The Portfolio of Dave Laird
Web Design
Ascribe Images
For this Seattle based photographer my goal was to build a site that incorporated diversity and texture to highlight his unique style of photography. In addition I supplied the client with back end tools giving him a user friendly image management system. This image managment system was custom designed for this site.

Bethany Community Church
The client felt it’s current website was restricting and had a desire to implement additional information systems. This design allows the website to expand and grow with the church. As a part of the Pixel Coast, I delivered a user friendly, flexible, wordpress powered website. For this project I was the developer and handled customer relations.

Don Koontz DDS
After visting this client’s office I felt a clean, minimalistic style would best reflect this dental practice. I custom built a content management system to give the client the ability to update the site as needed. The client plans to optimize the site’s potential by adding before and after pictures as an effective means for advertising.

Mission Adventures New Zealand
This site provides its target audience, church youth workers, with both a visual and written understanding of it’s services. My printed design was the inspiration for this site’s redesign. Randomly selected quotes and accompanying pictures assist in the overall design and access to information. I build the content management system used to allow rapid changes to the copy throughout the website.

the Pixel Coast
My role for this project was the html and css markup. The Pixel Coast is a Web Design Company that myself and two friends started in 2008

West Coast Transportation Services
Satisfied former clients, West Coast Trucking, asked me to build a website for their new subsiderary, West Coast Transportation Services. I implemented my custom content management system to allow the client to update their site as needed.

YWAM Seattle
For this website I was asked to do a major redesign. I implenmented my content management system and rebuilt the website from a static HTML site to mySQL PHP driven system. I provided the cliet with the freedom to change the page content and photos but at the same time protect the design elements I provided.
Candle Lit Huts
My goal for this site was to provide the client with a very personal design which relected her experiences well. Using her own handwriting in addition to the use of images, the client’s expectations for personal representation were met and exceeded. The site has proven useful in both advertising and communicating her continuing journey.

ReIMAGINE
ReIMAGINE is a San Francisco life integration non profit. The web site design was completed by another designer. I was brought in to mark up the design for a drupal back end.
Print Design

New Zealanders and sheep go together like chocolate and raspberries. As I discussed the design with the client, it was clear they wanted to inject their personality into the advertising campaign. They have found this design very helpful in representing their goals and have experienced a very positive response from their client base.
Card

Community View Services asked me to design an invitation for their fundraising event. They are in the midst of launching their practice and I supplied them with a simple, expressives design.

I designed this adversiting campaign for a non-profit, Youth With A Mission Seattle. Their goal was to purchase a large home in the University District of Seattle. My intension was to show their connection to the city in a very organic way. The client, Youth With A Mission, felt I was able to convey the attitude of the fundraising campaign in a strong yet respectful way. Back and front shown.


I worked closely with the photographer to proviede the client with a Christmas card that was fun and unique. For this project I was the art director and graphic artist. The client was so happy we repeated the idea the following year.
Video
Connexity from kiwiupover on Vimeo.
Mission Adventures New Zealand Fiji Video from kiwiupover on Vimeo.
IWT New Zealand Nation Wide Promo Video from kiwiupover on Vimeo.