I’ve been working with my pals at Rookie Moms since *I* was a rookie mom. Having been through a few iterations of the site (which is now as old as our respective eldest children), Whitney and Heather decided they wanted a sort of makeunder for the site—a minimalistic approach to the design that was more modern and let the content take center stage.
Share Our Spare is a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides new and gently-used clothing, toys, and supplies to needy families of children ages four and younger. With their redesign, they wanted to clearly communicate their mission and urgency (33% of Chicago kids live in poverty). They also wanted to offer a variety of ways people could support them—through gifts of money, time, or donations. Last year alone, they served more than 10,000 needy Chicago children. To all my Chicago peeps looking for a way to give back—this is one fantastic group that can help you support your friends and neighbors!
My kids and I have been Larry Gets Lost fans for quite some time, so this job was pretty exciting for all of us. I worked with Seattle’s Sasquatch Books to create a site that promoted both the 10th anniversary of the Larry book series and provide information on the individual titles.
I recently redesigned the site for Los Angeles Osteopath Vicky Vlachonis. I first worked with Vicky two years ago when her book (The Body Doesn’t Lie) was published. Since then, Vicky has emerged as one of the leading modern voices in wellness and pain management.
For her redesign, we better integrated her blog and social media into the site to provide tools for better living and cultivate dialogue with her followers. With a client base that includes Gwyneth Paltrow (she wrote the foreword to her book!), Katy Perry, Elton John, Chris Martin and Claudia Schiffer, it’s exciting to be a part of Vicky’s journey.
The site I designed for writer, performer, director, and consultant (quadruple-threat?) Wendy Hopkins launched late last month. I loved working with Wendy—she’s wickedly funny and whip smart. Dive into her site to view her reel and read her essays (my personal favorite is her Wiggle Love essay).
Very cool to be featured on Design Feast as part of their Tools series. Read it all here!
Women make up almost 50% of the US workforce, but only 9% of the construction economy. Constructing Opportunity is a new company devoted to increasing gender diversity within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry. The founders came to me looking for a site that would help them convey their mission via an approachable, informed site with a clear call to action for prospective clients. I was thrilled to partner with these inspiring women!
My friend Jennifer Wisniewski recently asked me to help bring her new line of T-Shirts to life. Graphically, she was inspired by the pop art of Ed Ruscha, so we tried to bring that wry sensibility to the designs. Jenny and I have worked together for years through her Chicago restaurant Bread & Wine and I love it when she calls me with a fun, new project.
Do check Jenny’s blog Tall Orders out as well. It’s a funny and wise look at her life as a model, restauranteur, and single mom in Chicago.
The Gynecologic Specialists of Northwestern has been a longtime client of mine. They were recently acquired by the University of Chicago Medicine and needed an intermediary site that would orient existing patients to the change and help ease the transition to the new UCM system. The result is a streamlined version of the old site, with links into the relevant areas of the UCM site.
What began as one site evolved into a bigger overall project. UCM asked me to develop this site as a sort of template so it could also work for the other practices they are acquiring. As a result, this is the first in several new transitional UCM sites.
The site I designed for the Old Irving Park Association launched. I know and love the subject well. (We lived there nine years before moving to Seattle.)
The redesign isn’t just an aesthetic improvement over the existing site (featuring rich photography of the neighborhood and local landmarks). The new site serves to sell this special corner of Chicago to new and potential residents and connect the community in new ways. You’ll find the history of the area alongside photography of notable architecture and public art. You can join the local organization, access local resources and see how you can get involved in community activities.
