Work
Michael Hancock
for Mayor of Denver
We developed a full political website for Michael Hancock's 2011 campaign for Mayor of Denver, including live video feeds from a number of his conferences and a video gallery featuring his numerous supporters. Albatross Digital was also brought on to consult and execute the campaigns' social media strategy. The result was a landslide victory for Michael, a long shot at the outset who beat out half a dozen candidates over the course of a two year campaign.
NYC Public Advocate
The Office of Bill de Blasio
We teamed up with the Grassroots Initiative to develop a rich, interactive site for Bill de Blasio, the Public Advocate for the City of New York. The site helps residents keep tabs on their politicians and become more involved in the issues surrounding the city by signing petitions and signing up for newsletters. The Open Government Initiative, a cornerstone of the site, has been featured in the New York Post and on the radio.
Bernie Buescher
for Colorado Secretary of State
We designed the website for Bernie Buescher's 2010 campain to return as Colorado Secretary of State. Visitors can sign up for a mailing list, pledge to host an event and volunteer, or donate directly from the website. Members of the media can download hi-res copies directly from the photo gallery.
Cary Kennedy
for Colorado State Treasurer
We developed a complete web presence for Cary Kennedy's 2010 campaign for Colorado State Treasurer. The site incorporated a unique homepage with two boxes to highlight recent news from the campaign as well as rich volunteer, contribution, and sharing tools. The website helped Cary raise more money than any state-wide, non-gubernatorial campaign in Colorado history.
The Catalyst
Student Newspaper of Colorado College
We built a web publishing system for The Catalyst, the student newspaper at Colorado College. Writers and editors can collaborate on articles online. A sophisticated access system sells $100 subscriptions to access content while still allowing students on-campus to read all articles for free. The Drupal CMS we built allows the newspaper to instantly publish articles and also gives the staff the ability to add photos and videos at ease.
The Alagados Project
Scholarship Program
Film director Sylvia Johnson needed a website for her non-profit that sprouted from a documentary film about art students overcoming the odds in Brazil. We delivered a website with lots of photos and a couple of advanced features, including an online store and mailing list. The website uses the Drupal CMS, so Sylvia can easily update and add new content. The fully-featured online store lets visitors purchase DVDs and T-shirts with payments processed by PayPal.
Rotation Films
The filmmakers at Rotation Films wanted a website that highlighted their work as well as provided an online sales avenue and a deeper look into their films. The classic layout highlights their work while also providing advanced interactive features such as;
- Black and white buttons in the corner let visitors change site theme on-the-fly.
- Embedded Flash video player for video clips
- Dynamic page content loading with AJAX
Colorado Lacrosse
Warrior Vail Colorado Lacrosse Tournament
We redesigned this small brochure website to be more visually appealing. We also converted the site on to the Drupal CMS platform, so the tournament organizers can update the schedule and other web content themselves.
East Bay for East Africa
We developed an informational website to help spread the word and solicit donations for The East Bay for East Africa Foundation, an Oakland, CA non-profit that builds schools in rural Kenya. East Bay for East Africa is dedicated to helping young adults in East Africa become economically self reliant. Working in partnership with rural African communities they provide resources and financial assistance to establish and sustain technical schools that provide job training.
RBI Strategies & Research
Political Consultant
RBI Strategies & Research, a Denver based political consulting firm, needed to redesign their website to boost their online presence and display their western progressive character. We accomplished this by redesigning their logo, developing a search engine optimized site and building a dynamic newsroom to keep RBI's website up to date with content.
Evans Hagen & Company
Advisory Firm
Evans Hagen and Company is a New York based advisory firm that specializes in two very different fields, investment banking and litigation support. We were challenged to design a site that served both arms of the company while reflecting a calm and professional character. We re-designed the company's identity and organized what was once an overwhelming amount of content into an intuitive, easy to interpret website.
Nate Easley
Denver School Board President
When a politically motivated group tried to recall Denver School Board President Nate Easley, we were brought in to quickly build a rebuttal site to serve as a rallying point for Nate's numerous supporters. The site featured all of the tools of a full campaign website, and the recall movement was squashed before it even got off the ground.
Ballot Initiatives
for State and Local Elections
We also have experience designing logos, print materials, and full websites for State and Local Ballot Initiatives. These projects include work in healthcare, education, and immigration.
Revampt Goods
Recycled Home Furnishings
Having recently opened in Denver's upscale shopping neighborhood, Cherry Creek, Revampt Goods needed a fresh, bright website to showcase their eclectic inventory of reclaimed, recycled, and repurpsed home furnishings. We designed a site with large image galleries that highlight the store's new products so that when a piece arrives the owners just snap a photo and upload it into their custom CMS. The site's textured backgrounds and hand-drawn details reflect the store's recycled goods and upbeat atmosphere.
DrawntoGive
Send eGreetings for a Cause
Every year organizations around the country sell hand drawn paper cards to benefit their cause. After years of spending the time and money to individually address, stamp, and enclose each card they purchased, the founders of DrawntoGive knew there had to be a better way. We partnered with DrawntoGive to create one fluid customization system that allows users to choose a card, add a custom message or photo, upload their contacts via webmail, outlook, or excel, and send the card via email. The egreetings, usually drawn by children, are touching and personal. Even better, a portion of the sale is donated back to the partner organizations.
GivingSomeThing
Send Real Goods to your Favorite Nonprofits
The guys at GivingSomeThing came to us with an idea that we immediately recognized as a revolutionary way to donate to nonprofits. In short, we were asked to leverage the Amazon API to build a custom site where nonprofits can create "Wishlists" of any item that Amazon sells. Donors are then able to view these Wishlists, purchase the items, and have them ship directly to the nonprofit's front door. The site utilizes a clean, straightforward user experience that will hopefully inspire users, who would not normally give money to charity, to GiveSomeThing instead.