Client: Linda Allan, author of I Quit!
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS
Visit Site: lindaallan.com
Date: June '08.
Project Information: To provide information and help market her new book, I Quit!, I worked with Linda and To Press & Beyond to create a site that highlighted Linda's achievement and provided information to her readers and the press about her book.
Client: Bill Trimble, Maricopa Publishing
Services: Design (excluding logo), XHTML/CSS, Flash
Visit Site: TBD
Date: June '08.
Project Information: Along with the launch of his new book, Screw It! I'll Be My Own Contractor, Bill wanted to create a web presence for his publishing company, Maricopa Publishing. It will showcase his projects, and act as a storefront for purchasing their books.
Client: Charles Ackerman
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS
Visit Site: ackermanpens.com
Date: May '08.
Project Information: Charles asked me to redesign his company site to appeal to a wider audience, and help expand his business into Europe. Part of the project was to create pages that could act at templates for future site pages, and to make it easy for Charles to maintain the site himself.
""Kate's great! Good communication, gave me lots of options, stayed to schedule but was tolerant of my demands and delays. If only the rest of the world worked like this..."
- Charles Ackerman, Owner of Ackerman Pens
Client: Solutions On The Go
Services: User Experience Design Consulting
Visit Site: solutionsonthego.com
Date: May '08.
Project Information: Dave Dunlap at Solutions On The Go wanted to overhaul the main page of their industrial moving software, QuickQube, in time for an industry event during which they would be presenting the next generation of their product. I streamlined the user experience driven off of the main page, and then created a visual design language for them that could be used throughout their application.
Client: Gail Kearns, To Press & Beyond
Services: Design (including Logo), XHTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP
Visit Site: topressandbeyond.com
Date: April '08.
Project Information: Having worked with Gail on her client's projects (see below), she asked me to overhaul the website for her book shepherding business. In addition to creating a new logo for her company, I rearchitected her site and created new pages from the ground up. This mockup represents an earlier design during the project, based on Gail's request for bold paint strokes being used in the design -- ultimately, the design went in a different direction, but I'm quite fond of this one.
Client: Gail Kearns, To Press & Beyond
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS
Visit Site: itsnotallaboutmoney.com
Date: February '08.
Project Information: This site for Hans Baer's book was targeted at an American audience to give additional information about Hans' life and the content of the book.
"When I started looking around for a web designer to design my client's website, there were very few author websites that impressed me. I stumbled upon Kate McMillan's work quite by accident and e-mailed her immediately. When we got to work, Kate never missed a beat. Her work is not only creative and beautiful, she is ever so responsive and kind, and a joy to work with. Kate is passionate about her work and it shows in the website she designed for author Hans Baer. She is a designer and a programmer, which also makes her a dream to work with. She never complained once about any of the changes we asked her to make. I am recommending Kate to everyone I know who wants a new website or a fresh start on an existing website. If I were a town crier I'd be making public announcements in the streets about Kate McMillan and her work."
- Gail Kearns, Book Shepherd, To Press & Beyond
Client: Robert Howard, co-author
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS, Flash Animation
Visit Site: leadershipthehardway.com
Date: February '08.
Project Information: This site for Dov Frohman and Robert Howard's book was created to market the book, and provide information about the author and the content of the book.
"Working with Kate has been great. She has a superb design sense. She listens closely and works creatively to translate one’s ideas and objectives into the site design. Last but not least, she is a joy to work with — friendly, fast, and responsive. She makes the web design process seem effortless."
- Robert Howard, co-author, Leadership the Hard Way
Client: Macmillan Publishers
Services: Graphic Design, Flash Animation, Curson Design, Banner Ads and Ecard Creation
Visit Site: yearofacheron.com
Date: February '08.
Project Information: After working on assets for Sherrilyn Kenyon's internet publicity in the past for other books (Dream Chaser, Fear the Darkness, Dream Hunter & Devil May Cry), I created a library of assets for her recent release, Acheron. Please note, some of the banner ads shown on this site were not created by me.
