Author Archives: Nicole
Massive Portfolio Update!
I’ve been super busy since I last updated the site. Here are all the projects I’ve been working on. There’s more too, but it was just code work – not much to show there Web Design Illustration and UI
My Freelance Story
Back in December I submitted my story to Freelancers Union and promptly forgot about it. I just checked in and discovered that they published it at the end of December… Continue reading
More Wonderful Web Sites
First is a political web site for Alicia Aguirre. Next, we have Bassnite.com, a site for partying New Yorkers. After that, Live Local Card for those San Franciscans who like to support local businesses. … Continue reading
Why you should hire me instead of 99 Designs
A friend of mine recently used 99 Designs to get a web site design and was extremely disappointed. While that site may work well for logos, it does not work well for web sites. Continue reading
Latest Projects
Yikes, I haven’t updated the Portfolio since November! And here’s why… Continue reading
Smack Happy Facelift
In much the same way that an interior decorator might redecorate her house often, I have decided to redesign this web site. I’m not too fickle though because the original design lasted a whole two years. Continue reading
CSS Basics and Troubleshooting
Recently one of my clients asked me to talk to their developers about good practices and common problems for CSS. Here are some quick notes that I presented on the topic. Continue reading
Web Design Portfolio Overhaul
It’s been quite a while since I updated the old portfolio with new designs. So here we have a whole slew of new web design, logo design, user interface, business cards and print collateral. Phew, what an update! Continue reading
Drupal to WordPress Migration
In the spring I was approached by a client to tackle a Drupal 5 to WordPress 3 migration. I had never done this before, but I was willing to take on the challenge — and boy was it a challenge! Continue reading
Spreading the Word, Part 2: Reaching Out
In part one of “Spreading the Word” I talked about how to optimize your site for search. Now I’m going to give you some suggestions on how to reach out to the people you know (and the ones you don’t) to let them know about your fantastic new web site. Continue reading