Design Critique: Saba On The Rocks

May 15, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

When you search for a hotel or resort online, you definitely want to see a site as appealing as the property. You want it to be clean, warm and welcoming. You want to look at the images and imagine …

Case Study: LegendTales Website Redesign

May 2, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

I first met Amy Magnefeste of LegendTales five years ago. I was looking for a very special kind of cat to bring into our family, a breed called a Pixie-Bob. These cats look like little versions of their wild cousins, the Bobcat.

I did a lot of searching and sent …

Design Critique: Stone 2 Furniture

April 17, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Jill and Dwayne Cranford have a unique product. They make one of a kind pieces of outdoor furniture out of slabs of stone. Dwayne says of his work:

“My rock chairs have been compared to something found on the set …

Design Critique: Deb Smouse

March 21, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

This week’s Blue Sun Design Critique comes to us from Debra Smouse of Live Life in the Zone. Debra is a Life Coach, who has been coaching since 2006. She is a bright, vibrant woman and you can …

Design Critique: Lani Harmon, Photographer

March 1, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Nobody likes clutter, especially when it comes to a website. For visitors, it’s distracting and time consuming to figure out what to read or click on next, and for the business owner, cluttered websites cost them potential sales when …

Design Critique: Caged Moon

February 16, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Werewolves and werewolf stories have always been near and dear to my heart and I love seeing new authors venturing into this genre. This week we have a cover submitted by Rachel Deagan for her new release Caged Moon, …

Design Critique: Hearts Expanding Allow Love

February 2, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

This week’s design critique subject comes from Kimberly Sherry, owner of  H.E.A.L.: Hearts Expanding Allow Love. Kimberly’s site and business is about healing emotional scars through massage and intuitive healing.

For her site, Kimberly chose one of Brian Gardner’s Genesis

Design Critique: The Orb of Truth

January 19, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

I love fantasy covers. I always have, ever since I was a child. A good cover always enticed me into picking up the book to have a closer look and then nine times out of ten, that led to …

The Quintessence of Time: A Cover Critique

January 12, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Hello readers! Welcome back to our series on design critiques. This week we have a submission from Kristy Carey, a NaNoWriMo participant who’s taking her NaNo manuscript from competition to completion. The name of her book is The Quintessence …

New Blue Sun Feature: Design Critiques!

January 5, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

There is no better cure for depleted creative stores than to take a little break. We hope your winter respite was as refreshing as ours and that you find your new year beginning with a …