Dayley Agile
Alan, founder of Dayley Agile, wanted a professional-looking website, with a warm, airy feeling. The pièce de résistance on the front page is the beautiful graph graphic, designed by Stephanie Liebold. For this website, I also imported the old Dayley Agile blog into the new format and included a fancy modal box when you click on a link to a video. See for yourself at...
Read MoreDanielle Reports 4 U
Reporter Danielle Williams came to me when she wanted to revamp her website. She felt it was dark and outdated, and wanted something bright and cheerful that reflected her bold personality, but gave her the functionality to update the content herself. Naturally, we chose WordPress. I make Danielle’s photos and videos the focus of the site, and jazzed up the look with hot pink accents. Not boring and outdated any more! Take a look:...
Read MoreGangPlank Jr. begins journalism program for kids
Curiosity drives children to explore and learn. As any parent can tell you, children are constantly full of questions. It’s that same drive that makes journalists want to investigate and tell stories about what’s going on. “The Gangplank Jr. Journalism Program seeks to build upon this natural curiosity, teaching kids to use their powers of observation to inform others. Participants will learn the importance of the first amendment, how to write different types of stories such as news and...
Read MoreThe facts about newspaper
Glossy booklet with detailed statistics proving the newspaper industry isn’t dead yet and shouldn’t be written off. Distributed mainly to newspaper sales staffs. I enjoyed using the bold navy & gold colors. Oh, yeah, and I took that photo that appears on the cover,...
Read MoreMemeber Services Guide
Here’s a nice tent fold brochure in a heavy cardstock, with brief descriptions of the many services the Arizona Newspapers Association provides to it’s members.
Read MoreSPJ Program
As Vice President of the Valley of the Sun chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, I find that most often the majority of the work that needs to be done for events falls squarely on the backs of the board of directors. Lucky for me, this meant that for the annual Freedom of Information Awards luncheon, I was able to use my design skills to craft an awards program with a “western”...
Read MoreThe Green Queen
Danielle the Green Queen, contacted me about doing a site featuring her green tips and video. Danielle wanted the site to be fun and informative, but well-organized and minimalistic. Using WordPress, we came up with an idea and modified a theme to meet those needs. Take a peek at http://daniellethegreenqueen.com and learn a few new ways to go...
Read MoreArizona Newspapers Association
The first time I redesigned the Arizona Newspapers Association website (in 2007), I moved away from the glaring primary color scheme and was able to help them organize the information better. The second time I redesigned the site, I used WordPress to provide better functionality. See it now at:...
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90 Days to Phoenix
The producers of the documentary “90 Days to Phoenix” came to me with a plan and a template and asked me to help them put together a site where they can blog and showcase the film. They wanted a gritty, urban feel with pops of color. Take a look at http://90daystophoenix.com, and don’t forget to watch the trailer to the documentary while you’re...
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