"I've worked with Kate on numerous projects to-date, and I can honestly say that she's one of the easiest designers to work with as well as one of the most talented. She really takes into account the design aesthetic without detracting from the back-end programming. Her ability to meet deadlines (sometimes very tight) is impeccable. Kate's professionalism and friendly correspondence make revisions and project updates a dream. If you're looking for that rare find of a technically-savvy programmer with designer's eye, look no further. Kate McMillan is your gal."
- Carly Wilkins, Macmillan Publishers Internet Marketing Coordinator
Client: Penguin Publishers
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS, Javascript Quizzes
Visit Site: thehowofhappiness.com
Date: January '08.
Project Information: This site for Sonja Lyubomirsky's book was created to market the book, and provide information about the author and the content of the book.
"Kate McMillan created the website for my book, The How of Happiness, and she did an absolutely outstanding job. You can see for yourself if you visit the site that it’s gorgeous, clear, and easy to navigate. Furthermore, Kate was incredibly (and immediately) responsive to my questions and comments. I recommend her with enthusiasm and no reservations."
- Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness
Client: Selden Frisbee, Founder of CellarTeller
Services: Interaction Design, Visual Design, XHTML/CSS, Javascript
Visit Site: cellarteller.com
Date: November '07.
Project Information: Working with the CellarTeller development team, I created the model for the site's experience, the visual design, and built out the xhtml & css to be delivered to the development team to be wired to the site infrastructure.
"Kate is much more than a web designer. She helped us think through the strategic positioning and user experience. I recommend Kate to everyone interested in building a clean, user-friendly site."
- Selden Frisbee, Founder of Cellar Teller
Client: Writers Old Fashioned
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS, Wordpress Implementation
Visit Site: writersoldfashioned.com
Date: December '07.
Project Information: This Bay Area group of comic book creators wanted a web presence in the form of a blog, and individual member pages to publicize their accomplishments.
Client: Macmillan Publishers
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS, Flash
Date: September '07.
Project Information: As part of on-going work for Macmillan publishers in NYC, I created the original site for General Wesley Clark's book A Time to Lead. Since then, the site has been repurposed and is managed by a different team. This image reflects what I delivered for the project.
Client: Macmillan Publishers
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS, Flash
Visit Site: worldwithoutus.com
Date: July '07.
Project Information: Working with the Macmillan Internet Marketing Department, I created the website for the book The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. The site was designed to act as a publicity tool, and a place for readers to learn more about the author and the content of the book.
"A highly competent and organized talent. Throughout project collaborations, Kate's introduced a perfect mélange of programming sensibility and product-specific designs. Often times, we'd propose a fairly obscure concept, which Kate then miraculously transforms words from an email into a working web object. There are no words to truly emote how much easier she's made the lives of us digital marketing coordinators."
- Carey Tse, Macmillan Publishers Digital Marketing Coordinator
Client: Macmillan Internet Marketing
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS
Date: September '06.
Project Information: This HTML E-card was created to publicize the release of the book, The Testament by Eric Van Lustbader & was sent to individuals and over 200 members of the literary press.
Client: Catie Anchev, Owner of CatieCake Cards
Services: Design, XHTML/CSS, PayPal Shopping Cart Integration
Visit Site: catiecake.com
Date: Ongoing.
Project Information: This small business is almost entirely internet run. The owner wanted to go beyond just word-of-mouth advertising and sales into an online shopping experience.
"I've worked with Kate McMillan since 2001. In that time my site has gone through a lot of changes with design and content. Kate's enthusaism for her work, seemingly endless ideas and inspiring work ethic has made her an amazing designer to work with. Kate's aesthetic, accuracy and willingness to work on any issue that come up gives me the peace of mind that my website is in capable hands. I get a lot of compliments on my site and I like to say that it's Kate's work that makes my work look so good."
- Catie Archev, Owner of CatieCake Cards