ABOUT THIS SITE
Before blogs offered features like "pages" that allowed blogs to function like websites, I had tweaked this "blog"site to work the way a regular website would. I adjusted the HTML coding to exhibit my work exactly the way I wanted, and I adjusted the blog's settings to keep posts visible — and clean — only through the correct series of links to subsequent posts. I have since moved my primary resumé site to hiredesignerGNA.com, but I have left this site up as an example not only of my out-of-the-box thinking, but also an illustration of how any basic blog can be made to function like any other website.
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Gina Dvorak is a print & web designer, editor, blogger, artist and writer living in Southern California. Reach her at designerGina@gmail.com. Interactive and downloadable resumés available.
E D I T I N G // D E S I G N // P R O J E C TmM A N A G E M E N T
Special project: book
Written by my grandmother, this 145-page book contains her recollections of her ancestors, tracing backwards several generations. I edited her words, re-arranged them somewhat, and integrated her "tangents" into miniature sidebars that inject detail into images and other sections of her own words as well. She had already commissioned the artistry of my mother, who came up with the idea of using gold leaves to highlight the portion of the family tree branches she sketched to mark the chapters in our family's history. I suggested the addition of as many photographs as she could get her hands on, and I reworked them into quality images that help put faces on the many names she introduces to her readers along the way.
I also oversaw publication of the book, seeking out several self-publishing outlets, obtaining bids, and verifying technical aspects. The first editions published through Blurb in August. More are expected later in the year, published via Houchen Bindery.
D E S I G N
In 2009, I designed one of The Sun's most ambitious (especially in the turbulent economic climate) editorial projects: We produced a 100% editorial tab — no advertising whatsoever — chronicling past and present incidents of corruption in San Bernardino County. My challenge: to create a tasteful, inviting visual style for a special section that had a lot of text and not much in the way of photography (mugshots mostly) or other visuals.
Special project: news tab
In 2009, I designed one of The Sun's most ambitious (especially in the turbulent economic climate) editorial projects: We produced a 100% editorial tab — no advertising whatsoever — chronicling past and present incidents of corruption in San Bernardino County. My challenge: to create a tasteful, inviting visual style for a special section that had a lot of text and not much in the way of photography (mugshots mostly) or other visuals.
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