Anna’s Therapeutic Garden

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What have I been up to?

I’ll tell ya . . . I gave Anna’s Therapeutic Garden’s website a makeover!

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A website for Anna’s Therapeutic Garden

Becoming more confident in my coding and developing skills, I’ve moved away from using the clunky and often problematic Divi builder on the websites I build.

This website looks and feels so much cleaner and lighter now, on the front end as well as on the back end, that I actually don’t mind showing it off a little.

Thinking about growing your own food here in Colorado? There’s a two-parts blog post about starting a food garden.

Curious about the cold stratification process? There’s a post about that as well.

Want to get your hands dirty? Check the calendar & inquire.

Yes, this is one of my own websites. And ha, yes, I branded my own garden . . .

That’s play. Now for reals; I work with you and your organization, helping you achieve your smart goals, & seeing you grow.

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Especially loving this seamless wildflower footer. I’m either a designer that can code, or a developer with an eye for design. 😀

Contact me, let’s talk about what’s going on with you.

Deaf Colorado

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Coming out of the Covid pandemic, after experiencing and seeing a need for, I attempted to create a more central source of information for the local deaf community with Deaf Colorado.

My visual strategy was to create a community calendar as its centerpiece, with sidebars full of links and tags, conveying wealth of information. Deaf visitors checking out what local deaf events there might be happening, would likely linger to also browse additional deaf-related information, resources, and opportunities.

What can I say? I adore designing information – making it good, factual, useful, intuitive, and to get it across — irresistibly eye-catching as well.

Intensely over-optimized, socially connected, and more organized than average; the project overdelivered.

ASL with Julie

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With a business card putting her contact info into people’s hands, an eye-catching logo, a website for more info, flyer announcements, as well as social media memes, and spiffy letterhead for networking . . .

Julie transitioned into a more creditable professional.

Good design and consistent branding made people notice Julie in a more ‘professional’ light and take her seriously.

As Julie’s visible confidence grew, backed by her newly branded self-presentation, she more easily gained many new students, referrals, large clients, and numerous networking opportunities, all of which increased her financial independence.

Deaf Chats

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Coming out of Covid and starved for socialization, I co-started the regular deaf coffee chats at Caffeinated Cow. We started out as a small group of 4!

We much appreciated Caffeinated Cow for hosting our social chats. Flyers were created to support and complement Caffeinated Cow’s own branding, creating an instant visual connection within the community and to Caffeinated Cow.

Consistency help to continually visually remind viewers that this is a regularly held event at a favorite local spot. And as we introduced specific topics or themes, the announcing flyers reflected both novelty and reliability.

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There are more flyers. Did I not save them?

The Caffeinated Cow deaf chats has since grown even more popular and is now held weekly.

Disclaimer: This chat is now coordinated by ASL with Julie.

Deaf Blue Cats

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When the Covid pandemic first hit, I was at a phase where I felt I needed to be ‘bigger’, where I wanted to offer much more to my clients than my confidence felt adequate offering.

I met about then, online, a new friend who had complementary skills to mine, and together, we launched the Deaf Blue Cats. We had so much fun developing and branding ourselves, as well as doing projects for several new clients, that I hardly even noticed the isolating aspects of the pandemic.

Although this partnership did not last post-Covid, I polished my web skills and learned new ones.

A fun logo:

Made so many ‘faces’ to represent the variety of services offered:

Business cards with a QR code on the front sends people directly to the website, with contact information on the back:

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Ads that were used on other websites and social media:

And of course, a lot of hours went into the website:

The Deaf Blue Cats blog serves a heavy double-duty as both a portfolio and a blog, with multi-layers of categories and tags…. What can I say? I find information design fun. Nerdy, nerdy me.

Anyhow. The website looks much the same since I left it behind. My ex-partner sits on it now. Check it out for the cheesy iconography I’m capable of.