Tyler Pelan is one of the best photographers in Louisville so when he asked us to design his logo, I felt pretty special. He wanted it to reflect his style of photography and I think we did that pretty well. Check out lightinghisworld.com to see some of his work.
The new website for the Cardinal Athletic Fund is done and up-n-runnin’! Check out cardinalathleticfund.com to take a gander. This site was built to better inform folks interested in how the whole season ticket process works (it can be a little confusing) and guide them toward becoming a donor, which helps them get points, which helps them get better seats, which helps them see the game better, which makes them happy and makes them want to buy tickets next year, which helps the University, which helps Louisville Metro, which…basically makes the world a better place to live. It’s that easy!
Anyway, Lisa Crespo was a pleasure to work with and made the transition from their old site to the new one a breeze. Thanks again Lisa!
OK…lame title I know, but I just couldn’t resist. Blue Bus Cafe has begun work on a project with the University of Louisville: Cardinal Athletics Fund. It’s a pro bono job, so maybe we’ll get some season tickets out of the deal. Hey, I’d be happy just to have time to go to one game.
Anyway, We’ll be working on revamping their current website. Our main focus will be the sites usability and user interface. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
It seems like we are are always tweeking and refining this old bus. We kind of lost sight of what made us a success in the first place and that was doing good design work. For a while there, we said, “hey, we’re making more money doing web work so, let’s focus on that.” Well, we all agree that when we did that our designs suffered overall. We were focused on the money and not making beautiful designs that connect with people. We became like a factory, churning out shiny garbage, and for that, I am sorry.
Anyway, we are going back to the basics. Projects might take a little longer, but they’ll be more effective and much more beautiful and that’s the way we like it.
Blue Bus Cafe has given Christian Academy School Systems a great new blogging tool. We designed the system using Wordpress MU (multi-user) and provided several templates for the teachers to choose from. Now the teachers can keep parents and students up-to-date on assignments and upcoming events. We really enjoyed working with the folks from Christian Academy and hope to work with them again soon.
I would like to welcome our newest Intern, Jordan Saffel, to the team here at Blue Bus Cafe. Jordan is a very talented young man and I look forward to seeing him blossom here at Blue Bus Cafe.
We recently designed preferredprosthodontics.com — a site for Louisville Prosthodontist Dr. John Anderson to coincide with the launch of his new practice. Preferred Prosthodontics was established to help patients who have complex cases in which restoration or replacement of teeth is required. Their goal is to help you obtain, keep and maintain a dentition that is comfortable, functional and aesthetically pleasing for the rest of your life. We used Wordpress as the CMS so that Dr. Anderson will be able to add images, case studies and video. It turned out pretty good.
It’s great to be a part of a project that can really make a difference in the lives of the people that need the most help. Swimserve.com is a mobilizing platform for college students ready to solve the world’s water problems. Find templates, tools, projects, stories, ideas, networking, and eventually do a project yourself virtually anywhere in the world.
This is a site that will be very dynamic, so keep checking in for changes…and feel free to donate tons of money to one of the most important causes of our day.
Did you know that every eight seconds a child dies from water-borne disease and 1 billion people around the world don’t have access to safe drinking water (UNICEF).
Over the past couple of years, I’ve developed a passion for water purification and have teamed up with EDGE Outreach and Mark’s Feed Store to start to make a difference. I thought it would be a good idea if restaurants sold bottles of water and gave some of the money back to EDGE to help put a dent in this massive problem. So, I gave Mark’s a call to see if they would be interested and they jumped at the chance to help. This is the first of hopefully many more restaurant chains to come.
We designed the label for the bottle and are creating table tents to get the word out. If you live near a Mark’s, go in for a visit and buy a few hundred bottles. Thanks in advance for your support.
We’ve just launched two new websites for a couple of great clients.
The first one being sojournmusic.com. This site is designed to highlight new songs for worship, rich in Christian theology; Contemporary hymns, psalms, songs of lament and praise written by Sojourn Community artists in Louisville, KY. It’s a very simple design that is similar, yet distinctly different from the sojournchurch.com site. I think it’s a great resource that will serve their community well.
The second site is hollandfinancialgroup.com. Holland Financial Group is a family owned and managed practice offering financial services to individuals and business owners since 1968. These guys know their stuff and are great to work with. I would highly recommend giving them a call if you have any investment questions.