The following is a list of my current websites projects. I am almost always working on several new projects that are not shown here. Please feel free to click on the links and visit these websites to get more of an idea of what I am capable of creating for you and your website.
I've included a few details about the specifics of each project, including some background info about the site itself, design elements, and future plans. I've also included details on which sites I maintain and host (on my own personal hosting service).
Thank you and feel free to send me an e-mail at derek@bzwebdesign.com with any questions, comments or ideas you might have about having a website designed for you.
Sheryl's Home Daycare
http://www.sherylshomedaycare.com
Eudora, Kansas
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
March 2013 ~ Present
Website Information
Sheryl's Home Daycare is a home-based daycare business. Sheryl had a Facebook page and wanted a real website to show off her business.
Website Design Details
The website was designed to be fun and family friendly. All of the navigation buttons/crayons were made from scratch and they slightly animate when moused over. The logo/banner was custom made to be fun and representative of her fun and friendly attitude. I will admit though, I outsourced the kid drawing. I got the idea from a photo she already had and I had my son draw the picture.
Additional Design Work
I also helped Sheryl make her handbook look a little better. I also have a yard sign design ready for her along with many other items that she may want to use to show off her new online look. I also used the logo/banner to design a banner for her Facebook page.
Agua Fina Irrigation
http://www.goaguafina.com
Kansas City, KS
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
Winter 2011 ~ Present
Website Information
Agua Fina Irriation & Landscape is a new company in the Kansas City area. They specialize in irrigation system installation and maintenance, but are highly capable of handling every aspect of property design and maintenance. They service the Kansas City metropolitan area for both residential and commerical properties.
Website Design Details
Since Agua Fina is a new business, the plan was to create an attractive and easy to get around website. A Flash slide show of high quality photos is shown at the top of every page. There are many other irrigation and lawn care companies in the area, so the goal was to show that not only their service is better than the competition, but their website is as well. Many of Agua Fina's local competitors either have maze-like websites that are impossible to get around or very simple and completely uninformative websites.
Additional Design Work
I am very proud of the logo I created for Agua Fina. It is simple, but totally representative of what they do as a company. The client wanted blues and greens, and I think I hit a home run with the design of this logo. The logo has ended up on many other items I have designed for Agua Fina, including several apparel designs for their employees, business cards, and letterhead.
Ambassodor Home Improvement
Council Bluffs, Iowa
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
Spring 2011 ~ Present
Website Information
Ambassador Home Improvement is a medium sized remodeling company for the Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA area. The website is a huge improvement on their previous website that was online for many years. The client did very little advertising other than in the yellow pages and found that their ad in the phone book was doing very little in getting customers.
Website Design Details
Their website was designed to be attractive with a large focus on what they've done. Photos are the best way to show off their work, so we have pop-up photos in their photo gallery. The customer sent me a box of photos and I did the rest. They have a lot of competition in the area, and discovered that they had to search through pages and pages of search engine results before even finding their website. Their current logo is on the website, but I designed the A logo to modernize the look of their website.
Additional Design Work
One of their goals was to have their website ranked higher on Google. When I revamped their previous website, they were listed on the 3rd or 4th page of search results when searching for "remodeling companies Omaha". The are consistently on the first page now, without paying for ads. They also have a small Flash slide show on the main page. I also designed a tri-fold brochure for Ambassador.
The Pitch Fix
Papillion, NE
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
July 2011 ~ Present
Website Information
The Pitch Fix is a small website for a fast pitch softball coach in the Omaha, NE area. She wanted a cool looking website with basic information about her experience and what she is capable of teaching softball pitchers.
Website Design Details
The website is still very much under construction.
Additional Design Work
BZ Web Design consulted on the design of business cards for The Pitch Fix.
PH Dezign
Papillion, NE
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
October 20th, 2010 ~ Present
Website Information
PH Dezign is a website for Pam Honken, a very talented fused and stained glass artist in Papillion, NE. PH Dezign is a small home based business.
Website Design Details
The overall design of the site was based on the client suggesting a few basic colors. The website design started with the logo, based on the client's signature. The site includes a custom made javascript menu, the custom logo, and many custom graphics.
Future Plans
The site is relatively new and still under construction, but PH Dezign plans on selling jewelry and other art online (through a PayPal ordering system).
Additional Design Work
I have also designed business cards, jewelry display cards and signage for PH Dezign. Banners, signs and all sorts of design work has been done to promote PH Dezign.
