Brent Feldman
Managing Partner
Cullen Whitmore
Managing Partner
Amanda Miller
Print Designer
Justin Sieve
Marketing Associate
DJ Fish Plugs Hanging Out For Haiti on Fox 2by |
Our good friend Jeff Bachmann is teaming up with DJ Fish and Club 15 to hold a benefit from Haiti relief this weekend. We’ve been helping out by designing the flyers for the event (above). All this week the guys are out promoting the event to get the word out about a good cause.
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Cat’s Meow Looks to Matchbox for an Enhanced Web Presenceby |
Cat’s Meow Embroidery and Gifts has built a healthy niche for itself in the St. Louis Area with it’s wide selection of personalized products. As business has expanded so have their needs. To satisfy demands Matchbox will be creating an entirely new web presence for the Cat’s Meow. We will deliver a completely new design, Joomla! framework and plenty of new features to enhance customer experiences while allowing for easy updates. Content is currently being developed and design comps are in the works and we’re slatted for a launch early this spring!
Matchbox Teams Up with Stars Design Groupby |
Stars Design Group, a custom apparel and manufacturing company, has asked Matchbox to design and develop a new website. Matchbox is excited to have the opportunity to work with a company with a worldwide presence in the apparel industry.
Started in 1993, Stars Design Group has expanded to offices in St. Louis, New Delhi, Seoul, and Taipei and factories on four continents. Their slogan, “From Design to Delivery,” best sums up the broad scope of their business. From simple garment sourcing to full service packages Stars Design Group has become one of the leading companies in their industry for good reason.
We are already deep into the design process and quickly approaching the development stage on the new Stars Design Group website.
Matchbox Launches New Stephenson Electric Co. Websiteby |
Matchbox launched the new Stephenson Electric Co. website.
Stephenson Electric owner Santo Albright first came to us in order to resolve existing domain issues however the relationship quickly expanded into search engine marketing as well as building a new website.
The design is based on a customized a preexisting design with the Joomla content management system and added in a few custom components. A new, search engine friendly image rotator feature with live text is visible front and center on the homepage showcasing some of the client’s core services. Stephenson Electric currently has a commercial through yellowpages.com which we’ve set to opens in light box so that users never have to leave the site. An interactive Google map is integrated into the contact page along with lead capturing contact forms and a request a bid page.
Because of the personal nature of the business Mr. Albright takes great personal pride and keeps all of the letters and emails he has received over the years from satisfied clients. As a result he asked that we showcase these on his site on the best way possible, our solution was to incorporate a custom flip book component allowing us to maintain a visually appealing, easy to navigate site.
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Showcase: Easy College Mealsby |
Easy College Meals is an online cooking resource geared toward college students seeking simple meal solutions. By utilizing popular social networking sites, Easy College Meals has successfully promoted recipes and maintains consistent traffic. We will take you on a tour focusing on the specific layout features and common promotional practices that have made Easy College Meals a success.
A Refreshing Look / Content
Color. Easy College Meals changes not only its recipes but also its color scheme to match the current season. Color is a very simple update to make which surprisingly makes a huge difference to the look of a website. Simple color suggestions such as bright greens to suggest a spring picnic, creamy oranges and reds to mimic the fall leaves and pumpkins, and icy blues to suggest the cold weather mimic the current weather outside which makes the website seem current.
- Easy College Meals (Spring/Summer Theme)
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COPPR Launches New Policy Databaseby |
Washington University’s Center for Obesity Policy & Prevention Research new database is officially up and running. With funding from the Missouri Foundation for Health, COPPR tapped Matchbox to design and build a database to help “explore and identify the existing policies on healthy eating and physical activity in Missouri.”
It’s a bit of a mouthful we know. But what this really means is COPPR has made their internal Missouri health policy reviews available to the public. Better yet it looks pretty cool thanks to the integration of Microsoft’s ASP.NET Charting components. Ever wonder what kind or how many health policies exist in your community? Why don’t you check out the COPPR Database now?
Student-Athlete Advantage – Responsible Guidance for the Futureby |
Student-Athlete Advantage
On 9-9-09 Student-Athlete Advantage opened its doors to new members. Rick Dodd and Martin Thompson came to us with the desire to create a website dedicated to offering personal advisory and life coaching services focused on guiding elite student-athletes toward their academic, athletic & life goals. Currently serving elite student-athlete hockey players, SAA draws on Rick and Martin’s extensive backgrounds in academics and athletics. To help make their dream a reality Matchbox created a Joomla CMS driven website with a custom player profile component.
Matchbox’s New Logo Featured on imjustcreative.comby |
There is no greater compliment than when a fellow designer features your work.
We’ve been busy rebranding as part of our third anniversary and its nice to see that work paying off. Graham Smith of imjustcreative featured our new design on his August 14th Logo Design RoundUp blog. We know, maybe we should have seen this sooner but we did say we’ve been busy didn’t we? Expect to see our new website rolled out very soon, we can hardly contain our excitement.
The Battle Against Obesity has a New Patinaby |
MDG recently launched The Center for Obesity Prevention & Policy Research website, COPPR for short. COPPR is a joint effort between Wash U’s George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis whose mission is to develop and spread the word about obesity research and policy. To compliment the site we’re developing a policy database to make all of COPPR’s hard work accessible, more on that later!
Check it out at http://coppr.wustl.edu/
Energizer Komen Updates on Facebookby |
The Energizer Bunny has recharged its commitment to the Komen 3 Day Races with an update to his Facebook page. MDG re-launched the Komen tab this week with a new look and greater usability. Check back each week for photo updates as the hare races across America. Hop on to Facebook and check it out at www.facebook.com/energizerbunny!