Need a Website? Need a website for your business, books or art? Trying to expand your client base? To tell people exactly what you do? Bring your books to a wider audience? Get more speaking engagements? Virtually visit book clubs around the country? A beautiful, elegant website can help you get your work in front of your target audience. I design websites for writers, artists, illustrators, and small businesses all over the country. My goal is to find your style and then design a website that reflects your personality as well as your visual aesthetic. Working closely with each client, I create websites that make them look good and get more business, more sales, more clients. No annoying animations that require three new programs, no grating music loops, no predesigned templates. Just classy, easy-to-navigate, intelligent websites.Do you feel confused about what you need, how to start, what a website is exactly? No worries: most of my clients---all smart, savvy and sophisticated---have many of the same questions. I'll walk you through the conceptual and design stages, and help you set up your domain name, hosting, email and more. Prices range from $850-$5,000 depending on the scope and complexity of the project. All sites are custom designed, and include all programming, testing, meta-tags for search engines and help with hosting, domain and email setup. Click here for rates I am also available to do updates on existing websites for an hourly ($75/hr) or monthly rate (price per project). COMING SOON: Websites for Abby Werlock, LM Salon, Sasha Gailbraith, and DeeDee Lanzet. |
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Michelle Moran Michelle Moran's new book, Nefertiti: A Novel, comes out this July and will soon be followed by another new historical novel. In preparation for these imminent releases, Moran wanted a full redesign of her 100 page website with improved looks, organization and pizazz. It had to feel classy and historical, but not reminiscent of one particular period or country. Not only does the website have a gorgeous flash intro, it features an Interactive Family Tree of the 18th Dynasty; a dynamic navigation bar; bookclub, mailing list and contest entry forms; a gallery of travel photos from Andorra to Zimbabwe; and pages and pages of research on Egyptian history. We also created a custom-designed blog for articles and commentary on history and archaeology. Please visit: http://michellemoran.com "This site absolutely blows me away! Thank you so much, Mia! This is the BEST SITE EVER. I can't believe how gorgeous-beyond-my-imagining it turned out!" ---Michelle Moran |
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, by Tim Weiner Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tim Weiner offers the first definitive history of the CIA—and everything is on the record. The site for LEGACY OF ASHES evokes the book's cover, the American flag, and a little bit of old fashioned government secrecy. The website also features a book trailer and links to secret CIA documents. Please visit: http://www.legacyofashes.com "I'm in awe. How long did we spend together? 90 minutes? And you got it exactly, just the way I envisioned it. It's fantastic!" ---Tim Weiner |
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Felix Gillette Felix Gillette is a media reporter for the New York Observer and a journalist. The challenge for his website was fnding a visually exciting way to present his considerable work. Those great illustrations really add a lot of energy! Please visit: http://felixgillette.com "This looks fantastic. We are very happy and very excited!" ---Felix and Jenny Gillette |
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Mala Yoga Mala Yoga is a new yoga studio in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, run by a dynamic group of teachers. They wanted a site that was fun, warm, and didn't have any "fake Sanskrit." The result is based on their logo of Mala beads, and evokes the twisting and energy of yoga poses. Please visit: http://malayoganyc.com "It is PERFECT! We are very happy with the way it turned out." ---Stephanie Creaturo, owner |
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Dennis McFarland Acclaimed novelist Dennis McFarland needed a website to present his many books, as well as info for fans and readers. Elegant and straightforward, his website allows his work to shine. Please visit: http://dennismcfarland.com "Mia! It’s wonderful! It’s exactly what I had (vaguely) in mind: simple and classy-looking. Thanks so much." ---Dennis McFarland |
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Joanne Rendell Joanne Rendell is the author of The Professors' Wives' Club. With one book out and another on the way, she needed a website that reaches out to fans and readers with information for bookclubs, further reading and breaking news. The website is clean, warm and energetic. Please visit: http://joannerendell.com "Thank you SO much, Mia! I love it, love it. Plus, you have been great to work with on this." ---Joanne Rendell |
