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Book Blustery Day Design for your event or group

Our informational and actionable presentations will help you think in new ways, make positive changes in your workflow, and broaden your perspective on your daily work.

Jessica Yaeger and Christina Blust founded the women-owned design & development studio Blustery Day Design in 2008. With their decades of professional experience and wide-ranging skillsets, they’ve helped hundreds of clients communicate their message effectively and authentically.

Our approach

Blustery Day Design workshops & presentations are relevant, inspirational and practical. Jessica & Christina’s unique perspective and expertise enable participants’ organizational and professional development. Whether it’s a broad overview of a topic or a deep-dive into a focus area, attendees learn concrete, doable strategies they can start using today — and they leave with new understandings and plenty of new ideas for tomorrow.

Whether virtually or in-person, Jessica & Christina bring their warmth, compassion, empathy, and justice-minded expertise to their time with your team. Learn more about Blustery Day Design.

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Topics of expertise

How your website can represent you well and elevate your work
Content strategy foundations that consider your audience, goals, and values
Website best practices
Website accessibility & inclusion
Site architecture & organizing your content
User-focused site navigation
Tips for writing for the web
Incorporating testimonials & social proof into your website and other materials
Utilizing forms to maximize administrative efficiency and ease of use for site visitors
Website content inventories & audits
Setting up content maintenance schedules
Version thinking: iterating & growing your site, one step at a time
Branding for the web
Using color and typography
Justice issues related to websites, including ecological considerations, social justice, and user privacy
Ethical website analytics
Understanding your organization in the Wiki-verse (Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata)
Bringing authenticity & empathy to your website and materials
Optimizing the online presentation of your print magazines and publications

Workshops & professional development

Does your communications team need some inspiration? Or are you a “team of one” who’d like to talk through a website topic with an expert? Blustery Day Design can lead you through a workshop, do a mini-assessment, or help you strategize a specific initiative.

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Workshops

In these hands-on sessions, Jessica & Christina can walk you through guided conversation and strategic exercises designed to provide clarity and generate ideas. We bring years of experience working with teams of all sizes — and we’ll cater the workshop to your specific needs.

Training & presentations

Professional development sessions are great to get your wheels turning! Pick a specific topic or two, and we can teach you best practices, share examples, answer questions, and leave you feeling inspired & more knowledgeable.

“Jessica and Christina were a wonderful part of our annual conference and their sessions were well-received by our members. Post-event surveys noted both their content and delivery as exceptional. Our members especially appreciated the blend of practical tools and examples; items that attendees felt applied to their situation and that they could actually implement. Several members stated that the Blustery Day Design team were extremely knowledgeable and provided a lot of information in an informative, yet humorous way that was easy to comprehend and embrace.”
Ginny H.
Executive Director, Communicators for Women Religious

“Christina and Jessica were our perfect partner, guide, teacher and companion.”
Cheryl W.
Communications Director, Adorers of the Blood of Christ

“Blustery Day Design far exceeded any expectations that I could have had. Not coming from the communications or marketing field, my colleagues and I learned a great deal about the development and design process, and maintenance of a successful site. Blustery Day Design empowers their clients to be learners and doers in their own journey.”
Cara M.
Executive Director, St. Joseph Educational Ministries

“Working with Christina and Jessica is like engaging in an independent study into website design. The natural and inviting manner in which they engaged us as a client not only allowed them to build a site that truly embodies the spirit of our organization, but they taught us along the way. I am walking away not only with an entire toolkit of resources to guide me in maintaining the site, but with the confidence to do so as well!”
Sara P. M.
Executive Director, Franciscan Federation

“Hands down, BDD is the best team with whom I’ve had the opportunity to work. Jessica and Christina are amazing! They are brilliant, creative and thorough, and ask the best questions to really understand the scope and purpose of what we need, while always being mindful of the best fit for our users and our budget. They are creative problem solvers extraordinaire, and it’s simply a joy to work with them.”
Rebecca H.
Webmaestra, Loretto Community