Cinematic Portfolio Website Redesign on Squarespace 7.1

Wendy Chuck is a leading Hollywood costume designer known for her work with top directors and actors. Her portfolio spans blockbuster films, critically acclaimed projects, and collaborations with award-winning talent. With decades of experience, Wendy’s credits are highly sought after by industry professionals.

I partnered with Wendy Chuck to design and launch the third version of their website. Previous iterations included a hand-coded site followed by a Squarespace 7.0 build. With her growing portfolio, Wendy required a modern, engaging site (now on Squarespace 7.1) that acts as both a visual archive and a professional hub.

Our top goals were:

Providing a simple, intuitive user experience for busy directors, producers, department heads, and other film industry hiring professionals.

Writing strong SEO for searches related to film credits and Wendy’s name.

Showcasing Wendy’s career through an immersive, cinematic design and easy-to-navigate galleries.

Wendy’s site needed to do more than look good. Her audience of busy directors, producers, and film fans all need to find credits, visuals, and info fast. We also had thousands of images to sort and showcase, all while capturing a theater-like, cinematic experience and maximizing SEO for film searches.

We first streamlined the user journey with clear menus and bold homepage visuals. Then built immersive galleries with easy sorting by film, director, or year. The new site runs fast, looks epic on any device, and each page is SEO-tuned for top search performance. Visual design choices like dark backgrounds, dramatic spacing, and bold credits frame the portfolio's theatric style.

Created custom imagery and site graphics reflecting Wendy’s cinematic style

Developed custom code for interactive features and unique on-page behaviors

Integrated third-party services, including video hosting and galleries

Designed and coded title-specific text orientations and custom styling for film credits

Organized and categorized film titles, enabling easy sorting by project, year, or director

Applied on-page SEO best practices for search visibility

Her portfolio is now intuitive for directors and producers, stunning for fans, and easy to update with each new film credit. Navigation is simple, filmography is easy to explore, and the site loads faster than ever. SEO improvements have boosted search traffic, and feedback from Wendy and users has been overwhelmingly positive.

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