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At MuseArts, we're proud of the work we've done for folks over the 10+ years we've been in business. We've had the chance to work on some amazing projects, from a real-time around the world adventure to regional real estate marketing. No matter what kind of site we're doing, it's always interesting. Use the sidebar to browse some of the sites we've done for ourselves and others. Or read on for a few brief cases in point.
To see screen shots of any of these sites, click the thumbnail image.
- Independent Bookselling Online
The
owner of The Book Cellar and Bartleby's Books called us to create
a custom web site for their bookstores, to include e-commerce using
their existing software. They wanted to be able to have blogs,
a calendar, newsletter signup, and other features, as well as the
ability to update the site themselves. We recommended Wordpress
for features and ease of use. We created a custom template design
for them that complements their ongoing print marketing, and built
out the site with all the features they had requested. The site
went live, their customers loved it. End of story? Not quite. A
month after going live, they called us back to convert their site
to Drupal so they could use it with the latest ABA e-commerce package.
We're happy to oblige and think the Drupal site will be even better.
- A Book Site That Works
Adrian
Segar was in the process of self-publishing a manual entitled Conferences
That Work, and needed a web team to design and produce an interactive
site to promote the book. We chose Wordpress as the content management
system, because it had all the features our client needed and the
administrative tools are easy to use. We built a custom template
for his site, set up the blog, and added plugins for event management,
contact forms, and other features. The site matches the look and
feel of the book, and makes it easy for site visitors and potential
book buyers to learn about peer conferences, view sample chapters,
download extras, and most importantly, buy the book. Best of all,
our client can manage the site himself using a convenient online
control panel.
- Pet-Friendly Holiday Interactive
Petfinder.com
have hired us in the past to do fun Flash gizmos for their web
site visitors. In 2009, they contacted us about doing a Christmas
interactive for kids, featuring musical animals. Their concept
was to parody the popular interactive music games,
which was a tall order but we were psyched, partially because we
love animating animals. In the end, we created a band for them
featuring a pig, duck, cat, dog, and rabbit who performed three
specially-arranged and recorded holiday songs for folks to play
along with. Site visitors were invited to sit in with the band
and play the lead instrument of their choice, with a little help
from "the instruction
turtle"
(don't ask). It was a lot of fun and we hope kids enjoyed playing
it as much as we did creating it.
- Facelift For Organic Fertilizers
North
Country Organics, an organic fertilizer manufacturer
and distributor, woke up one day to discover that they had a ten
year old web site. Once serviceable, even attractive, it had become
something of a marketing liability. North Country's goal was to
look as good or better on the web as any of their competitors,
with an up-to-date design and new, standards-compliant code. They
had lots of great photos to work with, so to showcase the results
side of their product line, we created a Flash intro to put on
their home page. If there's one thing we would do differently,
it would have been to put the products in a database for easier
management without a lot of files. But even without that add-on,
the site achieves the goals of improving aesthetics, usability
and organization. For a glimpse of the old site, click
here.
- Pharmaceutical Consultant
After
many years in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Jeffrey Allard decided
to strike out on his own. Today, hanging out your own shingle means
getting a web site, and he duly ordered one from us. He wanted
the site to look familiar and appropriate to industry professionals
without being generic. Since blue is the industry color, we chose
blue with the magenta to complement it. The site is
simple, with Allard's services, credentials and contact information
easily accessible at the click of a mouse.
- Architect With Photos
David Ryan came to us for a simple brochure site with a lot of
pictures and architectural drawings that he wanted to display.
We wanted his site to reflect the kind of elegant architectural
design Ryan does himself, so we created a simple page template
to show off the photos. The header features a row of images (which
can be updated as new images come in) as a visual reminder that
this is an architect's site. The Galleries are where Ryan can really
show off his work, with a master menu of all the galleries, and
image-driven navigation on the sidebar for each gallery. The graphic
navigation helps keep users oriented so they don't get lost in
all the photos.
- A Blog But Not Really
The Vermont Dairy Goat Association was looking for a professional-looking
site that they could maintain themselves to market their group
and its activities. We decided on WordPress as the platform for
their site because it has all the tools the average user needs
to manage their own site and is easy to customize and extend. We
were able to design a template that the Goat enthusiasts liked.
After that, we installed WordPress and the custom template, as
well as all the plug-ins they wanted (a photo gallery, calendar,
and a forum). Within a short time, the VDGA were up and running
with their new site. We haven't heard from them since -- they do
all their updates themselves so they don't need to call us for
every little thing.
- Interactive Regional Marketing Site
The Southeastern Vermont Regional Marketing Group wanted a
web site to showcase everything that's cool about Southern Vermont
for the benefit of tourists considering a trip. They wanted it
to be interactive too so that area businesses would be able to
add their own directory listings and events. And they wanted to
feature a range of other supporting content with an easy-to-maintain
content management system. The site is now live and getting regular
submissions from area businesses and event sponsors. Tourists are
visiting and getting great information, pictures, and links and
Southern Vermont is getting more visitors as a result.
- Legal Eagle On The Net
O'Meara
Law is one of the leading personal injury lawyers in southwestern
New Hampshire and he wanted a site that showcased what he could
do for clients. The site had to look both serious and friendly,
not an easy balance to strike but we think we succeeded. We especially
enjoyed creating the gallery of personal injury claims from 'slip
and fall' to malpractice.
- Big City Investment Bankers
Boston's
Newbury Piret has been one of our longest running clients. We designed
their first web site back in 1999 and did a redesign in 2004. Their
current site is among the first we built to feature dropdown menus,
which are still popular today. The site presents Newbury Piret's
many areas of expertise and showcases work they've done for clients
in a variety of industries.
- Advertising Elder Care
Hilltop
House is a non-profit assisted living facility in Brattleboro,
VT. They needed a web site so that folks searching the Internet
for assisted living facilities would be able to find them. We created
a site that conveys some of the elegance and warmth of Hilltop
House itself, with plenty of photos (and information) so site visitors
can get a sense of the facility before they schedule a visit. Although
it's a simple brochure site, it's just the ticket for Hilltop House.
- Heart of Gold Veterinarian
Stonecliff
Animal Clinic in Bradford, VT is one of our more active clients.
They take an interest in keeping their site up to date and provide
their own high quality photos for illustration. Since one of their
specialties is orthopedic surgery, they have a special gallery
of surgical procedures so people can see exactly what the surgery
will entail. On a more cute and fuzzy tip, there are lots of
photos of happy animals as well as a virtual tour of the hospital.
- Warming To Natural Healthcare
T
Namaya is a homeopathic physician and wanted a web site that conveyed
a calm, healing atmosphere using specific imagery and colors. He
especially liked the blue heron as a focal image, and we found
the perfect photo in our files. Our physician client also wanted
to make sure that all the information he had available could be
easily found, so we used dropdown menus (then a new concept) to
make sure site visitors could access everything easily.
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