Manna Studio - Web Portfolio

Shania Twain This project consisted of designing a website for Shania Twain to promote a new, self-released album. The site was designed to be classy, appealing and simple. The main focus was to drive cd sales, and other simple info (photo gallery, bio, etc.) were included simply to accompany the cd sales functionality.
Ahi Sushi This simple, stylish site was created for a sushi restaurant on Ventura Blvd. The owner and chef, Jimmy Wu creates incredible custom and classic creations, and wanted to present his restaurant to the public with the same flair for style that he used in the design/build of the interior of the restaurant.
Gray Gardens (www.graygardens.net) This project was developed for multiple methods of presentation. First we designed a website that consisted of a vast quantity of high-end landscaping & garden photos. The whole presentation, once developed for the web, was reworked for use on a miniCD™ using higher quality images/audio. These digital business cards were then used as interactive brochures to hand to potential customers.
Downtown Dogs (www.downtowndogsminneapolis.com) This work began with a redesign of their existing brand. We started with their logo and a "downtown" feel, and carried this motif across all their web and print material. Their website consists of a news section with multiple categories - everything is updated via the web. We also did extensive print work, including stationery, signs, banners, postcards, magazine ads, etc.
Harbinger-Group (www.harbinger-group.com) This project was to redesign the existing site, and pull together a large number of separate sections and pages into a simple, concise, user-friendly system for easy navigation. We used a simple, custom javascript menu system to allow access to any page, from any page. Color scheme requested was cool and soft, with a slight "techie" feel.
From Water to Wine™ (www.fromwatertowine.com) This site was designed for a local Minneapolis event & conference planning company. The complete project included logo design and website design. Read their "about us" page - the name has a great double meaning. We like this site's very non-traditional look and feel, and love the bouncy navigation.
United Noodles (www.unitednoodles.com) This complex site allows the largest oriental grocer in the midwest to incorporate 100's of unique products through a database driven site. They have total control over their site's content via a web-based admin tool, so the site can be maintained internally. We also just relaunched the site with a new backend product management system, and introduced a custom animated "noodle guy" mascot for their intro...with future plans to have this guy teach some classes on classic Asian cuisine. This little guy is lovable...check him out.
Quick Connect Communications (www.myqcc.com) This site was a redesign of their existing site, which they felt didn't match their image. We toned down the bright orange and black they were using, and chose a more traditional blue/tan color palette to match their other identity pieces. We adjusted the overall "cartoony" image of the existing site, and gave them a more reserved, stable appearance appropriate for their industry.
Mortal Kombat (www.mortalkombat.com) This was a quick, complete redesign of the existing Mortal Kombat website for Threshold Digital Research Labs. They needed a complete site with an immediate turnaround because they were about to release a new game and movie. We had only old content to work with, and had to recreate graphics, titling, etc from scratch as new material wasn't available for release yet.
Worldwide Missions Thrift Center (www.worldwidemissionsthriftcenter.org) WMTC is an organization like The Salvation Army. They sell donated goods, with all proceeds going directly to smaller ministries. They needed a quick and easy site with a very short turnaround time. We exceeded their expectations.
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