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Think Lafayette, Redux

The old Think Lafayette design was fine (meh) but wasn’t going to work with our future plans, which included an overhaul of the blog structure and the addition of sales on the site. We gave it a little face lift. TL is coming up on its first birthday soon. My favorite part of the project…

Star City Vintage

Star City Vintage was built in order to promote my online jewelry business and solicit the opportunity to purchase jewelry in the Greater Lafayette area. This is a good example of how existing themes and tools can be utilized to throw together a nice-looking site with ease and speed.

MidCentury Jewelry

MidCentury Jewelry is a full-service jewelry store based out of Ohio, and the site was built to order with a light and airy theme with an Art Deco motif. MCJ’s previous website was built before a shop and blog could easily be integrated and hosted together, and the administrator found the old e-commerce sites difficult…

Banners, Logos, and Mastheads

In earlier versions of this site and during my time at Feministe, I did a lot of redesigns. This was my playground to learn the art of good design and how to use color and fonts to convey a mood for the site’s content. Many of the blog’s early designs were vintage-themed and included cheeky…

Feministe

Feministe is my oldest existing contribution to the internet. I began the site in late 2000 way back when nobody knew what the word “BLOG” meant, even me. This site was both personal and an extension of my college studies, where I explored feminist practice and theory from the comfort of my own bedroom. Here…

Think Lafayette

Think Lafayette is a pet project that I co-founded with a long-time friend. This site is a group blog that covers life and recreation in the Greater Lafayette, Indiana, area. We promote cool businesses and young movers and shakers in the local scene. A group of interesting, cool, and creative young professionals have come together…