I had the MOST FANTASTIC time ever creating this design for Alexis and Justin. It just makes you want to run down to the beach and feel the waves run over you. Enjoy!

From our portfolio feature:

While creating a website for Alexis and Justin’s special day, I often found myself smiling at the thought of their big day to come. The end product is simple yet enchanting… perfect for one of the happiest days of a young couple’s life!

The overall mood of this sea-themed wedding is captured in the sand-dollar and wave-like heading. Long, elegant fonts were used for this design to add a “wedding-like” touch as well. The design directly mirrors the theme of the invitations. Each invitation directs the guest to this website for more information as well.

The website features a homepage with the basic invitation information reproduced. Links to the bride and groom’s registry are also available. An itinerary is included to inform guests of the events set for the week along with a page dedicated to the beautiful Sea Island, Georgia.

To top it all off, this website was created entirely with WordPress!

Best wishes to Alexis and Justin!

Crunchy Mustard is a fabulous featuring a panel of excellent writers putting out stories filled with snark, wit, and humor. We collectively offer a unique perspective on life (through the eyes of a bunch of college students of course!) We write about everything from white cheddar popcorn to the serious pains of selecting a college major. The general theme of the blog features the idea of everyday absurdity.

This design was created by Lara. It features a very unique theme and mood with various greens and aquas - a very natural look.

This is just a quick note to let everyone know that my schedule will not open up until the beginning of next month (April). Even though I’ve got a plate-full of projects (more like two - my new set maximum) feel free to send over your project details and forms for a free quote!

In other news, I have a few side designs I’m working on for some nice, creative additions to our portfolio. The new “Crunchy Mustard” blog is currently being created for an anonymous “client.” *Shifty eyes...* I know this blog will certainly be a great addition to the blogosphere with the group of writer’s witty musings on various current events. COMING SOON!

That’s all for now. So, thanks! - and HAPPY SPRING! 

Please take a moment to review our revised terms and conditions here. A few important sections are:

2. Quotes
Blog What Design agrees to provide the client with a full quote detailing all the specifications of the project before the project begins. Any parameters outside of the quote will NOT be included in the project unless requested and charged at a later time. All quotes are based on an hourly rate of $65/hour. All quotes include the minimum total hours for the proposed project (charged at $65/hour) plus a buffer of three hours (not charged) to account for technical difficulties due to the designer’s fault. This three hour buffer does NOT include extra client requests or difficulties due to the client’s activities. Your designer will detail in the quote how many hours they anticipate the project will take. Blog What Design does our best to calculate how many hours it will take to complete a project. HOWEVER, Blog What Design will not be held responsible if the designer runs into a problem or requires additional work hours. The designer MUST notify the client if they feel an aspect of the design process will incur additional fees. The designers has the right AT ANY TIME to postpone work until the client approves the additional hours needed to complete the select aspect of the project. A rate of $65/hour WILL be added to the final second payment, for ALL hours worked past the originally quoted time.
7.  Rates and Prices
Any changes to the template(s) after the approved, final product is launched will incur an hourly fee of $65/hour (unless personally arranged). Any additional work not listed in the initial quote will also incur an hourly fee of $65/hour. The client will be notified if such a situation arises. All posted rates are STARTING prices only, and signify the costs for a project at the MINIMUM specifications for that type of project. Additionally, all rates, specials, posted starting prices and published packages are subject to change at any time.
10.  Drafts
Each custom quote accounts for a minimum of eight full hours for design research, development, and draft creation. The client must make sure that all changes are listed after viewing each draft. A designer may at any time inform the client that they have exhausted their services, and may choose to charge the $65/hour design charge for any further design work.

RATE INCREASE
Please note that our hourly rates have increased from $50/hour to $65/hour. Additionally, our starting rate for any type of website is $700. This is the minimum and starting price for all projects.

The immense number of requests and excellent projects we have received have prompted this realignment of our rates. Blog What Design truly appreciates the support all of our previous clients have shown us, (especially right after our launch in November!) The reaction has simply been amazing. To thank our clients, we are offering a 20% discount to all returning customers. PLEASE NOTE: Certain exclusions apply wherever Blog What Design deems appropriate.

Thank you!

I just had the pleasure of launching the brand new AIDP blog. It has quite a bit to offer in terms of “souped up” blog features. This blog is the new home to (at the time of this post) twelve different bloggers posting on a variety of topics. From the official description: “The AIDP is the oldest association of criminal law specialists in the world and one of the oldest scientific associations. This blog serves as a discussion site for all things law, with a focus upon criminal law, comparative criminal justice, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, war crimes, international criminal tribunals, human rights and counterterrorism law & policy.”

Since there were quite a few bloggers who weren’t extremely tech-savvy, a special permissions plugin was used to restrict what each blogger could edit so no part of the design would go awry by accident. Each blogger has their own personal biography page which they can edit, along with a personal CAPTCHA contact form which forwards any reader messages to their e-mail address.

A special manipulation of the WordPress “loop” was used to display certain posts in certain areas. A special “Tribunal Materials” tool was created to showcase various media items the bloggers wished to post. Along with this special archive, a slick “months and posts” archive plugin was used.

Various subscription opportunities for the blog’s feed are located on the right sidebar. AIDP took our suggestion to use Feedburner for all their subscription needs. Users can subscribe via e-mail to the feed, view the total number of subscribers, or add AIDP’s feed to more than ten different feed readers.

A variety of post features were also used. A “share this” link was placed beneath each post allowing readers to e-mail the post to a friend, or add it to popular social networking sites such as digg and technorati. Additionally a “Print This” feature was also included. This link leads the reader to a black and white, easily printable version of the current post.

But wait! There’s more! Each post features a small author head shot. This was a nice touch that allows for more personality in the blog. This feature can also be applied to comments, and more.

We had a fantastic time working with AIDP to create their new blog. We hope you like the project as well, and will consider Blog What? Design for your next project!