Web Design for Calgary and The Planet Earth

Design is where desire becomes a deliverable. Clean, thoughtful design should unconsciously communicate professionalism. It should place visual emphasis in a directed, calculated manor. The design should augment the message of the product or service without distracting. The basis of the colour scheme and font usage should be based off the motifs set by the logo. It connects and binds the overall look.

Of course, good website design is very personal. While someone in Calgary may love the colour green, someone in Toronto may not. The process of getting a website design approved often comes down to us carefully listening to your personal tastes and engineering them into a cohesive design. Then tweaking that to precisely what you feel best represents your business.

The other side of web design is less art and more pragmatic. It dictates the technical elements and how they flow together to create an optimal user experience. For example, what happens when you move your mouse over the menu? How should those menu items be grouped? What visual indicators should you use to show where you are in the site? What kind of technology should be used where (flash, html, javascript, quicktime)? Technical aspects of web design plays a key role in the construction of the site and how that has a positive effect on the experience of the user. Combined with the initial concept design, the website can then function as a fluid, intuitive whole.

Due to the many aspects of website design and production it's vital that we communicate to you specific milestones and expectations so that you are fully aware of what is happening when and why. Transparency of the website design process is a cornerstone of Pixel Science. It's something our clients have come to appreciate and we are passionate about. Plus, that process mitigates surprises and keeps projects on time and on budget, and everyone appreciates that.

The Production Process

Web design is quite involved as websites and their importance to commerce has evolved. Managing that process is something the team at Pixel Science has refined through years of experience. Our project management solution has been a template for other companies (although we can't tell you who). The steps to a successful project are:

• Requirements & Evaluation
• Quote & Approval
• Technical Discovery
• Data Collection
• Design & Layout Approval
• Technical Build
• Population
• Testing
• Delivery & Final Approval
• Search Engine Submission
  
  

CMS - Content Management System

A content management system (CMS) is computer software used to create, edit, manage, and publish content in a consistently-organized fashion. CMSs are frequently used for storing, controlling, versioning, and publishing industry-specific documentation such as news articles, operators' manuals, technical manuals, sales guides, and marketing brochures. At Pixel Science we understand the importance of a CMS for some of our clients and can develop your website to utilize this type of system. Our CMS of choice is Joomla and have found this to be a very powerful and flexible product for our clients. Not every website requires a CMS, contact us today to find out if this is right for you.

What is Joomla?
Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management System (CMS) that will help you build websites and other powerful online applications. Best of all, Joomla! is an open source solution that is freely available to everybody.

Joomla! is used all over the world to power everything from simple, personal homepages to complex corporate web applications. Here are just some of the ways people use our software:

• Corporate websites or portals
• Online commerce
• Small business websites
• Non-profit and organizational websites
• Government applications
• Corporate intranets and extranets
• School and church websites
• Personal or family homepages
• Community-based portals
• Magazines and newspapers
• the possibilities are limitless…

If you're considering a new web design, please contact us. We'd be happy to chat with you.