Richard Westenra » Portfolio

Polynesian Spa

Richard — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:26:36 +0000

A professional and luxurious website experience for one of New Zealand’s oldest international spas, recognised as one of the World Top Ten Spas by Conde Nast Traveller Magazine. Tracey Tam served as art director while I handled the content design and site build, which included plenty of custom jQuery effects.

Check Out My Band

Richard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:13:51 +0000

The makers of kick-ass promotional iPhone apps for upcoming bands, they needed a bold new look to better reflect their product. I whipped up a new design and Dan Morgan got it built in no time. Problem solved.

Adoption Option

Richard — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:15:11 +0000

Their vision is simple — ‘educating about adoption in New Zealand today’. They wanted a website that spoke to young kiwi women, to help get their message across where it’s needed most.

Arthurs Chalet

Richard — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:02:27 +0000

Arthurs Chalet is a beautiful Swiss-style chalet nestled in the tiny mountain village of Arthur’s Pass. I took inspiration from the building’s colours and textures to give the design an authentic chalet feel, while my coworker Matt handled the website build.

Litia Sini Beach Resort

Richard — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:06:54 +0000

After suffering catastrophic damage in the 2009 Samoan Tsunami, Litia Sini were in desperate need of aid. Cabbage Tree Creative hooked them up with a brand new website to help get them back on their feet.

Temple Basin

Richard — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:47:43 +0000

A fresh website concept to replace my local ski club’s shabby existing site. Plans for the final product include a styleswitcher to change the background image with the seasons.

Spinifex

Richard — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:54:30 +0000

Spinifex are an independent design agency based in Christchurch. When they wanted someone to build them a slick new website based on their own design, they came to me to make it happen.

Canterbury University Snow Sports Club

Richard — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:08:52 +0000

My ski club’s website was looking a little plain so I whipped up something a bit more stylish during a couple of rainy days stuck in the lodge. Features include a WordPress blog with Picasa-infused galleries and a twitter feed.

RichardWestenra.com v1.0

Richard — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:00:27 +0000

The 2009 prequel to the website you’re browsing now. This time, it’s personal.

Black Swan Designs

Richard — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:53:17 +0000

My mate Mel is a professional photographer, graphic designer and all-round crafty person operating under the name ‘Black Swan Designs’. She handled the design for this site while I sorted out the build, complete with a custom CMS and WordPress blog.