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Nicole J. Owens

The website for dark romance author Nicole J. Owens includes a five-page website, with new author branding including multiple logo variations in three colours and six styles for print and digital media, an integrated Shopify eCommerce solution to sell signed copies of her books, and an automated lead capture and newsletter campaign handled through MailerLite where Nicole offers a free chapter to new subscribers, and can market to her current readers. The website also includes her socials and a brand new blog, and her book listings, where applicable, include clearly marked content warnings.

The Nicole J. Owens website has five content pages, a blog, and required a rebrand of her author logo to reflect her style. We conducted a branding interview to establish her preferred colours, providing options for shade variations, and integrated Nicole’s preferred iconography.

We wanted to design a site that was both deeply personal and reflective of Nicole’s style, using favourite colours and motifs, , while still maintaining legibility, accessibility, and visual conventions that recall genre cues for new readers, looking for titles in new dark romance to read.

The site also integrates an eCommerce solution with Shopify for Nicole to sell signed and limited edition copies of her books, an integrated newsletter and automation campaign, and a blog to highlight upcoming local and regional events and signings.

Bridgette Day

The single-page author website for speculative fiction author, Bridgette Day, highlights the pre-order for her anthology series, Campfire at the Crossroads. As Bridgette uses her newsletter as a primary means of communication with readers, we designed a custom, matching mailer for MailerLite with her branding to incentivize subscribers, and included a lead magnet on her site that ties in with her book.

What’s old is new again

I suspect it’s been about as long since I’ve blogged as it has been since I’ve touched my portfolio website. Sometimes around the beginning of the pandemic, I eschewed most social media and shut down a couple of the sites I was running at the time — tired of talking, maybe. Maybe the pandemic was the opportunity to crawl into my cave with my projects and refocus on actually doing the work instead of discussing it. I’ve always much preferred the process, anyway — the celebratory component is altogether too short-lived and doesn’t offer the same sort of reward as the problem solving and the struggle and the small triumphs experienced privately.

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Stacy Angell Curtis

The author website for Christian Romantic Suspense author, Stacy Angell Curtis, highlights her current book series and forthcoming third title, and was designed to grow with her product offering. As Stacy uses her newsletter as a primary means of communication with readers, we designed a matching newsletter to incentivize subscribers, and included a lead magnet on her site.

Truffles & Bedlam

The Truffles & Bedlam brand embraces a creepy cute aesthetic with pastel goth colours, and indulges in the obscure, odd, and surprising. A maker of magnetic handmade bookmarks, stickers, and papercraft art inspired by fandom and pop culture, the brand design embraces a willingness to play while maintaining a tongue-in-cheek a sense of humour.

Ghyd Adventures

The objective for this website redesign was to better facilitate the white-glove service package on offer, automating processes, and ensuring that the mobile experience matched the desktop. Guests could select and tailor luxury villa vacations in tropical and European destinations, and select exclusive activities according to their desires.

Ghyd offered an exclusive catalogue of destinations and experiences for jetsetters wanting authentic experiences with a luxury touch. Every detail was considered in their travel offerings, and similarly reflected in their website to facilitate the decision-making process when choosing a vacation” the service included curated adventures and experiences at the guests’ request.

Martin Shannon

Martin Shannon arrived at his website design with an idea for his marketing plan — with a time table for story releases, a plan for an email marketing list, and a diligent work ethic, Martin engaged me to pull together the wrapper: a website that reflected his ties to Florida; a key setting in all of his work. We developed his content architecture collaboratively and iterated through a handful of concepts for his brand before building his WordPress site.

The Witch of Laurel Wood

A brand designed around the concept of rebirth, magic, mystery, and darkness that nevertheless embraces its pagan roots — literally. Belonging to a kitchen witch, iconography for the brand is drawn from the hermetic aphorism, “As above, so below,” and references the elements of earth and air, and a balance between them.

Ackerly Green Publishing

Drawn from the world building and mythology created by CJ Bernstein for his book series, we produced a number of smaller designed items for fans that could be purchased through the Ackerly Green store, and shared on the forums. Projects include tote bags, buttons, social media artwork, business cards, and a revival of the brand mascot: Herman the Hippocampus.

Autumn Wedding Invitation

Designed for a rustic autumn wedding beneath the fall foliage, the wedding invitation for Kira Butler and Ian Frazier incorporates elements of the event’s decor: fall leaves, berries, and wood elements all set against crisp, white linen paper. Watercolor elements, brush lettering, and delicate typography sit beneath an elegant, natural arch that embrace the couples’ names.

Nicole J. Owens

Dark Romance Author Website Design

Nicole J. Owens

The Brief

web design for a dark romance author

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What’s old is new again

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Truffles & Bedlam

Ghyd Adventures

Luxury Travel Website Design

Ghyd Adventures

The Design Brief

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The Screen Shots

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