Web Design Portfolio
Siskiyou Media Council & MCTV 15
Siskiyou Media Council of Northern California promotes the media production and broadcast of information, events, opinions, and creative programming by and for the people of Siskiyou County. ruby slipper collaborated with the talented Executive Director and Community Media/Technology Specialist to create this design, and is partnering with Happy Dog Web Design to build this robust WordPress website. Stay tuned for the launch of the new Siskiyou Media Council and MCTV 15 website!
NCHERM
NCHERM, the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, is a law and consulting firm dedicated to best practices for campus health and safety. These are the experts colleges and universities turn to when they want to address campus safety issues such as binge-drinking, hazing, date rape, harassment, suicide, and more in order to curtail campus tragedies.
NCHERM founder Brett Sokolow is also involved with several other sites designed by ruby slipper: The NCHERM Group, Title IX Expert Witness, ATIXA, SCOPE, and NaBITA. The new NCHERM site is coded using HTML 5 and CSS 3, and launched January 2012.
Foxhoven Photography
Commercial photographer David Foxhoven of Denver Colorado offers a wide variety of imagery, from food to interiors, travel to beer festivals, magazines and books. His clients include Anheuser Busch, Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival, the Boston Globe, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, the L.A. Times, Sisters on the Fly, Stella Artois, and Tourism Ireland. This simple one page website showcases some of David's finest photos, and leads to a portfolio brimming with options. His clients can then browse by category to find the great photos they need for their project.
Rogue Gallery & Art Center
Located in downtown Medford, the Rogue Gallery & Art Center is a vital art force in our community. They offer classes, workshops, and events for kids and adults. They showcase artists from our region in multiple galleries. Collaborating with the wonderful staff at RGAC, ruby slipper created a site that conveys their many offerings — showcasing exhibits, explaining membership benefits, and highlighing artists. ruby slipper coded the site in streamlined CSS and Happy Dog Web Design programmed many aspects of the site: people can register for classes, join as members, make donations, fill out volunteer applications, and see the many events via a dynamic calendar.
OneJourney
"All things share the same breath." - Chief Seattle. From Oregon's own Guy Finley and the Life of Learning foundation, OneJourney tells the story of how all of us — no matter our country, culture, religion — are united by our spiritual journey. From the powerful opening video, to the words of The Living Book, to The Seeker, The Search, The Sacred... Journey to the Greatness Within, the goal of this website is to share, inspire, connect, and embrace. ruby slipper was honored to be a part of the OneJourney design team and to work with BrandViva who designed the logo.
Louie's Restaurant & Bar
An Ashland Oregon CLASSIC! Known as THE place for sports fans (Official SOU Raiders and Red Zone HQ), great deals on food (voted Ashland's FAVORITE burger), game nights (Bingo, Trivia, Spelling Bee), and the late night crowd, Louie's thrives on the Plaza. Charismatic owner Melissa Jensen worked closely to develop Louie's first website, and her enthusiasum shines through on each page. GREAT photos by George Rubaloff and George McKay.
Hot Mama Coffee Calendar
The Hot Mama Coffee Calendar is another creation from ever-inventive Evan Archerd. This project is dedicated to his mother Joan, who passed away from breast cancer. Funds generated through the sale of these calendars are used to support breast cancer research and awareness. The 2012 calendar features real baristas from Ashland Oregon, the home of Hot Mama Coffee. Photography by Debra Thornton, Photoshop Special Effects and Model Make-up by Sarah Petty of Pretty Retouching, and logo / calendar by Megan Silverman.
The Image Collective
The Image Collective provides consultation, digitization, and print-on-demand services to cultural heritage institutions such as museums, private collections, and individuals. They create avenues to leverage collections — which given the right environment, treatment and marketing — provide revenues for their client’s image assets. ruby slipper collaborated with the founders to create this design, and partnered with Happy Dog Web Design to build this robust WordPress website.
La Clinica
Since 1988, La Clinica has provided accessible and affordable quality health care. Today, La Clinica offers medical, dental, mental, and women's health services through its Medford, Phoenix, and Central Point neighborhood health centers, five school-based clinics, and multitude of outreach services. ruby slipper designed their new site and helped build it with Project A, who provides the technical back-end environment.
Tachi Skin Care
Jacksonville native Tachi Dodero specializes in facials, peels, microcurrent, waxing, and lash and brow tinting. Working from her lovely home in Phoenix Oregon, her clients are treated to heavenly bliss as Tachi takes care of their health and beauty. She also offers effective skin care products and cosmetics in her easy-to-use online shopping cart. ruby slipper can personally attest to the divine experience of relaxing under Tachi's care!
