Bowler Tax Services
- February 2020
- New Logo, New Website
Brand new logo and WordPress site for a tax preparation and consulting business just starting out, using WordPress.
Self Reflection
Muiris Bowler was just starting his tax preparation and consulting business, and needed a logo and a website to provide information about his services, give customers a way to contact him, and to generate business. I designed a logo for him, worked with him to figure out the Information Architecture, created wireframes, and built a WordPress site based on that.
This was not my first WordPress site or site for a live client, but it was my first brand new site. It was an opportunity for me to design a site from start to finish, while most of my previous clients had existing sites that they wanted to be redesigned with a similar look to the old. This gave me experience designing start to finish, more control over the finished product. While Muiris provided the text, I was able to make more suggestions on the content and format and got more hands-on experience designing written content for the web than with previous sites where clients were set on what text to include. I also learned more about the WordPress themes available, and what to look for particular clients.
After this experience, I can improve upon my use of WordPress by learning how to create my own themes. At the time, I had not taken the Content Management Systems class, which I am enrolled in currently. I was able to create a unique site using a very customizable theme, custom CSS, and had I used a different, less customizable theme, I would have used a child theme for any substantial changes that needed to be made. Now, in the CMS class, I am learning to create my own themes, starting with a boilerplate theme. I look forward to being able to apply this to client sites, giving me the opportunity to build completely unique websites entirely of my own creation.
I believe this project was successful, because Muiris is very happy with the outcome, and I am happy with how the site looks and look forward to using it as a potential portfolio piece. The sharp look starts his brand new business off on the right foot and helps new clients find him and gives them a positive impression of his experience and professionalism.
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