Announcing: The Tottenville Review.
05.06.2010
I am proud to announce the launching of new site which is near and dear to me: the Tottenville Review.
Focusing on debut authors, premiers, new translations, and generally that which slips under the radar in contemporary fiction and non-fiction literature, the Tottenville Review was founded to give greater exposure to these deserving books.
The site, for which I am also a contributor, was designed and programmed myself, making innovative use of my new-old best friend -- Wordpress -- to present content in a classic issue format while still being modern in its mode of delivery. In addition to the quarterly issues, there is a regularly updated blog, to contain of-the-moment reviews and interviews with authors.
It is a collaborative effort that I'm very proud of. The cast of contributors, editors and authors we are in the company of is truly wonderful. I think you'll agree. Read The Review today!
-m.
Hey.
02.01.2010
I've been promising a new site for a while now. Here it is!
Click on the tabs to the side to see some current & recent projects, learn a little about who i am, or to drop me a line.
This site is a work in progress, and will be updated continuously, as time allots.
Thanks for visiting!
-m.
Selected Current & Past Projects:
- Mandolin Brothers, Ltd.
- Jennifer Rauch, Ph.D.
- The Dating Revolution
- Other Recent Projects
Mandolin Brothers, the world-famous boutique and vintage stringed instrument shop from Staten Island,
wanted to upgrade their presence on the web from a manually-edited set of flat HTML files to a
dynamic, professional-class online catalog and storefront to better present their wide array of
beautiful instruments. They are a legend, and wanted a website to match.
I designed and implemented a complete graphical and functional overhaul, front-end and back
-- from scratch! -- to create a custom-tailored content management system for them to display
their marvelous wares and manage customer requests with greater ease and efficiency. Also
created was a custom shopping cart and checkout system built around their unique business needs.
The result: a website as lovely as the instruments they sell.
Jennifer Rauch is a Professor of Journalism
at Long Island University and a proponent of what she terms the
“Slow Media Movement,” experimenting
with and advocating for a “less-mediated life.” Hence, the philosophy
of design for her personal site was one reflecting that -- analog, elegant, functional,
somewhat retro.
The site was styled around an art deco letterhead with vintage nature motifs, melded into
a web format with an eye towards ease of navigation and emphasis on content. It presents
her reserach and teaching in a harmonious way.
The Dating Revolution is a new dating site
founded with the mission of returning the Power to the Daters. It aims to do so by
addressing not only the missing features amongst the major players, but the missing ethos of
empowering its users to find the matches they want and only the matches they want. It does
so with a combination of EasyMatch™ Technology, smart mail filters, and integrity-checking
via user feedback.
This site and the engine it runs on was created from scratch by me, and has since evolved into a
full-fledged dating site and platform. It is currently in beta as new features are still being added,
but its functionality is quite robust. A key aspect of its development has been smart optomization to
handle complex searches with great efficiency and to scale to meet the demands of an ever-increasing
user base.
Here are some projects I've worked on recently.
I keep myself pretty busy and over the years I've had the opportunity to work with some great clients; far too many to list here. I have made websites for everything from dance studios to real estate moguls; non-profits to the very-profitable. In general, the one thing they have in common is a love for what they do and a desire to shout it from the rooftops of the internet. This is where I come in.
Some of these more notable sites from my œuvre include - Sam Ash, the nation-wide music & instrument store; Videoguys, a renowned retailer of video editing & production equipment; Heddings Property Group, a boutique New York City real-estate firm; Prudential Douglas Elliman, the second-largest RE group in NYC; Gotham Photo Company, leading New York City real estate photographers.
Additionally, I love to indulge my "right-brain" in creating interactive media for all sorts of artistic endeavors. What do I mean? Details forthcoming...