SeekSpeak
SeekSpeak connects people, not just web pages. The developer was taken by the impersonal nature of browsing the web, and created an application that lets people talk to one another about their searches, bringing in the human element. Just install SeekSpeak to see the sidebar in your search results pages. Click a topic that looks relevant to start a conversation with the person who did that search. ruby slipper provided graphic design services.
Chocolat Lily
Fresh, seasonal, and made with organic chocolate, Anne Simmon's gourmet chocolate and caramel truffles are hand-made in Portland Oregon. ruby slipper designs created a site where visitors can purchase truffles, peruse Anne's gallery of concoctions, learn about her affiliate Cotton Tree Chocolate in Belize, and read about her commitment to ethical and sustainable business practices.
United Bicycle Institute
For over 30 years, more bicycle professionals and enthusiasts have chosen United Bicycle Institute over any other bike mechanics school. UBI's knowledgeable, friendly and dedicated faculty and its state-of-the-art facilities ensure an unsurpassed educational experience for every student.
ruby slipper has had the pleasure of working with UBI on two iterations of its online presence, and again enjoyed collaborating with Happy Dog Web Design, who provided the back-end technical structure, this time within the Joomla environment.
College of the Siskiyous
Nestled at the base of Mt. Shasta, College of the Siskiyous in Weed California is a community college surrounded by beauty. COS wanted a new site to meet their students' needs. ruby slipper designed and coded several key pages, which were then templated by the dedicated staff at COS who implemented thousands of existing web pages. This site is largely coded with CSS and meets ADA requirements.
Southern Oregon Land Conservancy
Over thirty years ago, a forward-thinking group of local people formed the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy to save the best places in the Southern Oregon region from permanent loss. That remains their mission today: to protect special lands in the Rogue River Basin for this and future generations by working cooperatively with landowners and communities. The bright and energetic team at SOLC partnered with ruby slipper to create this streamlined site, which tells their story and showcases the lands they have saved. This site is powered by Drupal.
Standing Stone Brewing Company
A leader in energy efficiency, environmental responsibility and community involvement, Standing Stone Brewing Co. is a great restaurant and brewpub located in downtown Ashland Oregon. In 2005, the owners collaborated with ruby slipper to dream up a unique online presence, which has been evolving ever since. For several years, they have been listed amongst the top green companies in Oregon. They host "green" with Canvas Dreams of Portland Oregon, which is powered by wind-energy. This site also features the talent of photographer George Rubaloff.
encanto press
encanto press letterpress printing & design was established in 2000 by Angie Clark. The name Encanto is Portuguese for enchanted, as in encantado de prazer or delighted to meet you. Angie, of Portland Oregon, created one-of-a-kind hand-crafted business cards, birth announcements, cards and wedding invitations. She is absolutely delightful, and her unique creations are to be treasured.
Angie has sold her letterpress business and is now moving into a new venture, Encanto Encaustics. Stay-tuned for the next iteration of her website!
The Gere Foundation
Richard Gere's non-profit foundation promotes the cultural survival of Tibetans through health, technological and educational projects. The site provides history about the Tibetan tragedy, encourages visitors to
become active through Healing the Divide, and showcases photography from Mr. Gere's book Pilgrim.
At Girvin, ruby founder Erin O'Kelley Muck acted as primary account contact
and site project manager.
Site created by Girvin.
Ka Pi'o O Ke Ānuenue
Ka Pi'o O Ke Ānuenue, a hula group in Ashland Oregon, offers classes for women, men, and keiki, taught with the spirit of aloha in an engaging atmosphere. Students learn both kahiko (ancient) and 'auana (modern) dances, as well as about the history, legends, spirituality, language, and land of Hawai'i. ruby slipper founder Erin "Olina" has been taking hula for almost a decade, and has loved learning under Andrea Luchese's gracious direction.
Chambers Family Fund
Chambers Family Fund in Denver, Colorado is a non-profit focused on ensuring a brighter future for girls and helping women become economically self-sufficient. Constantly approached for information, their site provides a wealth of material, stating their priority areas and grantees. In 2005, the site was granted an award (PDF) for being both informative and graceful. ruby slipper continues to collaborate with Chambers Family Fund by adding to the website to fit the Fund's growing needs.
