Useful Articles & eZine Archives
April 2016 eZine
Newest website MetroAG Strategies This new business website integrates selected blog posts from Kathryn Gardow’s existing site with a filterable portfolio and a fresh one-page look. I worked closely with business partner Stephen Antupit to complete the site for a...
January 2016 – eZine
Sustainable Capitol Hill website I've lived on Capitol Hill for more than 40 years! One of the key volunteers who've setup Sustainable Capitol Hill lives in my condo and holds their monthly meetings here. When they started picking my brain about WordPress and how to...
December 2015 eZine
Teabag Wisdom for your Holidays As I sit here thinking about this time of year and all that is going on in our world I'm sipping my favorite tea. The tag says "Love, compassion and kindness are the anchors of life". I totally agree. This seems as apt a holiday message...
The Evolution of Visual Design Frameworks aka “Builders”
As a graphic designer who started in print, when I came to WordPress I really didn't want to produce websites that someone else designed. YET...I also didn't want to learn to do all the hand-coding to build WordPress themes from scratch. After a few sites using...
October 2015 eZine
WordPress Beginner Camp Have you always wanted to learn a little more about how to use WordPress? This year WordCamp split into two with the March event focused on experienced users. The fall Camp is targeted to beginners and is scheduled for Saturday, October 24....
August 2015 eZine
Enjoying the summer As you likely know Seattle has had record-breaking heat this summer setting a new record for most number of 90-degree days in a year! I hope you're keeping cool and enjoying yourself. My husband and I sure are. Last weekend we rode our tandem...
July 2015 eZine
Two new sites launched You may recall that recently Google announced a new policy about websites needing to be mobile responsive. In the wake of that announcement I have been busy updating clients' websites. I'm happy to announce both SoCoCulture and OmTown Yoga have...
May 2015 eZine
Two new sites launched this month I'm pleased to share the two newest sites I've designed using the WordPress framework tool by Elegant Themes, Divi. The first one came to me by way of Chef Rachel Duboff whose Thyme to Nourish website I designed a few years back. As a...
March 2015 eZine
New site launched I just launched a new site for the Yesler Community Collaborative. Just as the organization's name implies, it was a collaborative process and a great pleasure to work on this project. They already had their branding in place but I design their...
January 2015 eZine
Client Kudos It's always exciting when I see my clients' success, especially evident when the media features them making a difference. Check out Amanda Madorno of Roam Consulting featured in Northwest Meetings & Events Magazine in an article called Animal...