Design Portfolio

Beyond Little House & The Homesteader Newsletter

Beyond Little House & The Homesteader Newsletter

For this project, I updated a popular blog about Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder. I also integrated the sales site for The Homesteader Newsletter, the only full-color print newsletter about Wilder, into Beyond Little House. A few key elements of the project: Collaboration with several contributing writers in different locations Establishing [...]

TheIrrepressibleWriter.com

TheIrrepressibleWriter.com

This project, built nearly from scratch, created a blog-based book platform and writer portfolio site.  I designed the custom header graphic and a unique child theme based on the Hybrid framework by Justin Tadlock. Note: Click here or on “After” image to visit the site! Before After

WordCount: Freelancing in the Digital Age (MichelleRafter.com)

WordCount: Freelancing in the Digital Age (MichelleRafter.com)

This project migrated a heavily-visited, award-winning WordPress.com blog to its own domain.  I designed the title logo, created a custom child theme based on the Hybrid Theme framework by Justin Tadlock, and used a special method of redirecting the site that prevented any down time. Note: Click here or on the image to visit the site!

WritersInnerJourney.com

WritersInnerJourney.com

This project migrated a popular site from Blogger to its own hosted domain. I created a magazine-style blog design, complete with graphical headers for each category department and recent post headers in the sidebar. Color scheme and typeface matched the author’s portfolio site, MeredithResnick.com.

MyFaithProject.com

MyFaithProject.com

This design project incorporated elements of the blogger’s personal portfolio site, JenniferHaupt.com.

GettingMarriedonLongIsland.com

GettingMarriedonLongIsland.com

This project included a site migration from Wordpress.com to a hosted domain where a previously designed page already existed. My tasks included migrating the site, optimizing for search engines, transferring affiliate ads, and creating a seamless integration with the original design work.