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Landscape Architect Website with Slideshows & Social Media Integration

In Portfolio on January 28, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Craig Design Group Website

Craig Design Group Website

This is a simple website for a Chattanooga based landscape architect that focuses on beautiful portfolio slideshows. We’ve also added Twitter and Facebook integration to keep fans and customers updated on the latest projects.

501c3 Non-Profit Skatepark Site with Forum

In Arts and Nonprofit, Portfolio on January 28, 2010 at 12:27 pm

Skatepark.org website

I am a founding member and director for Skaters for Public Skateparks, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with members from all corners of the globe.

  • Extensive online publishing of printed content (200 page illustrated book)
  • User forum running phpBB3
  • Automatic Translation via Google Translate
  • Search Engine Optimized sitemap & automated submission to Google, MSN and Yahoo, SEO-friendly URLs

Organic Farm Website with Slideshows and Content Management

In Agriculture, Content Management Systems, Organic Farms, Portfolio, Wordpress on November 13, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Sequatchie Cove Farm website

Sequatchie Cove Farm website

This site was produced in tandem with Widgets & Stone, a Chattanooga design firm. We’re members of Sequatchie Cove Farm’s Community Shared Agriculture program, so we are very familiar with the quality of the eggs, dairy, meat and produce coming out of the clean and fertile Sequatchie Valley. Read the rest of this entry »

Property Management Website

In Portfolio, Property Management, Real Estate on October 29, 2009 at 11:32 am
Walldorf Property Management Website

Walldorf Property Management Website

This site for Walldorf Property Management in Chattanooga uses Joomla CMS and EZ-Realty to create a site that’s easy for Walldorf employees to update and manage.

  • Online forms for lease applications, maintenance requests, and general questions
  • Multiple listing categories and unlimited properties
  • Image uploads automatically create slideshows for each property
  • Multiple, automated RSS and XML feeds to external property listing sites create strong search engine placement — top Google rank for all important keywords and phrases
  • Google Maps & driving directions automatically created for each property listing, with an overall area map showing all properties

Rafting and Adventure Travel Site with Reservation Form

In Adventure Travel, Content Management Systems, Portfolio on July 23, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Southeastern Expeditions website

Southeastern Expeditions website

This site, for an adventure travel company that runs rafting and eco-tourism trips in North and Central America, features a clean interactive design and extensive search engine optimization, including tailored metatags, hyperlinks, and a backlink referral network. Read the rest of this entry »

Nature Center Website with Slideshows and Video

In Arts and Nonprofit, Content Management Systems, Portfolio on May 13, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Chattanooga Nature Center website

Chattanooga Nature Center website

Here’s a new site for Chattanooga Nature Center, our award-winning regional environmental education and animal rehabilitation facility.

  • News, newsletter are updated frequently by Nature Center staff, using the WordPress Content Management System
  • SlideShowPro with videos, audio backgrounds and frequently updated rotating slideshows
  • Google Analytics to track page views, form submissions, pdf and file downloads
  • Online donations and membership signup form, with payments handled by PayPal

Regional Visioning Plan

In Content Management Systems, Portfolio on May 3, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Chattanooga STAND website

Chattanooga STAND website

This site, completed for Chattanooga’s Create Here, in tandem with design firm Widgets & Stone, is for a regional visioning process being conducted around Chattanooga, Tennessee.

  • Tell-a-friend and Volunteer forms
  • Semantic, search engine and handheld browser friendly design
  • Google Analytics to track page views, form submissions, pdf and  file downloads
  • Expression Engine multi-site manager
    • custom fields: staffers can frequently and easily update the content and sidebars

Non-profit website with Calendar and Slideshows

In Arts and Nonprofit, Portfolio on April 24, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Sequatchie Valley Institute website

Sequatchie Valley Institute website

I visited Sequatchie Valley Institute years ago with my children, and made a long-term goal to some day live and work with the folks I met there. We use the web extensively to communicate with our members, the public, and the media.

  • SlideShowPro Director provides an engaging and easily-updated frontpage show, and a gallery of current and past events
  • Event Calendar manages our online calendar
  • Registration forms and contact forms for events and communication, routed to the proper folks
  • MailMan takes care of our e-mail blasts
  • Vanilla forum helps the board of directors sort out our business

Adventure Travel Website

In Adventure Travel, Portfolio on April 4, 2009 at 11:25 am
Austria Adventure Week website

Austria Adventure Week website

I worked with Bike Tours Direct to create this sub-site to promote their Austria Adventure Week package, a 2-week trip catering to mountain bikers and trail runners. We picked an open source WordPress template and made some minor tweaks to personalize it for the site by replacing a few images and adding navigation tabs.
 

  • Easy to use WYSIWYG editor allows administrators to quickly make edits, add pages or images, etc.
  • Comment feature for visitors to ask questions and get quick answers
  • SEO — Search Engine Optimization for automated submission to Google, MS Network, and Yahoo; automated SEO-friendly titles, URLs and descriptions
  • Custom contextual navigation system

Art Competition with Submission Form

In Arts and Nonprofit, Portfolio on April 2, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Zero Sum Website

Zero Sum Website

This is a project for Create Here, a Chattanooga think tank nonprofit that connects entrepreneurs and artists with creative communicators to promote sustainable, creative initiatives and showcases. Zero Sum is an exhibit that examines the role of games in contemporary culture and the impact they have on our social experience, psyche, morality and approach to critical thinking.

  • Online forms for artistic submissions
  • Database to collect and organize submissions, including file uploads
  • Search Engine Optimization, sitemaps, Google Analytics to provide info about traffic and visitors

Content Management Consulting

In Content Management Systems, Portfolio on February 25, 2009 at 11:38 pm
AJC Media Solutions website

AJC Media Solutions website

I was contracted to develop the content management system for the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s AJC Media Solutions site.

I took a great design from IQ Interactive, created Joomla 1.5 templates, and structured the site so IQ and AJC staffers could easily add content, including an extensive collection of Flash movies and PDF whitepapers. Read the rest of this entry »

Chamber of Commerce Website

In Chambers of Commerce, Portfolio on December 1, 2008 at 4:49 pm
website for Cleveland, TN Chamber of Commerce

website for Cleveland, TN Chamber of Commerce

This website for Cleveland Tennessee’s Chamber of Commerce features:

  • Community calendar used by many organizations to publicize their events
  • Flash slideshow
  • Dropdown and contextual menu system to make navigation of the site very intuitive for the site’s many business, organization and individual users
  • Detailed contact forms for ordering printed materials

The site is maintained by Chamber staff using the Joomla Content Management System. Several staff members and citizens contribute to the site, which allows a team of editors to review and approve content for news releases, contacts, and calendar items prior to publishing.

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Carpet Manufacturer Website with Extensive Product Galleries

In Manufacturing, Portfolio on May 13, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Eligère Carpet and Rugs website

Eligère Carpet and Rugs website

This site was completed in 2006 for a custom floor covering design and manufacturing company in (where else?) Dalton, Georgia.

  • Flash for navigation, audio-visual intro and product galleries
  • Lightbox for zoom-in product close-ups
  • Color correct images and design to match corporate identity