PTI needed a clean, crisp professional-looking website to present their equipment lines and services. As PTI's equipment is custom engineered, a design challenge was to convey the range of features and options available for each product line in a general format. Product photographs were used to showcase PTI's equipment, and an information request form was created for potential customers to submit their detailed engineering requirements via email."; } if (self.window.name == "focal") { contentString = "FocalPoint is a collaboration of San Mateo photographers. They wished to produce a CD ROM of their work for distribution to art galleries, and possibly display their work on the web at a later date.
A simple, flexible solution was chosen to accomodate both of FocalPoint's goals. A straightforward, easiliy navigable site was created which showcased their outstanding black and white photos. The design approach was to support the photos with a subtle design that enhanced the photos rather than competed with or overpowered them.
The site was published in HTML, which served a number of puroses: art galleries with either high-end or low-end web browsers could view the site equally well; both thumbnails and full-size photos could be browsed without long download times; and the entire site could be ported at any time to a full-fledged live site on the Internet."; } if (self.window.name == "deb") { contentString = "David Backman, CPA is a public accounting firm that also provides a variety of business and personal financial consulting services.
The firm desired a site which would target the high-end clients they were seeking as well as highlight their new focus on financial consulting services. Like many service-based companies with websites, the approach was to provide enough information to get potential clients interested in their services, but not too much information to discourage clients from initiating personal contact with the firm.
A visually interesting site with 'just enough' information was created, with color schemes and thematic overtones which complemented the firm's new print brochure."; } if (self.window.name == "pr") { contentString = "San Mateo Project Read is a non-profit organization which adovcates literacy for adults. The organization trains tutors, matches them with students, and takes an active role in promoting literacy in the community.
Project Read needed a website which would showcase the value of literacy and encourage potential tutors to volunteer their time to the organization. Site content was created which familarized users with literacy issues, exposed them to Project Read student writing and success stories, and created excitment about helping someone learn to read."; } if (self.window.name == "df") { contentString = "Diversity Forum is a comprehensive website containing EEO-related diversity information, resources, and job opportunity listings in a variety of industries.
The Diversity Forum website needed an innovative graphical design which would appeal to large companies and motivate them to link their job listings to the website.
A wealth of information on Diversity, Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity was gathered in order to draw a high volume of traffic to the website and maximize the hit rate. This required creating links to other websites, researching and posting diversity resources available across the United States, and converting sample Affirmative Action Plan chapters to a web-based format."; } if (self.window.name == "sesa") { contentString = "SESA, Inc. is a full service, premier manufacturers sales representative for California, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest and Baja Mexico. They specialize in marketing and sales of capital equipment, materials and services for the semiconductor industry.
SESA needed a professional, easily navigated website to showcase their services and the products and manufacturers they represent.
Information was taken from print brochures and documentation and organized into separate sections for each manufacturer. Products were also cross-referenced by product type. Sections were created to highlight SESA's technical expertise and after-sale services, both of which differentiate them from other manufacturers' representatives. Two online feedback forms, one for customer inquiries and one for principals interested in SESA representation, were also included."; } if (self.window.name == "db") { contentString = "DB Design Group, Inc. is one of the semiconductor industry's most successful value-added designers and manufacturers of precision-tooled components and peripherals.
DB Design needed to put their print-based company brochure online. This required taking content and photography from the print brochure and reorganizing it into a web-based format. Website structure and navigation were created to accomodate the existing information in the brochure, while redesigning the presentation of information to a useful online format."; } if (self.window.name == "exatron") { contentString = "Exatron, Inc. manufactures handling, laser and label marking, taping and testing equipment. They have customers and sales representatives in the United States and throughout the world.
Exatron needed a website which would satisfy three primary objectives: to introduce Exatron to potential customers; to provide online technical support for their products; and to develop an online product catalog which would largely replace their formerly paper-based system of product information distribution. The site needed to be able to generate sales leads for the company, requiring the development of an detailed, context-specific product inquiry form."; } if (self.window.name == "bk") { contentString = "Bikiniland is a student film project undertaken by a Masters of Fine Art candidate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
With the growth of the Internet, the model for marketing films has embraced the web as a key medium for generating excitement about upcoming releases. For student films, having a clean, well-produced website demonstrates professionalism and savvy, both of which can play a key role in making the industry connections so crucial to student filmmakers.
For the Bikiniland website, a fun, retro design was chosen to complement the film's Beach Party theme. Content included the traditional filmmakers' notes and credits/bios sections, as well as notes on film genre and a list of upcoming screenings."; } if (self.window.name == "semi") { contentString = "Semiconductorjobs.com was created by former semiconductor industry recruiters as a 'master index' to job listings on semiconductor company websites. A subscription-based model was chosen in order to keep the service free to job seekers.
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