Projects: Web Site Design
Namaste Publishing Website Redesign
The Re-Experience, Store Renovation and Community Expansion of Namaste Publishing
Namaste Publishing, known as the publisher for leading authors like Eckhart Tolle, needed a website that would galvanize their community and more actively allow for authors, spiritual thinkers, staff and readers to interact with each other. Essentially, we wanted to bring the global spiritual community around the publications into an online environment where those connections could be better fostered.
Raincoast Books Website Redesign
Development of a content management system and website for Canadian book distributor, Raincoast Books.
Raincoast Books is an award-winning Canadian book distributor based in Vancouver, BC. As a fast, efficient and forward-thinking company, Raincoast needed a refreshed website design that allowed a non-technical team to manage content in an easy manner. The site needed to highlight client publishers while also providing book buyers, media, booksellers, librarians and the general public with book recommendations.
Official Community Plan: District of Ucluelet Wiki
Development of an Official Community Plan Wiki for District of Ucluelet
The District of Ucluelet is located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island near Tofino. In 2008 the District of Ucluelet underwent an extensive review of their Official Community Plan. To encourage greater feedback from the people of Ucluelet and to engage the community at large, the District wanted to add an online component to this process.
Agriteam Canada Website Redesign
Content Management, Site Architecture & Website Redesign for Agriteam Canada
Based in Calgary, Alberta, Agriteam Canada was established in 1987 by Robert Francis, and has since conducted more than 170 projects worldwide in sectors including health and population; gender equality; education and education reform; agriculture and agribusiness; community development; governance and public sector reform; private sector development; legal and judicial reform; corporate social responsibility; and environment.
In 2008, Agriteam wanted to update their existing website to better communicate the fundamental strengths of their organization, showcase its values as well as its proven record of delivering successful and sustainable project management.
BC Book Prizes Website
Website redesign for BC Book Prizes
The BC Book Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers. The seven Prizes, plus The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence, are presented annually at the Lieutenant Governor’s BC Book Prize Gala in April.
The BC Book Prizes Society needed a website re-design that would feature the vast extent of archived information on previous years’ prize winners and finalists. In addition, the Society wanted a website that would allow for greater interaction between finalists and BC communities.
Online Book Promotion for Trading in Memories
Introduce Barbara Hodgson's book Trading in Memories to the online marketplace
Barbara Hodgson is a well-respected book designer, artist and author. Her fan base actively seeks out her titles, but she had a relatively limited online presence. Boxcar Marketing worked with her book publisher, Greystone Books (Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group), to produce a web site that would promote Barbara Hodgson and her recent travel memoir, Trading in Memories.
Canadian Geothermal Energy Association
CanGEA Web site redesign and search optimization
CanGEA—the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association—is a non-profit association encouraging research, exploration and development of high temperature geothermal energy resources in Canada.
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Holidays Website
Website redesign for Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Holidays
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Holidays needed a website redesign to improve their search engine results and to attract a more appropriate level of traffic volume.