An urban planning consulting firm wanted portraits of their staff for their 2023 calendar. The wrinkle: turn them into robots based on a strength finder score.
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Instead of showing horrible images of fires destroying communities, we created original illustrations that highlighted why it’s important to keep our forests healthy, so that we can continue to enjoy Mother Nature for years to come.
The home page leads users to pick one of the two different conference locations. We used WordPress’ multi-site feature to allow the administrators to easily update both sites and keep design and content consistent on both.
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Fully responsive, custom site built in WordPress.
The first order of business was a new identity. The old one had been created quite a while ago, and looked pretty dated.
Then we gave them a new custom, WordPress site that focused on the programs and resources they offer both employers and residents in the North Denver Metro area. They also wanted a component that allowed them to gather user data, so we built a Downloads section that requires an email to get the free download.
We used illustrations nstead of trying to use poor quality photography that maybe didn’t illustrate the content well enough, which gives the site a lot of personality, and helps them stand out in a crowded field.
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Fully responsive, custom site built in WordPress. Copy by Laura Churchman.
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This Transportation Management Association has the goal of making it easier for residents and employees move into and out of their Denver community. They needed an updated, more modern, more professional site that speaks to three different audiences: employers, residents and land developers. Their old site had last been designed about six years ago and had become bloated with pages and a user experience that was confusing at best. We reorganized their site, bringing the focus more to their resources section where we provided the different audiences with ways to tailor their commutes.
We streamlined the user experience to make it easier for users to find the information they needed easily and quickly. We also trimmed down the overall amount of information on the site into more ‘bite-sized’ chunks, to make everything less overwhelming. We focused on the Resources page that hosted important links for each of the three audiences.
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Fully responsive, custom site built in WordPress. Copy by Laura Churchman.
UrbanTrans North America, an urban planning consulting firm headquartered in Denver, had an outdated site that needed an upgrade. We focused on modernizing with a custom WordPress site that leaned heavily on their expertise and their team members to bring some personality to what could be a dry subject. Large type, language that was lighter in tone and some quirky photos helped drive home the message that this is a team you want to work with.
Because the client wanted to be seen as experts in their field, we used Expertise as a navigation item and focused on their portfolio site-wide. We also created custom icons that represented each of the capabilities the client is an expert in.
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Fully responsive, custom site built in WordPress. Copy by Laura Churchman.
elle.b Academy—a digital storefront that sells hair styling classes to stylists and salons—wanted more control over design and functionality than their old site, built in Shopify, would allow. They also needed to integrate the classes shopping experience with the ability to sell actual physical products needed by the stylists in order to take the classes, so we moved them over to WordPress and let WooCommerce do the heavy lifting of building out the shopping experience.
Patterns were used extensively throughout the site as a background element, and as a way to distinguish the classes from each other. We also built two different navigation headers that changed on scroll from a more uniquely designed menu to a more traditional hamburger. We integrated Square to allow them to accept payments directly on their site for a more seamless shopping experience. The site is fully responsive and was built mobile first.
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Fully responsive, custom site built in WordPress. Built in conjunction with EnZed Design. Copy by Carla Carwile.
Colorado Enterprise Fund is a non-profit that helps small businesses in Colorado get loans—often when banks won’t—and in turn, thrive. They wanted a more modern-looking site—their current site was more than five years old—and one that would allow them to more easily make updates. Both to the blog and to the different sections of the site. We switched them over to WordPress and gave them a custom-built design with different templates for similar sections of the site.
We highlighted their Success Stories by placing them up at the top of each page.
The most important goal of the site, other than giving loan prospects a place to find out more about the company, was to encourage them to apply for a loan. We used strategically placed CTAs throughout the site that lead users to the loans page. We also included a step-by-step application process that walked users through exactly what they would need to do in order to fill out an application. Because there were so many items the client wanted in the nav, we simplified the menu by placing it behind a ‘hamburger’ icon on all screen sizes—not just mobile. Then, to give more attention to the loans page, we provided a ‘Start Here’ button right next to the menu icon.
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Fully responsive, custom site built in WordPress. Copy by Laura Churchman.
KJ Technical Recruiters saw a hole that needed to be filled. People in the service industry (think servers, baristas, bartenders) didn’t have a good way to find available jobs in their area. We built an app based on the Tinder model that would allow them to swipe quickly through available jobs. Search filters allowed them to set a mile radius (a lot of these people aren’t willing to travel far for work) that would limit their search results, as well as filter out by job type. The app automatically sends their application to the hiring manager, and lets them keep track of applications they’ve sent. After two weeks, open positions refresh which allow them to reconsider jobs they may have swiped past in the past.
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The owner wanted something unique and memorable, so we started with several ideas for names. Once we landed on three different options that he liked, we started in on identity concepts.
From the beginning, the owner was pretty set on the name Korgy. He really loves those weird, little dogs, and he thought it would provide a memorable name for the app.
We landed on two different options that the client wanted to see in color. Each had completely different personalities—both fairly playful, but one more traditional, and the other more contemporary.
The client decided that the options from the previous round were too playful, and didn’t speak enough to the service industry aspect of the app. So, we went back to one from the first round that highlighted that more strongly, and used it to explore some color palettes.
While we had been exploring logo options, we started working on possible designs for the app.
For easy management of job openings, we built a dashboard that hiring managers could use to build wanted ads and post them to the app.
Built in React by Joseph Chambers. Copy by Laura Churchman.