Blog Redesign!

Note: this post refers to a WordPress theme that is no longer in use on this site. So… whaddaya think of the new digs? After I made some new decisions about how I plan to use this blog (I plan to use it more and bigger and better), I decided a redesign was necessary. Of [...]

When SEO Kills Good Writing

Search engine optimization is a common and valuable goal among almost every professional who is serious about his or her web presence. We all want to be highly discoverable by people searching the web. But sometimes  SEO is an opponent of high-quality writing. Creative Titles Vs. Search Engine Bait I’ve always been a fan of [...]

Save the Werewolves!

www.SaveTheWerewolves.com I built a satirical website to promote the ‘Party Werewolf’ t-shirt (all profits benefit the World Wildlife Fund; read more about why in this blog post). The site is SaveTheWerewolves.com and it is an intentional violation of all that is sacred and holy in web and graphic design. My goal was to have fun, [...]

New Work

Over the weekend I launched a portfolio site for my great friend Sean ‘The Hutch’ Hutcheon. When you think of Sean, the first things that come to mind are his killer Don Draper impression and his berserker style on the drum kit, but you mustn’t forget that he is also a very talented photographer and [...]

Five Chapters Redesign

I am pleased to announce my redesign of literary website Five Chapters! I was asked to design the logo (shown above) and redesign the site, and the results went live at www.fivechapters.com over the weekend. Five Chapters is an online magazine that publishes a new short story in five parts each week. As a fledgling [...]