A new philanthropic endeavor for the Napa Valley Vintners, Collective Napa Valley serves as a re-envisioned model for over 40 years of community giving.  The project included rethinking the organization’s long-term data structure and technological foundations, reviewing various CRM platforms for key features and functionality, migration to the new platform, and customizing the platform web templates.… [read more]

Re-engineering the original tool to remove the Rebrandly API and build the system completely custom to remove system limitations, improve long-term management of resources, and expand the existing functionality to include redirecting parked domains with tracking.… [read more]

A microsite to host articles and subscriptions for NAPA Magazine, the website is built as a custom theme on WordPress using Sage and Bootstrap.  Additional features include a customized interface for managing physical locations for the magazines and a customized functionality for dynamically loading PDFs of each issue into a page-flipping widget.… [read more]

Launching a new brand to target wine enthusiasts, NapaValley.wine expanded the Napa Valley Vintners’ online presence for consumer-driven content.  The project was done in collaboration with in-house staff and contract designers to successfully bridge the space between luxury and brand accessibility.… [read more]

A custom auction bidding app that started out with native mobile and web versions, later pared down to a robust web application that served multiple audiences: bidders, administrators, volunteers, and staff.  The app was designed to pair with the Auction Napa Valley website and included functionality for guests to bid remotely on their own, early bidding for VIP guests, kiosk bidding on-site at the auction event, and bidding on behalf of others using an administrator’s PIN.… [read more]

A custom tool built for in-house creation and cataloging of campaign and branded short links.… [read more]

A custom email templating system, designed for integration with an in-house database.  The project included developing a data structure for the templates, as well as role-based editing for customizations.… [read more]

Designed and developed a complete (mobile-responsive) website update for residential and commercial construction firm, Trainor Builders, located in Napa Valley.

The site was produced as a custom WordPress theme to enable more regular updates to the project portfolio and content.… [read more]

A complete update of the event website for Auction Napa Valley, the website includes auction and non-profit funding information, event registration, an online lot catalog, and account information.… [read more]

A complete update for the Napa Green program website which included moving from an ASP Classic codebase to a custom PHP framework.  The site integrates with data from an SQL Server on Azure as well as photo resources via the SmugMug API.

Highlights included producing a pattern library that adapted to a wide range of colors within the designed palette, developing custom CMS tools to publish calendar events and program stories, and an account area that processes certification submissions.… [read more]

A newly designed website for wearable tech startup Kloog Inc.… [read more]

Website redesign and implementation to update functionality, improve mobile access, and modernize the organization’s visual design/branding.

Built on Joomla, the launch of a new website includes discovery, testing, selecting a third-party template, implementation, customization, and porting existing content to the new template.… [read more]

Website and branding for a new Interior Design and Staging company. The website features subtle and elegant visual enhancements, including an animated gradient that is masked by an SVG patterned image.… [read more]

A simple website update for photographer, Philip Dollo, to extend mobile optimization - especially for iPads and tablets. Consultation and input was contracted by Summer Stickney at serif.cz to: customize the javascript for portfolio image galleries; move away from a mobile/javascript redirect to responsive CSS using media queries.

A small e-commerce site built with a third-party theme and plugins to minimize schedule and budget, with WordPress consultation support sub-contracted as needed by the designer at serif.cz.… [read more]