Danville Chocolates Website Design
This website was both so fun to design, and *excrutiating* to look at these delicious chocolates for long stretches of time without having some to snack on. Check out my new Danville Chocolates website design: www.danvillechocolates.com.
Blog Design Giveaway WINNER
The winner for the blog design giveaway, chosen by a random integer generator, is Belinda at Renovate + Decorate. She will receive a custom and unique header design and background image. Congratulations to Belinda!
If you would still like to have me design your blog, I am available for hire. I will be posting my price sheet later this week, but I am charging $60 for a custom header and background. Be sure to email me: ohbrooke{at}gmail.com, if you are interested. PLUS A $5 DOLLAR DISCOUNT if you display my ad on your blog.
I’ll be sure to post Belinda’s new designs when they are complete!
Simple is Better
I couldn’t take it any longer. My website was grating on me. I decided I wanted it to be easier to update, otherwise my portfolio section would continue to be stale because it took too much effort (I work on websites all day and all night, and I have little motivation to work on my own).
I illiminated the fine art section, because I don’t draw for anybody but myself, and I hardly even do that. I also thought it would be fun to have everything all on one page, so it is easy to navigate, and straight to the point. This isn’t a great solution for SEO, but I’m not concerned with that. 100% of my clients come from networking and referrals.
So here it is. A little less information, but hopefully more powerful. I used my new favorite program, Viewbook, to host my portfolio images. This is such a great resource for putting images on the web, and easily organizing and publishing photos. You can create your own website on Viewbook, or create an image gallery to embed on your existing website. This is a new resource that I’m using for my clients who want to be able to upload their own images on their website without having to call me. Viewbook has free and monthly-billed options. Some websites that I have used Viewbook on include: Shannon Kaye and Delford West Flowers.
Shannon Kaye Website
Last week I finished the website/portfolio for Shannon Kaye. Shannon is a designer, decorative painter, and conveniently, my very talented sister. You can see her website and projects that she has worked on at www.shannonkaye.com. I will be launching her blog on the website shortly as well.
You can also see Shannon at DIY Network and Shur-Line Paint.
Southtown Website is Live
Southtown is a Master-Planned Community in Vacaville, California, by homebuilder D.R. Horton. I have been programming this website at my work for months now, and the unveiling is here: the Southtown website is LIVE! Be sure to check out the great interactive map that my colleague, Terry, created here.