More than anything, this page chronicles my work. Browse back through time to see when I launched what project and, as always, stay tuned for more....

Past News Releases

Fringe 2009

Client: Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival (Victoria, BC)
Project: Website Design & Development

I have been the Fringe web gurl five years running! A fun and funky design this year, based on a new poster design by a Montreal graphic artist.
Launched August 2009

People Matter

Client: People Matter 2 Me (Alberta)
Project: Website Development

In association with Choli Design.
Launched July 2009

The Oyster Bar

Client: The Oyster (Victoria, BC)
Project: Website Development

In association with Choli Design.
Launched July 2009

Pescatores

Client: Pescatores (Victoria, BC)
Project: Website Redevelopment (Version 2)

In association with Choli Design.
Launched July 2009

Surroundings

Client: Surroundings (Victoria, BC)
Project: Website Redevelopment (Version 2 with a Previous Client)

Again working collaboratively with Elisabeth Bond of Choli Design, we gave the Surroundings website a new face, built atop the existing custom online product gallery with custom Content Management System (from 2007).
Launched May 2009

Bark, Bath & Beyond Pet Boutique

Client: Bark, Bath & Beyond Pet Boutique (Oak Bay, Victoria)
Project: Identity/Logo, Business Cards, Signage, Website & Blog

Description TBA.
Website Launched April 2009

Chef Heidi Fink

Client: Chef Heidi Fink (Victoria, BC)
Project: Website Development & Custom CMS

In association with Choli Design.
Launched March 2009

Tides of Seagirt

Client: Tides of Seagirt (Sooke)
Project: Website Design & Development

Description TBA.
Launched March 2009

Renew Massage

Client: Renew Massage Therapy (Victoria)
Project: Website Development

Worked in association with Choli Design.
Launched February 2009

Luscious Belly Studios

Client: Luscious Belly Studios (Ontario)
Project: Website Design & Development

Description TBA
Launched November 2008

Marilyn Wallace

Client: Marilyn Wallace Artist (Victoria, BC)
Project: Flash Website Development

Again working with Choli Design, I developed artist Marilyn Wallace's full Flash Website, complete with sliding sections and several image galleries.
Launched November 2008

TallSky Consulting Group

Client: TallSky Consulting Group (Victoria, BC)
Project: Identity, Logo, Business Cards, Website Design & Development

Owner and principal consultant Eileen Harper was concerned that her old website was becoming a liability to her growing business. Going nation-wide with her recruiting services meant it was time to shape up the TallSky company identity. Services offered included a logo revamp, swanky new business cards, and a brand new clean and concise website with custom content management system.
Launched October 2008

Fringe 2008

Client: Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival (Victoria, BC)
Project: Website Design & Development

Four years running and we're still keeping it FRESH! This year's Fringe website was a bit of a challenge, as Rayola held over the same identity from last year. (And I took advantage of my festival passes this year, seeing literally HALF the Fringe: 25 shows plus the ad-hoc Caberet. A great Fringe this year!)
Launched August 2008.

Art Corner

Client: Art Corner - Kids Art Classes by Kate Carson (Victoria, BC)
Project: Website Development

Working with Choli Design, I have developed the website for artist and teacher Kate Carson's Art Corner, art classes for children, teens and adults.
Launched July 2008.

Vitality Treatment Centre - Victoria BC

Client: Vitality Treatment Centre (Victoria, BC)
Project: Website Design & Development

Description TBA
Launched July 2008.

Rock Salt Restaurant

Client: Rock Salt Restaurant & Cafe (Salt Spring Island, BC)
Project: Website Design & Development

"Looks fabulous. Great work. Really really beautiful." ~ Owner Jill Thomas
Launched July 2008.

Pizzability Menu

Client: Pizzability (Sooke, BC)
Project: 3-Fold Menu/Flyer Design

When Owner Clive Brown told me they were running out of menus, I jumped at the chance to design an enticing and appetite-stimulating new menu to showcase the pizza possibilities at Pizzability's.
Printed May 2008.

