 RYA Beijing
http://www.rya.org.uk/beijing2008
The two key objectives in the creative brief were to create an on-brand look and feel, and to position this division of the RYA in a dynamic manner for a more youthful audience. We used typically British blues and reds and paid attention to specific brand techniques such as the blue dividing strip with red highlight. Our approach to the design had to be forward thinking, providing a basis for the main RYA website redesign due later this year.
By introducing a large, hard hitting background to the design we gave a contemporary ‘splash’ theme that sets a modern and youthful style to this SharePoint portal site, and which the client loved instantly, but which was not too abstract as befitting of the organisation’s authoritative status. Red highlights are used to draw attention to particular zones, and provide visual interest.
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 Bandai UK
http://www.bandai.co.uk
Bandai has been a client of Design Haus since 2005, when we were commissioned to design and develop an e-commerce web presence for this global brand here in the UK. Over the years we have worked closely with Bandai to grow and develop the website and its web presence. The latest release of the Bandai website builds firmly on a style and technique Design Haus introduced from its very first release.
The main considerations taken into account whilst planning and implementing this project:
• Design (Fresh new design, keeping the web site new , relevant and brand focused)
• Media (Greater access to video and other media throughout the website)
• Usability (How we could further enhance the user experience)
• Build Technologies (Complete CSS driven, table-less rebuild)
• Technical (Implementation of new business logic)
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 School Of Ministries
http://www.schoolofministries.org
School of Ministries (SOM) came to us with the clear objective of re-branding their organisation which needed to meet all their objectives, those being; More appealing to the church leaders (funders) user group rather than the end beneficiaries (the students). The new logo needed to hold similarities to the old logo so current suppliers & stake holders still recognised SOM. Also the logo needed fresher colours and a more traditional church feel hence the purples and light green shades.
The final objective was to position SOM as a global charity that can reach any areas of the globe sos not to alienate those funders wishing to send SOM to a particular location in mind.
Once the branding was agreed to the website project could start, this incorporated clear calls-to-action – those being ‘donations online’, newsletter sign-ups and several specific ‘online form emailing systems’. We made sure the site had up-to-date information, blog integration (‘reports’), annual programmes and full course information, along with charity background details.
The branding, this branding was again followed through to all the Microsoft templates to be used in-house, business cards, letterheads and even a branded email newsletter.
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 Skin Care Inc
http://www.skincareinc.co.uk
The clients brand was respected with consistent use of ‘colours and typography’ yet strengthen by accentuating the elegant lines from their logo into the top navigation.
We even chose to add that little extra polish to the product photography at ‘detail page level’ by showing both large and small scale photos to enhance the appeal and attraction of all the products for sale; thus presenting a normally bland bottle in an interesting fashion. |
 Atlantic Charters
http://www.atlanticcharters.co.uk
Atlantic Charters Racing aim is to encourage novices and experienced sailors alike to join in the exciting world of yacht racing.
Features:
By providing a boxing layout technique we were able to allow the dark background colour to flow and therefore air the design providing a more open outdoors unconstrained feel supporting our client’s service of yacht charters.
We also brought the branding more inline with Atlantic Charters new business plan of positioning them in the more youthful market. We accomplished this with adding fun, exciting white water splashes into the top right corner and footer, injecting lighter shades of sea blues and sourced a few more engaging photographs for them.
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 Flying Jacket
http://www.flying-jacket.com
Moto Lita has been a client of our for many many years now and Aviation Leathercraft (http://www.flying-jacket.com) is a division of Moto-Lita, the now famous British steering wheel company founded in 1956. Caroline, our client came to us yet again, this time with the challenge of improving the sales of her tailored genuine Irvin flying jacket among other items.
Some of the key highlights of the site were re-branding this division of the company without losing the core logo elements. We achieved this with a colour palette that reflected these quality, luxurious, high value products more accurately. We also added more detailed content that would appeal to the typical enthusiast customer base. This digital branding was then following through to the offline print design work we created with magazine adverts, signs etc. Sales rocketed instantly, followed by excellent client feedback and we are now in discussions over future additional phases for improvements.
