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Projects - Invisible Heart

Launched the redesign of the Invisible Heart site for economics professor Russell Roberts.


The entire site is powered by Movable Type, and pulls in feeds from both Typepad and a separate MT weblog using the indispensable Feed Digest service.


Project - Snobsite.com

Another one of our long time clients, Vanity Fair writer David Kamp, is releasing yet another Snob book (The Food Snob's Dictionary) and needed an update on his Snobsite.


With three books to post about, leaving everything in the traditional weblog format was just getting too confusing, both for readers and for him on the back end. We really did not want to abandon the ridiculous ease of updating the site via Movable Type, so we opted for a multi-blog format instead.


Each book's posts are broken out into a single column, only the excerpts of the most recent posts showing up on the main page. Different anchor class colors are also used to also keep surfers from getting lost in the sea of Snobbery.


Check out the books, they're highly entertaining. And for existing fans, the Snob Shop will soon include the long-awaited Snob Gear, so keep an eye out for that!


Projects - Roth & Company, P.C.

One of our oldest and dearest clients, Roth & Company, P.C. desired an updated look to their site and weblog, featuring their beloved "reflex blue." Toss in some interior photos from Des Moines, IA landmarks and presto!


Sleek, modern and eminently usable, this is one of our favorite redesigns.


Projects - The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest

Launched the new website for The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI). Once again we've taken the amazingly flexible Movable Type software and trained it to jump through hoops, providing both an easy to use back-end and an aesthetically pleasing (and easy to navigate) front-end.


Projects - Publius Pundit

The new and improved Publius Pundit makes use of two separate Movable Type weblogs to generate and maintain their site pages. Yet another example of how flexible MT can be to manage your whole operation.


Projects - From ABBA to Zeppelin, Led

abba.gifLaunched a very interesting site for a group of economics professors, called From Abba To Zeppelin, Led: using music to teach economics. This site uses Movable Type with a wide variety of back-end customizations to make it easy for the eggheads to generate the specialized end-product format.


Plus, it's pretty.


Projects - TV Jersey

Launched the site for "the TV station New Jersey doesn't have" for the fine folks at the NJ Star Ledger: TV Jersey

Powered by a multitude of Movable Type weblogs (and handy-dandy plugins), this site can be managed quite easily by a single person. The site will feature themed contests and has a weekly listing of cool events in the area that will be video-worthy.

Every state could use a site like this, regardless of whether they have existing tv stations. User-generated content is where it's at, people.


Projects - Fred Graver.com

Launched the Movable Type powered blogsite for MTV/VH1 producer Fred Graver here at Fred Graver.com. Fred will be posting video and music selections of the day, so be sure to check him out.

On a site note...the more we wrangle MT's backend around, the more appreciative we are of how flexible and customizable it is. So don't be surprised if we suggest it to you when you contact us regarding your next site plan!


Projects - David Kamp.com

Launched the second blogsite for Vanity Fair writer David Kamp, in support of his new book, The United States of Arugula.

David's a vintage afficionado, so we cooked up a Western Union telegram knockoff for his look. For his rather complex navigation requirements, we harnessed Movable Type's powerful customization abilities into the site's backend. Every bit of content on the site is posted like a weblog entry, yet not all of it displays like a weblog. Nifty, huh? :)


Projects - Mama Knows Breast

Launched the blogsite for breastfeeding mom/author, Andi Silverman, Mama Knows Breast.


Projects - Counterterrorism Blog

Launched the blogsite for the new Counterterrorism Blog.


Projects - OpFor

Launched the blogsite for Military.com's newest weblog, OpFor.


Projects - Curt Pringle for Mayor

fillip.gifLaunched the website for Anaheim mayor Curt Pringle. This is a prime example of a blogsite, a website that integrates a weblog as a simple-to-use and effective communication tool.

Search engine optimization tactics become relatively unnecessary when a weblog enters the mix, as Google, et al, are already highly interested in a site with a great deal of incoming and outgoing links.


Projects - The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit

Launched the companion site for the book, The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit.


Projects - Weblog Awards

Launched the redesign of the Weblog Awards


Projects - Tammy Bruce.com

Launched the redesign the website of talk radio's Tammy Bruce, featuring an integrated MT powered weblog and a sideblog into which she throws quick snippets during her radio show.


Projects - Michael Fumento.com

fumento.gifLaunched the redesign of the Michael Fumento.com website. The site also features an integrated weblog, with excerpts from the last few entries pulled onto the main page for quicker thumbnail browsing.