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Kate Dodd Kate Dodd is an accomplished artist with a huge body of work. She needed a website that would not only show off the images, it would allow users to easily find each of her many projects. The website is sleek and clean and extremely organized. And the work pops! Please visit: http://katedodd.com "Thank you Mia! It looks great!" ---Kate Dodd |
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Mantra Media Design Mantra Media Design offers authors, socially conscious businesses, and non-profits a wide range of innovative, high-quality production and consultancy services. Not only do they do book trailers for my clients, they are great friends! Tha Mantra website has a Flash intro and header, and their Flash videos embedded on several pages. Please visit: http://mantramediadesign.com/ "This
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Jess Riley Jess Riley is a novelist who wanted a website with an informal, sunny, eclectic look. This design shows off her personality as well as her new book. We also created a custom blog that meshes with the look and feel of the website. Please visit: http://jessriley.com "I love it!!! It's just perfect. Thank you so, so much...it's just great!!! " ---Jess Riley |
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Nancy Weber Nancy Weber is a contemporary Renaissance woman, remarkably successful as a writer, chef, playright, inventor, and about 10 other vocations. As such, she needed a website that both reflected her refined aesthetic (simple, bold, Russian Constructivist) and her many talents. Please visit: http://www.betweenbooksshecooks.com "I'm ecstatic! This is thrilling." ---Nancy Weber |
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Imago Beauty Group This Hoboken, NJ beauty salon has it all---stylists, spa treatments, a full store of products and a vibrant, friendly atmosphere---it just needed a website to match! The Imago website also has it all---info on every service, treatment and stylist, animated gifs, contact forms and even a credit card processor for gift certificates. Please visit: http://imagobeautygroup.com "I'm so happy with the way the site turned out. I think it looks really fantastic. It was a long process and a lot of work, and I feel that it is exactly the way I want it. Thanks for your attention to detail and being able to execute all of my changing wishes." ---Stephen Cunniff, owner |
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Douglas/Steinman Productions Douglas/Steinman Productions is an independent production company founded in New York City in 1996 by Eileen Douglas and Ron Steinman. In addition to making films, both are writers, public speakers and film editors. Douglas and Steinman's website reflects their warm and professional personalities and presents their varied expertise with clear layouts and an easy-to-use dynamic navigation. Please visit: http://douglas-steinman.com "We
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Jesse Browner Jesse Browner is a writer of literary and historical fiction and food history, and a literary translator. The release of his new novel, The Uncertain Hour, set in ancient Rome, was the impetus for a modern yet earthy website that highlights Browner's "behind the story" period research, and includes recipes for your own Roman feast! Graphic elements including a background map of ancient Rome, mythological animals and period images subtly echo the new book's theme. Browner's site is influenced by history without feeling stuck in the past. Please visit: http://jessebrowner.com "It looks absolutely fantastic! Elegant, readable, beautifully illustrated! Thank you so much!" ---Jesse Browner |
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Gerald Jay Goldberg Goldberg is an extremely accomplished novelist and author who wanted a website to re-introduce his work to the public. He asked for a clean, simple, bold look that was easy to navigate. Its crisp, professional and shows off his many great bookcovers. Please visit: http://geraldjaygoldberg.com/ "I think my site looks pretty cool. For which many thanks to you!" ---Jerry Goldberg |
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Jaxi Rothman Jaxi (Jacquelyn) Rothman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults. She needed a new website and business cards for her new practice in Lewisburg, PA that was fun enough for kids and serious enough for adults. Please visit: http://jaxirothman.com "The card looks great and so does the website! " ---Jaxi Rothman |
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Ellen Kanner Ellen Kanner is a novelist, journalist and food writer based in Miami, Florida. Ellen Kanner also loves the color red. Put the two together, add some crisp, snappy graphics and you get a vibrant, clean and fun website. Please visit: http://ellen-ink.com "Mia, Mia, Mia, I love the website, I love you -- it's gorgeous and you're wonderful. Thanks again for doing such a fabulous job. I'm kind of in awe. I've shown the website to a couple of people and they've all raved" ---Ellen Kanner |
