Clean Designs & Seamless Navigation
New Skin Media believes in clean and intuitive designs. It is also important to us that we create brand consistency across all platforms of your website. This means that we want every piece of of your online presence to flow seamlessly into the next in order to display the utmost in professionalism. As a SmugMug Pro Certified Customizer, you can trust in our abilities to make you 100% satisfied.
Branding & Identity
Not only do we specialize in high end logo design, but we help you to establish a marketing plan based on your own unique business. We are branding specialists and will help you every step of the way until you have a seriously stellar brand.
Social Media Integration
We recognize that the key to any successful business these days is active presence and marketing on Social Media fronts. This means Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Blogs and RSS feeds, etc. We come in and tie everything together into your website, helping it serve as a main hub for all of your outlets.
We’re Photographers Too
We have a unique perspective that sets us apart from the rest – we are professional photographers. We use the same tools, SmugMug included, and are heavily involved in the industry. Therefore, we can offer unparalleled observations and suggestions to help use online tools to help run your business better.
Melissa Crain
Melissa has been designing websites professionally for over 8 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Sonoma State University where she concentrated in Astronomy. She established New Skin Media in 2006. Melissa has a strong background in graphic design as well as hands-on coding in html, css, javascript, php and more. As a member of the Media and Communications Advisory Committee for the Regional Occupational Program (ROP), she works with the Sonoma County Office of Education to assist teachers with keeping their advanced curriculums up to date.
In April of 2011, Melissa co-founded Web & Interactive Media Professionals with Joshua Simmons of Bluebird Interactive. WIMP is an organization built to help industry professionals learn and stay up to date on the latest technology standards as well as network with one another. WIMP has a strong following on both meetup.com as well as Facebook.
Melissa is also an award-winning and published photographer. In 2010 she won Image of the Year in the Wedding category from PPRE. Photography is her passion, and also a second profession. She runs Arken Studios with her family shooting weddings, portraits and events. Her passion extends further having self-published her first book of fine art travel photography, Cyprus: In Photographs. She is currently working on several projects photography related and otherwise. She is an active member of PPWC (formerly PPRE).
NSM Team
New Skin Media consists of a small group of graphic and web design and industry professionals. We keep the company small on purpose in order to deliver the most personal and custom experience possible. We believe in establishing and maintaining personal relationships with our clients and playing a role in your company’s success. We think of you like family – your success is our success!
