Portfolio
Listed are some of the projects that we have worked on in the last year that we are most proud of or that have presented challenges that inspired us.
web
Frontiers of Canadian Migration Website
Client Metropolis Project
Scope design, front end development, cms, bilingual functionality
Frontiers of Canadian Migration is a conference in Calgary in 2009. To remain true to their mission, the site needed to be French and English to reach their audience. A custom component was developed for the content management system to allow the administrators to easy create and maintain content in both languages. On the front end, the transition between languages is seamless and simple.
Lutheran Church of Canada website
Client Lutheran Church of Canada (Alberta/British Columbia Region)
Scope front end development, cms
In collaboration with Aluminum Media
Dr Scientist Website
Client Dr Scientist Sounds
Scope design, front end development, cms
The illustrious and talented guitar pedal builders at Dr Scientist needed a website. We helped them years back with a flashy site which only boosted their notoriety in the music gear scene and was hailed as 'best pedal site' the year it launched. They wanted to keep the craziness of the old site, but drop the flash and make it a little more accessible so we opted for a very clean but eccentric look for a site.
Alberta Council for Global Cooperation Website
Client Alberta Council for Global Cooperation
Scope front end development, cms
mkm website
Client MKM Marketing
Scope Content management, css, javascript, front-end php enhancements
Effect Homebuilders website
Client Effect Homebuilders/mkm marketing
Scope Back-end, Content management, front-end php integration, javascript
Let Me Play Website
Client Hybrid Design/Nike
Scope Css and html development
p40 website
Client p40 Communications
Scope Back-end, Content management, front-end php enhancements
Sandyhill Communications website
Client Sandyhill Communications
Scope design, html, css
Sandyhill Communications provides media and communications services to industries. They needed a website which was simple and clear yet provided a unique sense of style.
Impact Teen Drivers website
Client Hybrid Design/Impact Teen Drivers
Scope Css and html development, Ruby on Rails back end
Impact Teen Drivers is a California initiative to get teens to think about their driving practices and how something as simple as talking on the cellphone or putting on makeup can increase their chances of being in an accident. Part of the site involves a 'memorial wall' which allows people to celebrate the lives of friends or family that have died in auto accidents. The site required an interface that was compatible with a wide array of browsers and hold up to large amounts of traffic.
Sculptural Design website
Client Sculptural Design/DesignStar Studios
Scope Css and html development
This site presented some exciting challenges in its construction. The designer had initially conceived the site using flash, but due to the accessibility and search engine challenges associated with flash, we had decided to build the site using html. To stay true to the original design, it was necessary to really manipulate the semantic html with css.
Element Sport
Client Element Sport/Aluminum Media
Scope CMS development, front-end php integration
Global Voices website
Client Alberta Council for Global Co-Operation
Scope Back-end, content management, online registration
website
Client Canadian Burn Foundation
Scope Design, development, content management system
The two primary goals of the Canadian Burn Foundation's website was to help show what the organization is about and what it does as well as serve as a platform to ask for donations to the various projects that it is involved with. The site had to be contemporary and clean, but also needed to be easily maintained and updated by CBF staff.
Manufacturing Innovation
Client Edmonton Economic Development
Scope site design, information architecture, content management
Innovative Manufacturing Works is a initiative between several private and government sectors that helps promote and inspire growth in the manufacturing industry. The website, www.manufacturinginnovation.ca is a resource for the industry, providing news, events listings, and useful links.
To match the theme of IMW, the site itself utilizes techniques and formats like RSS newsfeeds, and microformated event listings and contacts to keep those on the cutting edge informed about the manufacturing industry.
Institute of Food and Agricultural Services
Client Evita McConnell Graphics Inc
Scope site architecture, user experience development
The old IFASA website needed a redesign and Evita McConnell Graphics, IFASA's print and identity designer, was asked to do it. As EMGR is primarily a print design firm, they asked Kobot Industries to consult on the development of the structure and usability of the new site. Through the user interviews that EMGR had done, and feedback from IFASA, Kobot created a roadmap for EMGR to create a usable and clear website.