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Vincent Scilla Vincent Scilla is a nationally-recognized painter of sports scenes, including baseball, tennis and golf. His work is in major private and corporate collections. Mr. Scilla is represented by the George Krevsky Gallery in San Francisco The goal of this site was to put all of the emphasis on the paintings. A rollover scheme of small thumbnails creates a dynamic interface, showing larger images and info for each work. Please visit: http://vincentscilla.com "It looks fabulous! We are so pleased --- it really shows off the art." ---Vincent Scilla and BJ Berti |
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Colorblind Productions Colorblind Productions can provide everything you need for a terrific party, from event planning to DJ-ing, and in any language! Specializing in Latin and muticultural events, the owners wanted their site to embody WARMTH, with a little pinch of spice for good measure. What they got was a design that practically smolders---but one that's easy to navigate and logically laid out as well. Please visit: http://colorblindprd.com "The site looks fabulous. Really absolutely wonderful! I keep looking at it and saying – boom she nailed it. YOU ROCK MIA." ---Dianne Velez, owner
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Elaine Ryan ELAINE RYAN, an interior designer for more than thirty years, is the cofounder of the Phoenix chapter of the International Interior Designers Association and is the inventor of the patented Color Bars Color Matching System. It goes without saying she needed a website that shows there's NO reason to be afraid of color! Ryan's website also features a contact form so that readers can "Ask Elaine" for color-related advice. Please visit: http://elaineryan.com "The website is really gorgeous, I'm so pleased." ---Elaine Ryan "You've been such a pleasure to work with and your work is gorgeous!" ---Richard Rothchild, Book Designer and PR Agent |
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The Oberlin College Creative Writing Department Oberlin's Creative Writing Department website needed an update in both style and substance, with a little bit of literary flourish. Today it shows off their impressive professors, alumni and course options with organizational and visual clarity. Please visit: http://www.oberlin.edu/crwrite/ "It looks GREAT! Fabulous. I love it! " ---Sylvia Watanabe, Professor and Co-Director of the Creative Writing Program at Oberlin College. |
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The Authors' Assistant The Authors’ Assistant is a boutique literary service specializing in book manuscript editing, publicity, proofreading, ghostwriting, etc in Austin, TX. The partners wanted a sophisticated but approachable website that really showcased their skills and services. Please visit: http://authorsassistant.com "Looks great! Thanks for your long hard work with us!" ---Stephanie Barko and Mindy Reed, owners |
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Sigrid Nunez Nunez is the author of several novels. Her newest book, "The Last of Her Kind," is coming out in January 2006, as well as a reissue of an earlier novel. The website is intergral to all of her marketing materials. Please visit: http://sigridnunez.com "I want you to know how many compliments the website is getting. All thanks to your fine work!" ---Sigrid Nunez
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Ella Mei Yon Jewelry Designs Ella Mei Yon, a young jewelry designer, wanted a site to showcase her creative, exotic looks in a way that felt both feminine and elegant. Though decorative and girly, the design never overwhelms her work. Please visit: http://ellameiyon.com "Thank you for your beautiful work on my website. It is just what I wanted - clean lines, pretty and professional! It was such a great pleasure to work with you. You made a complicated process seem easy and fun. I can't wait to email my friends and show it off." ---Ella Mei Yon |
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Kathryn Harrison Kathryn Harrison is the author of the novels Envy, The Seal Wife, The Binding Chair, Poison, Exposure, and Thicker Than Water. She has also written memoirs, The Kiss and The Mother Knot, a travel memoir, The Road to Santiago, a biography, Saint Therese of Lisieux, and a collection of personal essays, Seeking Rapture. Harrison loves warm, fiery colors. This inviting design scheme meshes with the elegance of her many book covers. On the contact page there is a sign up form to join Harrison's mailing list, which allows her to coordinate marketing for her books as well as speaking engagement publicity and book news. Please visit: http://kathrynharrison.com "It looks terrific, thank you!" ---Kathryn Harrison |