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 Maxim Recruitment
www.maximrecruitment.co.uk
Maxim Recruitment specializes in quantity surveying jobs, construction site manager and project management jobs in building construction, civil engineering contracting and cost consulting
Features:
After a vigorous high level envisioning phase to the project we provided Maxim Recruitment with a variety of ideas for the future development of their online strategy. This proved to be a great starting point for the Maxim Recruitment account which we hope will grow over many years to come.
We started with our design process and the first port of call was marketing collateral. We created a more diverse yet accurate photography collection to feed the on and offline marketing. Print materials were also supplied for in-house use including sales sheets and database friendly word templates.
Adding to this, We made the site more accessible and search engine friendly by giving the site a CSS tableless re-build with removal of asp post backs while remaining contribute friendly. The site also takes advantage of sIFR technology to add rich typography into web pages without sacrificing accessibility, search engine friendliness, or markup semantics.
We all have our fingers crossed for Steve at Maxim to gain a local award this year.
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 Good Safari Guide
www.thegoodsafariguide.com
The brief & key features:
The design needed to reflect an almost exclusive feel as the only way to get into the guide is by several referrals and a thorough on-site check.
We had full freedom with colour and photography and chose to build a brand that would work offline too. Warm, inviting and typically African colours were chosen that would support this rare service along with photography that instantly demonstrates the offerings working at their best.
Adding to this, we needed to create a website that would have the potential for rapid further developments in a phase 2 project. Therefore the design was split into regions to allow us to move elements around freely between real estate and differing pages without loosing the integrity of the design.
Features:
Branding, CSS build and online nominations functionality
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 King Edward VI School Southampton
www.kes.hants.sch.uk
King Edward School required a slick public facing site to primarily show of and market their prospectus. Starting with this brief in mind we have now established the schools digital brand. Elements of the online brand are also now finding there way into offline marketing materials. We are really excited to continue working with the school.
Features:
The King Edward School site is heavily integrated into various 3rd party intranet systems. We had to ensure that these many systems could feed information into the site via XML technologies and others.
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 Symphony leadership and team development
www.symphonyteambuilding.co.uk
Symphony are a small business nestled away in the Hamble near Southampton. Dave from Symphony came to us requiring a new website that would replace his old flash built website, allowing it to be search engine friendly, clean and simple. Symphony had little in the way of identity - so we worked on one that would compliment his exciting, high performance service.
Therefore we worked on a colour pallet that included sea blues and one bold power colour such as yellow. This was then built on with modern typography and a little querky fun seen in the 2 lines found in the logo resembling a orchestra conductor/yacht shape.
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 Motolita steering wheels
www.moto-lita.com
Motolita have been making steering wheels since the late 50's and take pride in classic cars and sports cars around the world. This was a fantastic project to work on in that we had the opportunity to apply some very modern ecommerce technology to a classic British industry where the steering wheels are still hand made.
Features:
International Payment ecommerce.
Community area.
Full content management area.
This site as all our ecommerce site does not use an off the self ecommerce system therefore not trapping the client into a specific solution.
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 Eagleye Rentals
www.eagleyerentals.com
Our client came to us with a new business idea and a plan. we had to turn this into a reality and a functional website with full content management control.
A client testimonial: "What a great idea, Eagleye Rentals gives golfers just what they need. One website to search for accommodation on golf courses anywhere in the world"
Features:
This entire site is controlled via a dhaus content Management System.
Search engine promotion and PPC management
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 Powerwaves Creative Event Management
www.powerwaves.com
Powerwaves is a long standing Design Haus client. We are responsible for the company’s online brand, website and search engine optimization.
Features:
UK accessibility standards
Dynamic home page
high level of natural search marketing
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 Slough Grammar School
www.sloughgrammar.berks.sch.uk/
This site is the main marketing front for the school. We where faced with a challenge to design the site with the need to display a lot of information. A great project to work on.
