717 Modern is a luxury home available for rent in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. One of the owners of this gorgeous home works for Ralph Lauren, so he is naturally opinionated about design. Fortunately, he loved my initial design direction and we only applied few edits to get to the finish line.
Sarah Drake Weihman found me through a good old Google search and our rapport was instantaneous. With my 22+ year career in property development we immediately spoke the same language and I could clearly envision what her website should look like. When I showed her the initial concept for her site and logo - she loved it. The site demonstrates her body of work, which includes architectural, landscape and interior design.
Julia Scheers is one of my favorite authors and I follow her on social media. She posted a note stating she was looking for assistance in designing a logo for her daughters’ soap company, so I wrote a note that I could help. And then, because I’m not shy, I asked if she would like me to do some design work on her website. This is the finished product and we’re equally thrilled with the result. Sustainabar ® is zero-waste bars of shampoo, conditioner, shaving cream, lotion, dish soap and more – their motto “replace bottles with bars”. I like it!
Did you pay a hefty price for a new website and feel ‘meh’ about the results? Ralph Beiran did, so he contacted me based on a referral from one of our mutual associates. Ralph hired a Squarespace expert to design his new website… and was underwhelmed by the finished product. Thankfully, I stepped in a made the site more dynamic, with interactive features, improved overall styling and enhanced user experience - all for a fraction of the original design price. Ralph was responsive and easy to work with and we turned around his site redesign in less than a week. The revisions make all of the difference in the world.
As former Buckcherry, The Wallflowers and Fuel member, California-born singer songwriter, producer, artist, Yogi, has shared the stage and/or recorded with artists including Chris Cornell, Shakira, Alanis Morissette, Filter, Cat Stevens and many more. I developed this website for Yogi as a conduit for his fans to follow is latest moves with custom feeds for his social media posts and videos. The site capitalizes on the images of the amazing venues and musicians he's shared the stage with, as one of the world's best in-demand hired guns.
Toggling between the Connecticut Shore and Assisi, Italy, Laura Graham is a writer, illustrator and entrepreneur. She grew up in Stonington, Connecticut while obtaining degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and FIT. She wanted a concise website to demonstrate her many roles.
The Study Fine Wines & Spirits is a boutique wine shop in Greenwich, Connecticut, operated by Noah & Katie. Their objective is to create a user-friendly site, demonstrating their highly specialized services, showcasing their regular classes, wine club and cellar management capabilities. I also aligned them with Red Skies Photography to take on-location shots - making this site completely representative of their exceptional offering.
John Willey is a recognized leader in interior design and architectural renovation, specializing in highly curated and customized interiors that appeal to a sophisticated and discerning clientele. John found me via a Google Search (they work!) and we worked closely together to bring this content and image rich website to life, including multiple redundant navigations, creating a very user friendly environment.
Carmine Cornelio is: 1) my cousin, and 2) a retired Supreme Court Judge who is transitioning into work as a Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mediator. He wanted a site that clearly conveys the work he is currently doing, as well as review his career in law.
Kathy Root owns a charming and respected established art gallery in Washington Depot. She is routinely asked for help with large and complicated art installations. Realizing that she had the ability to fulfill those needs, her newest venture fills that niche.
Greekin’ out is Connecticut’s only Food Truck “Fueled by Feta”. Their amazing photography made designing a snap. They offer catering and needed a calendar to demonstrate their many events. Eventually, this site will allow patrons to order online, via handheld device, so they don’t have to wait in line while their orders are prepared.
Stuck in a WordPress nightmare, Wisdom House reached out to me to see if I could create a beautiful and functional website for their many offerings. I created a mocked-up-site to ease their concerns and I was hired immediately. Red Skies photography will provide the imagery of this gorgeous 70 acre retreat and conference center in the Litchfield Hills. What Wisdom House will have when I am done is a beautiful, easy-to-navigate site demonstrating their facility capabilities, including one-click integration to their reservations software, which operates on a different platform.
The Wine Trust is a distributor of exclusive, limited edition and iconic wines. Their existing website was developed several years ago and wasn’t optimized for handheld devices… which is why they contacted me. We worked together to create a new logo and an intuitive website to feature all of their outstanding brands from around the world.
