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BassClef Wood Furnishings

jelewis8 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:42:24 +0000

BassClef needed a simple redesign that accented the small home wood furnishing business’s excellent wood working skills, especially outlining the work it had already done for such clients as local chapels and parishes, and residential work. To this end, Fringe went with a wood theme that spanned pages and kept the pages sparse and clean, just like the lines in every BassClef wood product.

Floyd County GIS

jelewis8 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:20:50 +0000

With the need for a clean and crisp GIS site, Floyd requested a site design that would also reflect a thematic connection with its mountain location. The site utilizes a fully liquid layout designed to expand or contract depending on browser window size. Additionally, all tool buttons are CSS activated, ensuring maximum compatibility across platforms.

Floyd County

jelewis8 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:35:45 +0000

Floyd County administrators saw a way to increase awareness of Floyd County’s many positive attributes and characteristics by redesigning their website to be more user-friendly and filled with content that would prove useful to both residents and visitors. The new site features plenty of photographs and clean site graphics, along with easy-to-read textual information, color coded by section.

Surrey Builders Inc.

jelewis8 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:00:11 +0000

Needing an online presence to compete with local and regional custom construction businesses, Surrey Builders Inc. came to Fringe Design with a simple request: make a website that’s easy to use and contains information vital and highly relevant to our local clients. With those things in mind, the site features an easy tabbed navigation scheme that facilitates quick back-and-forth access to any part of the site at once, and a plethora of information that speaks to a core value set of customers.

The Smoking Room

jelewis8 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:52:37 +0000

Fringe redesigned Washington DC journalist Greg Piper’s bi-coastal political blog to match the quirky name and feel of intimacy of the original site. Utilizing a backend Movable Type blog CMS, The Smoking Room offers comments, trackbacks, and of course, Greg’s snarky charm.

Resolve Entertainment

jelewis8 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:26:32 +0000

Resolve Entertainment needed a placeholder site for simple web presence. Presenting the user with a focused selection of project Resolve is currently working on keeps the site small and highlights everything the company wants to be known for.

Conservatory for Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa

jelewis8 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:33:23 +0000

Fringe Design was contracted by this popular family-owned coffee and tea spot in downtown Culver City to redesign the shop’s website and offer the ability to place bulk orders online. Governed by a sense of place and time, the new design incorporates the exotic with an Americana flavour that invites and welcomes visitors–much like the cozy shop itself.