My Graphic/Web Design History » 2006 http://www.portfolio.johnbedard.com All My Work: Freelance, Family, Friends, School and Corporate. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:45:45 +0000 en hourly 1 Women’s Leadership Network (2006) http://www.portfolio.johnbedard.com/womens-leadership-network-2006/ http://www.portfolio.johnbedard.com/womens-leadership-network-2006/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:57:11 +0000 John http://www.portfolio.johnbedard.com/?p=306 The client trusted my vision on the design of this site and cut me loose to explore many options. I’m gratified that they picked my favorite out of the bunch. The target demographic for the organization is professional women in the Helena area in the 20-50 age range. The theme uses an analogous color scheme with blues and greens, giving it a harmonious, professional look. This site is a combination of WordPress blogs (2) and static HTML pages. Two blogs were used to maintain a separation for the web site admins and the members, who are allowed to post their own announcements (this separation can now be accomplished with various plug-ins on a single WordPress installation).

WordPress was used for the Announcements page and the Event Information page. The rest is static HTML using the same design as the WordPress theme. Each member was given an account in the Announcements blog and that data was used to create the Member Directory and customize the Contact Information page. Small scripting enhancements were used to tie the site together, for example, PHP is used to grab the three newest entries in the Event Information blog and post them on the homepage. Finally, the Membership Application page was tied into Paypal allowing members to pay their dues via credit card, without creating a maintenance or administration nightmare for the client.

]]> http://www.portfolio.johnbedard.com/womens-leadership-network-2006/feed/ 0 New Zealand Journey (2006) http://www.portfolio.johnbedard.com/new-zealand-journey-2006/ http://www.portfolio.johnbedard.com/new-zealand-journey-2006/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:51:19 +0000 John http://www.portfolio.johnbedard.com/?p=281 The focus of the New Zealand Journey project was to create a fresh new web site for their bi-annual tour for weaving enthusiasts. The target demographic was primarily women in the 40-70 age range. The implementation focused almost solely on ease of use. The design was created with images provided and approved by the New Zealand tourism site as well as the client’s personal collection. A highly customized e-mail form used to allow online registration, with a downloadable PDF version optional. There were also links to Paypal that allowed the participants to pay the trip deposit via credit card, with the balance due sent via a personalized invoice.

Sadly, they no longer hold these tours, but the site remains up with a final message.

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