The following represents a sampling of the best web sites we have developed over the past few years. As you can see we have experience with a wide range of clients and target markets. Throughout the design process we strive to use the technology that best sells your product. In other words, we don't use heavy-handed animations or complicated scripts unless it seamlessly delivers and bolsters the product message to the viewer. Each site we design is unique and does everything to represent the client for their individuality.
The Corner Cottage
Bob & Susan Melendez brought back two Victorians in the Historic Distric of Napa. We put together a simple site to showcase the beautiful work they did in rejuvenating these landmarks and making it easier for vacationers to book a getaway. The Corner Cottage is perfect for parties of 3 adults or less or a couple with small children. Located just blocks away from downtown Napa's burgeoning restaurant scene and the Napa Valley Wine Train, it makes for the perfect home-away-from-home in the Napa Valley.
Items of Note:
- Overall site design/build
- Flash home page & Navigation menu
- Uses rotating imagery on home page for a different look every time
The Inn On First
New owners Jim Gunther & Jamie Cherry renamed the Daughter's Inn to The Inn On First in September 2007. We worked with them to bring the Four Square architecture and their unique backgrounds into their branding.
Items of Note:
- Overall site design/build
- Flash home page & Navigation menu
- Uses rotating imagery on home page for a different look every time
- Business suite development (Letterhead/Envelopes, business cards, reservation cards, property signage, etc.)
The White House Writers Group†
†Developed in conjunction with
Idea Spiral, San Francisco, CA
www.whitehousewritersgroup.com
The White House Writers Group is a consortium of political speech writers and analysts that have been on the staff list for many U.S. Presidents. As well, their work is continually featured on CNN, MSNBC, FoxNew, as well as in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and many other prominent news outlets. We worked with Idea Spiral (SF) to develop an online portfolio manager (CMS). Using Flash and Php we built a content management system (CMS) that enables them to maintain an up-to-the-minute account of writing samples and bios for each of their highly-sought writers.
Items of Note:
- Php development of Content Management System and Search Engine
- Site build
- Flash home intro animation
Castello Banfi - Il Borgo
We worked with Castello Banfi, Old Brookville, NY, to develop a site that showed the beauty and history of their 400 year old estate in Montalcino. The feel developed was instituted across 5 sites: Il Borgo, the main Castello Banfi site, their online store and Italian versions of the sites.
Items of Note:
- Overall site design/build
- Flash home intro with streaming audio
- Uses rotating imagery on home page for a different look every time
Stags' Leap Winery*
Stags' Leap Winery has a long-established reputation in the Napa Valley for creating subtle, highly-sought-after wines. They also have an extremely loyal following. Our task was to develop a site that conveyed a since of their history, and held to some of the mystery of the century-old estate. We used light-weight Flash animations and their exquisite collection of Olaf Beckmann photographs to bring their site to life.
Items of Note:
- Overall site design/build
- Flash home page & Navigation menu
- Uses rotating imagery on home page for a different look every time
- 2001 NBMA (North Bay Media Association) Best of the North Bay Award Winner
Citypass*
Citypass' original site contained all the information a visitor could need to make the decision to purchase. However, the organization of the site was so cumbersome that most visitors would give up quickly and either send an email or leave the site altogether. We organized the data logically—giving focus to more important information, less weight to tertiary data—and applying an attractive design that incorporates the feel of each city Citypass represents.
The week after launch of the new site, our contact thrilled, "Every Monday morning we have at least 30 email messages to answer. This morning we had only one!" Follow up reports show customer service inquiries have been cut by 80%.
Items of Note:
- Flash home page
- Light weight Flash Navigation menu incorporates images of attractions for each city
- 2003 WMA WebAward Winner
Gordon & Rees, LLP*
Gordon & Rees, LLP, is a well-known law firm established in 1974 with over 270 attorneys in 11 different offices throughout the United States. We helped them create an online presence that better represented what they do for their clients in the courtroom. We developed the design (the overall look and feel) of the site and helped their internal IT staff build it onto their established ColdFusion-based infrastructure.
We also put together a style guide that gave their IT department a foundation on which to build new areas of the site.
Portal Publications*
Portal Publications is the leading graphics art publisher of quality and award-winning posters, prints, calendars, greeting cards, and framed and canvas art prints. Representing artists like Ivey Hayes, Barbara Bordnick, Peter Lik and scores of others, Portal needed a site that matched the quality artists and collections they represent. We came up with a design the exceeded their expectations. Taking advantage of Flash and XML techniques we developed a way for them to expand their collections online, on-the-fly.
Items of Note:
- Co-designed / Project leader / Flash animator / Builder
- Uses Flash & XML to show over 50 images from their extensive image library on their home page
- Uses Flash & XML to allow client to maintain Featured Artists & Featured Collections libraries
- 2004 WMA WebAward Winner
Oilstop, Inc.*
When Oilstop decided it was time to improve their online presence, we came up with a style that represented their high standards for quality and customer service. We combined solid photography with elements of Flash to create a enhanced experience that invites their guests to give them a try over their competition and guarantees they will be serviced with excellence and humility.
Items of Note:
- Flash animated home page that uses multiple photos to provide a different experience with each visit
- Flash movies are re-used in the header of each page to provide thematic elements quickly
- Flash map controlled via external XML file allows customer to update store listings on-they-fly
- Winner 2003 WMA WebAward
*Projects undertaken while employed by Freerun Technologies, Inc.
