Everything Old is New Again

…kind of like Spring. My ole flower beds are starting to show the tiny sprouts of daffodils, tulips and crocus.

…and kind of like some of my projects. I wrote in 2011 about the New Year and New Projects which included work with Mark Dudrow and Little Weedz. In February of 2012 I launched new websites for both clients.

For Mark, it was an entirely new WordPress based site to give him an interface to update his calendar and content, the first phase towards an online store.

For Little Weedz, no stranger to WordPress, it was bringing all of her content into WordPress to update photos and content as her business continues to grow—just like her clothing line. The basic design remained the same, but we re-planted the garden (changing the presentation of the menu to allow for more social media links).

And speaking of redesigns, I’ve got some neat ideas for a new theme for Subalpine Design; but I haven’t even completed the to-do list I wrote last Fall (business has fortunately been busy). I was prepared for Winter, but it turned out to be a mild one. Now, a week after daylight savings time kicked in and just days from the Spring Equinox; the hopeful spirit of Spring is emerging with the promise of Summer to come.

New Year and New Projects

Dean and Dudrow cover

With the launch of SubalpineDesign.com a few new and exciting projects have crossed my path. One was for a friend, talented artist and cellist Mark Dudrow’s new CD with guitarist and fiddler Justin Dean. This was one of my first professionally printed pieces in a LONG time. They came to me with the overall design, but I had to tweak it to fit the template and got to make some additional design and typography suggestions. See you at the CD release party January 30th at the Taos Inn!

I also had the opportunity to offer design solutions for a new company starting here in Pagosa, Little Weedz. It’s a line of cute clothing tailored to grow with the child. Whenever I have a project, I strive to present at least three very different design concepts to my client. This stretches my imagination and allows for several options to recombine and modify. Click on an image below to see some of the suggestions that were offered to Little Weedz and a sneak peek at the final concept which should launch within the next month:

I also was asked to create the functioning menu I envisioned. I had to change up a few of my strategies for the rollover images and needed a suggestion on how to use PHP to change the bee’s position to correspond with your current page.

What great projects to kick off a New Year!