Pondbuster
Kansas City, Kansas
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
April 1st, 2010 ~ Present
Website Information
Pondbuster is a small fishing lure business that plans to sell products 100% online. The business is a side business of my own, so I still don't know exactly how far I intend on taking this project, but I thought the website had a lot to offer in showing you more ideas and what I'm capable of designing. This website is still very much under construction, but was starting to look nice enough to include here.
Website Design Details
I think the overall look of the site is very original with custom logos, button effects, videos and other design elements. Plans are to have even more products, more videos, photos and much more.
Future Plans
Since Pondbuster is my own side project, the sky is definitely the limit for future plans. I started to sell lures and baits online, using Paypal, but didn't have enough time or money to sink into it. The lure and bait industry is not an easy one to break into, without a large amount of upfront capital, so it has turned into a hobby, more than a business venture. I recently shut down the online ordering, but plan to return to selling online when I get more time.
Advanced Machine, LLC
http://www.advanced-machinellc.com
Council Bluffs, Iowa
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
January 15, 2009 ~ Present
Website Information
Advanced Machine, LLC is a CNC machine shop located in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The site is not large, but includes everything a small business needs to show off their services and communicate with potential customers.
Website Design Details
The site contains the company's own original logo. I based the website design on the colors of their logo and created the design with photos of sample parts they have fabricated in the shop. The design was a metal based design to go along with the overall look of the machined parts. I created the navigation buttons to respond to mouse over to bring a little more color to the site.
The site contains basic pages to describe what they are capable of fabricating, excellent photos of sample parts, a Google map to show their location, and a basic form for requesting a quote.
Future Plans
This site is the first website for this company so future plans are pretty much unlimited at this time.
Fish 2 Die, Inc.
Falls City, Nebraska
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
November 22, 2009 ~ 2012
Website Information
Fish 2 Die, Inc. was a home based business that sold bass fishing lures. The majority of the sales for the company were going to be online. The website is no longer online, but I wanted to provide it here. The logo design and flash display were impressive.
Website Design Details
The site was still in the early stages of design, but it contained a custom logo and other graphics, including mouse over effects on the site menu. It also had an animated flash display.
Legacy Lake
http://www.legacylakenebraska.com
Auburn, Nebraska (and surrounding area)
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
March 16th, 2009 ~ Present
Website Information
The Legacy Lake website was recently launched for the Auburn Lake Company, who is working on a plan to build a 3000 acre lake in Southeastern Nebraska. They needed an easier to navigate and more attractive website to draw more attention and get more details out about their fantastic project.
Website Design Details
Most of the design was centered around a great logo and some spectacular graphics that they already purchased from another designer.
The website features a custom drop-down menu system using graphics from the main banner on the website. The website also contains a recycling symbol logo I designed.
We also decided to have a Flash display on the main page using photos from the client as well as one photo of my own. The Flash display I created has a very smooth, simple and natural flow to go along with the overall theme of the website.
Future Plans
The website is still very much new and still has a long way to go and will undoubtedly grow considerably as the Legacy Lake project progresses.
The Stained Glass Shoppe
http://www.stainedglassshoppe.net
Clarinda, Iowa
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
February 2009 ~ Present
Website Information
This website is for a small home based business selling custom stained glass artwork, located in Clarinda, Iowa.
Website Design Details
The entire website contains custom graphics I designed. The text based logo and rose graphics were designed based on an old business card used by the company for years.
The website features a simple menu system with subtle mouse-over effects. I also incorporated Flash into the heading on each page to show off close-up details of some of the artwork they create at The Glass Shoppe.
The photo gallery on the site uses ZenPhoto Gallery with a standard template. Minor changes were made to the template to satisfy the customer's needs.
Future Plans
Future plans may include selling items online with PayPal, as well as regularly updating the site with recent artwork, show schedules, and other minor updates.
Additional Design Work
I have also designed business cards and gift certificates for The Stained Glass Shoppe, based on the design of the website.
Glenn Miller Birthplace Society
Clarinda, Iowa
DESIGN - MAINTENANCE
October 27th, 2008 ~ Present
Website Information
This website was designed for the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society, a non-profit organization located in Clarinda, Iowa, celebrating the music and memory of big band leader Glenn Miller, who was born in Clarinda.
The website was designed to improve their previous website and to promote their yearly festival and the upcoming Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum, which will also be built in Clarinda, Iowa.
Website Design Details
The design of the site was meant to be professional looking and well organized. The overall color scheme was meant to flow with the brass color of a trombone, and the look of a sepia toned photo.
