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My goals are to make websites that are beneficial to my client's small business, user-friendly, search engine friendly, and pleasing to the eye... all the while capturing the personality and taste of the client. My clients have the final say in website content, layout, fonts, colors, and artwork.

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Website for the non-profit Hardy Fern Foundation	The non-profit Hardy Fern Foundation wanted a redesigned website that captured what they love most, ferns. They also wanted to be able to easily modify their fern-related content and collect membership dues via the web. The result is a very ferny website that contains everything you need to know about ferns! Return to Top of Page
Website for Positive Approach Dog Training, Tacoma WA	Positive Approach Dog Training wanted a website that featured their logo/colors and provided visitors with an overview of all the various dog related services they provide. They also wanted a fully integrated online store that would also benefit their search engine rankings. Return to Top of Page
Website for The Olympic Flight Museum, Olympia WA	The Olympic Flight Museum specializes in military aircraft history. They wanted a website redesign that would create an exciting place for their visitors - and selected a dramatic red/black/white theme. They also wanted the ability to keep information updated themselves. Read the testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for The Art of Aging	The Art of Aging was a small website (original graphic design by Karen Lewis) that needed to undergo substantial expansion. The website was recreated from scratch, and now includes video and a PayPal payment link. The videos are a must see! Return to Top of Page
Website for ALM Professional Services in Washington DC	ALM Professional services is a service-disabled veteran-owned information technology consulting business. Since the founding employees are veterans and many of their clients are US government agencies, they wanted their website to have a patriotic, professional feel. Read ALM's testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Quail Hollow Psychotherapy, Sequim WA	Dr. Joe Price PhD wanted a website for his therapy business that was professional and clean. He provided a picture of his back yard that we used for the banner - what a view! Dr Price also wanted to have his nautical flags visible in the banner, he says they spell out Quail Hollow. Return to Top of Page
Website for HealYourLife2Day.com	Merrill Black LCSW wanted a website designed around two main themes: butterflies and healing. She wanted a background that transitioned from gold to yellow to orange, and also added a little animation (the butterflies flap their wings if you hover). Her cognitive behavioral therapy practice includes Reiki and Hypnosis, and thus her website emphasizes her philosophy of "treating the whole person, mind, body and soul." Read Merrill's testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Korsbek Watch Company, Seattle WA	Poul wanted an ecommerce website to sell his new brand of watches: Korsbek. He wanted an online store that would accept PayPal, and could offer different payment options as well as different watch bezel options. This ecommerce website is accepting preorders only, but will expand to a full online store by mid 2008. This website is partially complete. Return to Top of Page
Website for World Famous Richard Marcus Casino Expert	Richard hired me to completely redesign his website. He vastly expanded his content to include his blog, videos, pictures, books, magazine articles...and tons of poker and gambling advice. Richard wanted his new website to have the look and feel of gambling, and specifically selected an incredible aerial image of Las Vegas at night for his page background. Return to Top of Page
Website for Conversa Translations: A Spanish Translation Company Seattle WA	Conversa Translations, a Spanish Translation Company based in Seattle, wanted a small, professional website. They needed a small, five page website that was "sophisticated, warm but not mushy" and that had "french blue and red" but "not a lot of colors". They were also in a hurry and had their content ready, and as a result, this website was completed in 12 days! Return to Top of Page
Website for Charles Redell Writer, Editor, Professional Blogger, Seattle WA	Charles Redell is a writer, editor and professional blogger, who wanted a website that had a fully integrated WordPress Blog. Charles wanted a very clean, uncluttered, and simple look that used his wonderful logo (designed by Mad Hatter Design Company). Return to Top of Page
