Website Design & Development Portfolio

Sonja Shin has more than 20 years of experience producing, designing, strategizing content and executing SEO, branding, messaging and graphics for many websites across the country, including six ADA-compliant websites for NASA and Stanford, using everything from Dreamweaver to Wordpress and Squarespace. Shin has also taught a graduate-level website and web app class at Academy of Art University in San Francisco and produced website assets for walmart.com. Please see samples of her work below. 

Stanford University Research Compliance Office

• Completely redesigned and built the Research Compliance Office website and three department sites: Human Subjects, Stem Cell Research Oversight and Laboratory Animal Care (including hundreds of webpages, using Dreamweaver).

• Created visual branding and new graphics.

• Refined messaging by editing and writing new site text.

• SEO: Google page one ranking.

“Sonja is gifted in graphics arts, has a great eye for design, and employs cutting-edge web technologies. I highly recommend her work and look forward to our next project.”

- Julie Reynolds-Grabbe, Operations Manager of Stanford University Research Compliance

NASA Research Park

• As a Public Affairs and Development Specialist at NASA Ames Research Center, designed, built and maintained the several-hundred page NASA Research Park website (using Dreamweaver, site designs were used from 2000 to 2005 – style was modified when NASA moved to a uniform look for all NASA sites).

• Created branding and graphics.

• Wrote and edited all site text.

• SEO: Google page one ranking.

“Sonja is a creative, motivated self-starter who can be counted on to get the job done effectively and on time. She brings flair and imagination to her work while staying within job requirements, funding and time constraints.”

- David Morse, Special Assistant, Director's Office, NASA Ames Research Center

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

• Completely redesigned and built several-hundred page website for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley (using Dreamweaver).

• Created new branding and created new graphics.

• Edited site text.

• SEO: Google page one ranking.

“Sonja is a very gifted web designer. She re-designed the SOFIA website and did a great job!”

- Julie Reynolds-Grabbe, IT/Web Lead, USRA/NASA Ames Research Center

The New Game

• Designed and created The New Game website (with Squarespace).

• Created visual branding and messaging (wrote all text).

• Interviewed founder and shot videos about the company.

• Set up social media on Facebook.

"The site is perfect! I love it!"

- Dack Quigley, Founder of The New Game

ABC Plumbing & Drain

• Designed and created ABC Plumbing & Drain website (with Squarespace).

• Created visual branding (with existing logo) and messaging (wrote new copy and refined existing text).

• Set up social media on Facebook.

The Soul-Esteem Center

• Redesigned the Soul-Esteem Center website (with WordPress).

• Created graphics.

• Wrote and edited text.

• Created online store for selling digital media.

• Helped devise marketing and business development strategies.

• Managed social media presence.

“Based on her job performance, her attitude and disposition, as well as her technical knowledge and creativity,
I would clearly recommend her as an asset to any organization. Sonja offers a wealth of ability and dedication to any professional pursuit.”

- Phylis Clay Sparks
Soul-Esteem Center Spiritual Director

Uptown Drug & Gift Shop

• Redesigned, built and maintained the Uptown Drug & Gift Shop website in Los Angeles (using Dreamweaver, design was used from 2010 to about 2013).

• Created graphics.

• Edited all site text.

NPursuit Technologies

• Designed and created NPursuit Technologies website (with Squarespace).

• Wrote new copy and edited existing text.

• Set up social media on Facebook.

• Created PowerPoint video for potential sponsors.

Stamp On Over

• Completely redesigned, built and maintained the Stamp On Over website in Sunnyvale, CA (using Dreamweaver, design was used from 2005 to about 2010).

• Created branding (with existing logo) and new graphics.

• Wrote and edited all site text.

"Sonja's creative website design, fresh and trendy ideas, website photos, exciting marketing techniques and hip business ads are assets to my business.
She is wonderful to work with and always gets the job done better than my expectations. I am so pleased to have found her!"

- Daisy Nishigaya, Former Owner of Stamp On Over

Hello Beauty Blog (my personal blog)

• Created graphics.

• Write and edit all text.