Knowing Science Knowing Science is a new science curriculum for Pre-Kindergarten through Second grade students. Designed for the classroom or homeschooling scenarios. We had the great fortune of being selected to develop illustrations and the eventual website for this new science curriculum that teaches science standards at the earliest levels of education. We love science and technology and we're all for better education for everyone, a win-win situation. The site uses Drupal CMS to provide flexible content creation, editing, and management. The e-commerce engine is provided by Ubercart, which we feel is one of the most streamlined and efficient shopping cart experiences. The look and feel of the site was intended to be clean and uncluttered leaving focus directly on the subject and not the site itself. Visit the site online at knowingscience.com |
Experts in Spine Surgery New York Doctors and surgeons are probably the most important people at some point in each of our lives. Anyone that has had their life changed or saved by them would attest to that. Promoting and marketing their expertise and skills is necessary as well. The look and feel for a website is critical to its success, as we like to call it, the "visual trust" created by the color and design of a website will tend to pull the visitor inward and engage them. Some subjects such as medicine in general, already have certain colors and other design elements associated with them and in some cases also have some rather negative connotations. In the case of a surgeon, we wanted to evoke a feeling of comfort and warmth. Staying away from the usual cool blue-green, teal, aqua color families was our motivation for the palette used here. Along with the basic color, the rest of the layout and photographic elements needed to fit within that scheme without competing for attention. We welcome all challenges in color and design whether you have an established brand identity or are a new business starting up from scratch. One unique use of this Drupal CMS website is the patient forum. See the live site at expertspinesurgeons.com |
Green Design Expo LLC Green Design Expo LLC is a sign of the times. For people that want to find the latest, best, and most effective solutions for green living and green building, GDE is a fantastic resource. We are definitely fans of alternative energy sources and through companies like GDE, realize how beautiful some of the green products can be. There is a great fusion of design, practicality, and consideration for the materials used. The site is a Drupal site, of course- most of our sites now are Drupal CMS. We built in a custom region for the home page to display upcoming events that are mostly hosted in the store and occasional lectures or demonstrations in the community. We have put an E-News function in place allowing GDE staff to send out announcements easily through their site. There will be much information coming from this site so RSS feeds will serve them well as most of the staff will be blogging for the site. Keep an eye on this site, it takes full advantage of all that Drupal has to offer. The theme is actually built using actual transparent PNG files, layered to create the incredible depth of color and feeling of space. The website does achieve the primary goal, portraying the store quite accurately, as was the wish of our client. The intent was to present the company's services and products in a contemporary and intelligent light. See for yourself, go visit the store in Scarsdale. It's worth the trip. In the meantime, see it online here. |
Deborah Druick "What a cool site" That's what we thought when we were first approached to design this. When you have such incredible and interesting works of art as subject matter, the job becomes fun and the rest just follows. Simplicity in design is not always easy to obtain with many temptations to "add this" or "do that". Here is a website design that cuts through to the subject- and leaves nothing to guesswork. The site is built on the Drupal CMS platform allowing for our client to easily add to her galleries, specifying size, date, etc., with ease. The homepage is a fun mixture of cropped versions of all the artwork on the site that creates a unique layout each time the page is refreshed. Go ahead and try it- see what you come up with for a layout. |
Dominique Apparel One of the most challenging sites to design is one where the content already exists in print. We designed the interface of this CMS site to accommodate our clients' varied line of garments to be universal while allowing the comprehensive array of sizes, styles, and colors. We needed to create a unique look and keep the entire content area within a specific height. The color and design of the layout was intended to suggest a female shape without being literal or cliche. The target audience was dual purpose, mostly trade but also intended to create awareness among consumers. Visit the site online at dominiqueapparel.com |
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