The website features a well organized drop-down menu system and many custom graphics, mostly text-based titles and logos.
Future Plans
This website still has a ways to go and will undoubtedly grow as we continue to update the site with new news as well as old news and highlights from previous Glenn Miller Festivals. The Museum project will also be a large part of future expansion of the website.
Village Inn - Mission, KS
http://www.villageinnmission.com
Mission, Kansas
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
September 7th, 2008 ~ Present
Website Information
This website was designed for a franchise restaurant that needed additional information about their particular franchise. Their menus, coupons and offers often differed from their parent company's website, so they wanted a place online for their customers to visit for their menu, specials, coupons, and additional information.
Website Design Details
The overall design was meant to be a little bit like their parent company's website, but different enough to be unique and one-of-a-kind. The design was also meant to blend with the design and color of the recent remodel of the restaurant. The website was recently improved and remodeled in March of 2009.
The website features custom menu buttons based on the logo of the restaurant. Most of the photos are from their menu.
Future Plans
The overall future of the website is to basically keep providing up-to-date maintenance, including adding specials, features, coupons, announcements, and menu changes.
Additional Design Work
I have also designed quite a few other items for the restaurant, including business cards, counter signs, signage made for the entrance to the restaurant, and several other items used by the staff.
Nebraska B.A.S.S. Federation
Nebraska
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
February 1st, 2008 ~ Present
Website Information
This website was designed for the Nebraska B.A.S.S. Federation, a state level bass fishing organization affiliated with the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, the most well known bass fishing organization in the U.S. I am a member of the Nebraska B.A.S.S. Federation and decided to help out by designing, maintaining and hosting their website, replacing the previous site that was a little bit outdated.
Website Design Details
The design of this website has evolved over the the first year, being remodeled and improved several times. The website is a good example of a mid-sized website with well over 65 pages (and many more on the way). The main goal of the design was to effectively organize the site and make the many different levels of information as easily accessible as possible.
The site has many features that require quite a bit of time updating and maintaining, including a classified ads page and a photo gallery.
Future Plans
The main plans for this website is to expand the site as much as possible with more information, especially tournament results (both new and past tournament information). We also plan to expand it with interactive forums, more information about individual clubs, and more information about bass fishing in general.
Additional Design Work
I also design custom banners and ads for sponsors of the website, including banners and ads for non-profit groups and organizations not affiliated with the Nebraska B.A.S.S. Federation. I have also designed t-shirt designs for the group.
Nemaha Valley Bassmasters
http://www.nemahavalleybassmasters.com
Falls City, Nebraska
DESIGN - HOSTING - MAINTENANCE
2007 ~ Present
Website Information
This is a website for my bass fishing club. We are a member of the Nebraska B.A.S.S. Federation and our website is where we post our tournament results, photos, etc.
Website Design Details
The website features lots of custom graphics, including new and old logos that I designed. The site has a pre-made photo album and a simple forum.
Future Plans
This website is usually my test website for new design elements I use in many of my other websites. Our club has many years of tournament stats that I plan to eventually sort through and display on the site.
Green Iguana Society
DESIGN
1999 ~ Present
Website Information
The Green Iguana Society is an internet based group whos main goal is to provide accurate information on the care of green iguanas. The site is quite large, including page upon page of care information, photos, and information on adopting or rescuing green iguanas currently needing a new home.
Website Design Details
The Green Iguana Society website is one of my first website designs. I designed most of the site, but the overall project was definitely a group effort (including the fantastic information on green iguanas). The site includes numerous graphics and design elements, including a simple and attractive text based logo. The site has been online since 1999 and the look has been relatively the same the entire time.
Future Plans
The design is admittedly very simple and not as attractive as it once was. I hope to eventually redesign the site and make it look as excellent as the information contained on the site.
BZ Web Design can help you with website and logo design, but we can also help you design various other items for use by your business. Professional looking and attractive items used by your business will help you promote the image of your business. Below are just a few services we offer.
Business cards
Letterhead
Advertisements
Flyers
Brochures
Signs and banners
Coupons
Price tags and store signage
Menus for restaurants
Newsletters
Handbooks
ID Badges
We do not do the actual printing of items, but we will provide you with various formats accepted by most popular printing services. Getting the exact size and format for printing companies can be an extremely tedious chore. I can take all the hard work out of design and layout of what you need, giving you more time to focus on your actual business.
Please e-mail me at derek@bzwebdesign.com if you have any type of additional project you need completed.
