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ADDY 2010 People’s Choice Nominees in the Interactive Division
By: Michael Lipe, creative director, February 05, 2010
Everyone likes a good pat on the back every once in a while. So if you are so inclined, we would love to have you vote for one (or all) of our sites in the 2010 ADDY Baton Rouge People’s Choice Awards competition.
Six of our sites have been entered into the contest, and we couldn’t more thrilled with the opportunity to showcase some of the outstanding work done for our clients over the past year through this event. Here is the link to cast your vote.
Our nominated sites are…
One of the most worthwhile projects we have ever developed, Volunteer Lousiana was designed through the office of the Lieutenant Governor to encourage people to get involved and make a difference in their community. One of our lead developers, Tiffany Taunton, designed the logo for the project along with the website interface, which ties into the Network for Good Search Database. The site is completely content managed by the client, so they have the ultimate in flexibility to make any updates to any of the sections that they want, including video.
Another one of our sites through the Lieutenant Governor’s office, Encore Louisiana was designed to reach the baby boomer generation (and beyond) as a means to celebrate and promote the amazing thrings that Louisiana has to offer someone in their retirements years. The centerpiece of the project was the Top 50 for 50+ online voting system, which allowed anyone over the age of 50 to login and cast their vote for the best of Louisiana in categories such as “Best Festival”, “Best Place to Learn Something New” and “Best Restaurant”. The winners were tallied and are now available to browse via an interactive map on the site.
As part of an overall branding campaign that also included a logo and brochure design, the BF Anderson website was designed to give the managers the ultimate in content flexibility designed around a clean and functional web interface. By tying an autmoatic RSS news feed into the home page and providing great blogging tools, the BF Anderson staff is able to keep their site relevant at all times. Another key feature of the site is the Resources area which enables full audio, video and other media uploads to happen through an online interface. Functionality and form in a great combination.
Christ the King Presbyterian Church
This project was a join effort between the Maxon Media team and Lance Orton, director of media with Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Houston. The homepage was created to allow immediate access to the most current events going on at the church, along with one-click access to a Featured Sermon. Lance does a great job utilizing the tools to manage the content of the website, and we are thrilled to partner with Christ the King on many of their multimedia projects, including other print and logo development initiatives.
Maxon Media Art Director Katie Swetman was the lead designed on this project which clearly shows her passion and commitment to the clients we serve. Working with Jeff English from Creative English for the copy, this site is a great example of taking the intermediate step between a starter website, and a full-blown e-commerce site. Great photography, clever content and good design came together to show off the amazing products and services that the Keeping Room provides the Baton Rouge community. Katie was also the creative force behind the Keeping Room brand development.
Building off a great brand identity created by Object 9, the Airside Equipment website is a great example of taking an industrial based company, and giving it a strong design presence. Some of the key features of the website include the Flash-based masthead area, developed by Maxon Media developer Lynsey Gwin, and the online catalog, which gives the ultimate in user experience. Many of the case studies and online blog newsletter area give this site a great dynamic feel, and is a real showcase piece for our company. Many thanks to Micah Ellis with Ellis Computer Consulting for setting us with David McIntyre and his staff.
So go tell all of your friends to vote for any (or all) of these sites. The voting ends on February 14th, so get your votes in today. Or if you would like to have your website be entered into this competition next year, give us a call and let’s setup a time to talk about your online presence as part of your overall brand and marketing efforts. It would be our priviledge to do so.
Posted in Our Work on 2/5/10