Max worked with a nationwide team of queer librarians build and design the new permanent home for Queer Liberation Library (QLL). This six week project redesigned QLL’s website to serve as an all digital library for queer folks and queer literature including e-books and audiobooks. The site was built in anticipation of fundraising for the library to present a polished and accessible website. We completed two weeks of user experience research including first-click testing and remote live user interviews to validate the design and navigation structures. (QLL’s logo was designed by team member Zee.)

Check out the new site at queerliberationlibrary.org

This project focused on creating an accessible and welcoming website designed around a previously created logo.

The goals were to build a digital space that represented the Rainbow Collective for Change, a non-profit in Durham, NC focused on inclusivity for LGBTQ families. The design ensured users could explore and be clear about RCC’s projects and services and have clear and direct pathways to make donations and contact the director for inquiries.

Check it out at rainbowcollectiveforchange.org

This project started with a refreshed logo design and then focused on creating a more welcoming digital home for VCPI’s users. Usability testing and information architecture with clean design and themes brought this vision to life.

See the site at VTCPI.org

This quick two-week project focused on making a website that represented the Soul Sanctuary event space for BIPOC and LGBTQ folks in Durham, NC. The website was made using the Wix platform and included logo and branding design work. The client also wanted the site to allow users to easily make donations through their non-profit, Golden Girlz NC and learn more about the organizations related projects.

Check it out at soul-sanctuary.org

Created and designed a new website for a conservation non-profit, the Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT).

The project focused on providing a better user experience for donors. It included research of donor platforms and working closely with MALT’s executive director to build a completely new user experience for website visitors and donors.

The Teen Center needed a new website to upgrade from their Wix site while they were undergoing a rebranding. The project required making an accessible and fun site that was easy to navigate on desktop and mobile and was engaging for teens as well as adults. We managed to merge the new logo (designed by Meg Salocks) in the final phases of the design prior to user testing and launched a slick and clean looking website that The Teen Center can use to recruit and engage program registrants and collect more donations.

Check out the updated site at teencentervt.org

This small project aimed to launch a new Pride event in the town of Middlebury, VT. The site goals were to make a landing event page that was simple to navigate and contained all the info needed for both new and seasoned Pride attendees. The client also wanted the site to allow users to easily make donations and learn more about the team behind Midd Pride. We also had fun incorporating a logo made by a teen from the Teen Center (previous project) and cleaning it up to be website ready.

Check it out at middpride.org

This project revitalized an outdated small business website for a piano tuning and repair company in the Seattle, Washington area.

The goals were to build a digital space that better represented the owner, a non-binary person using they/them pronouns, to their current and future clients. We designed a new logo together and performed usability testing on the clarity of the owner’s pronouns and values.

Check it out at lowdownpiano.com

This quick project and logo design had Max working with artist Aidan Malsbary to build an online gallery for his work. Max used Wix to keep costs down and built an engaging but minimal platform that would let Aidan’s work pop.

Check it out at https://maxjackburns.wixsite.com/sanebrain.

This project focuses on modernizing an outdated website for a small VT museum. The site is meant to create an engaging and immersive experience for users who can’t visit the museum in person during COVID-19, and serve as an updated platform for the non-profit to reach supporters and donors.

stamuseum.org

This 8-week project was a complete overhaul of a local museum’s website, henrysheldonmuseum.org.

The project involved transitioning the museum from an outdated Wordpress website to a more modern and inviting Squarespace digital home. The new mobile optimized website includes a rebuilt Archive section containing the major research collection areas, an exhibits area for rotating collections, a calendar of events page, a new storefront, and an interactive collection gallery.

The project included a week of user testing to confirm the design and information architecture of the site, and a customized digital workshop that gives the client the ability to maintain the website independently.

See more at henrysheldonmuseum.org

This two-week project re-designed the client’s website to be more modern and provide a better user experience. The client needed an updated and more relevant digital presence with a way to reach a broader audience. We merged subscription services and social media with a visually impressive layout to achieve her goals. The project also involved moving and reformatting audio files to coincide with a large gallery project that links real-life portraits to audio clips with QR codes.

kategridley.com

This four-week project saw the design and creation of a new website for a micro-roaster Bud’s Beans. The website was designed with simplicity and a focus on the small business’s values in mind. It was tested for usability after launching using a first-click study and user interviews.

The project included some social media work, using Instagram (@budsbeanscoffee) to reach current and new customers and start connecting with other local VT coffee folks.

The project involved the design and build of a site for an independent scholar to highlight a new book publication. Marketing via social media outlets and linking the site to various platforms was also included in the project.

rachelhynson.com

The client requested a website for a newly formed higher education consulting business.

This six-week project was conducted in weekly sprint development cycles of creation, review, and edits.

After developing a logo and business cards, a Squarespace website was created with design elements from the logo. The site was built with simply structured information architecture and UX principles.

Visit and view the site here: susanbaldridge.com

This one week pro-bono project was donated to a local race organization in Middlebury, VT. The work involved switching the race’s platform from Wordpress to Wix, and making the user experience for both site visitors and race directors more straight-forward.

middleburymaplerun.com