screenshot of portfolio website design for vivian french, with photo of author in office looking out window

Vivian French

Vivian French is a prolific children’s books author and co-founder of Picture Hooks, the mentoring scheme for picture book illustrators.

We worked together at Picture Hooks, where she asked me to give her WordPress website a revamp. She wanted a design that balanced sophistication and playfulness, which would also be straightforward to update.

Vivian’s catalogue of writing is immense, so I took inspiration from bookshop websites and create a filter by which readers could sort her books by age and genre.

Hand-drawn illustrations have found their way into the design, as have glimpses of Vivian’s office – where all the magic happens.