My follow-up post to How to Design a Band Website Layout in Photoshop, my original Six Revisions blog post, came out today. I go through step-by-step how to slice and dice a layout created in Photoshop, using a fun design that I created for a fictional band named Six Revisions. I talk about the details of coding, using good honest coding practices to create a fully-functioning HTML/CSS  site. Everyone codes differently and it’s fun to see how someone else tackles a design taking it from PSD to HTML/CSS. Hope you enjoy!

Check out the full post here.

We pride ourselves on happy clients here at Snoack Studios. I wanted to share some testimonials from our recent site launches:

From Country Boy Custom Metal

Shannon was a fun and knowledgeable designer to work with. Making a website seemed like it was going to be really tough but the process was smooth and easy for me! I couldn’t really envision how I wanted my site to look but Snoack Studios helped me come up with a style and look that really fit my company. Shannon completed the project quickly and the outcome was just what I wanted.

From Lauren DeAre

It was very easy to work with Shannon. She is professional and customer-oriented. When I had problems or questions she responded very quickly and made the entire process so easy. I’m very happy with my website and would highly recommend Shannon to anyone.

Thanks guys, it was a pleasure to work with you both!

I have a 1 and half year old Red Heeler, Mika, who is quite the handful sometimes. Heelers are typically ranch dogs, known for their energy and ability to run for days. Mika fits the description well, and we fear she isn’t going to leave the puppy stage anytime soon. My husband and I say she must have some labrador mixed in with her genes because Heelers usually aren’t always the friendliest dogs, they are supposed to protect the ranch, not befriend its visitors. Mika doesn’t fit this part of being a Heeler because she loves people whole-heartedly and with no questions about race, gender or where they stand on the issue of global warming.

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I wrote another blog post for Six Revisions yesterday, How to Start a Freelance Company. Lots of people have gotten into the discussion and have some great feedback for new (and experienced) business owners on how to run a successful business, network, find new clients, etc.

From the post:

Starting your own company is wonderful, scary, and exciting! I’ve recently gone through the process and started up my own freelance company, Snoack Studios, and I’d like to share my personal insight on how to get your own company off the ground, using my own story as an example.

See the full post at Six Revisions.

We just finished and launched a new website: Country Boy Custom Metal.

Snoack Studios was quite involved in the creation of this site. Usually we design and code a site, set up the cms and hand it off to a client to enter in their content. This site was entirely coded and planned out by Snoack Studios.

There are a few things on the site we are especially proud of. The design itself reflects the rough and gritty nature of CBCM’s work and I love how it turned out. The site involves a bit of jquery through the use of some lightwindow boxes on the product pages, a unique homepage design, and we even wrote some of the copy.

The company Country Boy Custom Metal is a brand new company, selling fabricated products: wall art, wine racks, welcome signs and coat hangers. Check out their site and let me know what you think of the design in the comments area below!