The Insta-Logo Font
For 20 years Neutraface felt like a can't fail choice.
Telling the Story
A magazine-inspired layout uses disciplined limits to create a flexible portfolio.
Don’t Lose These
I have spent approximately 9 months of my life helping clients recover access to important accounts.
Website Maintenance
Sexy? Maybe not, but keeping your website secure should be a priority.
The Current Mood
After the last few chaotic, frightening years, people are weary, but also ready for something new.
Anthem Award Gold for Reinventure
The Webby Awards honors mission-driven work.
Good Design Improves Usability
Website usability is important, but must be supported by solid design.
A More Perfect Union
Reinventure Capital seeks to put funding to work for racial, gender, and social equity.
The Grid
The fun of site design for a team of architects.
Fixing It Up
A focus on behind-the-scenes improvements highlights a year of back-to-basics.
Dog Haiku
My favorite dog poem, anonymous.
Being Moved
Working on the Miracle Foundation website with brand consultant Karen Leland, we had so many amazing photos and stories to work with.
The Balm of a Good Project
Showcase photos by Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams? Twist my arm.
Organize for Website Users
When you're thinking about how to organize information for clients, you've got to take off the comany organization hat. Your website is not an org chart.
Avoiding Project Pitfalls
How can we keep our work from going off the rails?
Taxes, and Death
Remembering Richard Burke, who made the inscrutable world of finances smooth for clients like me.
Sourcing Great Visuals
Leveraging assets to make your site speak visually.
Web Strategy: User Types
Who are your website visitors, and what do they want?
My Dogs in the Movies
While my dogs came very close to being in some major motion pictures, they sadly do not appear in the final versions of any of these films.
Some Things Never Get Old
It doesn't matter how many times we visit Andersen's Split Pea Soup on the way to or from LA. We have to stop and take a picture of the sign board with two heads sticking out of the holes.
Search Gets Smarter
Faceted Search adds speed and dimension to the simple search.
Interior Design Comes Out
The Interior Design Association of Northern California brings six regions into one powerful site.
Why I’m Not a Yoga Instructor
Yoga teachers everywhere, relax.
Thinking Without Pictures
Challenge: a site with nearly no images which needs to feel strong and visual.
Web Strategy: Yes, There’s Supposed to Be a Reason
Life is full of fun things to do “just because.” But the time and cost of a website makes more sense if there’s a strategic reason for every part of it.
Finding the Key
Key Events had two websites and two brands. We brought them together.
Making it Look Fun
When my friend and colleague Diane Flynt told me in the 90's that she and her husband were planting an apple orchard, I should have known reviews in the New York Times and James Beard nominations were inevitable.
Giving Young People a Voice
The Youth Documentary Academy gives high school students in under-served communities valuable media and documentary film training.
Not Too Flat!
Don't get me wrong, I love flat design and its influence. But design has to serve a function.
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