Case Studies

These days, content-managed web solutions are the norm. Few, however, can easily integrate with pre-existing corporate databases. We worked with our client Brooklyn Law School to create a custom solution which transparently integrates CMS content with information from two internal school databases.

One of my favorite writers, Italo Calvino, published a book of essays about fiction in 1985 called Six Memos for the Next Millennium, that describes the characteristics of what fiction can and should be. The titles of his essays can serve as a useful construct for many creative endeavors, including websites. Asked to speak about trends in web design at Boston College in September, I used Calvino’s construct to talk about those trends.

Given the opportunity to design a presentation, most of us might respond with a polite, “Thanks, but no thanks.” This is understandable knowing what typically comes to mind are bulleted talking points, crude diagrams, org charts…and PowerPoint. We all love to hate it, especially designers. A PowerPoint presentation done right, however, can capture the audience and be memorable –- it’s just that you have to leverage its strengths, have deep content, a good script, and a presenter who is comfortable in front of a large audience and able to engage the audience.

We’re pleased to announce that our Contexticon site for the New Testament Language Project has been selected as a finalist in the Education and Learning category for the 14th Annual MITX Interactive Awards. Held annually by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, the MITX Awards recognize excellence in the creation of web innovations designed, produced or developed in New England.

Turn back the clock to 1983, when one of the first AIGA chapters was
established in San Francisco. As the professional organization for
design, AIGA serves as a network for designers, supports design
education, provides programming, and is an advocate for design as a
strategic tool in the business community.

Weymouth Design does pro-bono work for the South Shore Arts Center,  a non-profit organization that promotes and enriches arts and cultures around the coastal area south of Boston. To help get their new website up and running, and to have some fun, Weymouth Design held an internal design contest for all its designers, print and web, to develop design concepts.

One thing that can set a new website apart — strong, differentiated imagery. We find that getting that imagery early in the process helps accelerate and crystalize the creative effort.

A year ago, Life Technologies (formerly Invitrogen) decided to go online with an immersive, interactive annual report format that we call AR 2.0. The online annual report evolved and was updated throughout the year. This year’s annual report also used the AR 2.0 format — and just won an LACP award.

At the largest computer security conference in the world, the RSA Conference, the White House’s Melissa Hathaway noted that “security is a marathon, and it is an uphill run.” One of our clients, RSA Security, is one of the leading security runners. For this year’s symposium, we assisted with their booth creative, as well as the multimedia support for the keynote speech by Art Coviello, president of RSA.