Dominion Healthcare
Client Aluminum Media
Scope Content Management system
Dominion Healthcare needed a system under which they could easily upload monthly pdf newsletters as well as online news updates regarding their services.
McBain Camera website
Client McBain Camera
Scope site design, information architecture, content management, e-commerce
McBain Camera is THE name in cameras in Edmonton. They've been around forever with several locations throughout Edmonton and central Alberta. Their old site was static and very difficult to maintain as a result. The new site (built in collaboration with Burge Creative) allows the staff at McBain to easily maintain the availability of stock on the site and update content.
Broken Oak Records
Client Geoff Nilson
Scope design, development, content management system
Broken Oak Records is a great record label from Vancouver BC. They wanted the usual features a record label site would have, but also wanted to provide resources for other artists in the Vancouver area. The site's directory features websites, addresses and phone numbers for venues, studios and great places the cater to musicians and artists.
Brent Oliver Presents
Client Brent Oliver
Scope site design, information architecture, Content management
Brent is one of edmonton's premier concert promoters.
www.shoutoutoutoutout.com
Client Shout Out Out Out Out
Scope site design, information architecture, Content management, e-commerce
Juno-nominee band Shout Out Out Out Out has been touring and playing around the world. They needed a website that could keep fans posted on upcoming shows and also sell cd's, shirts and merchandise.
The custom build CMS also integrated a shipping system that would track mailouts, as well as print labels and invoices.
www.greystonerecruiting.com
Client Greystone Recruiting
Scope site development
Greystone Recruiting is a recruiting firm that specializes in specifically in the communications field. The layout was created by Lime Design and then coded by Kobot Industries.
Student In-Site
Client Edmonton Econonomic Development
Scope site design, information architecture, Content management
what a site!
Eggs: A Virtual Exhibit
Client Royal Alberta Museum
Scope Redesign
Eggs: A Virtual Exhibit has been one of the Royal Alberta Museum's most visited online exhibits for nearly 10 years but it's visual layout had been showing its age. The redesigned site separated content from the design by using a css-based layout. This will allow the site to be easily refreshed in the future.
Dirt City Films
Client Trevor Anderson
Scope design, development, content management system
Trevor Anderson is an award winning filmmaker. His films have been showcased in festivals around the world. He needed a website to promote his films and screenings and also give him a professional online presence.
www.drscientist.ca
Client Dr Scientist Sounds
Scope design, development, content management system
Dr Scientist hand-builds boutique guitar effect pedals. Within two months of the website and company launch, Dr Scientist's pedals had one of the biggest web buzzes for the market. At the end of 2006, many of the product line received mentions on guitar player's 'favorites' lists. The pedals are now sold in stores world-wide.
illustration
Live and Let Fringe
Client Vue Weekly
Scope cover design
The theme of this year's Fringe Festival was: "Live and Let Fringe." Vue Weekly wanted to pay tribute to the Bond theme with their cover. This is my tribute to one of my favorite Bond posters.
Gorilla Squid
Client Boardelli Longboards
Scope longboard design
I did this design originally as a normal sized skateboard for an art show called Frost 2006. It received a lot of praise and was deemed 'best in show' by the organizers. Later on, I was approached by Boardelli to do the design as a longboard.
Beyond Carbon
Client Vue Weekly
Scope cover design
Vue ran an in-depth article about the Northern Alberta oil boom and what may happen as that industry dries up. The use of the term 'Deadmonton' in the illustration is a reference to a great local band's song.
fun
Mama gathers food
Client personal project
Scope painting
During the time I did the skateboard deck, I was doing different gorilla squid concepts. This one shows mama getting food for her babies.
Munny
Client personal project
Scope toy custom
Syndicate Apparel had a Munny art show and this was my submission.
