February 29th, 2012 by Bret
The time, it flies. Sometimes at light speed, it would seem. Our poor website has been neglected. So we wanted to give you a quick list of the projects we’ve recently completed—just for your enjoyment.
WE Plan It — http://weplanit.com
Workshed completed this project in partnership with Reed Creative. Lori Reed handled the logo design and branding, while Workshed handled the web consulting, information architecture, design, development, and some of the copywriting. WE Plan It is a online business that helps you plan your date, activity, or family outing. With amazing deals on local businesses, as well as personal recommendations for local businesses that they have tried and endorse, they allow you to search for and plan your date online. Or, if you are pressed for time, they will book anywhere from two-to-four dates per month for you (depending on your account level). Congrats to Wendy and Erin on their new business venture!
Central Station Steam — http://cadillacmeter.com
We recently launched is for the Central Station Steam company, which specializes in energy and flow measurement devices. They wanted to update and upgrade their previous site, while also revising their branding, adding in a full-scale content management system, and improving their search engine placement. Working with their SEO firm, we handled the information architecture, UI design, CMS implementation, and slicing/programming. The site is built on a heavily customized WordPress installation that supports their complex product hierarchy, yet still allows the product catalog to be easily managed and updated by their staff. Congrats to the folks at Central Station Steam and their new site!
Inger Klekacz Photography — http://inger.net
We also launched a new website for Inger Klekacz Photography, a Portland photographer focused on live music. Inger’s an old friend of ours, so when she asked us about doing a site for her, we jumped at the chance. Lucky for us, we didn’t have to do too much, as her photography speaks for itself. Built with Wordpress, and using webfonts from the Helvetica family, the only graphical elements on the site besides her social media icons are her photographs, which are displayed in a large jQuery-based photo gallery. Check out her site and enjoy some fine art. And if you’re in a band, hire her to take your photos. You won’t regret it.
Nettleingham Audio — http://nettleinghamaudio.com
Nettleingham Audio is one of our oldest clients. We first designed their logo way back in about 1997. Their new site reflects the large amount of thought and time that was put into this project to really make it shine. Make sure to check out the photos of their new studio; and if you need to record your band, or even have your music replicated, check out Nettleingham Audio!
Downtown Camas — http://downtowncamas.com
We completely redesigned and redeveloped the new Downtown Camas Association website. The site includes a specialized WordPress CMS implementation with custom post types and a heavily customized MapPress Pro implementation for the business directory and the interactive walking map, which allows visitors to find and geolocate local businesses.
Portfolio Financial Servicing Company — http://pfsc.com
We performed a complete redesign and custom WordPress implementation for Portfolio Financial Servicing Company (PFSC), a Portland-based Portfolio Management company. Additionally, we perform an ongoing monthly SEO report to help analyze and improve their organic search engine rankings. PFSC has provided uninterrupted portfolio servicing, backup servicing and successor servicing to the markets they serve since 1992.
The Uncommon Gift — http://theuncommongift.com
We designed and built this site for our good friends at The Uncommon Gift. It makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside, sort of like the martinis they serve on First Fridays. Coincidence? We think not! The Uncommon Gift is a gift boutique in beautiful historic Downtown Camas specializing in unique gifts, home furnishings, and local art.
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February 29th, 2012 by Bret
We’re proud to announce that we’ve been selected to design and develop the website for the Camas-Washougal Economic Development Association (CWEDA). CWEDA is focused on bringing jobs and attracting and retaining businesses to the area. It’s headed by former Camas Mayor Paul Dennis and is managed by representatives of Camas, Washougal and the Port of Camas-Washougal. Welcome aboard, CWEDA!
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October 10th, 2011 by Bret
The Workshed offices will be closed from 10/11 - 10/18 for a company holiday. We’ll be back in the offices on Wednesday, 10/19. If you have an urgent need, please email help [at] workshed [dot] com with the subject line, “URGENT” and we will respond as quickly as possible. Otherwise, you can leave us a voicemail or e-mail info [at] workshed [dot] com and we will respond upon our return.
Thanks, and enjoy your week!
