Portfolio

A selection of recent work—

* Migration, design, and full website build for Kelsey; a writer, podcaster, mom, and goal-setting enthusiast.

https://risingshining.com/

A sweet logo with different illustrations to switch between for the seasons.
Homepage
Custom icons for each main category.

“Many, many thanks to Amanda whose website design and technical skills seem wizard-level to me. Not only did she pull over years and years of content and even threaded comments (a beast!) from the sinking ship of Typepad (RIP), but she so perfectly captured the welcoming, optimistic, and whimsical feel that I want my corner of the internet to have.”

– Kelsey, https://risingshining.com
Fonts and colors
Lots of little design details throughout, down to the footer.

* Website design and build for a local podcast, Girl Next Door.

https://girlnextdoorpodcast.com/

Art

A collection of abstract artwork, created by hand on paper and canvas using acrylic paint, markers, and pencils.

abstract art in an open notebook that resembles a chaotic lake
abstract art in an open notebook that resembles yellow hills with lines above
abstract art in an open notebook with black along bottom with pinks, blues, and scribbles
abstract art in an open notebook with black, bright and pale pink, that looks like a tunnel or rainbow
small horizontal abstract art that is mostly beige on top and black on the bottom with a swash of bright pink between. held in place by two fingers with pink nail polish.
abstract art in an open notebook with pale pink and florescent green background and black rainbows on each page
abstract art in an open notebook with pale pink background, black in the upper left corner, and pen scribbles all over
abstract art on a canvas with yellow, pink, black, and blues
abstract art in an open notebook with a rainbow on the left with purple, blue, and pink behind. on the left is a large pink splot.
abstract art in an open notebook that resembles the ocean with scribbles on top and an uneven black circle on the left.
abstract art in an open notebook with a large black shape and two smaller circular shapes to the left. lots of scribbles with fluorescent yellow, hot pink, and blue
abstract art on a canvas with black, blue, yellow, and pinks
abstract art on a canvas with small scribbles of green, black, yellow, pink, and blue
abstract art on a canvas with fluorescent yellow, hot pink, blue, and what looks like a black mountain in the bottom left
abstract art in an open notebook with blue, beige, orange, and pink with a rainbow shape on the right

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Music & Art: Rushmore Beekeepers (RBK)

RBK is an electro-folk duo made up of me and Zach Fountain. I’ve been creating artwork for RBK since the early 2000s and officially joined the band in 2017 with the release of A Reasonable Distance. Here are some of my designs over the last 8 years.

Album/EP Covers

bend, break by rushmore beekeepers
phoning it in (2021 Edition)
rushmore beekeepers - what lives and what grows
as big as life - rushmore beekeepers
RBK - a reasonable distance

Song Every Seven

RBK wrote, recorded, and released one song every Tuesday from March 2020 to March 2021. Alongside my contributions to the music, I designed artwork and animations for all 52 songs to share on social media using Procreate and an Apple Pencil. Here’s a sample.

song every seven - rushmore beekeepers
song every seven - you, the unkown
song every seven, instrumental edition
song every seven - golden age
song every seven - the ground changed direction
song every seven - the words
song every seven - catch our breath
song every seven - back and forth
song every seven - locked down and shuttered
song every seven - christmas will be all right

Some nice words from clients

  1. pete walsh Having worked with a wide variety of people for many years I can say that Amanda is an exceptional professional. She’s smart, hard-working and delivers on everything she takes on. She always brings a positive, solutions focused approach to every challenge. She is one of the most reliable, respected people on my team! -Pete Walsh
  2. Amanda Hawkins knows how to build a website into a piece of art that’s organic and textured while incorporating impressive, customized development work, like my site’s albums/music section and its smooth mobile and tablet friendly responsive design. Even with very little constructive feedback from me, Amanda created a website that visually represents my personality, story, and music more accurately than I could ever imagine. -Zach Fountain
  3. Amanda CsakanAmanda’s mix of professionalism, expertise, and friendliness is hard to come by. She is extremely competent as a developer and problem solver and maintains open communication throughout the project. As a web designer who has hired Amanda for web development, I know I can trust Amanda to go above and beyond in delivering what she promises to do, and I also know I can trust her to be kind, patient, and professional with my clients. I honestly can’t recommend her enough. -Amanda Csakan