For nearly a year, I’ve been working with ParentsClick Network, Inc., a privately held social network and digital media technology company based in San Francisco.

As a Senior Designer and Creative Director, I designed website prototypes for the company’s nationwide multi-site parenting network.

Today, Lifetime TV announced its acquisition of ParentsClick. Read the press release here.

My work samples are confidential right now — I hope to update you with screenshots soon! Meanwhile, enjoy browsing ParentsClick Network’s popular flagship site, MothersClick®.

The New LBJ is an expansion of Interstate 635 around Dallas, Texas, described as “the most regionally significant transportation improvement project in North Texas.”

I designed a visual package for the introduction of The New LBJ to Dallas-area residents, city councils, commercial land owners, and media.

The project was designed for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). I served as a design subcontractor for the communications team of the Texas Transportation Institute. With only a month before rollout, I assisted the team by designing a brochure, maps, PowerPoint backgrounds, and a logo.

My role: Creative direction, design, layout

Others provided: Photography, design, writing, project management

See also the LBJ Mobility Project website.

I designed this logo and web site for a bakery. The design’s simple elegance gives the spotlight to the bakery’s product.
My role: designer. Others provided photography. Mockup.

I designed this logo and website for the Texas Forest Service. The Wildfire Information Toolbox is a centralized web site to share news, maps and details about wildfires in Texas.

My role: Toolbox logo design, web design, XHTML and CSS development

Others provided: TFS “star and tree” logo design, writing, photography

I designed a web site for a podcast/radio show called Engineering Works. The podcast was featured on Apple’s iTunes U this week! Check out my design or go to Apple’s iTunes U for a weekly look at the whimsical, unusual, or little-known sides of engineering.

This email series is designed to showcase Texas A&M University’s engineering college, attract the best and brightest students, and drive traffic to a related web site. The emails were part of a cohesive campaign that included a printed booklet and a web site.

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Middle Fork Outfitters provides wilderness guide services to many gorgeous locations across the continent. Its president and founder spends his spare time hiking and fund raising — so he really appreciates the easy-to-use content management system for adding updates and photos to the site.

The Hartley Wood Craft web site is an online store where customers can browse gorgeous bowls, vases and platters made from mesquite by craftsman Gary Hartley. The Hartleys easily add photos and product descriptions via a content management system.

The National Office for Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observations was established by the Congressionally-created National Oceanographic Partnership Program. The web site was revamped to feature an animated overview of the office’s goals and a streamlined navigation for ease of use by many different audiences and constituencies.
My role: Web design and layout; site navigation planning; Flash module design and creation; initial creation of news content management system. Others provided: Content management system implementation; insertion of content; logo design; photography.

I designed this logo and web site for the Texas Forest Service’s Famous Trees of Texas. The site showcases trees that hold records or were part of Texas’ frontier history.

A popular book of the same name was last produced in the 1970s; this site replaces the book and allows users to search by county, species, or historical topic, and provides maps and directions to the trees.

My role: Graphic design, web page creation, site mapping. Others provided content, database development, and site building.

“The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe.” — David Hare

Brazos Writers is a community group where writers exchange ideas, learn about the craft, and mentor others. The group’s web site allows volunteers to easily update all the pages, including the ever-changing list of meetings and special events, via acontent management system.

My role: Web design, layout and creation; content management setup. Others provided: logo design, design concept.

This web site designed for independent singer-songwriter Cezanne’s 2004 album captures the thoughtfulness and emotional sincerity of his lyrics. Now based in New York, Cezanne has performed at the legendary CBGB’s and other Manhattan venues.

I designed a logo, web site, brochure, and freestanding display for a research group specializing in upgrading and revitalizing the nation’s fleet of older aircraft. The retro design uses a patriotic color palette and a pixelated background.

Lighted tabletop display, approximately 6×20 feet. It can be split into two displays.

This piece is one of my favorites. The design, writing and photography work in sync to support the theme that a computer science graduate degree opens up a new world for you. I designed a brochure and coordinating Flash site. (Click to view the Flash site in a new window.)

Hospice Brazos Valley’s new site communicates the care and compassion they provide to people in crisis. It provides information for people with life-limiting illnesses, their doctors, families, and friends.

My role: Project management, art direction, graphic design, web page creation. Others contributed: Writing, photography.