Very excited to share my latest project - a shiny new website for author and editor Cari Rosen. This was a really fun project that required quite a bit of creative thinking on my part but I am so happy with the finished result. Cari’s new website is a ‘one-page wonder’ which means all the content is hosted on a single, long, beautiful page. You can jump between sections on the page using the navigation images at the top.
Find out more about the project…
The Brief
Cari had a very outdated website that she'd had designed back in 2010. It wasn't mobile responsive and was very un-user-friendly. Cari was also unable to update it herself.
Cari wanted something simple and striking to serve as an online portfolio that she could update in the future - potentially adding a blog to later down the line - but that wouldn't need regular maintenance.
She was very keen on her old website’s design so we took inspiration from its theme - of a pinboard with post-it notes - to create something similar but more contemporary, and easier to use.
Key to this project was finding a font that had the right feel - hand-written but not twee - and a rich background colour to make the site and its content really stand out.
The Details
Web design package: The One Page Wonder
Template: Aria, Squarespace 7.0
Fonts used: Adobe Handwriting Tiffany, Futura PT
View the site here: carirosen.com
Cari’s Verdict
“I’m so delighted with my new site. I love the fact that it retains the quirk of my old site, but feels much more up-to-date and user-friendly. I would never have thought of using the dark blue as a background but I love it - it makes it striking and different and very modern.”
The Post-launch Q&A
Before working with Charlotte Duckworth Studio, when it came to my website I felt …: daunted in terms of making it mobile friendly and moving it to a more user-friendly platform.
What fears or hesitations did you have before deciding to work with Charlotte Duckworth Studio?: None!
How do you expect your new site to change things for you?: Now that I know it works properly on all platforms and can be updated whenever needed, I can be much more proactive in the way that I use it.
For someone on the fence about working with Charlotte Duckworth Studio, what would you say to them?: Do it! It will save a great deal of time, stress and swearing at your laptop.
Now your website is completed, what are you looking forward to in the future?: Keeping it up to date and having things to add to it.
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I have a really fascinating interview for you today, with the founders of shiny new independent publisher, Pellerin Books! I have heard so many good things about Pellerin already and am very supportive of their determination to ‘do publishing differently’… and so I’m super excited to have pinned them down for a long chat to find out more about their plans.