explanation. In most cases the site speaks for itself.

When viewing a portfolio remember web designers create FOR the client, based on the criteria/requests made by the client. I have some preferences across my designs, but again, my own preferences are often set aside to meet the aesthetic desires of the individual/business.

Disclaimer: Once I turn over a site design, unless I am the site manager, there are changes made by the client which affect the look and feel of the site. Of course, this is how it should be - a natural progression - but the site may not necessarily look or function the same as it did when I initially released it.

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CONFESSIONS OF A PIONEER WOMAN, VOL#1

Synopsis: Separate ‘Static’ Homepage with 3-column internal pages. The Pioneer Woman is a compilation of 5 blogs and several unique templates and scripts; customized from the ground up.

The blog redesign began in late 2007 and continues to change and expand as Ree’s content and interests change and expand.

SHOUT-OUTS: Ree’s blog made it to TIME Magazine’s 25 Best Blogs of 2009 list as a “slick-looking site”, and won Best Designed Blog in the Ninth Annual Weblog Awards: the 2009 Bloggies.

  • Bakerella Home
  • Bakerella Category View
  • Bakerella Themes View
  • Bakerella Shop

BAKERELLA

Synopsis: This client did not need a designer so much as a Project Manager to lay-out and write-up specs for a complete PSD to XHTML conversion and integration into her own WordPress theme.

Bakerella’s strong design sense comes out in this “tasty” 3-column blog site. A compilation of a dozen unique templates and scripts, this blog is custom through and through. Bakerella wanted a publishing platform with ease of use; most specifically widgets, so she could move her sidebar graphics and modules around easily and seamlessly.

This blog customization has a few unique items; check out the visual category archives with the individual post thumbnails and the “lightbox” Amazon shop.

Initially at Blogger, part of this project was to import hundreds of posts, images, and thousands of comments into an independently hosted WordPress publishing platform.

SHOUT-OUTS: Loved by her readers, Bakerella is no newbie to online and off-line press; she even taught Martha Stewart the art of making Cupcake Pops!

  • Diaper Junction Homepage
  • Diaper Junction Category Page
  • Diaper Junction Product Page

DIAPER JUNCTION

Synopsis: This cloth diapering business needed a new face with fresh, clean lines to promote their cloth diapering and natural parenting products. Because of the nature of shopping carts, the redesign involved nearly 2 dozen template designs. I created the .psd design templates, graphics, and buttons, and then passed these files off with specs to 3dCart’s in house programmer at 3dCart to implement them.

PLEASE NOTE: Not all the requested “fixes” have been completed to design specs; we’re still working with the programmer to complete several small things.

This client is one of my weekly website maintenance clients.

  • Cloth Diaper Blog Homepage
  • Cloth Diaper Blog Individual Page

CLOTH DIAPER BLOG

Synopsis: This blog is not a custom design, but rather a modification of a previously designed WordPress theme.

This blog’s function is two-fold: to support the cloth diapering community with up to date information and resources, as well as a venue for a weekly “FEED YOUR STASH” Friday! Giveaway.

This client is a daily website maintenance client.

  • Feastivities, Inc. Homepage
  • Feastivities, Inc. Internal Page

FEASTIVITIES, INC.

Synopsis: This catering business needed a website that could be quickly updated with weekly/monthly menu changes, as well as Holiday menus and their corresponding order forms.

The client has an in-house person maintaining the site and it has undergone a few changes since it was first completed. Please click on the thumbnails to view the site when it was first released to the client.

  • Summerland Baptist Church
  • Summerland Baptist Church

SUMMERLAND BAPTIST CHURCH

Synopsis: This church body had a strong vision for what they wanted. They knew there would be several people accessing the site, so we built it using WordPress, which allows for users to be assigned “roles” within the publishing platform.

Complete design, plugins, dynamic script elements, text, and images independent from the design.

  • Life At Buttercup Farm
  • Life At Buttercup Farm

LIFE AT BUTTERCUP FARM

Synopsis: Shawn is as close to the perfect client as a designer can get. She was prepared with a detailed creative brief when she emailed me about designing her site. Her vision was clearly constructed–she just needed a designer to put a “face” to her idea.

Complete design, customized WordPress theme and integration, plugins, dynamic script elements, text and image insertion.

  • Moving Houston
  • Moving Houston

MOVING HOUSTON INTERNET RELOCATION TEAM

Synopsis: This Keller Williams team needed a redesign that was bold, clear, easy to navigate and ‘popped’. I met with the team to discuss how the website should function and hear them to share their vision.

The project consisted of a complete redesign, plugins, insertion of real estate script elements, as well as multiple pages of text and images independent from the design elements.

  • Advantage Plumbing
  • The Plumbing Design Center

ADVANTAGE PLUMBING & THE PLUMBING DESIGN CENTER

Synopsis: This family business needed two websites; one to represent their plumbing services, and another for a plumbing design center where they retail different plumbing fixtures, etc…

The project involved two separate designs, plugins and a few basic scripts.

I am in the process of updating my portfolio; current and previous design projects will be available to view in the upcoming weeks. Thank you for your patience.