Yoko Nakagawa is a certified professional life coach, who specializes in helping those who work in high-tech and startup environments, particularly those in product development and engineering roles.
Yoko wanted an easy-to-maintain, easy-to-update, bilingual (Japanese and English) website to showcase her coaching & consulting business. Since Yoko did not want to spend too much time worrying about the nitty-gritty details of her website (hosting, updating, security, etc.), ZapTuba recommended that she consider a web-hosting service with an integrated website builder and management tools, such as Squarespace and Weebly. After test-driving multiple services, Yoko chose Weebly for their confirmed double-byte support and easy-to-use website management tools. ZapTuba took it from there: setting up Yoko’s website on Weebly, choosing a base theme and then customizing the theme, catering to Yoko’s tastes and needs.
Yoko was also looking for a simple, modern logo to represent her business online and in print. To highlight Yoko’s biculturalism, ZapTuba wanted to design a logo that incorporated both the meaning of Yoko’s name in Japanese and the representation of her name in English. In Japanese, the name Yoko is 葉子. ZapTuba combined the meaning of 葉子 (leaf) and Yoko’s first initial, to design a clean, graphic logo.
Project Highlights
- Logo design
- Weebly theme customization
- Content editing and curation
8.2015
Liz Crain is a ceramic artist, who specializes in vessel forms that look like vintage cans. More recently she has been exploring the joining of other art media (found objects, mixed media and repurposed pieces, even some of her own) with clay.
UPDATE: This theme was retired in 11.2018, click HERE for details on the new theme.
In anticipation of her exhibit 99 bottles of beer on the wall (May 2015 @ Roscoe Ceramic Gallery), showcasing her series of ceramic beer cans, Liz wanted to modernize her website and blog. ZapTuba designed and implemented a modern, clean, responsive website which showcases Liz’s portfolio of “more than meets the eye” ceramic vessels and highlights Liz’s journey with ceramics through her blog.
In October 2015, we premiered the online shop which carry an array of her pieces for sale.
In conjunction with her solo exhibit Games People Play (March 2018 @ Roscoe Ceramic Gallery), we updated her website to include a special section showcasing her series of games, the inspiration behind them, and the history and strategies associated with the games.
Project Highlights
- create a logo for use on the website
- customize the look & feel using a combination of a custom child theme and the customization options offered by a third-party WordPress theme chosen by Liz
- implement custom post types catered to the information Liz posts on her website (updated 3.2018)
- integrate WooCommerce to power Liz’s online shop
- curate the contents for the website
- setup and integrate MailChimp & Postmark for email campaigns
- design and prepare production files for collateral marketing print material
4.2015, updated 3.2018
Jenni Ward is a sculptor, art instructor and owner of Earth Art Studio.
UPDATE: This theme was retired in 3.2018, click HERE for details on the new theme.
Starting from Jenni’s idea to add an online shop to her existing Flash-based website, this project evolved into re-engineering her whole website to ensure a cohesive experience and an easy-to-maintain website. The result is a modern, clean, responsive website which showcases Jenni Ward’s portfolio of amazing ceramic sculptures and features an online shop.
Project Highlights
- modernize the logo for use on the website
- customize the look & feel using a combination of a custom child theme and the customization options offered by the original WordPress-powered WooTheme
- unify the responsive gallery and device-friendly swipe-able lightbox experience to showcase her portfolio and the products in the online shop
- MailChimp setup & integration
- design and prepare production files for marketing print material and assets (wholesale sheets and art heart tags)
2.2015, updated 3.2018
Organized Lives provides professional organizing services for home and office.
UPDATE: This website is retired.
Sherie L’Heureux of Organized Lives wanted a simple website to highlight her professional organizing services. ZapTuba designed branding and delivered a responsive, clean website which reflects the serenity that comes from having everything in its place.
Project Highlights
- establish the color, font and style for the Organized Lives brand
- create a custom WordPress theme incorporating custom post types for easy management of testimonials
- design and manage the production of new business cards to reflect the new Organized Lives brand
9.2013
Chef Jamie Smith is a professional chef, child nutrition advocate, and proprietor of FoodSmith, creating nutrient-rich meals for families and working adults.
UPDATE: This website is retired.
Project Highlights
- logo design
- website design
- custom responsive WordPress theme with custom post types and widgets
- researched and integrated a solution for Chef Jamie to easily share his recipes with his audience
6.2013
Santa Cruz County Builders is a contractor specializing in residential remodels and client satisfaction.
UPDATE: This website theme is retired.
ZapTuba designed and delivered a website powered by a custom WordPress theme to showcase the craftsmanship of Santa Cruz County Builders and their trusted partners throughout their many years of successful remodeling and construction projects.
Project Highlights
- adapt existing logo for use on the website
- custom post types for easy management of testimonials and partners
10.2012
Camp Gateway is the summer program of Gateway School, an accredited K-8 independent school in Santa Cruz, CA.
UPDATE: This theme was retired in 8.2016, click HERE for details on the latest Camp Gateway website.
Following in the footsteps of Gateway School’s new and improved website, Camp Gateway wanted to modernize the look of their website and also provide an online filterable list of summer classes.
Project Highlights
- create an icon for the existing Camp Gateway logo
- custom post types for easy management of summer class data
- custom settings for registration links and status
- filterable list of summer classes by grade, week, and subject
- clean, modern design
3.2012, updated 2.2014
Gateway School is an accredited K-8 independent school in Santa Cruz, CA.
UPDATE: This theme was retired in 8.2016, click HERE for details on the new theme.
Back in 2011, Gateway School was looking to modernize their website, both visually and functionally. ZapTuba was able to design and implement a website that:
- empowers faculty and staff of all technical abilities to actively keep parents and students up to date through class pages and photo galleries
- provides a customized interface for easy management of the school’s online directories and downloadable assets
Since the debut of the new website, ZapTuba has continued to evolve Gateway School’s website adapting it to the changing needs of the school and its staff.
Project Highlights
- modernize Gateway’s existing logo for use on the website
- custom WordPress theme featuring extensive implementation of custom shortcodes, post types and taxonomies
- filterable list of summer classes by grade, session, and category
- clean, modern design
- on-site training and quick reference guides complete with step-by-step instructions and screenshots for faculty and staff
1.2012, updated 9.2014