Pacifica Housing Brochure

Client: Pacifica Housing (Victoria, BC)
Project: 3-Fold Brochure

"Our brochures are a big hit when we hand them out. Thanks so much." ~ Karyn French, Executive Director
Printed April 2008.

The Rave'n'Iron

Client: The Rave'n'Iron (Metchosin, BC)
Project: Business Cards, Website Design & Development (Online Ordering)

Owners Giselle and Tim are closing down their Market Square retail store and returning to their artistic roots as metal smiths to create and wholesale their One-of-a-Kind pendants made from reclaimed steel.
Launched February 2008.

Milagro Retreats

Client: Milagro Retreats (Lake Cowichan, BC)
Project: Website Development (XHTML, CSS, PHP & MySQL)

Again working in association with Choli Design, I have developed the new website for Cowichan-based Milagro Retreats, who offer yoga and surf retreats from Tofino to the Baja with amazing vegetarian, organic cuisine.
Launched January 2008. Ongoing.

   
Pacifica Housing

Client: Pacifica Housing Advisory Association | Victoria, BC
Project: Logo, Business Cards, Letterhead, Brochure, Website Design & Development

As a resident in downtown Victoria, I see the effects of a lack of affordable housing and other social problems first hand, so I jumped at the chance to volunteer my skills for Pacifica Housing, a non-profit group which aims to provide affordable housing and homelessness outreach services in downtown Victoria. The entire project involved an update to their organizational identity design including logo, business cards, brochure, and complete website design and development.
Launched December 2007.

Surroundings

Surroundings | Victoria, BC
Working collaboratively to bring Choli Design's design to life, I built the new website for Surroundings including an online product gallery with custom Content Management System.
Launched September 2007

Artist Michelle Miller

Artist Michelle Miller | Victoria, BC
Identifying the feel that Michelle liked about her old website, I designed and developed this new, fresh, and clean website to coincide with her feature article in Boulevard Magazine and art show and sale at On Canvas Art Gallery.
Launched September 2007

Victoria Fringe

Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival 2007 | Victoria, BC
For the third year in a row, I have developed the Victoria Fringe Festival website to be consistent with their print program and poster designed by Rayola. The flexible width design was a must for a website which has a wide audience from young hipsters to raging grannies. See you at the shows!
Launched August 2007

Pure Elements Spa

Pure Elements Spa | Sooke, BC
Launched August 2007

Galerie Sorance

Galerie Sorance | Bear Mountain, Victoria, BC
Galerie Sorance is a new contemporary art gallery located at the Bear Mountain Resort. Additional Projects: Logo & Business Cards.
Launched July 2007

Kaboodles Toy Store

Kaboodles Toy Store | Victoria
Referred by Oscar & Libby's store owner, I designed and built this fun and colorful website for this locally-owned toy store, voted Best Independent Toy Store in Victoria and Vancouver 5 years running!
Launched June 2007

On Island Time Cottage

On Island Time Cottage | Salt Spring Island
Slow down to "Island Time" at this cozy cottage on Salt Spring Island. I designed this laid-back, down to earth website for owners Maggie & Jake.
Additional Projects: Logo & Business Cards.
Launched May 2007

Sustainable Gastronomy

Sustainable Gastronomy | Victoria, BC
Working with Choli Design, I developed the website for Sushil Saini's educational project about how our modern society's food production, distribution, and consumption systems are adversely affecting our environment, culture, and health.
Launched May 2007

Salt Spring Adventure Company

Footloose Shoes | Victoria, BC
Working with Choli Design, I developed "Version 2" of Footloose's website in standards-compliant XHTML & CSS with a databased products gallery. Yet another example of simple technology winning out when it comes to usability!
Launched April 2007

Salt Spring Adventure Company

Salt Spring Adventure Company | Salt Spring Island
I designed the logo, business cards, rack card, and website for Sean & Katie of Salt Spring Adventure Company, a new eco-tour and kayaking company.
Launched April 2007