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Karleen Koen Crown Publishing (a division of Random House) wanted a beautiful, splashy website for one of their biggest books of the fall, Karleen Koen's Dark Angels. A prequel to Koen's best-seller Through A Glass Darkly, Dark Angels takes place in the royal courts of Louis XIV of France and Charles II of England, and features a huge cast of characters with a vivid period feel. The site needed to instantly draw new and old Koen fans into the book's ambiance while providing lots of additional info for readers, several types of interactive content and new material not found in the novel. The Karleen Koen website features a dramatic Book Trailer filled with period paintings and music, an Interactive Family Tree of the Stuart clan, additional stories by the author, the Dark Angles Challnge (a quiz and raffle), a book club guide and a mailing list sign up form. Please visit: http://karleenkoen.com "Mia, I have to say, you’re the BEST! Karleen LOVES the site, especially the Family Tree and the Trailer. YOU ARE A STAR!" ---Roseann Warren, Online Media Manager, Crown Publishing |
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Romance Language This "why didn't I think of that?" business turns the painful process of writing your online profile for e-dating into a professional marketing exercise. Two experienced writers/marketing geniuses help create a profile that's "witty, fun, and says 'I’m worth a second look'– without laying it on too thick." These clients wanted a non-traditional site that defies the cheesy stereotypes of e-dating: no desperation, no soft focus couple photos, no hearts or cupids. Based on their tongue-in-cheek, slightly ironic sensibility, we incorporated images of love through the ages, everything from Elizabeth Bennett and Darcy to pulp romance book covers. It also incorporates a contact form for potential clients. Please visit: http://romancelanguage.org "OH
MY GOD!!! Mia, this is BEAUTIFUL!!!"---Caroline Leavitt |
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Tina Cassidy Grove Atlantic Press wanted a new website for one of their big books of the fall, Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born, by Tina Cassidy. Cassidy hoped it would be "timeless, classic, in sepia tones. . .and no baby blue and pink!" Her new website is classy, easy-to-navigate and says, "serious author," not "Babies 'R Us." Tina also has a fabulous book trailer, produced by our partners at Mantra Media Design. Please visit: http://tinacassidy.net "It looks amazing. Wow! Magic! Thank you soooo much. I really appreciate all your hard work." ---Tina Cassidy |
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Two Wings Spirit Two Wings Spirit is a school for spiritual growth and awareness in Minneapolis. It offers speaking, classes and workshops, mentoring, Rosen Method bodywork, informative writings and more. Two Wings needed a website that reflected it's enlightened ideas without seeming sappy or esoteric. And had space to contain a lot of text and information on many topics. Please visit: http://twowingsspirit.org "I approached Mia to design my website because a friend recommended her and I liked her website. I had in mind what I wanted but she came up with a design that blew me away--much better than I had imagined! People tell me the site is "beautiful," "elegant" and expresses a "purity" that is appropriate for a website concerned with spiritual teachings. She was fast and timely in bringing it all together. I couldn't be more pleased." ---Bevalyn Crawford, owner |
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Victoria Zackheim Victoria Zackheim needed a new website that reflected her artistic sensibility and had room to show off all of her new books and projects. The colors are sophisticated and surprising, and the images and fonts feel very literary! Please visit: http://victoriazackheim.com "Mia, oh heavens....I love it! You did a beautiful job!!! I've received dozens (literally) of responses from friends and fellow authors who visited my site and the response is unanimous: wonderful!"---Victoria Zackheim |
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Laura Lou Levy Laura Lou Levy is both an illustrator for the Wall Street Journal and an accomplished fine artist. Her work has been widely exhibited in the United States and is in collections here and abroad. Levy's main concern was a site that represented her dual artistic identity and equal yet distinct bodies of work. The site also had to compliment all of her working styles and show it to best advantage. Please visit: http://lauraloulevy.com "I have to repeat to you the praise I've gotten from a couple of friends who've seen the site in progress. It's so lovely and elegant, and they (as I) truly love the way you've resolved the showing of two sides, separate but equal, and the rollover feature is a big hit. I'm already passing your name along and have gotten lots of compliments so far." ---Laura Lou Levy |
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Joan Cusack Handler Joan Cusack Handler’s poems have appeared in The Boston Review, Poetry East, Southern Humanities Review and Worchester Review and her first collection of poems, GlOrious, was published in 2003. Publisher and senior editor of CavanKerry Press, a not for profit literary press that serves both art and community, Handler is also a psychologist in clinical practice. Cusack Handler wanted a website that reflected both the artistic layout of her poems and the design of her book cover. Please visit: http://joancusackhandler.com "I THNK it looks TERRIFIC!" ---Joan Cusack Handler |
