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Here’s a big project I’ve been working on with Yepser lately.
[NEWS: Perhaps I haven't mentioned on my blog yet... I have been contracting for Yepser since November 2009 as a Social Media Strategist, and in March 2010, they hired me on part-time to design, write, tweet, blog, answer the phone, etc. It's been good fun.]
But I digress…
We’ve recently finished up a big re-branding project for on online dating service called Connections With Heart (SM). My job was mainly to redo the header area on the home page, but then we decided it would be fun to keep the same header idea with different photos throughout the site.
Take a look at the old version of the Home page:
BEFORE
And the Home page after I got done with it:
AFTER
Riiight?? 
I think it really gave a whole new life to the site. Especially since it’s a site about human relationships, it’s extremely important to have that personal/human element rather than just illustrations or vectors.
Like I mentioned, we used different photos among the different sub-sections of the site.
You’ll see a few other elements of mine on those pages–the logo, buttons, etc.–in an effort to make everything cohesive.
A long project but a fun project. And I’m glad we spent the time we did getting it right because I think the result is quite nice.
This is one of those projects I put together for a friend just as an experiment and a bit of fun. But it’s also one of those projects that was never actually used! Stephanie ended up getting a full-time job and letting her domain expire, which is only logical.
Still pretty happy with it though, so I thought I’d give it those fifteen minutes of fame on the Web.
I recently just finished up creating a portfolio Web site for Maureen Kelly, who actually found me on Twitter and liked the idea of the portfolio Web site I’d created for myself. It’s always nice to work with clients you get along with, and Maureen was so kind and patient with me as we worked to make the site exactly what she was looking for.
[I actually also designed a Twitter background as well as a new WordPress blog to match the site design.]
My Web design strategy is rather low-tech. I’ve managed to learn iWeb well enough that I can create a completely unique template. Because let’s be honest… the standard iWeb templates aren’t so eye-catching. I find it’s a great tool for me, as a designer, because I can fill the site with all my custom graphics without having to worry about coding it all. I suppose it is a bit of a cop-out though, so learning some XML or CSS is definitely on my to-do list.
It always ends up being somewhat bittersweet when I create a new Web site for someone. My learning curve on Web design has been exponential, and whenever I put together a new one, I always feel the need to redesign my own. But obviously I don’t have the time to redesign my site every few months… *sigh* Oh well, I’ll get around to it eventually.
