Adam Dau from Providence Swings was looking for a really dramatic change to their existing site, something to reflect the energetic and fun nature of the Providence based group of swing dancers. The group offers lessons, workshops and swing dance events in the Rhode Island area. The new look emerged from a number of designs when Adam pulled up his sleeves and revealed his amazing graphic design skills creating the vibrant and colorful header for the site and incorporated his graphics in other areas of the site. We also were able to tackle the challenge of how to handle their somewhat complicated registration process as well.
It was a pleasure working with Adam throughout the development of this project. Please check out their site and perhaps sign up for one of their dance sessions!
www.providenceswings.com
Michelle Cordani had a template website that was difficult to maintain and desperately needed structure, design, and a strong web presence for her nutritional health business Pure Intentions. Incorporating colors and images and moving content into an effective structure has allowed her website to more effectively communicate the focus of her business. Michelle works with clients to educate them on how to read food labels and make the right food choices to help you understand how to eliminate toxins in your life, lose weight, and bring balance to your life. She works closely with clients to cater to their specific needs whether its just a desire to improve energy, be better educated about food choices, or to lose weight.
www.mypureintentions.com
Helen Rainoff was in need of a logo and website for her newly formed business Getting Centered Meditation. It was important to have the design incorporate more than just your typical lotus flower and ying yang icons as the meditation focus is on group meditation for organizations and people in the work place. This was something different, new, that should appeal to both the corporate level as well as the need of individuals to gain more focus and clarity in the course of their busy work days. The logo and design and look of the web site evolved through a number of revisions until we arrived at the final product which just works. Helen was a pleasure to work with and I so appreciate her thoughtful attention to detail through every step of the process.
www.gettingcenteredmeditation.com
My friend Mira of Whimsy Beads, had an old website which I had designed years ago that was time consuming to maintain as it was built. We moved everything over to a new WordPress installation, keeping the original design and simplifying the portfolio as she is selling most of her work on Etsy now. Now she will be able to update the gallery when she needs to add new designs and interface with her social media to keep her customers up to date with her shows and special events. Please visit: www.whimsybeads.com
Ed Dolan finally found the time to look into a website for his busy Metrowest Boston building and remodeling business, Dolan Remodeling. As often is the case, clients know they need a website but just can’t find the time or right person to work with. I designed the logo and website to capture the wide range of experience that Dolan Remodeling offers. The extensive photo gallery showcases many of the diverse projects Ed has been involved with. I am glad he found the time to work with me on this project!
www.dolanremodeling.com
A redesign was in order for the Hopkinton Chamber website. Originally designed as a static HTML/CSS website, I moved the existing content into a brand new WordPress framework. Now members can make timely contributions to the site themselves with blog entries, event updates, and other important chamber business without waiting for me to put changes in for them. The net result is greatly improved communications to chamber members which had previously be lacking greatly.
www.hopchamber.com
Nancy Warren and Janice Welenc are both lifelong gardeners who have been designing gardens throughout the Boston area since 1990, yet they never found the time to put together a website. This was a delightful web project for me as I have benefited from their excellent garden design skills. We put their site up in time for some important jobs they were bidding on.
www.greenvelvetgardens.com
Commercial Interior Designer, Noel Sior-Woodard, had an outdated template site she had built and was looking for something much more professional and classy for her business, Woodard Interiors. We worked hard to find the layout that worked with her vision and built this WordPress/Thesis site to bring an elegant new online presence to her interior design business.
www.woodardinteriors.com
Pat Kuehne, Daily Money Manager and owner of Balance Your Checks, had a Typepad blog for her website that was in great need of an update. We created a new logo, a new design and moved all her blogs and other content over to a new Wordrpress site with the Thesis theme and quickly got her going with a fresh new look.
www.balanceyourchecks.com
The CAA website was recently moved over to a WordPress platform which I developed using the Thesis theme. Keeping the same format as the previous site, the look is pretty much the same but now with great functionality. Board members now can keep the website up-to-date themselves as needed. The 3 column layout can be carried consistently through the entire website so calendar events and other sidebar widgets can be seen on every page on the site.