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Binnie Kirshenbaum Binnie Kirshenbaum is the author of two short story collections and five novels. She is a professor of fiction writing at the Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts and lives with her husband in New York City. Kirshenbaum wanted a website to promote her new novel, and three older works that are now back in print. Please visit: http://binniekirshenbaum.com "My website looks gorgeous! Thanks so much! It's really spectacular." ---Binnie Kirshenbaum |
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Celestial Dawn Art Glass Celestial Dawn is a Pittsburgh-based art glass company that sells creative home decor. They needed an Ecommerce website that could help them reach customers directly, as well as a Wholesale Order Form for their sales reps. The design reflects their trademark curlicue motif, found on everything from their products to their logo. Please visit: http://celestialdawnart.com "It is beautiful. Thank you." ---Celeste Sobel and Dawn Dobbs, owners |
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West Side Story THE official website for Leonard Bernstein's musical and movie----need I say more? The Bernstein Foundation loved the colors and graphics taken from original photos and promotional materials. Click on the timeline to see some West Side Story history! Please visit: http://westsidestory.com |
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Christine Kehl O'Hagan Christine Kehl O'Hagan, an Irish American from Queens, New York, is the author of a novel, BENEDICTION AT THE SAVOIA, and a memoir, THE BOOK OF KEHLS. Her memoir is coming out in paperback and she wanted a website to help spread the word. Please visit: http://christinekehlohagan.com "Wonderful, Mia - I just love the way it looks!!" ---Christine Kehl O'Hagan |
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Ilene Beckerman Beckerman is the author and illustrator of several humor books about being a woman. She is starting a new marketing campaign for her most recent book, “Makeovers at the Beauty Counter of Happiness.” Please visit: http://ilenebeckerman.com "I finally found someone in this world who knows what they're doing. Thank you, Mia." ---Ilene Beckerman |
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Joan Gould Joan Gould's recent book, Spinning Straw Into Gold, digs deep into the hidden meanings of fairy tales and myths to show what these beloved stories teach us about the patterns and meaning of women’s lives. Formerly a writer and columnist for the New York Times, Gould wanted a website that would help market and promote the new book, as well as advertise her services as a public speaker. Please visit: http://joangould.com "You've done a terrific design job - the colors are just stunning, way beyond my expectations of what a website could look like." ---Joan Gould
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Amy Lowry Poole Amy Lowry Poole is a well-known children's book author and illustrator. Her first book is a Chinese folk tale, How the Rooster got his Crown, published by Holiday House in 1998. The Ant and Grasshopper followed – an Aesop fable which she set in Bejing. Her latest book, The Pea Blossom is a Hans Christian Anderson story, also set in Beijing. All three books are illustrated with ink and gouache on rice paper. Lowry Poole works on rice paper, which is a very important aspect of her gorgeous, Chinese-inspired illustrations. To reflect her aesthetic, I created a rice-paper background and a color scheme drawn from her illustrations. Please visit: http://lowry-poole.com "Mia, it looks amazing. You're wonderful!" ---Amy Lowry Poole
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Mickey Pearlman Mickey Pearlman is the author of four books and the editor of seven. She is also a book reviewer for the Boston Globe, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and The Forward. Pearlman is also the organizer of "A Celebration of Readers and Their Favorite Books," held annually at Mohonk Mountain House in upstate New York. And also a great Mom! Pearlman has a lot of content for her many careers as a writer, editor, book reviewer, public speaker, book club guru and more. The main priority was to make sure clients, editors, fans and readers can find what they are looking for and learn more about who she is and what she does. That includes learning her favorite color: PURPLE! Please visit: http://mickeypearlman.com "I LOVE MY WEBSITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ---Mickey Pearlman |
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Irene Kelly Irene Kelly's delightful children's books are filled with animals, humor and color. She is the author of Ebbie & Flo, It's a Hummingbird's Life, and A Small Dog’s Big Life; Around the World with Owney. Kelly's website is like taking a tour through the worlds of her books. Illustrations abound, and each page reflects a different book. Please visit: http://irenekellybooks.com "Thank you so so much for such a beautiful website. It is even better than I imagined it would be. You did a fantastic job. I'm getting lots of praise for the site, everyone loves it!" ---Irene Kelly |
