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Points of View
The Northwest Health Foundation wanted a new website to support their work in public policy advocacy. Built on the concept of the video magazine, each issue of Points of View covers a topic germane to the work of the foundation, with a short introduction and a collection of videos that reflect the point of view of the foundation, along with the many points of view represented by their diverse community partners.
Points of View »
Playwrite, Inc.
At PlayWrite, Inc., ‘youth at the edge’ craft original plays that become powerful vehicles through which their voices are heard. Their old website didn’t communicate the good work they do, and it contained little evidence of the artistic output of the participants. Blue Mouse Monkey’s overhaul of the website includes a new look and feel, expanded and organized content, and a complete archive of all plays and songs, with image and video support.
see case study & testimonial »
playwriteinc.org »
Tobacco-Free Coalition of Oregon
The Tobacco Free Coalition of Oregon (TOFCO) is revitalizing anti-tobacco advocacy in Oregon through a grassroots movement and outreach to communities most impacted by the harmful effects of tobacco use.The site acts like a virtual staff member, providing relevant information to community advocates and decision makers, building the tobacco-free movement support base, increasing organizational efficiency, and elevating TOFCO’s presence in the community.
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tobaccofreeoregon.org »
Join The Conversation
Formerly the Community Health Priorities project, this site has been given a fresh new look as it has morphed into the blog of the Northwest Health Foundation. The blog encourages Oregonians to participate in surveys, share feedback, read news, peruse resources, and apply for grants. Since its inception 2008, participation has climbed steadily, and the site returns data that the Northwest Health Foundation can bring to the state legislature.
see tesimonial »
nwhf.org/blog »
Northwest Health Foundation
NWHF suffered from a confusing website that obscured the extensive work they do in grantmaking, convening, commissioning research, and supporting policy advocacy. This new site gives them an entirely refreshed look and feel, within restructured information architecture that communicates to their diverse audiences.
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nwhf.org »
Spirit Mountain Community Fund
SMCF's old website confused grant applicants, and Fund staff struggled with poorly constructed grant applications. Additionally, the Grand Ronde Tribe’s achievements and leadership in social change in Oregon were obscured. Blue Mouse Monkey tackled these problems with a complete reorganization and rewriting of content, total visual redesign, and a new easy-to-use CMS.
see case study & testimonial »
thecommunityfund.com »
RESEARCH & CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
YourEconomy.org
Your Economy, a project of the Edward Lowe Foundation, is an interactive resource center designed for users to explore and analyze economic activity in their own regions and nationwide. YE houses more economic data than the U.S. census bureau. Blue Mouse Monkey rose to the challenge to make the YE website user-friendly to a wide range of audiences, including the White House, state governors, industry analysts, economic development experts, and the media.
see case study and tesimonial »
youreconomy.org »
Antique Samplers
How do you make a large private collection available to an international audience? Create an online museum. With a custom-designed content management system, the curators at Antique Samplers can update the collection, disseminate genealogical research, and manage memberships. Members participate in a private forum, track new additions to the site, and add ‘favorites’ to their account profiles.
see tesimonial »
antiquesamplers.org »
Kcymaerxthaere
Created for Storyteller Eames Demetrios, this site is the leading online resource for Kcymaerxthaere (pronounced Ky-Marex-Theere) a global work of 3-dimensional fiction about an alternative universe largely consistent with our linear world. Complex and multi-dimensional, this site has membership functions, interfaces with Flickr on the fly, and is fully editable by the project administrators.
kcymaerxthaere.com »
Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
OTREC’s audiences include transportation planners, students, agencies, industries, and the media. With such a wide range of audiences and constantly expanding information, OTREC needed a site that made it easy for users to find specific pieces of information, and also make connections between information on their site. Blue Mouse Monkey reorganized the entire structure and content, crafted a new look and feel, and created a new CMS.
see case study »
otrec.us »
PROGRESSIVE BUSINESSES
SHnibbins
Blue Mouse Monkey provided branding, graphic, web, and communications design services to enable SHnibbins to bring their new line of heart-shaped dog snacks to the market. From logo, letterhead, and package designs, through to content creation, audio, website and social media, we created a new brand that focuses on the simple joy of doggie love.
see case study »
shnibbins.com »
Pressure Point Creative
Pressure Point Creative provides custom experiential marketing solutions to brands on a national scale. Because their industry is about ephemeral experiences, we decided to give this client a unique voice by steeping the website in tactility. The site design evokes the embossed quality of letterpress printing, and subtle artistic details are used to express Pressure Point Creative's unique approach to their projects.