Features:
Flash Video's.
Interactive parents calendar.
Calendar reminder systems for upcoming events
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 Sailing Logic Racing
www.sailinglogicracing.co.uk
Sailing Logic are a race yacht charter company in southampton and already had a website up and running with very poor search results. We have kept the original design and started to work with the Database functionality, allowing the client to update news, Pictures and send email shots.
Features:
CMS for News and images
Email campaigns via Hausmail
Dynamic Home Page
SEO optimization
PPC campaigns
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 Drew Smith Ltd
www.drewsmith.co.uk/
Drew Smith Limited is an established building services company based in Southampton. There was an existing web presence for the company but they were looking for a new professionally designed website to promote the business and to update the corporate look and feel in line with a revamped brochure. Design Haus have been commissioned to design both the site and the brochures.
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 Sail South East
www.sailsoutheastengland.co.uk/
Sail South East England's website - is designed to help browsers plan their leisure boating trips to, and within, this wonderful cruising area. Sail South East is a mutual organisation, owned by its member Marinas, Harbours and coastal Authorities. Select the area you are interested in and click on a Marina, Harbour or coastal area town. Detailed information will open in a new page, and you can link from there directly to each members own website.
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 Verbus Systems
www.verbussystems.com
The Verbus System, which is based on newly developed, patented technology, utilises established production techniques and capacity to manufacture top quality housing solutions at high volume. The basis of the Verbus System is a range of high strength, manufactured steel modules that can be combined to create of a wide variety of building shapes and be adapted to suit any planning or end user needs.
Features:
Client back end with login areas to access Verbus Documents and specs.
Flash Demonstration.
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 Mhlosinga Safari Bush Lodge
www.safari-lodge.co.uk
This site was developed for a small private game farm, offering clients an exclusive opportunity to get away from the tourist side of Safari Camps.
Features:
Full Google and Overture PPC accounts as well as natural search engine optimisation (SEO) With R.O.I. tracking.
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 Icomia
www.icomia.com
The universal mission of the ICOMIA Marinas Committee (IMC) is to improve the quality of the recreational boating experience through the development of marinas, yacht harbours, boatyards and small boat launching ramps.
The committee was born out of ICOMIA`s recognition that ensuring boat owners a safe and convenient place to berth, moor or launch their boat is vital to the future of the sport and industry.
Features:
Extensive Extranet / Intranet
Electronic document management
Support for PDF archiving
Meetings listings
News articles area
Online Library
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 Tusitiri Dhow - Lamu - Kenya
www.sailing-safaris.com
Holiday in Kenya and discover the coastline relaxing on a traditional African Dhow boat - this was the message that our client wanted to get across.
Features:
The site is complemented by a Google adwords campaign, using various search-advertising techniques
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 Zenergi
www.zenergi.co.uk
Zenergi supplies energy for business and education in the UK. Design Haus have developed a website that highlights their services to both business and education.
Design Haus created an identity for Zenergi which we applied to all their printed material and the website. The site captures the "Zen" approach this energy supplier has to their business.
Features:
The site features original copy and a distinctive look.
Design Haus created a "Mr Zen" character for a special children's section on the site.
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 GerberFX
gerberfx.blogspot.com/
A simple blog created in about 10 mins for a client that is not happy with a gerberFX machine bought from Spandex in the UK
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 Mountain Mavericks
www.mountainmavericks.com
Mountain Mavericks are an exciting mountain event company specializing in mountain adventures - winter and summer.
The site features a winter and summer look that changes over depending on the time of the year.
Features:
Holiday/Chalet booking system
Summer and Winter version of the site
News Area
Email collection areas for updates
SEO (Search engine optimisation)
"Pay per Click" Online advertising campaign managed by Design Haus
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 Chilworth Technology
www.chilworth.co.uk
Design Haus have recently completed a full redesign of the chilworth site.
