My First Logo
A makeover for Toni Cross’ container gardening website. Toni and I worked together choosing a new, softer palette for her site – while I dug into my first logo design. Technically, it’s a font treatment for her company name, and tagline: beauty in small spaces.
I converted Toni’s nested table-based website to a hybrid CSS-table site last season. In the future, we can use CSS to implement seasonal colors for her site skin too.
It All Happens Here
CSS/XHTML Web Development: Scott Marlow
Copywriting: Rita Cipalla, Scott Marlow
Graphic Design: Joan Van den Berg
My latest project for the City of Federal Way: a new site for its premier recreation facility, hosted at a new URL: ItAllHappensHere.org, the Community Center’s tagline.
The Rent section features a virtual-360 degree slideshow of the banquet facilities. Since the site launch, Susan Leddon, rental coordinator, reported that rental inquiries from the website increased from zero to 4-5 per week. Staff can update the site through an open source Content Management System.
The new site complements all new marketing collateral – including coupons, direct mail postcards, rack cards, and facility schedules – created by our team since March.
“You have consistently gone above and beyond on every aspect of this project. I know I speak for everyone when I say we appreciate you more than we can express. The website is fantastic/wonderful/cool/gorgeous/eye-popping/practical/logical, and, did I mention fantastic? I’m excited for the launch.“
Linda Elliott Farmer, Communications & Government Affairs Manager
City of Federal Way
“It’s been a fantastic experience working with such a great team. Personally, I enjoyed our “team” meetings the most. I think it’s important for you to know how easy it is to work with you on this project. I always felt like we could share our true feelings about every element along the way. Thank you all for your patience, persistence, and professionalism.”
Doug Nelson, Supervisor
Federal Way Community Center
Serving All Indigenous Populations
Pursuing Energy Self-Sufficiency
CSS/XHTML Development: Scott Marlow
Heritage Renewables helps tribes achieve energy independence by providing consulting and management services for wind energy projects. Google Sites, which hosted the former website, does not support Cascading Style Sheets. So editing site content and making sitewide layout changes was laborious.
I launched a 100% CSS website with an open source Content Management System. Graphic design by Beegee Tolpa. Hosting provided by Advanced, LLC out of Vancouver, Washington. Kyle Smith, principal, can now edit content freely, while strengthening his brand image.
Websites for Health, Not Wealth
CSS web development: Scott Marlow | Marketing By Marlow
A new hand-coded CSS website for the Center on Infant Mental Health & Development (CIMHD) — part of the University of Washington School of Nursing.
CIMHD promotes “interdisciplinary research, education and practice; and advances policy related to the social and emotional development of all children during the first five years.
According to CIMHD, “the quality of experiences in the first 3 years of life profoundly impacts later development — including how children perform in school and their ability to form satisfying relationships with teachers and friends. Caring relationships with sensitive parents, or primary caregivers, are the most important factor in determining later outcomes.”
How true. In life, relationships are often the key to success or failure. At work, for example, your relationship with your web development team is the most important factor in determining the outcome of your new website or redesign.
Graphic design and logo by Kelly Davis | Farm Girl Works.
Piecing WordPress Together
WordPress Development: Scott Marlow | Marketing by Marlow
Design: Kelly Jean Davis | Farm Girl Works
Technical Advising: Randy Steiger | Conflare
Photography: Laura Joyce-Hubbard | Mother Goose Photography and Claire Barnett
Consulting: Karrie Kohlhaas | Thoughtshot Consulting
Claire Barnett pieces together business and art in her new business venture: Seattle Mosaic Arts.
Although Seattle Mosaic Arts provides memorial mosaics for grieving individuals and families, the Wallingford store’s main purpose is to build community by teaching and promoting mosaic.
We wish Claire the best in her new venture, and hope you’ll visit the new mosaic store at 1325 North 46th Street.
Accessible Design. Accessible Websites.
XHTML/CSS Development: Scott Marlow, Marketing By Marlow
Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA, needed a website to promote her accessible design consulting. The site needed to be accessible by assistive devices, so WAI/508 guidelines had to be considered.
The new site is 100% CSS, and displays in assistive devices. Unlike table-based web designs, CSS web sites are adaptive to a wider range of web browsers.
Graphic Design by Kelly Davis, Farm Girl Works.