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pressurepointcreative.com »
Cherie Haney, Metals Artist
Ann Arbor metals artist Cherie Haney was chafing under the constraints of a Carbonmade website and approached Blue Mouse Monkey for a completely custom solution. The new site, which includes a large online store, is built on Cherie’s aesthetic of organic shapes in layered planes, using the colors of steel, rust, and mineralization.
metalartbycherie.com »
Mac-Bo Homes and Remodels
The folks at Mac-Bo put up with a home-made iWeb site for a while, but they knew they needed something more sophisticated to communicate their aesthetics and style to their sophisticated target market. With a CMS and a matching blog, this site can grow and evolve in step with the company.
mac-bo.com »
Independent Fabrication Bicycles
Builders of high-end handcrafted bicycle frames, worker-owned IndyFab needed a new site that communicated the values and aesthetics that earned them their cult following. Blue Mouse Monkey collaborated with Frank Communications and Cascade Web Development to create this rich, full website.
ifbikes.com »
Decisions Decisions ~ organizational development
D2 needed a complete site overhaul to communicate the depth and breadth of their transformational work to their audiences in public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and values-driven companies. A content management system allows D2 to keep the site fresh with news and updates.
decision2.com »
Jaime Jo Fisher Jewelry
This jewelry site is a deft combination of a unique, organic design and a specially built content management system behind the scenes that enables Jaime Jo to update the website content herself. There is also a custom designed matching blog, and an inbuilt store that lets her sell directly from the site.
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jaimejofisher.com »
Strand Tea
This large e-commerce site sells tea and accessories based on sustainable practices and social justice principles. Created in collaboration with BridgePoint Creative, this site has a content management system for Strand Tea to make updates and manage orders. Strand’s online orders have grown 400% since the website's launch in 2008.
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strandtea.com »
Calling All Cards
Designer Paul McMahon turned his personal card-making hobby into a business, and now his famous goofy humor is available online. Built in Flash to take advantage of animation and synched audio, this site pulls you into the gritty world of an inner city police precinct…where you can open cards pinned to the employee message board to check the punchlines inside.
callingallcards.net »
CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS
Parts Per Million
A personal project of Blue Mouse Monkey's Julia Stoops, Parts Per Million is a novel about a group of Portland environmental and media activists. Julia has been working on it for a decade, finished it in 2011, and is in the process of seeking agent representation. Check out the site for photo galleries, excerpts, illustrations by Ryan Alexander-Tanner, and more.
partspermillion.net »
Suzy Vitello
Author Suzy Vitello needed a complete website makeover. Her old site was built in Flash, which has become problematic since the iPad and iPhone do not support Flash viewing. Suzy Vitello's new site uses lush background imagery to showcase her two novels and her extensive involvement in the Portland literary world. (Home image is by Brooke Shaden and used with permission.)
suzyvitello.com »
Austin Granger: Photography and Writing
Austin Granger is a photographer and writer who has produced three books, and wanted us to create online versions of each of them. The challenge was to reproduce the books in web form in a way that preserved as much of the flavor of “book”, with its concomitant hierarchies of information, while maintaining good digital user interface and information design. The resulting triple-website presents nearly 400 photographs, along with Austin’s 9-chapter essay on Point Reyes.
Scott Sparling, author of Wire to Wire
Scott Sparling is a Portland writer and author of the forthcoming novel Wire to Wire (Tin House, June 2011). Scott came to Blue Mouse Monkey for an exceptional and innovative design solution to showcase his edgy novel. Combining large-scale imagery with content that pulls you into the world of the book, this author website transcends the genre.
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scottsparling.net »
Michele Feder-Nadoff ~ visual artist
Chicago artist Michele's Feder-Nadoff’s work encompasses performance, embroidery, lost wax casting, sculpture, drawing, and painting. This portfolio site comes with a custom content management system for Michele to add and edit project pages, news items, videos, links, and biographical information as her oeuvre grows over time.
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michelefeder-nadoff.com »
Julie Perini ~ performance and video
Julie Perini’s short videos investigate her immediate surroundings as well as larger social structures with humor. Built in Flash, the site easily moves between video, images, and animated graphics.
julieperini.org »
Mark Orton Music
An accomplished composer, arranger, and performer, Mark Orton is known for his several bands, including Tin Hat, as well as compositions for films such as Everything Is Illuminated. Mark’s site is rich in music as well as visuals, with a Joseph Cornell inspired aesthetic. The primary audiences include film-makers and the media.
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markortonmusic.com »
Tori Ellision ~ visual artist
Seattle artist, writer, and curator Tori Ellison needed a site that showcased her studio practice in tandem with her other professional activities. With a custom-built content management system, Tori can create new pages and edit existing site content.
toriellison.com »