Website for On This Day Designs	On This Day Designs is a group of sisters who started a handmade Catholic jewelry business that outgrew their existing PayPal Shopping Cart. They needed an online store with stock management. All of the artwork for this website was done by one of the sisters, who is a graphic designer. This online store is an excellent example of how nicely the ECT shopping cart can be used to develop an online store within a pre-existing design concept. Read their testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Dental & Denture, Seattle WA	Dental & Denture hired Aldebaran Web Design to redesign their website in order to free themselves from expensive and worthless monthly pay-per-click traffic costs. Their redesign was mostly architectural, as the original graphic design was reused. The website was in desperate need of reorganization, high quality code, and Google-approved keyword targeting techniques in order to capture more organic (free) search engine traffic. Return to Top of Page
Website for J.F. Shelton Company, Kent, WA	The J.F. Shelton Company wanted to redesign their website to be less industrial and more bright and colorful. They wanted a rotating slide show of their suppliers logos on the home page as well as being able to update the "What's New" page by themselves. Doesn't the banner make you miss chemistry class? :-) Return to Top of Page
Website for A-Z Handywoman, Lacy WA	Lana wanted a website that visually communicated this message "Give Me Your To-Do List and I'll Get It Done!". We used the theme of post-it notes on a bulletin board to accomplish this goal. Return to Top of Page
Website for Stephen Crippen, MA, LMFT, Seattle WA	Stephen wanted a website for his psychotherapy, training and consulting business. He wanted blue images of water and sky used in the website. Stephen also wanted a fully integrated blog installed with excerpts from the blog showing up on his home page, so that his website would feel fresh and alive. Return to Top of Page
Website for Tracy Haskell, Peaceful Pack Dog Training, Ellsworth Maine	Tracy wanted a very simple website for her brand new dog training business in Ellsworth Maine. She wanted it centered around her fabulous logo (which was created by another designer). She also wanted a fully integrated blog installed. Return to Top of Page
Website for Cheryl Rubin, LICSW, Hypnotherapist, Ellsworth Maine	Cheryl Rubin is a licensed psychotherapist whose practice includes hypnotherapy and reiki / chakras. She wanted a new look for her existing website that was professional and spiritual. Cheryl wanted her redesigned website to feature a piece of parchment paper, to suggest ties to the ancient. We added whimsical animated spirals in her navigation area. Take a look at her website before and after the redesign. or read Cheryl's testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Eco Friendly Store: Pico's WorldWide	Pico's is an eco-friendly, fair-trade, recycled product store in Oregon. They wanted to expand their business by having an online store. We developed the store aroud their logo - a green outfitted kitten - and also implemented a customized WordPress blog. Help save the world and visit their store! Return to Top of Page
Website for Panel of Consultants, Seattle WA	Panel of Consultants is an independent medical examination company that had lost the ability to keep their website up-to-date because their original website designer stopped doing website design. The wanted a completely different look to their site, one that matched their black, white, and red events. Their previous website had a database of their physicians which needed to be fully compatible with their new website. They also wanted a seamlessly integrated blog. Read the Panel of Consultants testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Superhero Transitman, Seattle WA	Christian is a performance artist, and out to save the world by riding the bus. He needed a website that would help him accomplish his mission including a picture gallery, comic-book stories, and sell his "stuff". This website was a collaboration between Aldebaran Web Design and Karen Lewis, a very talented artist, animator and illustrator in Seattle. Read Karen's testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Real Estate Agency 500Realty.net, Tacoma WA	The folks at 500 Realty Inc wanted a website that could guide customers through the complicated process of buying or selling real estate and make it look easy. They wanted each section of the website to have a similar navigational layout, with a different color scheme. 500 Realty also needed to be integrated with the MLS Property Search and have an eCommerce section to accept payments. Return to Top of Page
Website for Katie Kay	Katie Kay wanted an eCommerce website to sell her fabulous designer household and personal accessories. Katie had a very specific vision for her website, and selected all colors, fonts, background patterns, etc. Click here to read what Katie Kay had to say about how working with Aldebaran Web Design has educated her about internet marketing. Return to Top of Page
