Skill Set
Designing to delight, using the following:
- HTML5
- CSS3/SCSS
- Bootstrap
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Photoshop
- Sketch
- Story Maps
- Creativity
- Visual Engagement
- Intelligent Play
- Collaboration
- Leadership
Activity Timeline
How ado design has evolved.
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2017
ASP.NET Core MVC Visual Studio
Development
Learning ASP.NET Core MVC full stack web development in Visual Studio as a faithful member and attendee of a weekly meetup.
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2016
Full Stack (MEN) Development
Development
Upgraded coding skills to better design in code. These include front end technologies, JavaScript, jQuery, SCSS, CSS3, HTML5, and back end technologies, MongoDB, Express, and NodeJS.
Silver Lake Rental Renovation
Creativity
While not online design, this project developed design, project management, and leadership skills. Renovated to create an inspired space for occupants to thrive. It rented quickly to wonderful neighbors.
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2015
GoTo v2.0 UI Design
Design
Designed the mobile and desktop UI for a new GoTo. Initially lost the bid, but won the client after the bid winner proved difficult to work with.
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2014
Ski Condo Vacation Rental Renovation
Creativity
While not online design, this project developed design, project management, and leadership skills. Rated 5 stars by many guests, rent this condo and experience its sublime design influence.
Magic Links
Design
MagicLinks developed out of Chippmunk. As a core team member and art director I designed the mobile and desktop UI of the backend dashboard for link creation, click data, reporting, performance, and profile tools.
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2012
Chippmunk | Internet Brands
Design
Designed the UI for start-up Chippmunk as core team member with ownership options of the start up. While developing Chippmunk, I consulted at Internet Brands, creating the UI and branding for multiple properties.
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2009
Westsite Websites | 20th TV
Design
Developed multiple properties and a proprietary CMS with start up incubator Westside Websites. One client was 20th Television.
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2006
TripAdvisor / Virtual Tourist
Design
Rebranded Virtual Tourist, a TripAdvisor company. Redesigned the website, identity, marketing materials, and coded a lovely online style guide using wiki media.
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2001
Yahoo! Search Marketing | Overture | GoTo
Design
Supported the international market in branding, web, flash animation, and print design. Participated in the rebranding of GoTo into Overture, and the rebranding of Overture into Yahoo! Search Marketing.
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1998
Plutus
Design
Designed EMI's music distribution portal as a part of the web team. Later collaborated with team members in the startups eDivvy, Westside Websites, Chippmunk, and MagicLinks.
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
—Henry David Thoreau
Portfolio
Yahoo! Search Marketing keywords direct mail campaign design
Yahoo! Search Marketing keywords direct mail campaign design
Yahoo! Search Marketing keywords direct mail campaign design
MagicLinks dashboard design
MagicLinks dashboard design
MagicLinks dashboard design
MagicLinks dashboard design
MagicLinks dashboard design
MagicLinks dashboard design
Site development and redesign
Chippmunk home page UI design
Blog branding and UI design
Identity
Love On Tap film key art design
Surfrider t-shirt design
moodcount logo design
Kuhn Capital logo design
Merrily and Keane logo design
Surfrider
Surfrider fundraiser poster design
Surfrider meeting flyer design
Surfrider meeting flyer design
About
ado design focuses on responsive web and print design. Founder and owner Anna Donlin is a graphic designer and art director who has worked with TripAdvisor, VirtualTourist, Yahoo! Search Marketing, Overture, and GoTo.
Prior to working for these innovative companies, Anna was accepted to participate in the Los Angeles – Berlin Professional Exchange Program. She worked in Berlin, Germany, primarily in architecture, for firms including Archimation, The Berliner Morgenpost, and the Axel Springer Verlag.
Anna's degree in International Studies has informed her design work, much of it for clients in the international marketplace. These include Overture International, Yahoo Search Marketing, and TripAdvisor. Her influences are wide-ranging and informed by a commitment to stay educated on new developments and technologies. She thinks in terms of good design as a shared and common language – capable of making a global impact and changing the world for the better.
Contact
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