Projects - Hugh Hewitt.

Launched the redesign of the website of radio host Hugh Hewitt.


Projects - Northern Plains Fire

npf.gifLaunched the website for Northern Plains Fire, Inc.

Like many other businesses, NPF has discovered the benefit of having a weblog integrated into their site, the better to make quick updates and receive instant feedback from their target audience.


Projects - A Guy In New York E-zine

Utilizing the highly flexible Movable Type, we launched the A Guy In New York, an e-zine about the "good (and affordable) places to eat and fun things to see and do in Manhattan."


Projects - Art De Vany

Launched the redesign of author and PhD Art De Vany's blogsite.


Projects - Critical Mass

Launched the redesign of Critical Mass, with new custom-made logo.


Projects - Power Line

Redesigned longtime-clients Power Line to speed up loading time (mainly by moving the sidebar to the right side), include additional premium ad space, and streamline the nearly-four-year-old design into something a bit sleeker.


Projects - Nature's Voice of Reason

nvor.gifLaunched the blogsite, Nature's Voice of Reason. Pardon their Latin, they're just getting started. We can't wait to see the content!


Projects - Snobsite.com

snobsite.gifLaunched Snobsite.com, the online home of The Rock Snob*s Dictionary for Vanity Fair writer, David Kamp. It features illustrations by Ross MacDonald, extensive excerpts from the book, and is powered by the still-amazingly flexible Movable Type.


Projects - Baseball Analysts

Launched the new Baseball Analysts site, featuring two veterans from All-Baseball.com, Rich Lederer and Bryan Smith.


Projects - The Artful Writer

Launched The Artful Writer for screenwriters Craig Mazin and Ted Elliot.


Projects - Beautiful Atrocities

beautiful_atrocities.gifLaunched the redesign of Beautiful Atrocities. Jeff wanted ransom letters, we gave him custom made ransom letters.


Projects - Promote the Progress

[promote the progress] Recently finished the new design for Promote the Progress, which also included a migration from Typepad to server space with Movable Type.


Projects - Conneva, Inc.

Launched the redesign of Conneva, Inc.'s website, and included a new integrated weblog powered by Movable Type.

For those of you who are wondering, the integration of a weblog into your site can drastically increase your Google rankings. Search engines habitually index sites with incoming and outgoing links much more often, and higher, than they do traditional, static sites.


Projects - Micah Halpern.com

Launched the blogsite for journalist Micah Halpern.


Projects - Take Control of Your Period

[tcoyp] Launched the design for Take Control of Your Period, The Well-Timed Period: From Quality-of-Life to Cancer Prevention - authored by Diana Kroi, M.D., women's health editor for Global Health Options.


Projects - Lab-Tested

lt_mini_logo.gifLaunched the blog-site Lab-Tested, a site devoted to testing toys, collars, bedding, etc. for Labrador Retrievers and other big chewers.

The site uses Movable Type 3.11's nifty subcategories as a primary means of navigation. Once entries are posted in the categories on the right, the archive pages are automatically created and the sidebar links updated to reflect their URL. The folks at MT never fail to impress.


Projects - James Wolcott.com

Launched the brand new weblog for Vanity Fair culture columnist James Wolcott.


Projects - The Commons Blog

Launched the redesign of The Commons, another blog-site hybrid.


Projects - Ed Driscoll.com

Launched the redesign of Ed Driscoll.com, another blog-site hybrid.


Projects - Sekimori Design

Yes, the era of the great honking green/gray arrow is over. Long live the orange dots!


Projects - Rachel Howard.com

Launched a lovely minimalist blogsite for author Rachel Howard. She's still contenting, so don't give her any grief about Latin pages.


Projects - MichelleMalkin.com

Launched the new logo and site design for MichelleMalkin.com, now featuring a Movable Type weblog, as well.

More and more journalists are realizing how important blogs can be, both in the reknowned "fact checking your a$$" and in face to face communication with their audience, rather like stand up comedians playing small venues, instant gratification.

Hm. You can take that analogy any way you like.


Projects - Instapundit

Launched an updated look for Instapundit today, featuring user switchable stylesheets so you can Have Your Punditry Your Way.


Projects - SMLXL

In conjunction with Big Blog Company, launched SMLXL, a blog-site hybrid for the prominent U.K. agency.

