WordPress

chocolateBrown Interior Styling
chocolateBrown business card design

business card design

chocolateBrown website

cms website

BRIEF: To come up with a whole branding package to launch chocolateBrown Interior Styling; including logo, business card, letterhead, invoices and a website that would be easy to add to, as new projects are completed.

SOLUTION: We came up with a torn wrapper design for the logo and used it to frame the website content. We used WordPress to create a portfolio style website that makes it easy to include images into different categories in one easy step.

OUTCOME: A cohesive brand image, a bold portfolio website that is very easy to manage and a very happy client.


Filed under Branding, Business cards, CMS websites, Graphic Design, Portfolios, Web design, WordPress

Wagner Framemakers

Website for Wagner Framemakers

content management system

BRIEF: Wagner Framemakers were updating their business name and domain name, and sought a low budget website to be designed and developed very quickly.

SOLUTION: We set up a WordPress content management system, using the Twenty Eleven theme, dropped in the content, added a contact form, optimised the website for search engines and made some small design customisations to reinforce their new branding.

OUTCOME: A simple, distinctive and attractive website, for under $500 and published within a few days. Our happy clients are delighted to be able to add new content and images themselves.


Filed under CMS websites, WordPress

Amanda Parer

content management system

BRIEF: To create a website to showcase Amanda’s paintings and sculptures online, and to allow her to communicate and connect with people who are interested in her work and career through the website and social media.

SOLUTION: We designed a gallery-style website, with a blog and links to allow easy sharing on social media sites.

OUTCOME: Amanda now has a strong online presence with increasing numbers of collectors following her career.


Filed under CMS websites, Optimization, Portfolios, Slideshows, WordPress

The Middle Eastern Kitchen

content management system

BRIEF: To build a new website to precise design specifications, and to meet requirements of being easy to update in-house, and being optimised for search engine rankings.

SOLUTION: We built a content management system website using WordPress, then customised it significantly, tailoring every page (and even the scrollbars and navigation links) individually. Keywords and descriptions were also individually crafted for each page to achieve search engine optimisation.
OUTCOME: A content management system website that was challenging to develop, but the end result is original, eye-catching and very easy to maintain.


Filed under CMS websites, Optimization, WordPress

Louise Shaw custom jewellery

content management system

BRIEF: To create a logo and website to showcase Louise’s jewellery.

SOLUTION: We designed a logo with a chain link theme and styled the website in gold and silver to match. We used a WordPress content management system for the website, with a slideshow of her work on the home page and three separate news categories to publish new work, industry news or provide examples of design processes.

OUTCOME: A website that makes it easy for potential clients to see what Louise can offer, enables Louise to administer the site, and enables potential clients to commission a piece more easily.

logo design


Filed under CMS websites, Logo design, Slideshows, WordPress

Boarding Schools Expo

content management system

Brief: After five years of providing comprehensive design and website services, encompassing business cards, flyers, magazine and newspaper advertising, simple TV commercials, outdoor banners, signage for annual expo events and an html website, we were  commissioned to rebuild and expand the website as a WordPress content management system.

Solution: We recreated the former website with additional features including a mega menu, integrated registration forms, an advertising management system, a more advanced exhibitor only area, blog and RSS feeds from relevant sites. The site is optimised for visitor numbers and search rankings, and has Google Analytics installed for tracking.

Outcome: A happy client enjoying our solutions and services.

print advertising


Filed under Business cards, CMS websites, Optimization, Signage, Slideshows, Web design, WordPress

Auckland Charter Boats
www.aucklandcharterboats.co.nz

content management system

BRIEF: To develop an effective, high Google ranking, easily manageable website for a new business venture.

SOLUTION: The website was built as a WordPress content management system utilising a number of free plug-in features including a gallery and slideshow, drop-down page navigation and calendar. The site is easily expandable by the client as the business grows.

OUTCOME: A website that achieved immediate front page Google ranking for a number of the client’s preferred keywords.


Filed under CMS websites, Logo design, Optimization, Slideshows, Web design, WordPress

Rilla Moore Consulting

content management system

BRIEF: To build a new website to the specifications of the design template which was provided, and to optimise for search engine rankings.

SOLUTION: We built a content management system website, with keywords and crafted descriptions.

OUTCOME: A content management system website appearing on the first page of Google and other search engines.


Filed under CMS websites, Optimization, WordPress

St Patrick’s Festival, Auckland
St Patrick's Festival, Auckland

content management system

BRIEF: To build an easily updatable website to capture the spirit of the St Patrick's Festival and provide an online store for banquet tickets.

SOLUTION: The new site’s slideshows were set up to display some artistic, fun images from the 2010 festival. Other features include a festival programme, an online store, a volunteers’ application form, a count-down to the festival, and an RSS feed from The Irish Times.

OUTCOME: A modern take on an historic festival and a website that is easy and efficient to administer.


Filed under CMS websites, Online store, Slideshows, WordPress

International Buskers Festival in Auckland

content management system

BRIEF: To build a website as a content management system that reflects the “busker festival vibe” and maintains consistency with existing brochures and other marketing material.

SOLUTION: We developed a site featuring an automated slideshow, images, profiles, festival programmes and animations, presented in colourful jagged picture boxes consistent with the festival brochure.

OUTCOME: An original, funky-looking website that is far easier and more economic to administer than its predecessor.


Filed under Branding, CMS websites, Slideshows, WordPress

Meeow Cat Care

content management system

BRIEF: To redesign and rebuild build a poorly performing website and to optimise the content and bring the site to the first page of Google.

SOLUTION: We came up with a more contemporary design and rebuilt the website with carefully crafted copy for optimisation.

OUTCOME: A very happy customer with regular new business now coming through the website.


Filed under CMS websites, Optimization, WordPress

Rocket Science

content management system

BRIEF: To replace an existing site with a content management system incorporating most of the original design concepts, but reconfigured for search engine optimisation and for site maintenance flexibility.

SOLUTION: We structured the new site to include many additional pages, added an animation to liven up the site, and utilised widgets, custom fields and free WordPress plug-ins to provide the required functionality.

OUTCOME: A website that is now easily updated in-house and is rapidly improving in search rankings.


Filed under CMS websites, Optimization, WordPress

MagnifiScent Flowers

logo and business card design

BRIEF: To design a logo for business cards/tags, and to design and build an easy-to-edit, ipad and iphone compatible website to showcase Magnifiscent Flowers.

SOLUTION: We designed a distinctive tag for use for all the businesses’ stationery and adopted it as a design feature for the website.

OUTCOME: Clients can easily view examples of MagnifiScent Flowers, and Kirsten has an effective and easily maintainable website.

CMS website


Filed under Branding, CMS websites, Logo design, Web design, WordPress

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