Harvey House

Harvey House Bed & Breakfast | Tofino, BC
When Chris & Nicky found me on the web, they knew right away that I was their it girl to design and develop their website. What followed was "exactly the tone we want to create" (client quote). My second flexible width design.
Launched March 2007

Starfish Suite

Ross Bay Pub | Victoria, BC
Developed the website for the Ross Bay Pub in coordination with Choli Design. CSS & XHTML Strict complaint - no tables!
Launched February 2007

Quail Peak Retreat

Quail Peak Retreat | Sooke, BC
This warm, earthy, south-meets-northwest design reflects this luxury accommodation. Additional services included logo and business card design and digital photography.
Launched February 2007

Starfish Suite

Starfish Vacation Rental Suite | Sooke, BC
A simple website which complements Rising Star Vacation Homes' other marketing. Additional Services: Digital Photography.
Launched January 2007

Otter Cove Cottage

Otter Cove Cottage | Sooke, BC
Closing the suite and focusing on the cottage inspired a redesign for Ev & Gary's website. We kept the similar color palette, to provide a continuity for previous visitors, but modernized the design with a focus on west coast imagery.
Launched January 2007 | Discontinued September 2008

Pizzability

Pizzability Sooke | Sooke, BC
I created this online version of this Sooke pizza delivery shop's menu.
Launched November 2006

Penny Farthing Pub

Penny Farthing Pub | Victoria, BC
Oak Bay's Olde English pub gets a complete website redesign featuring custom Flash animations, online menus, events calendars, and cool facts peppered throughout.
Launched November 2006

Waterloo Garden

Waterloo Garden Guest Suite | Victoria, BC
Cathie's old website had two problems: it wasn't search engine friendly and it didn't reflect her business. I offered a complete redesign, which provided a solution to both! Additional Services: Logo Design.
Launched October 2006

3 Modern Yoga

3 Modern Yoga | Victoria, BC
Working again with Choli Design, I developed this understated website and Flash for this Victoria yoga instructor.
Launched October 2006

Village Food Markets

Village Food Markets | Sooke, BC
The website gets an updated look and compliance with XHTML Strict and CSS standards, as well as new business cards and a print brochure for their deli and bakery party trays.
Launched October 2006

 

GlobalTEXT Messaging | International
Working with Sascha Martens, programmer, I designed this colorful website for an international text messaging service specializing in Africa, overseas, and cruise line communications.
Launched September 2006

 

Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival 2006 | Victoria, BC
For a second year in a row, and working with the ideas and inspiration of Rayola, I designed and developed this colorful and lively website for the Fringe. I'll be hitting up as many live theatre shows as I can!
Launched August 2006

Evergreen Vista

Evergreen Vista Guest Suite | East Sooke, BC
Nestled in the treetops of East Sooke with water views of the Sooke Basin, this tranquil vacation rental suite needed an equally tranquil, yet energizing website.
Launched August 2006 | Discontinued May 2009

Oscar and Libby's

Oscar & Libby's Gift Store | Victoria, BC
Owner Teri Hustins wanted a website that truly reflected her fun and funky downtown Victoria gift store. I created this clean and colorful website that's not only pretty, but also technically solid with standards-compliant code.
Launched July 2006

Hillside Liquor Store

Hillside Liquor Store | Victoria, BC
Working with Choli Design, I brought to life the fun design and informative website for this high-end liquor store in Victoria.
Launched July 2006

Whiffen Spit Beach Cottage

Whiffen Spit Beach Cottage | Sooke, BC
Owner Jackie Lee wanted a designer that could successfully express this fun family-orientated vacation home on the beach. The result was a website with a lot of texture and depth, which conveys the feeling of fun memories on the seashore.
Launched May 2006

Dreamings Bed and Breakfast

Dreamings Bed & Breakfast | East Sooke, BC
Meeting Josephine was fate. She had a vision and needed someone to develop a first-class website to promote her new rustic, yet elegant, B&B in East Sooke. Part art gallery, part wilderness retreat, Jo's eco-friendly haven features creative organic cuisine.
Launched April 2006

