Design and spice and everything nice.
Most of the work showcased here in the studio is web and identity design. Interested in print design samples? Check out my Carbonmade portfolio.
I’m also delighted to do ongoing consulting for lovely people like Carolyn Rubenstein, Jennifer Hofmann, Ariane Goodwin, Nona Jordan, Grace Judson, eHarmony, Project Wedding and Willamette University.
Story Charmer
June 2010
Website header design & Thesis theme customizations
“Allie, the design is so spectacular I can hardly contain myself. Thanks for knocking the design out of the park, and for being so helpful and available... When it was all greek to me, you pulled apart the chaos and made something really superbly clear.”
Pegasus Studios
June 2010
Website design (front-end visual design only) Selected design (top)
Proposed design (bottom)
Cheerity Floral Design
May 2010
Landing page website
“I think it’s amazing how Allie took my ideas for the colors, look and feel and created the perfect website for me. The process working with her was stress-free and fun! She’s incredibly creative and I appreciated her genuine, caring attitude. Her attention to detail is great. Allie is an amazing web designer and it’s obvious why she is so highly recommended.”
Survivor Crop
April 2010
Custom Wordpress website with Thesis theme
“Allie’s professional and creative approach to our site redesign was refreshing. The end result was nothing short of perfection. Our registration numbers are up since the new site was launched just two weeks ago and we hit a record with first time sign ups for our charity event.”
La Belle Macaron
March 2010
Identity design & landing page website
“I could not be happier with the website Allie created for me, and am impatiently awaiting the next time we’ll be able to work together. Working with her was not only painless but downright enjoyable, and the website that she created is artistic, professional, creative, beautiful and thoroughly *me*. I wanted a site for my business that would showcase not only my product but my personal style, and Allie seamlessly combined the two into a site that not only gets my message across but makes me proud to pull it up and show it to anyone (okay, everyone.)”
Now Design
March 2010
Wordpress website implementation
“Allison is that rare person who has both sides of her brain really engaged. She’s a talented web developer, and whip smart. I’d hire her again in a heartbeat.”
Nona Jordan
March 2010
Website header design, Thesis theme customizations & consulting
“Working with Allie is pure pleasure. The design she did for me is absolutely perfect — exactly what I had been hoping for. She asked all the right questions and intuitively knew where to take the project. I can’t say enough about her professionalism, nor about the ease of working with her.”
Ruth Hirsch
February 2010
Custom Wordpress website
“Thank you, Allie, for creating just the website I was hoping for, but couldn’t really imagine myself. Working with you was a pleasure!”
Bottom Drawer Designs
February 2010
Proposed identity design

Sarah Ballinger
December 2009
Artsite
“From the moment I first opened my website, I was enchanted! It is so beautiful, I could hardly believe it was my site, featuring my artwork. Now, several months later, I still get the same rush of excitement when I open my site. So many people have complimented me on it, and I am always being asked who did it for me. As promised, it is simple, even with my limited computer skills, to make all my own additions and changes quickly and easily whenever I need.”
Marissa Bracke
November 2009
Identity design & custom Wordpress website with Thesis theme
“Before hiring Allie, my website was functional, but not particularly memorable. I was reluctant to hire a designer because it's important to me that my website really capture and reflect who I am personally and professionally, and I wasn’t sure someone else would be able to convey that. Once I started working with Allie, however, my concerns evaporated. Allie took the time to ask about and really understand my goals for the site along with my likes and dislikes of other websites, my color and layout preferences, and my general hodgepodge of ideas. From all of that, she created a website and logo that expressed my personality and my business’ vibe, and enhanced my personal brand.
“Allie has a knack for crafting unique, visually stunning and easily navigable websites. I have recommended her over and over again to others, and I continue to do so without hesitation. She’s not just a web designer — she is an artist whose medium happens to be pixels and screens. Plus, she’s warm and personable, creative and knowledgeable, and she makes the design process comfortable and fun. If you want a unique and professional website that elevates your online presence, a website that’s done well, done beautifully and done right, Allie’s the designer you need.”
Blisscovery
October 2009
Identity design, Thesis theme customizations, consulting & print collateral
“Allie's spirit is as lovely as her designs are beautiful, and puts her heart into translating your vision into something visually compelling. Working with her was pure joy.”
Geranium Lake Flowers
July 2009
Custom Wordpress website & print collateral
“Hiring Allie was a dream. She has vision, style and a fabulous sense of who we are and where we want to be. Working in a creative, visual business and trying to convey that look-and-feel to an outsider is sometimes impossible — but not with Allie. She just ‘gets it’ and we could not be more happy with the end result and the follow up that she continues to provide us. We will continue to sing her praises!”
Yoram Gil
March 2009
Custom Wordpress website, consulting & print collateral
“I have worked with Allie for the past two years on various projects that required both exceptional designing and coding skills combined with in-depth knowledge and understanding of how the internet works in general and how websites work in particular. Allie has it all. She was a great asset and to me it was very reassuring having her on my team. We shared mutual aesthetics and great admiration for simplicity, functionality and user friendliness in web designs. Not only Allie is in a league of her own for her skills and aesthetics but also for her integrity and work ethics. She would be an asset on anyone’s team.”
AMW Services
February 2009
Identity design

Park 19
March 2008
Proposed identity design

Frank Miller Photography
January 2008
Custom website
“Working with Allie is a delight, making the marriage between structure and content a collaboration whose results exceed the sum of the parts. She has taken the time to completely understand not just the presentation of the content, but the personality behind it and the emotive response of the viewer.”
smARTist®
Ongoing (since 2007)
Custom Wordpress websites, development, ecommerce, consulting & print collateral
“Allie, your web design skills and technical support have saved me so many times that I’ve quit counting! Before you came into my life, my experience with web designers was dismal. Since you’ve been steering the web ship, I have complete confidence that you will complete the job with superior technical skills, catch problems before they become mistakes, offer imaginative and pragmatic solutions, create intuitive functionality on web pages, help direct long-term, strategic planning, and collaborate with ease on projects. Plus, you have an artist’s eye when it comes to design, coupled with the savvy of a technician who knows what works best online.”
Willamette University College of Law
September 2007
Proposed website design
“Allie is a very talented and extremely creative designer. She actively listens and offers extraordinary suggestions and solutions to create efficient and effective online marketing strategies. I will seek her expertise to work on projects with me in the future.”
The Scene Magazine
August 2007
Custom website
“Before Allie took over the design of the Scene magazine online, it was a strictly PDF version before becoming a near-replica of the print piece. Neither was very enticing for a web audience. But once Allie was handed the reins of the project and allowed to art direct the Scene online, she began to interpret the print design in a way befitting the web. Suddenly the online magazine presence had not only organization, but finesse, life and breath. It was a proud day for us both when the Scene online took a silver in the 2007 CASE awards.”
Gaskin Painting
June 2007
Custom website
“Allie did an exceptional job — she is attentive to customer wants and needs, created a unique and easy-to-navigate website, and delivered it in a timely manner. She’s got exceptional skill in creating all types of websites, from simple to highly complex. I’d definitely use her again and highly recommend her.”
Spruce Up
May 2007
Identity design & custom website
“I am so pleased with the artistic work you did for the logo and website for my home staging company. The logo is stunning; it sums up in a visual the message I wanted to convey to potential clients: calm, competent, uncluttered home redesign. Your concept for the website meets the needs of Spruce Up beautifully. The site is easy to navigate, graceful, professional and gets results. We have had so many positive comments from our clients.”
Styled to Sell
April 2007
Identity design

Cat Care Professionals
October 2006
Identity design
















































