Schooner Ernestina Web Re-Design

From 1997 to 2000 I worked aboard Schooner Ernestina. It was there that I learned the basics of graphic design and spent a great deal of time learning the finer points of sailing on board a 100 plus year old wooden boat. It’s been a while since I last sailed, but my fondness for the ship has remained a constant.

Several months ago I began discussing with SEMA (Schooner Ernestina and Morrissey Assoiciation, a non-profit fundraising organization for the vesssel) the idea of redesigning the organization website that had been originally designed in 1995 by Eric Swanzey and meticulously maintained by Gregg Swanzey until 2005 when funding issues began to plague the state-owned vessel. I worked with Mary Anne McQuillian, President of SEMA, to develop a new home page that would serve as the nerve center for all of the news and information related to Ernestina.

What I’ve built is a site that is meant to be expandable and able to grow with the needs of the organization. Currently the site is built to have a news section, a download area, photo galleries, and an events calendar. More can be added to the site as it is needed down the line.

This entry was posted on Monday, November 22nd, 2010 at 1:35 pm and is filed under Web Design.