New Site: Soulbox Productions

"Vintage" can be quite a desireable attribute when it comes to clothing, acessories, furniture, & wine. But when it comes to website design, style tends to favor the latest thing. Soulbox was sporting a classic, vintage, eaarly to mid-2000's era Flash based website. (see screenshot) These Flash sites were especially en vogue for photographers & videographers because of the cinematic presentation options and dazzling gallery displays.

Fast forward to 2012, and the style of the times favors clean simple design, straightforward presentation, and most importantly, easily updated content. Soulbox has a body of work that speaks for itself, and their new Squarespace website needed to showcase their unique film productions, and make it easy for Dave + Corbin to upload & share their latest & greatest work. We had a wonderful experience working with these guys, and can only imagine that it must be a real joy to make them part of your wedding day.

Check out the new site at www.soulboxproductions.com

New Site: C[IQ] Strategies

In the highly specialized field of Customer Intelligence, C[IQ] is a major player with a personal approach. (for fans of Mad Men, these guys are the Sterling-Cooper of their industry) Up till this point, C[IQ] was a well kept secret among marketing giants like Nike, Levi's, and National Geographic. In launching this new website, C[IQ] is less interested in "selling" a product to the masses, and more interested in exploring the human side of their complex industry.

As this website evolves, the folks at C[IQ] will be developing their voice through an integrated Blog, offering easy administrative tools to their clientele, and turning some of the mystery surrounding Customer Intelligence into a shared wisdom regarding human behavior, and how it relates to the marketing sphere that we are all exposed to on a daily basis. And LightPress is excited to help them make it happen.

Tall Chair Inc

San Francisco based iOS App developer Tall Chair Inc. needed a quick redesign of their existing site. With a 48 hour turnaround time, LightPress took their old clunky site and gave it the polish & shine they needed.  Tall Chair is getting ready to release a revolutionary new publishing tool for the iPad, so this project was the first phase in what we hope will be a long relationship with a brilliant team. It still needs a little work, but stay tuned!

Visit their site, and be sure to check out the other cool Apps they have developed.

www.tallchair.com 

The Taxi Of Tomorrow

Karsan USA is one of 3 finalists selected by the City Of New York to design and produce the official NYC Taxi for the next decade. They are also the only design that meets the Americans With Disabilities Act specifications. 

Check it out: www.karsantaxiusa.com

LightPress gets CAMOcpm's site moving!

German-based OPED needed a website that showcased the unique features of its dual-mode knee-rehabilitation device, the CAMOcpm (Continuous Passive Motion). This new website was created to rollout this new product in the US market, and we're really excited to see how it takes off in the States!

We enjoyed working with this tangerine color scheme, and the unique page layout for almost every section makes for an interesting browsing experience, while still keeping it clean & simple.

www.camocpm.com

Raise a Glass to 5th Ave

New Site: 5th Ave Liquors
Most people in the Metrowest Boston area know that Paul Morganti at 5th Ave in Framingham will always have an outstanding Wine selection. Here at LightPress, we also know that Larry down at 5th Ave in Millis has his own special beer rack in the back with some of the biggest, boldest, funkiest beers you've never heard of. We set them up with a new Squarespace site, and did some in-house training on the platform, and it looks like thery're off & running!

www.fifthaveliquors.com

Coalition Yes!

Coalition Yes! is not just another photographers website. It's a coalition of top notch photographers, producers, and marketing experts.  Led by Myles McCutcheon, Coalition Yes works with corporations & individuals who need a complete solution for producing jaw-dropping photographic content.

Myles wanted a stripped down, bare bones design that would let the photos speak for themselves. Even standard sections like the Footer and Navigation were deemed extraneous, and we said...Yes! Check out the results at www.coalitionyes.com and be sure to click through the galleries. We have a feeling that what's there now is only the beginning!

Major Squarespace News!

Play this short clip from a recent episode of the Totally Rad Show to hear Alex Albrecht excitedly relay the big news about Squarespace securing some major funding. As Alex would say, Ah-Mazing. 

2 years ago, LightPress  jumped in with both feet, and began doing design & development exclusively for Squarespace. Their platform provided a solid solution to so many of our development challenges, and actually made web design fun again! While we have always been optimistic about where they were heading, we realize that there is intense competition in the hosted CMS field, and our focus on developing strictly for Squarespace was based mostly on instinct.

The news that Squarespace has secured $38.5 MILLION in funding is nothing short of electrifying. We are now feeling confident that this platform is only going to get bigger & better, and we are so excited to be part of this evolving ecosystem.

Thanks Squarespace!!!

Working on the Journey of the Universe project was rewarding enough, but this just takes the cake. The folks over at Squarespace added our design to the "Examples" page on Squarespace.com recently, and we are just thrilled! As exclusive developers for this platform, we have re-discovered the joy and excitement of web design, and we are looking forward to growing along with Squarespace as they evolve.

Being recognized by our heroes, and used as an example of what is possible on their platform, means the Universe to us. Thank you Squarespace crew for all that you guys do! 

Thick Skin Creations / Tom Antonellis

Thick Skin Creations produces & promotes comedy, books, music and other forms of entertainment including:

• Voice Acting Performance & Production
• Self Publishing Humorous Books
• Stand-Up Comedy/Spoken Word

Tom Antonellis is more than your average Creative Genius / Renaissance Man, Tom also tells a great fart joke at the perfectly inappropriate moment.

So...what do these 2 sites have to do with each other? They're sister sites created for one client, Mr. Antonellis himself. Tom asked us to deliver 2 similar, but different, websites simultaneously to promote some of his upcoming projects. Check out what we came up with, and see if you can spot the slight differences in each template!