Meghan Simmons Psychotherapy
Meghan Simmons is a psychotherapist in Ottawa Canada specializing in individuals, couples, and family therapy. She offers clients a safe and supportive environment during therapy so that they can feel comfortable exploring their past experiences as well as meeting their present goals. ruby slipper partnered with graphic designer Sabrah Maple, who created the branding elements, to create this soft, nurturing site, reflective of Meghan's sensibilities.
Montana Community Foundation
Since 1988, The Montana Community Foundation has worked aggressively to expand endowed philanthropy and build stronger communities in Montana. Their granting has benefited scores of organizations and projects that make Montana a better place to live and work. ruby slipper and MTCF partnered to build a robust website which provides a wealth of information about their work.
Prize Shoppe
This charming retail store in Ashland Oregon offers fancy goods and fine furnishings. Jennifer Davis's PRIZE is a "modern general store" with home furnishings, vintage collections, perfect gifts, and more. PRIZE captures the imagination of shoppers in search of a “prize.” ruby slipper partnered with Jennifer Davis to design this whimsical site.
Upscale Denver Homes
Denver realtor Nina O'Kelley provides listing information and, as a long-time Colorado resident, shares knowledge about the city. This modern site shows the essence of Nina's aesthetics, her commitment to her clients, and her passion for Denver's community. Art by her favorite local artist, Barbara Froula.
AZ Catering & Event Planning
Sassy, saucy, and loaded with personality (not to mention talent), Awna brings professional and personalized service to the table with a penchant for fun. ruby slipper can vouch that Awna will throw the dreamiest party, and create the perfect recipe for your customized event.
Devign
Devign® Principal Karen North is the ultimate wordsmith. Appropriately, her company focuses on creating original names, coining catchy taglines, and writing riveting copy. Ms. North approached ruby slipper wishing to convey her business in three different languages: English, German, and Spanish. Her site stimulates the senses with an impacting color palette and offers portfolio examples that illustrate her mastery at creating never-before-uttered names.
Rocky Mountain Recorders
Rocky Mountain Recorders in Denver Colorado is a state-of-the-art recording studio offering services for radio, tv, and musicians. RMR has worked with ruby slipper on several iterations of their site, which mirrors RMR's great personality: intelligence, expertise, and humor. Illustrations are by New York artist Jessica Hale.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Forensics Lab
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory is the only Lab in the world dedicated to crimes against wildlife. Multiple branches of science collaborate under one roof, with scientists evaluating evidence in an attempt to link suspect, victim, and crime scene. ruby slipper has worked with the Lab on several web-projects, including redesigning their site from the ground up. We identified three key audiences: scientists, law enforcement agents, and students and educators — and architected the site with information pertinent to each. We brainstormed interesting ways to communicate the Lab's work, such as Mystery Photos which tell the story about an unusual photograph.
Village Shoes
Village Shoes, Ashland's beloved shoe boutique, offers fashion-forward footwear from the unique collection of original designs and brand names. Whether you're looking for high fashion, vogue, chic, sexy or funky, Village Shoes has it all! The online image complements the fabulous retail store. ruby slipper designed a bold site and Steelesoft Consulting created the online cart with admin tool so the staff can update the shoes constantly.
Oregon Surgical Specialists
Leaders in general, vascular, and women-focused surgery, the Oregon Surgical Specialists' site is another collaborative project with Vicki Chamberlain ( Account Manager) and Robert Frost (Art Director, Graphic Designer, and Photographer). This site, though large, feels airy and streamlined thanks to a fluid navigation, accommodating layout, and soft color palette.
Advanced Vein Center
A division of Oregon Surgical Specialists, the surgeons at Advanced Vein Center treat varicose veins, spider veins, and Rosacea using a variety of revolutionary technology. This site was also a collaboration with Vicki Chamberlain and Robert Frost, and features a plethora of information on issues, treatments, results, and more.
Rogue Valley Physicians
Teaming up with Vicki Chamberlain (Marketing Strategist, Creative Director, Copy Writer and Account Manager) and Robert Frost (Art Director, Graphic Designer, and Photographer), ruby slipper created multiple medical web sites for Rogue Valley Physicians, the largest independent physician practice in the Valley.
Rogue
Valley PhysiciansSouthern Oregon Internal Medicine
Blogs
Fresh News from Standing Stone Brewing Company
Was I There? Taking the romance out of art, wine, and parenting one day at a time.
Flirtia
Although Flirtia, an online dating site, never launched due to other commitments by the business owner, the design remains one of our favorites.
ruby slipper helped create a site with wide appeal and finished it in three-months. Partners included Validio software development and Devign who created the name "Flirtia."
