05/12/2026
A fun project with some pretty magnificent subjects!
I had the pleasure of redesigning the Emerald Forest Bird Gardens website, giving it a much needed facelift and content boost. The primary goals were to provide an expanded educational resource for toucan aficionados and admirers, and to redesign the site, bringing it into current design standards and visitor expectations, while maintaining the original look and feel.
While the original website had some great content, it was unintuitive to navigate and lacked the depth of information this business can provide, considering the owner is one of the foremost authorities on toucan care and husbandry in the world. It was also lacking in beautiful representation of these stunning birds, and an organized structure that felt natural.
Some improvements included reorganization and addition of content, restructured and enhanced layout, lots of new and improved images, and attention to housekeeping details to improve user experience and site performance.
Before and afters coming soon. In the meantime, check out the finished product!
We have exciting news! Our website got a makeover. Come on over and check out what's new. It's not just a redesign — we've reorganized the site and added a lot of valuable content we think you'll love. Learn more about EFBG history, check out our bird collection, find educational resources about toucans, read up on care and breeding information, and much more. Let us know what you think!
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Many thanks to Rosemary Gerardy Designs for sprucing things up.
