Marissa Labog or “Mighty” is a super multi-talented individual. She’s an actress, dancer, and stuntwoman. She has worked on Act of Valor as a terrorist and Colombiana just to name a few. Please check out her new site at www.marissalabog.com
The site features resumes for each category as well as photos and videos. I also integrated wordpress into her site and set it up so she has more control over the content of her website.
Happy 2012! I haven’t officially blogged about the new design, so I thought I’d take some time to talk about it. The more I was looking at the old design, the more I saw flaws and things I could do better. So much so, it started to really annoy me! I launched the old site a couple years back and since then have built several websites for various people and organizations and was improving all along the way.
So here’s the new and improved site. I’ve played with some CSS3 in the site and had a lot of fun. As always I like to keep it simple and clean.
I’ve completely separated my portfolios for photography and web. Whether you choose web or photography, you’ll be in an isolated section just for that. It’s a lot more organized I think. And this is just the canvas. I plan to add other categories of photos in the photography section including landscapes, food, etc. For the web section I may add a section for graphic design, logos, etc.
I’ve laid out my web portfolio in a similar fashion as before, but in a more attractive and smart layout. I want to showcase my web work and allow visitors to check out the sites.
For photography, I’ve been working on a few various way to display the photos. I had a more standard viewer set up with a larger image and small scrolling thumbnails as well, so I’m still deciding which I like better.
So check it out and let me know what you think =) Next I’ll be working on a mobile version.
Just recently launched a website for the after school program, Youth Development Program. I’ve had the pleasure of working with these folks to help inspire children with multi-media rich programs. I personally was teaching kids how to make their very own websites all about themselves utilizing iWeb on macbooks. Of course the children sites are not online, but they do get a copy to keep. Along with my web program, there is all sorts of enrichment programs from the arts, dance, video production, animations, and so much more. Check it out here at: www.ydplausd.com
I’ve recently redesigned a website for a multimedia company called Heart And Soul Design Communications. Their last design was flash-based and the company CEO wanted to stray away from that. It’s actually an early launch of the site so stay tuned to a couple more additions to the site.
Visit the site here: www.hascommunications.com
When La’Princess Jackson contacted me to set up her WordPress site, she had already chosen her theme from Fthemes.com. When I visited Fthemes, I discovered a whole bunch of very clean templates that are available. There’s not too many themes out there designed specifically for actors or entertainers, but this theme caught my eye. It’s called “Video Zone.” Check it out here at: Video Zone on Fthemes.com.
It has two menu areas which I believe you can choose from by deactivating one or keeping both. There’s a featured post area that slides images horizontally with big images. You have your social media links that you can customize as well as a sidebar widget showing recent posts, comments, and tags.
It’s simple and yet has kind of a grungy feel to it but still coming off very clean and professional.
Check out my growing collection of wordpress themes that would be suitable for Actors.
Recently got to set up a wordpress site for actress La’Princess Jackson. Check it out at www.laprincessjackson.com. She found her theme at FThemes.com. Her theme had a lot to play with and we did a lot to customize her theme. Here are some of her site features.
To find out how we can set up your wordpress site, check out my Affordable Website Packages.
I have a new website in the works for the Youth Development Program. It’s an after school program that provides kids with lots of different activities as well as exposing them to various multimedia programs. Here’s a preview:
Met up with my friend to discuss a website for his production company. He had a very clear idea of what he was looking for and eventually even drew up his own logo idea. I took all the pieces of his puzzle and threw it together in photoshop. He wanted a grungy feel with some graffiti like aspects. Together, a in a few hours, we came up with this design.
Its a bit dark and playful at the same time.
I recently submitted my site at www.creativerepublic.com and was informed that my site was chosen to be one of the designers of the month for April! Check it out here:
http://www.creativepublic.com/design-contest-04-2011.php
And here’s my nifty award 
Occasionally I’ll look around on the net to see if I can find some nice FREE wordpress themes that could be modified into an actor’s site. Please check out my collection here. I visited wordpress.org and did a quick search for “film” themes and happened to find this treasure. The theme is called “Silent Film” and features a nice large photo area on the homepage. That black and white image could easily be swapped out with a beautiful horizontally aligned headshot.
It’s also a very minimalistic theme which makes it look professional. Pages can be added to this to feature video reels, photo galleries, resume, and more. See it in action here. Feel free to contact me to set it up for you at dchan101@gmail.com
