Portfolio Tag: Small Business

Sustenance Design

Sustenance Design is an Atlanta-based ecosystem-focused residential and commercial landscape design company.

The Brief:

  • I was hired to update their old WordPress site with a new design and updated back-end.
  • Client wanted the blog to reflect their overall aesthetic of a focus on building ecosystems, local and pollinator plants.
  • Client wanted a focus on photographs of the spaces she had created.

Project Notes:

  • Client expressed frustration at the age and lack of update-ability of their old site (created with WordPress many years ago), which was not responsive and adding information and visuals required laborious coding.
  • The previous site was showing its age, and had no place to highlight the beautiful spaces client was working on. The new design puts images front-and-center.
  • We decided on the Xterey theme for its landscaping-specific functionality and highly visual layout.
  • The project involved migrating existing blog content as well as a site audit to identify content that would not be correctly moved over.  We identified several collections of assets that could be added to the new site.
  • We also built an entirely new portfolio section featuring photo galleries along side architectural designs.

 

 

Sea Cliff Gardens – WordPress Site Conversion

  • Sea Cliff Gardens is a Bed and Breakfast on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.

The Brief:

  • I was hired to update their old static HTML and Flash site to a WordPress-backended site.
  • Client expressed frustration at not being able to make changes to their site themselves, instead having to rely on a developer that was difficult to reach.
  • Client wanted to take advantage of site organization and simplicity afforded by a WordPress back-end.
  • Client wanted the design to match the feel of their existing site.

Project Notes:

  • The B&B had just been purchased by new owners, so they were looking for a site revamp reflective of the changes they'd made to the property.
  • The previous site had many pages showing small bits of information, some only accessible from deep within the sites sub-pages.  There was confusion as to where certain important information was accessible.  To address this, we selected a single-page theme so that the most important information became accessible right from the front page.
  • Because the B&B is located right on the ocean with gorgeous views and an immaculate garden, the new site features a photo rotator as the first element you see.