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Bramble Workshop | WordPress Design & Development

02/23/2016 by Jennifer 3 Comments

Remember when I shared all about my dreamy internship with Bramble Workshop? I assisted Jessica with art installations and event display projects for about six months and after that, we continued to meet up at coffee shops and work on our individual projects. Jessica ended up hiring me to design and develop a new website for Bramble Workshop and I’m happy to announce that it’s up and running! I know I always say this, but this has been one of my absolute favorite projects to work on. The fact that Jessica and I are good friends and live in the same city made the whole process really fun!

Bramble Workshop has a huge list of impressive clients including Hermès, Caravents, designlovefest, Oh Joy! Studio, Bash Please, and Ella Moss. Projects range from retail displays and photoshoot sets to large backdrops and interior art installations. Jessica also sells beautiful shibori linens and teaches crafty classes around Portland. Basically, she is living the dream.

Because Bramble Workshop is so visual, we wanted to create a clean website balanced with white space and large, vibrant photos. My favorite part of the site is the projects page, which displays all of Bramble Workshop’s projects in a grid with the titles showing on hover. We put a lot of focus on the order of the projects as well as their individual pages.

Another great feature of the site is that Jessica’s blog (which was formerly run through WordPress.com) is now integrated into the Bramble Workshop website. On her blog, she shares inspiration, mood boards, and glimpses into her life and creative process.

Visit Bramble Workshop to click around the new site and get all starry eyed over Jessica’s projects!

And as always, if you’re interested in working together please don’t hesitate to get in touch. :)

(btw, Bramble Workshop’s amazing logo and branding were done by Erica of Taiga Press!)

The Blog Market | WordPress Design & Development

11/13/2015 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

What a busy (and fun) week it’s been! On Monday, Angela and I relaunched The Blog Market with a new design that we’ve been working on for months and months. If you don’t already know about The Blog Market, it’s basically my other home. Now that I’ve turned Earl Grey into more of a website and portfolio, The Blog Market is where I share coding tutorials, blogging tips, etc. Angela from If Found, Make. co-runs the site with me and shares wonderful advice for small business owners and bloggers on TBM. This site started out as a small side project and has been growing immensely every month! Who woulda thought. :)

So about the design, we really wanted to make it more interactive than just a list of blog posts. We added three featured posts up top, more sidebar widgets, reader favorites at the bottom, and more! I’m really happy with how it all turned out and I’m especially swooning hard over our new color palette, which includes coral, peach, and the prettiest deep teal. I love coming up with new color schemes! Even if it takes a lifetime to come to a decision.

moodboard images: stationery / kitchen / watercolor / interior / bathtub / felt flowers / tiles

In addition to our main page, we revamped all other pages including the resources directory, the about page, and a newly added archive where you can view all of our posts by category. We also included a new Shop Our Favorites page, where we’re sharing our favorite workspace accessories and tools. Check out the new site and let me know what you think!

Well I’m off to the coast for a girl’s weekend. My 25th birthday is Sunday so I figured the best way to celebrate would be at my favorite foresty beach town in Oregon. We’re staying in a small cottage with a hot tub (!!!) and I’m so flippin’ excited.

Happy weekend!

Luminary Retreats WordPress Development

10/09/2015 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Hey guys! So happy to finally be sharing this BIG project with you! Over the past month, I’ve been working with Amber and Cara of Luminary Retreats to develop their beautiful WordPress website and blog. These ladies radiate positivity and compassion, have a strong vision for their business, and have amazing taste in design (which made this project very exciting to work on).

So what is Luminary? Luminary is an 8-week course that includes a 7-day retreat in the wine country of California and 7 weeks of pre and post-retreat content. Honestly, while coding up the site, I couldn’t help but feel like this retreat was made for me. Cara and Amber really know their stuff and are fully committed to empowering women to reach their full potential in their relationships, personal contentment, and work in the world.

Here is one of my favorite pages of the site, full of all the details regarding the winter retreat!

Look at all that of rose gold! Super pretty. Visit the website to read more about Luminary Retreats and the ladies behind it. And don’t forget to follow their blog – it’s already full of amazing content.

If you’re looking to revamp your website or blog, send over a message! I’d love to talk to you more. Enjoy your weekend!!

The Beach House Kitchen WordPress Blog Design

07/09/2015 by Jennifer 5 Comments

Over the past month, I’ve been working on a very special project. Like I said, I have been lucky to work with lots of lovely food bloggers this year. It’s wonderful for so many reasons. I love getting to learn about a type of blogging that is pretty unfamiliar to me. Also, it is really inspiring to design around such beautiful, crisp food photographs. Another plus – I always end up with a plethora of tasty recipes to add to my list of things to try.

This past month, I worked with Mary Ann of The Beach House Kitchen to create a clean, fully-customized WordPress blog design. For the blog design, we began with the Genesis Framework and Foodie Pro Theme. We began by creating a color palette of nautical navy and gray hues with the softer addition of pink. I’m still dreaming about this color palette and want to incorporate it into my workspace big time.

Mary Ann worked with Rickety Robot to design her anchor logo. Don’t you love the spoon and knife touch? I’m also so glad we added the sand element to the header! This was Mary Ann’s idea. Love how it ties in the beachy theme.

Take a look at the entire site here! If you’re a fellow foodie, check out my favorite recipes on The Beach House Kitchen:

Bourbon White Peach Popsicles
Berry Cobbler with Sweet Biscuit Topping
The Charleston Fizz
Loaded Berry Smoothie

Perfect for summer get-togethers, huh? Those popsicles are for sure making an appearance at the next BBQ I attend. All of Mary Ann’s recipes are absolutely divine and I would enjoy them beachside any day.

If you’re looking for web design services or theme customizations, send me an email!

If Found, Make. | WordPress Development

05/11/2015 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, I worked with my good friend Angela (who blogs at If Found, Make. and also on The Blog Market with me) on developing a theme out of her WordPress design! From the start, she had a really clear vision of what she wanted in a blog design. Something simple and free of clutter, but still pretty.

Here is a dreamy mood board we created based on the look and feel we wanted for If Found, Make:

We ended up going for less blue-grays and more neutral-pinkish colors. Angela and I are a lot alike in that we never want to settle for something we don’t truly love. We revised this design like crazy to get it just right. (Angela’s beautiful logo was created by Alexandra Em Designs!)

Check out the full blog design here and have fun getting lost scrolling through all of Angela’s amazing DIYs and style posts! Girl is seriously so talented.

moodboard images: abstract / girl / walls / bed / sweater / rose petals

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