www.caahop.org
NEW (Network of Enterprising Women) – a group I became involved with in the past year, was in need of an updated website. An active group which meets regularly through monthly general meetings, board meetings, and regular morning coffee get togethers, they needed the site to be easily updatable and current. Designing this new site with WordPress gives board members the ability to update their areas of responsibility as needed.
www.networkofenterprisingwomen.com
The Hopkinton Music Association was in need of new logo and website. One of the greatest needs of this volunteer group was to replace the time consuming and costly production of a program book that is passed out at all of their concerts. Making all this material available online through their new website cuts their costs greatly and gives them the ability to make updates to concert and rehearsal schedules as needed. This was a personal favorite project of mine. I jumped at the opportunity work with the HMA, as the Hopkinton Music Program gave my kids so much through the years in the Hopkinton school system and created a wonderful supportive community for them to grow and become strong individuals. Kudos to all of you!
www.hopkintonmusicassociation.org
Deborah Kollmeyer, independent designer and owner of Distinct Interior Designs, was interested in getting a fresh look with a new website to profile her work and style. Her new website gave her the look she was striving for as well as a robust content management system in WordPress, enabling her to make her own updates and get excellent built in SEO.
www.distinct-designs.com
My friend Michele Duggan was starting a new business and needed a website that would showcase her new in-home physical therapy practice and clearly portray the unique aspects of this business concept. The logo and print material were already done so I was able incorporate these design elements in the web design. Using their photos from a private photo shoot of the Mend Well approach to home PT, the site successfully captures the nature of the services they provide.
www.mend-well.com
The Hopkinton Community Endownment was looking to update their site and build in more functionality with the ability to maintain on their end. The new look was designed to display aspects of the community Hopkinton residents know and love as well as to keep the site up to date with sponsors and upcoming events.
www.hopkintonce.org
Books By Janet is the creation of Janet McKetchnie. Janet was in need of an updated website that she could maintain on her own. Her old site was very outdated and stale and she desperately needed a fresher, cleaner look that would appeal to the clients and clearly portray her strengths as a bookkeeping service.
www.booksbyjanet.com
Marathon 2010 is a world-wide celebration of the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon, Greece, heralded as a milestone event in human history. The Hopkinton Athletic Association, which facilitates the annual running of the Boston Marathon, was needing a website to honor and publicize this event to the world in hopes to get other marathon communities throughout the world to also recognize and partake in the celebration of this milestone event. This site was built with WordPress and Thesis.
Visit Site: www.marathon2010.org
Survival By Design Cards is the creative outlet for print designer Jennifer Adler. These sassy greeting cards needed a new e-commerce website to give them the personality they deserved. Developing the site with WordPress, Thesis and Shopp, gave Jennifer the ability to manage her inventory easily and to showcase her seasonal, newly released, sale items in a timely fashion.
Visit Site: www.survivalbydesigncards.com
Cutty’s is a fast casual restaurant that sells inexpensive premium-quality breakfast and lunch fare. Owner, Charles Kelsey was looking for a very simple site for his new restaurant in Brookline, MA. Charles is a graduate of the famed Culinary Institute of America and has worked several years with Cooks Illustrated as an editor as well as a contributing writer to publications such as the former Gourmet Magazine (RIP). Wanting to add character to his site, I took photos of some vintage kitchen knives we found in the basement of his restaurant and translated them into a border that appears above the footer. The site is built with WordPress and Thesis.
Visit Site: www.cuttyfoods.com
The MSO was looking for a fresh new look for their website and logo. They wanted to use the site to communicate rehearsal schedule changes as well as to announce their upcoming concerts. The site was built with WordPress with the Thesis theme. The volunteer orchestra members took over the maintenance of their site very smoothly and were able to add many plugin features on their own.
Visit Site: www.metrowestsympony.org
