Geenen Homes: geenenhomes.com Kyle Geenen of Geenen Homes is a Realtor® at Coldwell Banker who specializes in West Michigan real estate. Kyle wanted a website that made it easy for people to search for properties and contact him. We used a plugin and service that pulls property listings into WordPress from a local MLS (multiple [...]
A web designer friend recently asked what resources I used to teach myself web design. I sent her the following list of resources which I used (and still use). She wasn’t interested in WordPress (a shame, but I forgive her), so I excluded my WordPress-specific resources. If you have any favorites I didn’t include, please [...]
Susan Compagner: susancompagner.com Susan Compagner is a licensed Real Estate Consultant who specializes in West Michigan waterfront real estate. She asked me to redesign her website (see screenshot of original design below) to tell her story, provide social proof, and direct people to contact her. To tell Susan’s story, I included one of Susan’s videos [...]
Simply Counted Business Services, Inc.: simplycounted.com Simply Counted Business Services, Inc. is an accounting firm offering services to support small and medium sized businesses and individuals. Simply Counted wanted to make it simple for people to stay in touch with them. So, we created a Contact page with contact information and a map. Elsewhere on [...]
Holistic Fortitude, LLC: holisticfortitude.com Holistic Fortitude, LLC provides holistic nutrition consulting and wellness coaching. Holistic Fortitude wanted a website that was visually attractive and easy to use. They wanted to give information about the company and its services, as well as sell wellness packages. They had purchased a WordPress theme and hosting, but needed help customizing [...]
Tulip City Panache: tulipcitypanache.com Tulip City Panache offers art classes and painting parties in Holland, MI. They host artistic events for kids, adults, and businesses. Tulip City Panache needed a website to promote their business and sell tickets to their many events. The Home, About, and Contact pages provide information about the business. The Gallery [...]
Teach Yourself Visually HTML5 by Mike Wooldridge My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book steps through the new features of HTML5, including many new elements for more semantic markup, better forms, audio and video, and canvas. There’s also a section on using JavaScript with HTML5. The text is augmented by code snippets and screenshots. [...]
OptimWise LLC: optimwise.com For my 2013 redesign of OptimWise.com, my primary goal was to better showcase my portfolio. Secondary goals included refining information about the business, making it easier for people to contact me, and making the blog more visually appealing. My Portfolio page has been one of my most visited pages since I added it, [...]
WORKFORCE: workforcemgt.com WORKFORCE is a staffing firm that specializes in recruiting for industrial, manufacturing, administrative and clerical, and skilled trades positions in West Michigan. WORKFORCE wanted to redesign their website (original homepage below) for more visual appeal and functionality. Their primary goal was to grab the attention of job seekers, then direct them to view [...]
I had the awesome opportunity to be featured in two episodes of This Week in Web Design, one of my favorite web design shows. I didn’t personally appear in episode 32, but I did in episode 33 (videos below). In Episode 32: How do I plan a website redesign?, they analyzed my/OptimWise’s attributes and my clients’ [...]