Professor McNeal came to Blog What? Design months before his personal project to complete the AIDP Blog project. This time around he was looking for a professional way to showcase his continual work through a “commentary at the intersection of law, policy, and culture.” Professor McNeal’s website contains two distinct features: a blog and a “featured” section. The featured section of GSMcNeal.com contains specially formatted posts with special graphic showcasing so that each of his formal articles is professionally highlighted.

Professor McNeal’s website also contains features such as: a contact form, special media sections, book feature, and a similar posts section amongst other things. Check it out!

In other news, Blog What? Design will soon be taking on a strong team of new designers!

Dejoni was an absolutely fabulous client (and woman!) to work with. Her spunk and enthusiasm throughout the project made it fun for the both of us.

Southern Fried Momma chronicles Dejoni’s life as a southern mom with two lovely children and a rather comical husband. Dejoni was looking for something that would allow her to closely connect with her readers. Her blog is outfitted with her latest Twitter tweets, a great photo album hooked up to her Flickr account, and a quality contact form.

We moved Dejoni from Blogger to her own domain name. This, coupled with her new design and fantastic content allowed Dejoni to become a sponsored Blogher advertiser! 

We finished a project back in May that was our first “community service” project. I was more than happy to donate my time and complete the entire project with a colleague of mine for around 25% of the actual cost. From our portfolio:

The Common Hope Corporation approached Blog What? Design looking for an upgrade from their old, and out of date, Microsoft Frontpage design. They needed a fresh new face for their organization - a true reflection of their excellent intentions and cause.

I worked with the lovely Ellen at the CF Care Fund. Feature included a contact form and mailing list among static content pages. The fund previously had a logo developed, so we were able to work quickly off a predetermined starter color scheme.

The final product is one that breathes fresh air into an important cause. Blog What? Design was happy to donate our services for only 25% of the cost.

See the portfolio item here. 

During the times in which we currently live, attempting to lead a healthy, natural life could not be any more important. This is only one of the reasons I enjoyed working with Tiffany of the Nature Moms blog so much. An inspiring mother and an excellent writer, Tiffany sends the message I have just presented you with in an astounding manner. Her posts include product reviews of healthful products, thought-provoking anecdotes from her personal life, organic recipes, and so much more.

Tiffany requested a revamp of her old design wishing to use a natural green and orange theme to compliment a unique header graphic. We provided her with just that so that she could present herself in a more professional manner to the thousands of readers that browse her blog everyday. 

The new website at Nick on Wine has certainly been one of the most exciting projects at Blog What? Design. Let me tell you a little bit about this “intoxicating” website…

Mr. Passmore was referred to me from one of my previous clients. The concept for the website he needed was simple yet precise. It would be a website that would showcase his articles and… his life.

“His life?” you ask? Mr. Passmore is one of the premiere wine critics in the world. His articles are featured in publications such as Forbes, BusinessWeek, and many, many more.

The task presented to me was certainly exciting. Mr. Passmore provided me with a selection of photos he wanted to incorporate into the site. As you can see, three of those magnificent wine photos are featured at the top of the design, and a few more around presented around the rest of the site.

Next came the color scheme. What better colors to choose than burgundy and champagne? Mr. Passmore already had a great, modern logo designed, so I grabbed these colors right from his business card.

The features of Mr. Passmore’s site suit his needs perfectly. The focal point of Nick on Wine is ”Nick’s Wine of the Week.” Each week, Mr. Passmore publishes a new article showcasing a wine of his choice. I was able to make use of WordPress’ custom fields, and provided him with a dynamic template and form in which he could enter his rating of the wine, food pairings, etc… Each new “NWOW” is featured on the front page, while the previous wine is archived.

Another aspect of Mr. Passmore’s career is his corporate wine events. To showcase this, I featured a page-link at the top with a promotional bit of information he provided me with. Alongside the explanation of his services is a lovely photo Mr. Passmore during one of his events.

Nick on Wine also features Mr. Passmore’s latest articles and a chance to comment on them, along with his own wine blog.

The final (and one of the most humorous) aspects of Nick on Wine is the gallery page. Mr. Passmore needed a static page which he could edit easily and constantly with photos and captions of his choice. I installed a few more plugins to WordPress’ TinyMCE editor which allowed him to create a table to drop any number of photos he wished.

So, looking for a great wine to accompany your meal tonight? Need to supply a corporate “wine and dine” event? If you’re an expert or a novice, looking for a great deal or the top of the line, Nick on Wine certainly has something to offer. Blog What? Design had a pleasure designing and developing Nick on Wine, and we know you’ll have the same pleasure reading Mr. Passmore’s articles as well!