Handcrafted Ceramics: Off Center Productions, Lacy WA	Joan and Lana, owners of Off Center Productions, wanted a professional website that showcased their beautiful porcelain handcrafted work. They wanted the site to have lots of contrast and liked the dramatic visual impact of rust, turquoise and black. After the launch of their original website, Joan wanted to add a shopping cart that seamlessly integrated with their existing site, which was accomplished by using eCommerce Templates. Read Joan's testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Seattle Nonprofit Dunshee House, Seattle WA	The Dunshee House wanted a complete makeover of their existing website that was more professional looking and easier to navigate with just a touch of movement to make the website feel alive. The Dunshee House provides support groups for the Seattle area gay and lesbian community and wanted to insure that community members who use their website could quickly find the support groups that matched their individual needs. Read Dunshee House's testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Seattle Interior Designer Dorian G Muncey, Seattle WA	Dorian wanted a website that was sexy, had sizzle, showcased his work, but didn't impose a particular design style upon his prospective clients. Dorian wanted a website that was mostly comprised of images with just a minimal amount of text, primarily in his biography section. The home page was given "sizzle" by creating an animated GIF collage-puzzle effect that entices visitors to view Dorian's impressive portfolio. This website has Javascript and DHTML as well as a dramatic, but fast-loading animation on the home page. Return to Top of Page
Political Satire & Commentary EvilDudes.com	This website had been started by another designer who was unable to bring it to completion. The website needed to have all pages overhauled, a navigation structure created, eCommerce implemented, several registration forms, and a blog set up. The site owner, Jim wanted to be able to add content on his own , so a content management system was implemented. In addition Jim wanted the home page to have some animation and movement, which was accomplished using animated GIFs.. Return to Top of Page
Voiceover Artist: Lisa Foster, Seattle WA	Lisa Foster, a well known local radio voice personality wanted a website to showcase her voice over talent business. Lisa wanted a professional site where potential clients could easily listen to demos of her work and current clients could enter a secure area to download her completed pieces. Lisa wanted a look that was visually interesting, easy to navigate, not overly feminine, and had a creative edge. Read Lisa's testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Solace Logic Telecommunications, Seattle WA	Scott wanted a simple website for his telecommunications and phone service business. He wanted it designed around a sunset motif, with dramatic deep reds and oranges. He also wanted a logo incorporated that had been designed for his business. Read Scott's testimonial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Silver Jewelry Business: Roje Silver	Jennifer had a website that was a mixture of Flash and HTML. Since her silver jewelry cataloge was in Flash, it was very difficult for her to keep it updated with her inventory. The website was redesigned without Flash, and Web Yep was utilized to create a catalog that Jennifer could keep updated herself! Return to Top of Page
Home and Office Furniture Services: Modular System Services, Edmonds, WA	Finn Garaas, owner of Modular System Services wanted a professional, simple website that clearly communicated his office furniture repair services to potential customers. Finn has been in business for over 25 years, and wanted the voices of his clients and images of his work as part of his website. Return to Top of Page
Website for Seattle Artist Kat Taylor, Seattle WA	Kat wanted a dramatic look, one that would showcase her incredible ceramic sculptures of women and featured her sculptures as if they were sitting in an art gallery. She also wanted a website that would enable people to easily contact her if they were interested in purchasing a piece. Return to Top of Page
Website for Main Street Electric, Edmonds WA	The folks at Main Street Electric wanted a simple, clean yet professional website for their electrical contracting business. They wanted to feature their lamppost logo and highlight the three aspects of their business: residential, commercial and industrial. Return to Top of Page
Website for Accountant and Bookkeeper, Julie Russillo, Seattle WA	Julie wanted a website for her bookkeeping and accounting business that would primarily serve her current clients. She selected a incredible photo from one of her hikes (that's her sitting next to the lake) to convey the peace of mind that comes with hiring her. While the inner pages have a standard size banner, we decided to use the whole photo for the home page. Absolutely gorgeous! Return to Top of Page
Website for Coach Learning Has Rhythm Dayton, Ohio	Gisele needed a small, simple website for her start up coaching business. She wanted it to combine musical symbols with stars, and feature a purple theme. Return to Top of Page
Website for Special Ed Teacher JodyBrier.com Seattle WA	Jody needed a very simple two page website to help advertise her in home special education services small business. She wanted a bright, cheerful website that looked professional, but still very simple. We bought her domain name, set up website hosting, and designed her site in one day! Read Jody's testimonial. Return to Top of Page