Month: May 2010

An ambitious, expansive Wish Studio

Posted by utopian – May 13, 2010

In the Wish Studio

Mindy Tsonas’s Wish Studio covers a lot of ground: hands-on instruction, inspiration, guidance, tips and techniques. Touching on topics from motherhood to arts and crafts, the site helps nourish artistic sensibilities with a group blog, a forum and discussion board for the Studio’s authors and fans, and the latest on the activities and passions of this very creative community.

Working with another standout visual design from Darling Design, we implemented a custom theme and plugins on the WordPress-MU platform, and added to the site visually and functionally integrated discussion forum software. Exclusive subscriber/member content is delivered in subdomain sections like the Sky Studio, and information about Wish Studio seminars and events is front and center throughout.

New site for Rick Unvarsky Consulting Services

Posted by utopian – May 13, 2010

The new RUCS, Inc. site

A recent Utopian.net collaboration with our friends at Darling Design put their vision for client Rick Unvarsky Consulting Services, a California commissioning, LEED Management, and electrical and plumbing design firm, through our Leitmotif process. We worked with Darling Studio and the Unvarsky team to develop and deploy the company’s new site, which keeps clients and partners up to date with project news and a file upload/download facility for exchanging documents.

Dancing Elephant Studio design refresh

Posted by utopian – May 13, 2010

Updates at Dancing Elephant Studio

With a new book in the works & her usual array of irons in the fire, Jenny Kostecki-Shaw wanted a light redux of border, logo, and header elements for her Dancing Elephant Studio site. Working with her designs and art elements, we delivered a new WordPress theme back in March (and we’re a bit late in noting it here). Check out Jenny’s upcoming Same, Same. But Different! in the books section while you’re inspecting the new looks.