Commodity Tax Solutions

Commodity Tax Solutions | Victoria, BC
Derek came to me for a clear and simple design; I chose earthy tones to emphasize trust and incorporated gold and silver for the financial implications. Attention was paid to ensure consistency with existing company communications.
Launched April 2006

A'li Tenew

A'li-Tenew Vacation Home | Sooke, BC
A unique vacation home, beautifully built of cedar and fir in the Salish long house style. Forest colors and modern design backed by XHTML and CSS compliant code.
Launched April 2006

Patterson Design

Patterson Design | Sooke, BC
Robert wanted to display his portfolio of cottage and small home designs and heritage renovations on the web. I designed this east-meets-west style website, with a custom content management system which allows him to update his own website quickly and easily.
Launched April 2006

Cape Cod

Cape Cod Bed & Breakfast | East Sooke, BC
Gwen & Peter came to me wanting a complete redesign of their website; we spruced it up with earthy tones, reflecting their wilderness location, yet with an elegant and worldly flair.
Launched March 2006

Metro Theatre

Metro Studio Theatre | Victoria, BC
After the great feedback on last year's Victoria Fringe Festival website I designed for Intrepid Theatre, they came back for more! I'm pleased to present the new website for a new downtown theatre venue, The Metro Studio Theatre.
Launched February 2006

CFUV Womens Radio

CFUV Women's Collective | University of Victoria, BC
I designed and developed a fresh and fun new website for the CFUV Women's Radio Collective, as part of my cooperation with DigitalEve's program CoDE, which offers professionally designed websites to non-profit groups. I also worked on the first CoDE project for the VCRC. It was great to contribute again! Made use of standards-compliant XHTML and CSS to ensure cross-browser compatibility for a campus that runs primarily Safari on the Mac OS and browsers other than MSIE.
Launched January 2006

 

Victoria Fringe Festival | Victoria, BC
Haven previously volunteered for box office, I decided to step up to the plate and offer my (much needed) website design and development skills to the Fringe. For my efforts, I was rewarded with a Festival Pass!
Launched August 3, 2005

 

Irish Times Pub | Victoria, BC
Working with Elisabeth Bond of Choli Design for the first time since the VCRC website, I developed the website for the new Irish Times Pub based on her designs.
Launched June 14, 2005

 

23 May 2005 > fenderQ

 

25 April 2005 > PacMARA

 

23 March 2005 > Fortner Fine Art

 

15 January 2005 > Lenore Leitch, Photographer

 

28 December > On Canvas Art Gallery

 

06 Oct 2004 > Goodlife Wellness Centre

 

22 July 2004 > Mama Elle

 

03 July 2004 > Gordons Beach B&B

 

15 June 2004 > Otter Point Bakery

 

Stone Pipe Landing Restaurant | Sooke, BC
Launched June 2, 2004

 

10 May 2004 > Victoria Cancer Resource Centre

 

03 May 2004 > Rising Star Vacation Homes

   
 

13 March 2004 > Ecotourism Vancouver Island

11 Feb 2004 > Kenmar Flower Farm

03 Feb 2004 > Plan B Imprinting

13 Jan 2004 > Westcoast Valuations

24 Nov 2003 > Feng Shui Crystal

06 Nov 2003 > Salt Spring Coffee Co.

04 June 2003 > Briar Glen Farms

13 April 2003 > E-Fish-Ent Fish Company

01 April 2003 > WBEM Solutions

21 March 2003 > Village Food Markets

16 March 2003 > Mega Screen Productions

21 Nov 2002 > Sooke.org won province-wide for Best Local Business Website, sponsored by NEBS Business Products, the Sooke News Mirror, and the Sooke Harbour Chamber of Commerce. Thank You!

June 2001 > Won a scholarship to travel to Montreal, Quebec this summer for a French Language exchange at the University of Montreal. Also, the Windjammer Seaside Cottage website got a new look.

May 2001 > Awarded Young Entrepreneur of the Year (2001) by the Westshore Chamber of Commerce in Victoria, BC.