Now Offering T-shirts and Apparel
Are you a Smack Happy fan? Well now’s your chance to show off your love for Smack Happy Design. We’ve created t-shirts – and other apparel such as jackets, mugs, water bottles and totes – for you to wear proudly.…
Why hire a web designer? (As opposed to doing it yourself)
The Scenario Imagine yourself roller skating down the streets of San Francisco. All of a sudden, you hit a bump, and your face meets the sidewalk, up close and personal. You try to get up, but you quickly realize that…
Did someone hack your WordPress?
What to do if someone has hacked your WordPress website. How do you know if your WordPress site has been hacked? Well there are a few telltale signs: There are links to viagra products or something similar that has nothing…
New Case Study: Nassau Nursery
Are you curious about how we work with our clients? Well, this new case study will give you a really good idea about the process of redesigning a website. The Nassau Nursery School project is a great example of a…
My First Infographic
Outright turned 5 years old on July 9th. To celebrate the event they asked me to create an infographic — my very first one! And here it is below: Brought To By Outright.com
Massive Portfolio Update!
I’ve been super busy since I last updated the site. Here are all the projects I’ve been working on. There’s more too, but it was just code work – not much to show there. 🙂 Web Design Illustration and UI
More Wonderful Web Sites
First is a political web site for Alicia Aguirre. Next, we have Bassnite.com, a site for partying New Yorkers. After that, Live Local Card for those San Franciscans who like to support local businesses. …
Why you should hire me instead of 99 Designs
A friend of mine recently used 99 Designs to get a web site design and was extremely disappointed. While that site may work well for logos, it does not work well for web sites.
Latest Projects
Yikes, I haven’t updated the Portfolio since November! And here’s why…
Smack Happy Facelift
In much the same way that an interior decorator might redecorate her house often, I have decided to redesign this web site. I’m not too fickle though because the original design lasted a whole two years.
CSS Basics and Troubleshooting
Recently one of my clients asked me to talk to their developers about good practices and common problems for CSS. Here are some quick notes that I presented on the topic.
Drupal to WordPress Migration
In the spring I was approached by a client to tackle a Drupal 5 to WordPress 3 migration. I had never done this before, but I was willing to take on the challenge — and boy was it a challenge!
Spreading the Word, Part 2: Reaching Out
In part one of “Spreading the Word” I talked about how to optimize your site for search. Now I’m going to give you some suggestions on how to reach out to the people you know (and the ones you don’t) to let them know about your fantastic new web site.
Spreading the Word, Part 1: SEO
A friend of mine recently asked for some advice about how to make your site known, particularly if you’ve just launched. How to get your site into Google search results and in general what to do for search engine optimization.
In This Economy, Small Businesses Can’t Afford To Skimp On Design
Just sent out a press release through PRLog: Stand out from your competitors with a great website…
Design for the Holidays
From our newsletter… Halloween is just around the corner, which means Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa – or as I lovingly refer to the holidays, ChrismaHanaKwanzikah – are soon to follow. It always amazes me how fast the year flies…
New Artwork
We recently added a few more pieces to our portfolio collection. A new logo along with concept for Achievement Advisors, and an illustration of Dr. Cloud for HealthLoop.
Some Clever Design from ThinkGeek
I recently got an email from ThinkGeek.com about getting their anniversary tee for free with a $10 purchase. When I clicked on the link to look at the offer, I scrolled through the page and noticed the gradient in the…
More Logo Design
Slaving away on some new logos; website designs to follow shortly. Also finished up a small, one-page web site for El Buen Comer, which offers home-style Mexican food in San Francisco. Check out the new work…