I was contacted by Morrison Law Firm to create a simple, but professional website to represent their firm serving New York and Connecticut. Becuase there was too much information to feature, I selected several bold images with a cohesive color palette and used a long-scrolling page format to create a dynamic, interesting website.
Christie Caters is a full-service catering company operated by Laura and Bill Christie. They also have a food truck “Christie Caters Farm to Truck” that tools around New England offering farm to table delicious, gourmet food. Laura’s previous site was too complex and not mobile optimized, so it was time for an upgrade that speaks clearly to her elevated brand and image. Photography by Corey Lynn Tucker.
I took over the Lake Waramaug Task Force website mid-design. I recovered all of the historic data from the original site, transfer and organize the domain names and emails, hosted at several different companies, as well as teach several Task Force members how to add blog posts and add content. The results are beautiful! I provided photography (my work and stock images) and layout.
Sal Lopes owns a beautiful salon in New Preston, Connecticut. I created his website over a weekend. I provided most of the content and images - he provided feedback and this site was live in less than a week. I think we knocked this site out of the park. It is gorgeous, clean and concise. In addition to maintaining the site, I help Sal with social media collateral, email campaigns through MailChimp, advertising and more.
Riverside Nursery & Garden Center is in the heart of historic Collinsville, Connecticut. Since 1974, this garden center has evolved into floral design, garden design, gift shop and yard maintenance business serving the greater Farmington Valley. Its gorgeous setting, along the banks of the Farmington River, make it a destination all on its own.
The Greekin’ Out Food Truck team also own/operate Bozrah Pizza. They were so happy with the food truck site, they hired me to refresh Bozrah Pizza’s site. Sarah and Niko get it - amazing photography is the way to accurately convey your business offering. In this case, mouthwatering photos by Amelia Ingraham helped me make a magnificent website, showcasing all of their delicious menu items.
Spring Hill Vineyards is set on a breathtaking 500-acre homestead dating back to the 18th Century in New Preston, Connecticut. Within ten short years, this vineyard has already been awarded several medals at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition, against 3000+ other competitors. The Website is easily navigable and provides all of the information about their varietals, locations to purchase and tasting room schedule.
This project is a refresh of a website for a group of pharmacists turned pharmacy brokers. With intricate knowledge of this industry, this team expedites sales of independent pharmacies nationwide. Redundant navigation creates a simplified website for buyers and sellers to connect with pharmacy industry veterans. I utilized the services of a professional developer to create an interactive map which filters listings by state in order to get the desired information disseminated.
Camp Wonderful is a summer camp for grown-ups. I was contacted by the Camp Director, Jonah Spear, to update this existing website for the upcoming session. I wish I saved some images to do a before/after to demonstrate the transformation from its original simple design to the rich, dynamic site it has become. The massive amounts of collateral obtained during last year's session helped tremendously. Nothing can convey your brand's message better than great imagery.
Houston-based Psychologist Kristen Anderson has a practice focusing on individual & couples therapy, as well as sports psychology and achievement psychotherapy. In addition to appearing on MTV's True Life, she was QB and team captain of The Houston Energy (Women's Professional Football League). She is the embodiment of a renaissance woman. We took her outdated site and created this, a website packed-full of information, set forth in an easy to navigate and use tool.
The Country and Abroad is an arts & entertainment magazine distributed throughout Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, the Hudson Valley/Westchester County, New York and Southern Vermont. This gorgeous bi-monthly magazine is filled with stunning imagery and meaningful content… and the website matches its classic aesthetic and more.
I was contacted by the Market Masters of Cromwell Farmers Market to update their website mediocre to magnificent. With the help of Winter Caplanson’s photography - we have been able to do that and so much more. Every page of this site captures the magic and beauty of this market.
I was approached by the team assembled to organize and execute the Pride in the Hills Festival for 2019. It required something simple, and easy to navigate. I donated my services for this great cause and the website was launched within three days of agreeing to create it.
Nanette Davis was my first St. Petersburg, Florida website! She is a teacher turned author and the release of her first book warranted a website. As Nanette continues to write, we can alter this site to be less individual book focused and more author focused. The color palette and photography choices were driven by Nanette’s head-shot and book cover - giving this site a really cohesive and unique design.