Empowering Skilled Artisans Through Local-Made Initiatives

Between 2019 and 2025, Cocomo independently created and bootstrapped several community-driven “local-made” initiatives, including Big Island Made (which later evolved into Hawaiʻi Crafted) and Eugene Made. These were passion projects inspired by earlier work with Seattle Made and rooted in a genuine love for the maker, creative, and small-business community. Each initiative centered around a […]

Supporting Veterans and Local Agriculture Through Web Design

This project focused on creating a clear, welcoming, and accessible online home for Hoʻōla Farms. Cocomo.dev partnered with the organization to implement their existing branding in a way that gave the site a cohesive, professional look while remaining warm and approachable. Special care was taken to designing clean layouts that would look great on both […]

Building an Inviting Online Presence for Mental Health Care

This project focused on creating a warm and welcoming, yet professional online presence for a local mental health practice in Eugene, Oregon. I worked with Relatable LLC through an initial consultation to plan and build a custom WordPress website using client-provided branding elements, including their logo, fonts, and overall visual direction. From there, I offered […]

Helping a Passion for Seeds Grow into a Full-Time Business

This project was all about helping turn a deep passion for plants, food sovereignty, and conservation into a thriving, values-driven business. I worked closely with Hawaii Island Seed Co. to design and launch a new WordPress website that reflects their mission and complements their existing product packaging through cohesive visual branding—colors, fonts, and logo usage […]

Strengthening Initiatives to Localize Seattle’s Economy

From 2019 to 2025, I worked with Good Business Network of Washington—a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the local economy—as a contracted developer. I collaborated with the team to build, revamp, and maintain a suite of websites spanning multiple program areas, each with its own audience, content needs, and technical challenges. My work included building the […]