LinkArtist Multimedia - The Blog

I have been so busy of late, so my blogging duties have been somewhat neglected. There has been a state election called and I am working on the campaign, so have been working pretty solidly on that, plus putting my nose to the grindstone on a fair few other projects too, which should be unveiled in the next couple of weeks.

I have also been working on a redesign for the LinkArtist main site and blog, and was planning to launch on July 15, but like mechanics drive shitty cars, and carpenters have a list of jobs to do around their house, I have not found the time to be able to prioritise it. We are also working on a really exciting new project that will be launching soon, so …. watch this space I guess!

If you are feeling neglected by me at the moment, I apologise, elections only come around every 4 years (in theory at least) so I’ll be back on board and replying more reliably to emails in the next week to 2 weeks.

NK & Anna Rose

Jen and Tasj are 2 of Perth’s most talented photographers, and they are my friends and clients (in fact, I take the credit for introducing them - well sorta!), so it makes sense that they have decided to pair up and create their own studio. They wanted a site that was really white, no faffy bits, and I think we managed to come up with a logo and overall site concept that fits their style.

As always, there are still a few tweaks to be made, but overall I am happy with it.

Check them out at nkannarose.com.au

Aksent Photography

Kirsty approached me to create her a custom blog design, with a custom Flash slideshow. I just LOVE what Next-Gen gallery adds to Wordpress. After some customisation, we got the player to do what we wanted. Yay for Flash challenges!

Check it out at aksentphotographyblog.com

Cindy Yen has been a dream client. She came to me through the extremely talented Ellen Petty, who designed her logo and business cards. Despite some delays on my end, Cindy showed tremendous patience, and a great understanding and appreciation for design.

This is another site powered by Wordpress, which is valid XHTML/CSS and all that good kind of stuff It also uses the fantastic NextGen Gallery, which, in my humble opinion, should be used in every single Wordpress install.

Best of luck with your new site, Cindy!

I know what you are going to say. It’s very…pink!

Part of being a designer, and particularly a web designer, is compromise, but is also ultimately delivering something that fits the client’s tastes that might not necessarily be your own :). My initial reaction to the black/hot pink combo was lukewarm, but over time, I think we managed to make it work with a concept that fits Trista’s personality and photographic style. I think the result is a cute, effective and unique website!

Check it out at www.tristalerit.com

I also developed a custom WordPress blog template, fully integrated with the main site, and it includes comments on the index page. This feature will be a part of the template I will be selling next month for $90US, so you also get a sneak preview of the features of that

You can check out the blog HERE.

I have been so busy with my end of year work catchups… like with getting our new! site! ready! finally!… that I haven’t been able to post many projects. The new look facilitates it a bit better and there will be a few more in the New Year.

Annaliese Frank

Annaliese wanted something simple and feminine. You can check it out by visiting http://www.annaliesefrank.com

The Unbride

Justine Ungaro asked me to design a custom Wordpress theme for her bridal blog, The Unbride. Justine is cute, rock n roll, and loves the black ornate flower thing, so the end result was something a little fun and crazy. Justine hasn’t posted on it yet (c’mon girl!), but you can check out the design anyway

The Wedding Workshop

Cathrin D’Entremont hired us to produce an illustration of a bride to be used as her main “mascot” for her workshops. She wanted something cheeky, feminine and modern. If you know anyone that is looking to plan a wedding, I suggest they check out The Wedding Workshop, which gives loads of great advice about how to plan a wedding. It only costs $20 to get some great advice… check it out here: http://www.theweddingworkshop.com.au

WACOSS

After designing the website for their 2008 Conference, WACOSS (Western Australian Council of Social Services) asked me to redesign their main page, which was looking outdated. The CMS that backs it is having some issues so I haven’t yet been able to fully edit the content, but the design is live and the result is great, considering that maroon and khaki were the colours to work with.

I really love CMS work, it is so rewarding and I am proud to help an organisation like WACOSS, because 3 years ago I would’ve been falling over myself to work with them in Policy. Oh how things change!

So, thats it for now… I have a post coming about our funny and dramatic Christmas, so its not all work

I am pleased to now showcase the Anna Rose Photography website. Jen has been an absolute pleasure to work with — and I think we’ll be friends for a long time.
I am very happy with how the site has turned out. It is a combination of XHTML, CSS & Flash.

LinkArtist Multimedia have just completed the website for the WACOSS 2008 Conference. This is powered by CMS Made Simple, and has led to another project, redesigning the main WACOSS website.

The glo3 website is the first site that utilised CMS Made Simple.

Téa also did the illustration of the machine that you see on the front page.