Chilworth Technology was looking for a design overhaul of the existing web site. The content will remain unchanged for the initial design and launch. The company needed a site that was more in line with their existing brand, with specific in-house updatable areas for ease of use by Chilworth staff.
Features:
Area specific content management
Membership only areas
Member Subscription
Data collection and management
Cookie driven Global page
Support for PDF archiving
Flash Video
Dynamic news control
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 African Travel and Tourism Association - ATTA
www.atta.co.uk
This is a true success story of an organization that is now run completely on the web.
Design Haus have recently completed a phase 2 redesign of the entire site.
The ATTA Web Site. www.atta.co.uk sets out to achieve three broad aims:
To act as a sales and marketing tool for members to reach the growing numbers of people who have access to the world wide web.
To provide a unique resource for the global media to discover the key players in the African and Indian Ocean sectors.
To provide a dedicated platform for members to communicate with each other.
Features:
Complete content management system.
Mail shot functionality
We are continually improving the search engine results for the ATTA and work with the members to help produce better search engine results.
ATTA member page promotion
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 Wright Rain
www.wrightrain.com
Wright Rain is a well established 45 year old business supplying irrigation products and services to Industrial and Agricultural markets. There was an existing web presence for the UK industry. The company was looking for a professionally designed website to promote their services and products worldwide. Wright Rain will in the future add e-commerce functionality.
Wright Rain has a strong, well designed corporate brand and logo, the branding needed to work well on the website to strengthen the company image within the market.
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 Pandalin
www.pandalin.co.uk
Pandalin ltd. is a well-established engineering company that operates to a high degree of professionalism & ability. Pandalin is a company with a fun personality and very human side. Design Haus proposed to bring out the company personality within the site, as well as showing the professional projects undertaken by Pandalin. Design Haus wanted to get across the Pandalin feeling that only Pandalin clients get.
The site has now also been translated into French and German.
Features:
Updatable News Section
English/French/German versions
Character Animation (Panda)
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 Mackinnon Country House Hotel
www.mackinnonhotel.co.uk
Mackinnon Country House hotel is situated on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Design Haus were also responsible for all the Photography and Copy on the website.
Features:
This web site has updateable areas that include the facility to publish special offers and events. It also has an email collection database for guests wishing to be updated via email on any forthcoming offers.
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 Shela House
www.shelahouse.com
Shela, Beach and Palm House are three luxury villas situated on the beautiful island of Lamu Island. There are no cars on the island, and transport is by dhow, donkey or on foot. Truly a unique location that required a unique website. The owners commissioned Design Haus to create a distinctive site that reflected the peace and tranquility of the location.
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 Charter Haus
www.charterhaus.co.uk
Haus is a race yacht charter company that charters the new Pronavia 38, previously known as the Reflex 38. Charters will primarily be for corporate yacht charter and corporate yacht charters.
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 Coastal Villas
www.coastal-villas.com
Coastal Villas lauched with 17 villas already under its belt. Extensive keyword research was done for an extremely competitive SE market. We believe the site is a true reflection of a site well optimised for the most frequently used search engines.
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 Medway Photographic
www.medway-displays.co.uk
This site was designed around a budget dominated by Search Engine optimisation.
We have developed a search engine strategy and various pay per click campaigns for Medway.
This sites main objective is to rank highly in the search engines.
Features:
Content managed special offers area and portfolio.
Search Engine keyword pre qualification and reporting.
Design Haus also use Medway Photographic for all our large format printing and exhibition stands.
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 Powerwaves
Powerwaves needed something extra for Cowes Week 2002. We sold them on the idea of creating an attractive promotional email. An email that used HTML to convey the excitement and dynamic energy that surrounds this yearly event. The resulting template could carry any message that the team wanted to use and could be adapted for other occassions.
Features:
Database Management
Bounce back handling
Auto Subscriptions to mailing list
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 Handee Cheese Cutters
www.handee.co.uk
Handee Cheese cutter's was in need of a small site to act as an online brochure showing their Handee Cheese Cutters and accessories, with a simple contact us
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