Overview
The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is a local chapter of Rotary International, which works with the community on a number of projects fostering quality of life, cooperation, and understanding. Wishing to update their online presence as well as member features, the Club has commissioned me to redesign the visual interface as well as migrate it to the open-source, content management platform, Drupal.
Project Goals
- Design a contemporary and standards-based visual interface that represents the vision and identity of the Rotary Club.
- Restructure the navigation and organization of the website to be more accessible and friendly.
- Migrate to the Drupal platform for better content management and to support distributed responsibilities among members.
- Allow for the weekly newsletter, The Harpoon, to be easily assembled using website content.
Status
The redesign of the website is currently in production and is expected to be launched later this year.
Tools and Methods
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Apr. 2006 to Present |
www.kayadayspa.com
Overview
Kaya Day Spa, located in Chicago’s West Loop, is a full-service day spa offering unique and luxurious treatments. I have worked with Kaya both on the maintenance of their website as well as the production of email campaigns. The campaigns are designed to promote new services, upcoming events, and new arrivals to their boutique. Each campaign is customized to the promotion and coinciding event, holiday, or season. Subscriptions to the campaigns have steadily increased since they began in 2006 and click-through rates have consistently proven to be higher than average.
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Summer 2006 to Present |
(In Production)
Overview
A joint collaboration between the University of Michigan’s School of Information and the Archives of Michigan, the Untitled Prison Project website will provide online access to research and educational resources on the subject of state prisons, reform, and related social topics.
The website will feature the State Prison of Southern Michigan (SPSM) and the archives of the Rev. Albert Ewertt, Chaplain of SPSM (1933-1935). The materials are provided by the Archives of Michigan and include inmate stories, letters, artwork, and photographs.
Status
During Summer 2007, much of the content to be featured on the website was digitized and along with my partner, Kate Bergeron, it has been cataloged for use on the website. As I continue to work on processing the digital images, Kate works on creating inmate, facility, and offense records. In the coming months we will also work towards integrating teaching aids and other learning guides for researchers and students.
The website is built on the Expression Engine content management platform. The following screenshots show our working documents for data models and relationships, work flows for creating image and inmate records, and a proposed site map.
Screenshots
2007 and 2008 |
(In Production)
Overview
Ann Repp is a craftsman and artist based in Chicago, Illinois. She designs unique and whimsical hats in addition to her bookbinding work. Ann has commissioned me to complete a website featuring her millinery work along with a separate interface for her bookbinding business. The design for the website was produced by another individual and will be somewhat updated to reflect Ann’s new work and business direction. The website is expected to launch later this year.
2007 and 2008 |
(In Production)
Overview
Ann Repp is a professional bookbinder based in Chicago, Illinois. Her work includes exquisitely handcrafted albums, books, and journals. Ann has commissioned me to design and develop a website for her bookbinding business as well as complete a separate website for her millinery work. The bookbinding work will be used to promote Ann’s work as well as provide information to her customers on the processes, materials, and techniques she utilizes in completing each project. The website is expected to launch later this year.