The biggest challenge was working around their predilection for print-style layouts, but we translated their vision to the web and can add one more extremely pleased client to our list.


Projects - Commercial Leasing Lawblog

Completed a cosmetic (and content) update of Landlord Counsel and added a weblog, Commercial Leasing Lawblog.

Can I just say I am both pleased and proud at how often our old clients come back to us for updates, redesigns, etc. Thanks everyone!


Projects - Woolwinders Update

Pardon me while I indulge in a brief pat on the back for myself and Robyn... The proprietors of Woolwinders informed us this week that sales from their online store have doubled since the redesign.

Go. Us.


Projects - Dart Neurogenomics Alliance

This is a logo and site design for a group of scientists who wanted something more than the run-of-the-mill homegrown site the university IT guys will deign to kludge together for them. Since it's password protected the thumbnails below will have to do...

Dart Neurogenomics Alliance

...but you get the idea.


Projects - Woolwinders

Woolwinders: A Knitting Salon redesign launched Saturday, January 3rd.

The main page of the site is now a weblog powered by Movable Type (of course) where they will post product updates and general store news. This is a fast growing trend with businesses (*cough*Sekimori) and one that just makes good sense. The blog interface is simple to use, even for techno-nulls, and gives shoppers more of a sense of interactivity since your average blog post is less formal than website content. Also, the comments are enabled so instant feedback is possible, always a big plus with end-users.

The shopping cart is powered by osCommerce, an open-source application. My general problem with os software is the poor documentation, and this app is no exception. There are very active user forums though and the beginnings of a pretty good wiki, so it's not completely hopeless. I was able to adequately customize the site to the clients' need without sacrificing too many chickens.

This was a team effort this time, Robyn handled the weblog and very nifty overall site design and I took on the nitty gritty of the shopping cart. This was my first experience with osCommerce...powder-ground teeth and new land-speed record for foul language aside, it is a robust app and will serve them well.

Next year I'll talk them into upgrading to Squirrelcart. Muwahahaha...


Projects - Hosting Matters

Our favorite hosting company gets a facelift: Hosting Matters

Clean, professional...NOT a Michigan Wolverines fansite.


Projects - The Carlisle Group

Launched the redesign of The Carlisle Group website.


Projects - Reid-On.com

Reid-On.com has a sharp new look, showcasing exactly how versatile Movable Type can be in making your site look less like a weblog while still utilizing one-click posting.


Projects - The Conservative Crust

Launched The Conservative Crust on July 8, still tweaking things here and there though. Chase is a fine political cartoonist in need of a righty newspaper. Check him out. And syndicate him.


Projects - The Big Blog Company

Launched the Big Blog Company blog-site. A hybrid weblog/website, TBBC offers consulting services to corporations interested in setting up weblogs for their employees.

Also, pretty blocks.


Projects - The Command Post

Launched the Command Post site redesign. A weblog/site hybrid, CP was built to utilize the mad information threshing skillz of bloggers to pull together news stories on the conflict in Iraq. The CP team keeps track of other issues as well, both domestically and abroad.


Projects - Telford Work

Launched the Telford Work site redesign, another weblog/website hybrid.


Projects - Dr. Bradley

Launched the Dr. Bradley site redesign.


Projects - Stockton College Literature Program

Launched the Stockton College Lit Program site redesign.


Projects - Historic Federal Hill

Launched the Historic Federal Hill site redesign.


Projects - Landlord Counsel LLC

Launched the Landlord Counsel LLC website.


Projects - Rightsolve

Launched the Rightsolve website.


Projects - Roth & Company, P.C.

Launched the Roth & Company, P.C. site redesign.


Projects - Tongue Tied

Launched the Tongue Tied site.


Projects - Economic Strategies, Inc.

Launched the Economic Strategies, Inc. site redesign.


Projects - DB's Medrants

Launched the DB's Medrants site.


Projects - Amateur Economist

Launched the Amateur Economist site redesign.


Projects - Instapundit

Launched the Instapundit site redesign.


Projects - Banshee Studios

Launched the Banshee Studios site redesign.


Projects - Blue Coyote Studio

Launched the Blue Coyote Studio website redesign.


Projects - I.F. Rooks & Associates

Launched the I.F. Rooks & Associates redesign.


Projects - Banshee Studios

Launched the Banshee Studios writers forum site. Developed logo as well.


Projects - Blue Coyote Studio

Launched the Blue Coyote Studio site and logo redesign.