The Village of Fontana on Geneva Lake awarded Signalfire a web development contract to develop a site promoting a proposed lakefront building. This building project will be going before a Fall, 2010 public referendum on whether or not to develop this community facility.
Signalfire is proud to announce the launch of the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy’s new brand and website. The collaboration between Signalfire and MacIver Institute has produced a new logo, an original tagline as well as a fresh identity. In developing the new website, Signalfire has built a content managed site that allows a combination of dynamic and static mixed media content to be delivered to the user in an organized and thoughtful fashion. Additional features such as secure donations, email newsletters and social media integration makes MacIver Institute a leader in state political analysis and reporting.
“We’re proud to have worked with MacIver Institute’s operations team as well as the Board of Directors,” says Matthew B. Olson, President of Signalfire. “The working dynamic and ongoing relationship with MacIver Institute will be an exciting one as we push forward with new projects.”
The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy approached Signalfire in the Fall of 2009 with a challenge. As a political-think tank, how could MacIver Institute brand themselves effectively while delivering academic-quality political policy research and investigative reporting. Their web presence would require incredible organization as well as an easy user interface. All of this needed to be packaged into a clean, contemporary design feel that moved away from the usual “screen-fulls of text”.
To many businesses, getting their website designed and launched can be a grueling, sometimes stressful project. Signalfire, from the first meeting, launches a process by which many of the frustrations, the mysteries and the protracted timelines are eliminated.
We’ve put together some of the key things you can do to make the process easier still.
Everyone has come across a website you love the design. Most people have come across an equal number of sites where the navigation just doesn’t work well, or the colors are just wrong. Don’t just look in your industry, either. Look at how different sites use navigation, handles subsequent pages or even has a cool product gallery. These ideas help direct our creative direction. (more…)