Web Design & Development

Non-nerd Version

We design and build websites that are pleasing to look at and technically excellent. We take pride in our work and our clients do too.

Generally, we build our websites on the ExpressionEngine® CMS, which provides an easy-to-use control panel so our clients can easily edit and update their site’s content. Clients are usually astounded at how simple it is to maintain their sites when they get to use them for the first time. We like that.

We take great care to ensure our sites are coded up to the latest web standards, and that they are search engine friendly. We build them to be fast, accessible, and intuitive.

We adhere to our process when working on websites, which is transparent and has predictable milestones. We are responsive and love to exceed expectations.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you.

Nerd Version

We design sites in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks. Logos are always designed in vector format.

For front-end development, we love HTML 5 and CSS 3. We especially like building responsive sites, and using CSS frameworks like Zurb Foundation and Twitter Bootstrap. We are comfortable hand-coding our CSS, but generally like to use Grunt (which replaced our Ruby Guard workflow) with precompilers like SCSS/SASS, Compass, and LESS. We used to do a lot of work with ActionScript 3 in the good ol’ days (before Apple offed Flash), but develop most functionality in JavaScript these days. We primarily work with jQuery as our JavaScript library of choice, and often roll up our sleeves to build custom plugins.

As far as the back-end goes, we normally code in PHP. We are big fans of Laravel & CodeIgniter®, but are at home in plain ol’ vanilla PHP too.

We have a strong focus on performance optimization. We avidly check Google PageSpeed scores and cache excessively.

All things are version controlled and backed-up. Git is our Version Control System of choice.

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ExpressionEngine®

Consulting

We know ExpressionEngine® inside and out, in a way very few people do. If you are looking for ExpressionEngine® expertise, you have come to the right place.

In addition to our general web devlopment services, we also provide specialized consulting services, including:

  • troubleshooting
  • performance evaluations
  • site architecture
  • development/implementation audits

If you are looking for any of these services, or have something else in mind that isn’t on the list, let us know what you need.

Custom Add-on Development

Since we started releasing add-ons to the EE community, we have earned a reputation for having excellent support and building quality products. We have amassed a ton of ExpressionEngine® add-on develpment know-how over the years. We have experience developing every add-on type: extensions, fieldtypes, modules, plugins, and accessories.

Most of our add-ons are publicly available, but we also develop custom add-ons for sites that need special functionality that would otherwise be unavailable. If you are in need of a bespoke add-on, start a conversation with us.

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Branding / Identity

The New You

Solid branding helps people recognize and trust a business. It should reflect who the company is, and what they’re about.

We offer several branding services, including:

  • logo design
  • corporate style guide creation

Rebrand / Refresh

If your business identity is looking sub-par to you, than there is a good chance your customers have noticed too. Freshening up your brand helps to keep your business vibrant and invigorated. Taking pride in how you look is motivational, and often directly translates into how well you are perceived and accepted by clients. We design business cards, letterhead, and logos that will leave you and your company with a new found confidence.