Envision Technology Advisors
- Category: Web design
- Industry: Business & technology consulting
- Responsibilities: Design, original HTML and CSS templates, overall art direction
- Launched: August 5, 2011
- View This Project: www.envisionsuccess.net
Project Summary
In July of 2008, I started a new job as the Creative Director for Providence, Rhode Island based technology company Envision Technology Advisors. Envision has been in business for over 10 years and has had a web development division since 2001. Like many companies, internal design needs consistently take a backseat to client work and by the time I came on board with Envision, the company’s website (which had been designed in 2003) was in need of a major overhaul.
The timing of me coming to Envision was ideal as the company was on the cusp of their 10-year anniversary and a rebranding effort, which included a new website, quickly became a priority. As the Creative Director, I helped lead this rebranding effort and was incredibly excited to be able to contribute the actual design for the new site. Being new to the company, it was especially gratifying to have my design work suddenly become such a featured part of the organization.
Like all projects at Envision, the site was a team effort. I contributed the actual design of the site and coded (XHTML and CSS) the original template pages which were later integrated into ExpressionEngine as the CMS behind the site. I also conceptualized and directed much of the ‘spots’ that would become the Flash movie on the homepage. For this area, we wanted to do something fun (hence the grizzly bear and fish) and flexible, allowing us to change individual spots to promote and highlight different services or time sensitive items, like upcoming events or awards we have won. We also wanted to have a little ‘wow’ factor to the page - which fellow Envision designer, Sarah O'Donnell, provided with her fun animations!
Beside the visual design and template builds of the site, I have also contributed a fair amount content to the site, specifically in the blog section.
Visit the Envision Technology Advisors site at www.envisionsuccess.net to see this project and to learn more about the technology services offered.