C.S. Friedman

Posted by Mike Jackson on May 20, 2013 in Portfolio | Comments Off on C.S. Friedman For almost three decades, C.S. Friedman has been writing thrilling works of science fiction and fantasy. The New York Times named This Alien Shore a Notable Book of the Year. For years, fans have lauded her Coldfire Trilogy as a classic of dark fantasy. Most recently, Friedman finished another startingly imaginative series, The Magister Trilogy, continuing to cement her reputation as one of the...
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Stephen R. Cox

Posted by Mike Jackson on May 20, 2013 in Portfolio | Comments Off on Stephen R. Cox What is the most important objective for an author’s website? Credibility, right? The reader wants to be convinced that the author is worthy of their time investment. One of the reasons I love doing author sites is because of the wealth of available content. Author’s are second only to artists in that regard. But most author’s, creative souls that they are, specialize in...
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Pilar Martin

Posted by Mike Jackson on May 20, 2013 in Portfolio | Comments Off on Pilar Martin Pilar Martin is a Certified Advanced Rolfer, nurse-midwife and somatic practitioner. For those who are not familiar, Rolfing is “holistic system of soft tissue manipulation and movement education that organize(s) the whole body in gravity”. Pilar’s site is a great example of how our designs come about organically in collaboration with our clients. Much of the time the final...
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Lana Lensman

Posted by Mike Jackson on May 20, 2013 in Portfolio | Comments Off on Lana Lensman As the title of Lana Lensman’s website would indicate, her work is about simplicity and joy. The key to this site was finding the right balance of minimalism to fit the theme of simplicity without stripping the site down to nothing. I can’t tell you how many websites about spirituality we looked at that had a jarring effect on the eye. Many were just text on a white background....
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Click Horse Products

Posted by Mike Jackson on May 20, 2013 in Portfolio | Comments Off on Click Horse Products I am always inspired by the energy and passion I find in small businesses. That’s why these might be the most rewarding sites of all to develop. To take an idea, turn it into a product then connect and sell to customers. What can I say? It’s a pleasure to witness a business assume a legitimate web presence and grow…especially when that business is local! Sheri, the owner of...
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WIHHA

Posted by Mike Jackson on May 20, 2013 in Portfolio | Comments Off on WIHHA Whidbey Island Holistic Healing Association was a different kind of project. The site required putting together a directory of businesses on the Puget Sound, and there was a very specific set of functionality needed. The great thing about developing on a platform like WordPress is the versatility. The framework is database driven so creating a directory (sortable by name, modality or location),...
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