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Sangitamiya – The Nectar Music

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:22:00 +0000

Sangitamiya is a World Music shop in Reykjavik, Iceland. The clients wanted the website to reflect the warmth, colour, and uniqueness of the physical shop, as well as showcasing their wide variety of products. The design is thus based around the existing style and logo, and brings in textures found in photographs of the shop. The world travel theme is extended into postcard motifs for a personal touch, and an atlas on the homepage that leads to listings of instruments from various countries.

The structure is in WordPress, so the clients can manage the content themselves, including a blog section. It incorporates a wide variety of plugins: notably for translation, newsletter subscription, product image close-ups and Google world maps.

NB the content is not yet complete – more coming soon.

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Madal Bal, Netherlands

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:20:54 +0000

This is an online shop for a health food retailer in The Hague. They already had a website, but it needed updating and streamlining, including reworking of the logo and branding. The project was basically great fun, and I hope that comes across in the atmosphere of the site.

I aimed for a fresh and alive feeling with the design, to inspire a sense of health and purity. The Flash slideshow on the homepage also makes it feel alive, but keeps a tranquil pace. This was backed up with good quality product images, which can be seen in detail, plus simple navigation.

The client wanted the site to be professional and informative, but with an emphasis on personal service. We therefore used staff pictures and a friendly contact page, to make sure the customer never feels far away from a real person. There is also a blog section where visitors can subscribe to free health tips and product features, which gives a nice personal touch.

For anyone who’s interested in the technical stuff, the structure is in Drupal, with Ubercart for the shopping functionality. This allows for a huge amount of flexibility, both now and in the future. For example, the site needs to be bilingual, although the English section will be completed at a later date.

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The Eternal Peace Flame

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:28:02 +0000

The Eternal Peace Flame is a monument to humanity’s aspiration for peace. It was dedicated to the city of Oslo in 2001 by Sri Chinmoy.

The website is powered by WordPress, so essentially is a blog, allowing the client to add news and photos. It includes a translation plugin to accommodate bilingual content.

The client didn’t have any colours or pre-designed identity. I was thus lucky to have freedom to create a look for the website that supports the dignity and magnificence of the outer site.

Gandharva Loka

admin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:26:22 +0000

Gandharva Loka is a chain of shops in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, specialising in World Music instruments. It’s a fun dynamic company with a big heart, not only selling instruments but offering workshops to children, providing advice to music therapists, and offering free concerts to the public.

The site is bilingual, a showcase for instruments, a news section for upcoming events, and a photo gallery.

The client supplied great images and chose the colour coding system themselves, so my job was really to let the instruments speak for themselves with a clear clean layout, plenty of space and a logical, easy-to use navigation.

This is one of the sites for which I do ongoing maintenance, and I’m very lucky to be involved with such a lively, inspiring project!

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Editions La Flûte d’Or

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:17:01 +0000

La Flûte d’Or is an online book store based in France, specialising in spirituality and meditation.

The client already had a basic logo, but wanted to bring in a warm and beautiful style while maintaining simplicity.

The payment system is all based on PayPal’s shopping cart, so is easy to use for the client and customers alike, and was quite straightforward to set up (even in French!).