Just completed a makeover to the History section of the Hollywood Sign Trust website, which now has an 11 part overview of its original construction and the various ups and downs it has experienced over the years (much like any Hollywood star).

There’s also a ton of interesting historical photos courtesy of a Hollywood photo archive.  Amazing to see that quaint casaba field sitting in what it now dense urbanity.

A new blog-powered website for singer songwriter Tommy Rickard.

The look uses a dark blue theme with a distressed image of stars for the background.  The header winds classic So Cal palm trees, rooftops, silhouetted mountains, and a road to evoke the nighttime mood and sights of living in LA.

This site utilizes a customized WordPress underpinning to power all the content, so Tommy can easily edit pages, add and move photos, post gigs and news, and more without having to touch any code.

This content feeds onto the front page, so fans can check in on news and upcoming gigs without having to dig deeper in the site.

The music player includes a cool javascript player that streams entire songs from his catalog and is completely secure from those that might attempt to download the underlying tunes.

Tommy is finishing up a new full length record, including a song he wrote with Linda Perry called “Jackie.”  He’s been putting the record together with his band in Rich McCulley’s Red Hill Recording Studio.  Stay tuned!

A new capability website for consulting firm Richard Dill and Associates, an international company that provides services in construction project management, owner representation, financial services, and more.  This portfolio is intended for clients to explore the wide range of services available through the company and learn more about their experience.

For a palette, we chose a classic neutral scheme, which is reminiscent of the color of monuments and stone.  Very solid and grounded in appearance, firm, stately, elegant and impressive.  The content window is the lightest area to allow high readability on the text and to make that area pop.  Against this palette, the logo and any pictures with color pop nicely as well.

To add texture, we screened building plan schematics over the page.  Texture adds a feeling of richness and quality to a color.  Also, schematics add a sense of precise technical expertise to the look, which supports the branding message. This screening is light so as not to compete with the text and content.

The photos on the Homepage and the Past Projects are set in a gently fading slideshow format to demonstrate quickly the breadth of geography and projects in the company’s portfolio.  Other photos from past projects are placed in sets of threes in almost every page, providing a lot of visual interest on each page.

The contact page uses a contact form to minimize spam.