I recently launched the site for www.transformchaplaincy.org, a think tank sponsored by Brandeis University, Rush University Medical Center and the John Templeton Foundation with a mission to promote chaplaincy research in the medical field to improve patient care. The site provides resources for everyone from chaplains to educators and health care providers in an effort to provide all with the tools needed to better integrate spirituality and religion in healthcare.

The challenge with this product was creating an easily navigable site for a lot of research (that will continue to grow). We employed a variety of different ways for users to search and used different custom templates to make the information easily accessible.

Earlier this year, I started working with SweetmanCragun, a Boston-based consultancy with offices around the world. As their business grows exponentially, I have helped them refine their message and site to reflect all aspects of their offerings. They are doing some provocative work for clients as they adjust to the global shifts in the world economy. Thrilled to be part of their team.
http://www.sweetmancragun.com/

Helix Homes designs enviable homes in the Pacific Northwest that are utterly luxurious, yet cozy and livable. Check out the projects category to browse by room. We have two more sites in the pipeline for this company coming up! Branding by Hazen Creative, Inc.

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!