The Talent Behind CCDO.ORG
When I announced that I had founded Connect Dance in 2012, my good friend Palina graciously offered to design me a website. Palina and I have known each other since high school having been in the same visual arts program. Following high school, I branched out into fashion design and then dance, and Palina attended Sheridan College for Technical Illustration. We remained good friends throughout our education and after university we both ended up in Ottawa for work. Working on the website design with Palina was incredibly fun. I knew from the beginning it was going to look professional and artistic from what I knew of Palina's style. Palina now works for Pocket Gems in San Francisco, and is a Illustrator and Graphic Designer. She is probably the most gifted and imaginative artist I know.
Palina's husband Dave constructed the website and answered all my silly questions about how to deal with the finished product. I am in awe of his web design skills. I am also grateful for the fact that he was so patient with my steep learning curve and while I'm sure most of my emails made him want to bang his head on his desk, he never made me feel badly about it!
The final product of ccdo.org was so amazing I bounced around my office for days. Palina and Dave's design was SO clean, professional, creative, and most importantly, it was everything I had communicated with them as my vision for my company. At Connect Dance, I aim to present a brand that is colourful, polished, and aesthetically pleasing. Our dancers have gorgeous technique and artistry, my choreography is a balance between classical ballet and contemporary dance, and now our website is a clear depiction of that look we seek to promote.
If you love my website as much as I do, you must check out Palina and Dave's personal websites. Palina also designed my business cards and made this beautiful illustration of me during university. Take a look and be amazed!!
~C