December23rd
Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre’s upcoming production Three Tall Women required posters for advertising.
These posters are generally hung all over the Tri-Cities and the budget for a volunteer theatre group is small. The poster had to perform well in colour, but also look great in black and white for optimal photocopying results.
Visit the KWLT site to learn more about their upcoming productions: www.kwlt.org
October30th
Perhaps I’m biased, but there’s really not much more fun that rolling out a website that you’d be visiting yourself. That’s certainly the case with Tune2Win, an independent tuning advice and performance part testing site for automotive enthusiasts.
A high-energy site filled with how-to articles and videos, it was Design & Develop’s job to fine-tune Tune2Win’s initial concepts and implement the site on ExpressionEngine. The results speak for themselves, and the feedback from the automotive community has been very positive so far.
Future developments will include extending the community aspects of the site.
Visit the site: www.tune2win
September24th
Today, TenBareToes Entertainment Inc rolled out their new website and a subsite for their upcoming production of The Taming of the Shrew.
This project was especially fun thanks to the client, Anita’s, requirement that the site be professional as well as playful. The Bear logo dodges the typical bare feet you’d expect with the company name, and looks fabulous in period hats.
The TenBareToes business cards take their inspiration from theatre tickets, and the Taming of The Shrew promotional bookmarks align with Anita’s desire to have the production’s advertising inspired by Romance Novel covers (yes, THAT kind of romance novel).
Visit the site: www.tenbaretoes.com | www.tenbaretoes.com/shrew
June15th
Mothercraft’s new website combined their multiple existing sites and services into a single resource, while expanding functionality and bringing a fresh look to their online home.
Design & Develop paid special attention to usability testing in the early phases of this project, testing the site design and organization with different levels of users in the Mothercraft organization to ensure that the site would work for a variety of site visitors.
Mothercraft had specific security and user management requirements that were fleshed out fully in mid-project, and fortunately open-source Etomite rose to the challenge.
Mothercraft gets special mention as client of the year, for their patience and humour during a difficult project. The technical difficulties, combined with a site that turned out to be far larger and more complex anyone expected, made for some serious timeline setbacks. As our first major project, Design & Develop learned some important lessons, and thanks Mothercraft for the chance to deliver. Though Mothercraft waited for their site, the results meet and exceed the functionality requested by the organization.
View the site: www.mothercraft.ca
June10th
CT Consulting works with clients to create change that realizes their vision and reaches their goals. We helped CT Consulting work through the challenges of branding a new company, with personable, professional results.
CT Consulting’s website focuses strongly on the personalities behind transformational change—Deborah and Gloria—to help put a face and force behind the corporate services the company offers.
Business cards and a glossy tri-fold were also part of the package, making sure that the professional face of CT Consulting shines through at tradeshows and conventions.
Visit the site: www.ctconsulting.ca