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July 19th, 2011 by Bret
Workshed’s DNS provider is under a heavy DDOS attack as early a.m. on July 20th. We are keeping an eye on the situation and will provide updates as they arise. Currently, DNS for web sites and email on a portion of the web sites we host will be affected and may experience periodic downtime.
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May 23rd, 2011 by Bret
Yes, that’s right, we have moved to a new (well, sort of old) office space! Workshed is now located in the Clara St. Building, on NE Birch St. We are directly above Caffe Piccolo and next door to Furman Pictures (who is, coincidentally, in our old space from when we used to be in this building a few years ago—it’s a long story). We’re looking forward to working at our new space and sharing it with the Camas Farmers Market and the Downtown Camas Association. Feel free to give us a call and make an appointment to stop by and see the new digs!
New Address:
307 NE Birch St.
Suite 201
Camas, WA 98607
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February 20th, 2011 by Bret
In celebration of our 14th year in business, we’re taking a vacation! That’s right, the Workshed team is going to take a break from 2/26 - 3/6. During this time, we will not be taking calls or responding to e-mails unless it’s an absolute emergency. We’ll be back in the office on 3/7 and will catch up on requests and correspondence as fast as we can. In the meantime, we hope you’re having an excellent 2011 so far!
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March 15th, 2010 by Bret
So, we have good news and sad news today. Good news is that we have a new employee as of last Wednesday. Everyone, meet Mr. Matt Imus. Matt’s our new go-to guy and he brings with him a strong background in interactive design. We’re pleased to have him aboard and we’re sure you’ll be pleased to work with him. You can check out his personal site here. Welcome aboard, Matt!
The sad news? Well, it’s not often in this industry that an employee hangs around for more than a year or so. Let’s face it, Interactive work can have high turnover. Jason Bennett was our first employee, ever. He worked with me when Workshed was still a home-based business, became our art director and oversaw the design and development of sites and projects for Subaru, The JGS Forward Thinking Museum and the re-branding of Lacamas Community Credit Union. Jason’s been our rock for four-plus years now. While we’re sad to see him go, we are excited for him and the new adventures he’s going to seek. And not to fret too much: he’ll also be contracting for us for awhile. Jason, we appreciate all you’ve given to Workshed over the years and hope you feel equally rewarded by your time spent here.
And to leave on a positive note: keep your eyes out for a fresh new look and feel for the Workshed web site as well as new hosting options. We promise, it’ll be cool.
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March 1st, 2010 by Bret
Workshed had an extreme stroke of luck and landed some free office furniture from a very kind person over the weekend. Take a look at our before and after photos and let us know what you think.
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February 19th, 2010 by Bret
Workshed recently completed an ambitious project for Seattle-based interior designer, Kathy Banak, and her custom line of Paints and Fabrics, Authentic Home. Kathy approached Workshed wanting to unify her online brand, expand her offerings and move to a CMS-based platform to ensure scalability and ease of growth.
Workshed worked closely with Authentic Home over the course of four months to establish a strategy for linking a network of web sites together visually, strategically and technically. Today, we finally get to see the results of everyone’s hard work as she officially announces her new sites.
The Authentic Home Network of sites is comprised of a content-managed Interior Design-focused site that promotes the services Authentic Home has to offer, a blog site that allows Kathy to keep her clients informed and share her expertise on Interior Design and last, but not least, a fully-featured e-commerce site that allows her to sell her custom line of interior and exterior paints, as well as custom fabric selection. The key to Authentic Home’s store is the ability for customers to see and purchase paint and fabric in moods, which are pre-matched sets of colors and patterns that match certain moods.
Workshed leveraged open source technologies for the back ends of these sites, settling on the highly flexible and extensible Concrete5 CMS framework for the interior design site, the tried and true WordPress for the blog and Magento for the e-c0mmerce site. These technologies allow us to provide Authentic Home with a search engine friendly, easily manageable and extensible framework for the growth of not only Authentic Home’s Internet presence, but also for the growth of its business.
Workshed is proud to have been a part of this project and we look forward to seeing Authentic Home settle into its new home(s) on the Internet.
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November 26th, 2009 by Bret
Dylan, the prodigal son of Workshed’s owners, did this all on his own, using the magical powers of Elf Yourself. Happy Holidays from Workshed!
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/6zZCQJ9CNSxQPxAAHxS7
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