Archive for the ‘Recent Launches’ Category
Skoolpool cool – Facebook connection for students & colleges [July 25th, 2008]
I traveled to Eduweb 2008 this week in Atlantic City (Pamela Michael of Imperial College London and I gave a presentation) and saw some cool new ideas for higher education and the web. One of those is SkoolPool. It’s a Facebook application that allows:
Colleges to create profile pages within Facebook, and
Students to create lists of [...]
Roanoke College Launches! [July 9th, 2008]
NewCity collaborated with Rytter Design and Roanoke College to develop the theme “Classic for Tomorrow.” We adapted the statement in a new website designed to compliment marketing materials created by Bob Rytter’s team in Baltimore.
Floyd Country Store launches! [July 9th, 2008]
NewCity worked with Floyd Country Store to develop an overall strategy for raising awareness of the store as a centerpiece of Appalachian music heritage. We developed an advertising and promotion plan, including message themes and creative concepts. The new look and feel established was carried over into the store itself with new signage. Lastly we [...]
This is a real estate site? [January 18th, 2008]
Most people find it hard to hide their surprise the first time they see the new Kiawah Island Real Estate web site.
Kiawah Island Real Estate and NewCity joined together to design not only a real estate site, but also the premier source of information about beautiful Kiawah Island, SC. From planning to design to [...]
Foley Fun [August 20th, 2007]
Creating Sounds for Tweetsie Memories
Sound on the web is a tricky thing. We’ve all seen, heard actually, gratuitous flash sound effects or techno music that make us reach for the mute button. But sometimes a piece of interactivity really benefits from sound.
Our team recently finished a new feature for the Tweetsie site, called Tweetsie [...]
WVTF Public Radio Launches [June 28th, 2007]
Congratulations to WVTF! NewCity recently launched WVTF’s Public Radio Web site on May 29, 2007. Our concentration was on increasing their service to the community. We created an attractive and inviting visual environment that captures the warm, rich color palette of their real life studio. WVTF has been great to work with and is excited [...]
Roanoke Valley SPCA Launches [June 4th, 2007]
Congratulations from all of us at NewCity to the Roanoke Valley SPCA. Together we launched their newly designed site on June 1st. They’ve been great to work with and we enjoyed working on the site as we’re all animal lovers and almost everyone here at NCM owns at least a cat or dog. (Some even [...]
SARGENT Manufacturing [May 24th, 2007]
Launch the site
SARGENT Manufacturing is a long-time client of NewCity. For 2007, they have done a complete redesign, one that has intuitive navigation, detailed content, and stronger branding. In our user testing, we received feedback that “These products are great, but how do I know which one is best for my situation?” After tossing around [...]
National Geographic Magazine – Jamestown [May 24th, 2007]
Launch the site
As North America observes the 400th anniversary of the 1607 Jamestown colony, National Geographic Magazine online and NewCity have created an engaging website that will show the user the perspectives of the English settlers as well as the local Indians. Split into two equal parts with detailed maps, intriguing video interviews, and [...]
Chatham Hall [March 1st, 2007]
Launch the site
We recently launched Chatham Hall’s redesigned web site. For the new site, we worked with the school’s staff to define a fresh identity and set up easy-to-use, database-driven CMS tools. These tools include news and events, alumnae relationship management, and photo galleries (using Flickr™).