October 2008

Financial Services Web Design Does Compute for Boutique Bay Area Firm

This month, with the launch of sanctuaryws.com, we completed our latest financial services Web site. The clean, minimal design – which features bold, high-contrast black and white photography, contrasted with an elegant color palette and minimal typography – is intended to invoke a feeling of calm amid these troubled economic times. While the overall design lends the site a distinguished tone, the embedded Flash components bring a sense of sophistication and interactivity.

In its first week the new site brought record numbers of visitors for Sanctuary and continues to form the foundation of their marketing outreach efforts. We look forward to working more closely with the Sanctuary team in the coming months.

Timeless Design for Environmental Nonprofit

This month we launched the new brand identity for the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) – a small environmental nonprofit that consults and certifies state and national renewable energy facilities. Essentially they are a think tank for renewable energy providing services to both large entities and everyday consumers.

The innovative design we developed features a dynamic color palette and fluid mark, which is intended to evoke a Möbius strip. We chose the Möbius Strip – which has only one side and one edge – to reference the interconnectedness of our ecosystem and our essential role within it. The mark also references timelessness, strength and stability, while the color gradients call to mind energy and motion.

Check out some of our other nonprofit work