Hook and Web Designs

At Hook and Web Designs, we take pride in tailoring each site specifically to the "personality" of the client, business, organization, or event. Here are some of the websites we have developed. Please note that three of these (marked with * ) have received awards and/or national/international recognition for excellence!

References:

• www.TreasuredHeirloomsCrochet.com – the "Hook" in Hook and Web Designs, and our first venture into e-commerce.

• www.FlyingSpots.com - Photographer specializing in pet photography and action photos of animals.

• www.rosannebittner.com - Rosanne Bittner was Hook & Web Designs' first client and has been with us since we began.

• www.WilEmerson.com - Wil is a writer who wanted a website that reflected her personality. I designed her site using her business card as a starting point.

• www.egressetch.com – Egress Etch custom glass-etching stencils, also a client since 1999. Every time we add a photo or a new section, orders jump.

• www.eastlakebandb.com - Eastlake Victorian Bed & Breakfast, a client since 1999. The Eastlake is now closed, but the owner reported that guests booked rooms over the phone whilst looking at the website! We created custom backgrounds for each different room page.

• www.NoWisconsinPuppyMills.com – the informational website of the Wisconsin Puppy Mill Project, which was instrumental in getting new commercial breeding legislation passed in 2009.

• www.crean.com/jimwillis – Author Jim Willis' site to publicize his book Pieces Of My Heart

• www.crean.com/kindness – Website campaign for humane euthanasia for shelter animals.

• www.clariorgraphics.com – a small business whose owner who just wanted a static "presence."

• www.MySCHS.com — the Sheboygan County Humane Society. Not my design, but I maintain and update this website several times a month.

Former Clients:

• *United Way of SW MI. I got United Way online as a volunteer ca 2000. My 2004 custom redesign was Winner, 2005 Great Rivers Excellence in Communications Award for Best Overall Brand Delivery.

• *Mid Michigan Romance Writers of America, 1997 - 2013. A "working site" for members and an informational site for anyone wishing to know more about the organization. Winner, 2007 Romance Writers of America^® Website Competition (Professional Division).

• *Junior Achievement of Michiana, 2002 - 2013 – Recognized twice for excellence by JA International, once as their "Website of the Month." This was another "working site," designed to keep volunteers, teachers, funders, and the general public up on what was happening with the organization, help with fund-raising and volunteer recruitment, and inform visitors about who JA of Michiana was and what the organization did. JA of Michiana merged with a larger organization in 2013 and no longer has its own website.

• Michigan Mold, Inc.

• Animal Aid of SW MI, Nov 98 - Apr 08.