Squarespace Website Design
Squarespace website design, management and training options for small businesses, restaurants, artists, nonprofits and community organizations. Content strategy and flow is created around business goals while visuals are determined based on brand and budget goals. Before each launch a SEO best practices list is followed to ensure the site is optimized for search engines and user experience alike.
George Family Foundation
When the George Family Foundation requested a redesign of their website using the Squarespace platform, a few of their must-haves were an easy user interface, an updated brand look and features that could be easily updated internally.
Pages were designed with custom illustration and animations by Egle Plytnikaite to highlight key messaging and consistently reinforce the organization’s mission and guiding philosophy as a whole and behind each of seven grant focus areas. We worked with the George Family Foundation team at in a highly collaborative process that resulted in a visually beautiful, responsive and interactive site that provides multiple ways for users to access the information they need to apply for grants.
Education for a Bright Future-Tanzania
Website design and launch for a nonprofit organization supporting the Kikatiti Secondary School in Tanzania. Primary goals of the site were to provide a modern and professional web presence , introduce the organization’s mission and background story, visualize the area served with photos, video and maps, communicate immediate needs, provide an introduction to the board of directors, accept donations , and build an email subscription list. Shari Z Art & Design managed the project, working with the client’s provided content and imagery and partnering with a content editor. Ongoing work includes managing the email subscription list and sending out bi-monthly email campaigns.
Paula Blanz Fine Art
Online portfolio for an artist with the goal of establishing a presence online and in galleries. Focused on the Paula’s first major body of work, the site will expand and adapt as the artist adds new pieces.
Hello Cookie
In collaboration with founder Pat Wright, the Hello Cookie site was created to deliver cookies and connections. Pat provides the brand vision, imagery, photos and content, and relies on Shari Z Art & Design to set up, style and regularly update the site, as well as provide light photo retouching, design feedback and suggestions, and Squarespace consulting.
Holding Space Sound Bath
Web site offering a welcoming and informed user experience and introducing the user to the benefits of crystal alchemy sound bath sessions.
Delano Historical Society
Delano Historical Society’s website resource to review historic photographs and newspaper stories, download high res images, read about ongoing and future society projects, apply for membership, and donate online.
Artistic Me
Website design and launch for a retail business that offers supplies and onsite space for pottery painting, mosaic building and, and fused glass creations. Site includes an event calendar, online scheduling and shopping. Site management and training services were provided until this small business owner felt ready to handle the process herself.