OnWired Portfolio

tio

2012-02-14T19:06:17Z

tio is breaking the rules - and you know we helped ‘em.

When one of our long time friends Kevin Darbro saw the innovative product his friend Bjorn was developing, he knew it needed a solid brand and site. He also knew there was only one team he could trust with it: the peeps at OnWired.

I knew you folks were the best, and not just because I know you, but you seriously are the best.

Well, thank you Kevin! :)

When the product and software were ready, it was time to get started. One NDA and a few meetings later, we were off and running on logo concepts, mood boards, and wireframes. Once the freshly minted logo was hot off the OnWired press, we put the tio teaser together.

Meanwhile… back at the ranch… We burned midnight oil brainstorming with Bjorn and Kevin to determine the site’s messaging and goals. We needed a presence that showcased this revolutionary new keyboard technology. Yes, QWERTY - you can actually type faster with fewer keys on this thing. And that’s not opinion - that’s SCIENCE people!

The result of our work together is a memorable and iconic brand identity, a beautifully elegant and intuitive website, an easy content management system, and a one step solution to keep in touch with their visitors via a custom designed newsletter integrated into MailChimp. You know, the one we infamously stole in the olden times.

…Kevin and I were both excited and impressed!
- Bjorn Jawerth

I love what you guys have done, and Bjorn does too. It’s kick-ass stuff.
- Kevin Darbro

Guys, it was our pleasure. And let us know what conventions we’re gonna break next.

OnWired - stickin it to the man: because rules were meant to be broken.

Direct Pay Health

2011-03-18T17:53:48Z

Stickin’ it to the MAN!!!

This was a project we could get into — sticking it to the man. The insurance man that is.

Insurance adds massive hidden inefficiencies to the health care world. Their billing practices are so overblown with complexity and red tape that doctors must hire staff to focus specifically on nothing else but filing and managing insurance claims.

Enter Direct Pay Health. They have the tools to cure our primary healthcare woes - solutions that enable doctors to focus again on Quality, Cost, Access, and Transparency. Does the current insurance system do that? Oh friends… FRIENDS! Hahaha! No need to answer - that was rhetorical!

Time was of the essence for this one, and there was a lot to do. Aside from the standard user interface and web design portions, they needed Drupal integration, form design and Highrise integration, newsletter design and MailChimp integration, event and web banners, brochures, copy writing, web marketing/SEO, and some social media integration to boot. Like we said - lots to do!!

This one was an all out blitz. Just two months later our clients were ecstatic to announce their new business initiative to the world.

Best website evvvah! - Chris Schoffner

Wow. That’s amazing. Love the colors, textures, and layout. Two thumbs up. - BJ Lawson

Learn a little more about what they do and let us know what you think!

Rock the web.

Singularity Hub

2011-03-16T23:25:49Z

Science — Technology — The future of Mankind

It all started one dark and stormy night. The call came in, and the voice was clear:

I need a complete redesign to build a major online news source. I need mercenaries, now!!

Lucky for him, he hit the sweet spot – we’re the go to mercs for these intense black ops missions and we delivered an award winning site.

The site is Singularity Hub, and the content flat out rocks. We bet you can’t read just one story. It’s the Lays potato chips of the web content world.

So what was used to create this Singularity Hub? Our client is aiming to be the Huffington Post of the science and technology world so we started with some inspiration there, only we had to make it better (gotta maintain our street cred). Our goal was to simplify the content while enhancing the experience. We needed to crispen up the interface and keep the content organized and clean. With this much content, that was no easy task, but it came together nicely.

Once we nailed the UI and design, we built out a custom WordPress site fully optimized for the heavy traffic Singularity experiences. And there’s good reason for that traffic. It’s addictive.

Traffic has shot through the roof - it has been amazing!

If you’ve ever doubted the impact of a solid web design and development, doubt no more.

So, go check it out (just remember to come back once you’re done!) We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Oh… and we won an Interactive Media Award in the Science and Technology sector. Just sayin.

QponIt

2011-02-23T17:30:54Z

The Groupon gold rush is on and OnWired is happy to be in the game.

You’ve seen the news: Google offers $6 billion (emphasis on the letter B) for Groupon. And what do they do?

They say “no” of course.

Why? Because they know people want to shop and save money, and they know they are worth more than the eye-bulging numbers offered.

Enter Josh and Will of QponIt - they had a vision for their own group savings website that gives customers great deals but doesn’t break the bank for the businesses selling the coupons. And you know what? We’re down with that crazy deal action. So we took the challenge and created a unique comic-themed chef-d’oeuvre.

All I got for you guys is WOW! Literally could not have even thought this up in my head. The site looks PHENOMENAL!

The design was prepared, tenderized, rolled into a handy custom Ruby on Rails application, peppered with some ecommerce, baked at 375° for 1 hour and served piping hot to the savingsphere. Complete with an easy to use content management system, they got a tempting site that goes down smooth and leaves users satisfied.

Go ahead - save yourself more than a buck or two!

Appia

2011-02-14T12:00:05Z

From Handango to Motricity to Pocketgear — These guys are on a roll.

Appia had no small task: They had just re-branded their company and needed to hit the interwebs with a new corporate website in less than 60 days.

Who is Appia? Well they were previously known as PocketGear but divine inspiration led them down the Appian Way.

Appia is not an app store. We are a marketing platform, bringing the content from over 32,000 talented developers and content creators to the mobile application storefronts of 40 partners around the world.

OnWired took this challenge and produced a savvy website worthy of their standing in the mobile application development industry. They do work with Rovio, you know, the cool cats that produce everyone’s favorite Angry Birds?

We shot for a richly textured and bold design, incorporating a little leather, ‘cuz who doesn’t love some leather right? To shave time and hit our 60-day mark, Wordpress was called off the bench for easy content management integration.

The rest is Roman history.

Duke Photography

2011-02-09T23:38:46Z

Duke Photography needed some touch ups and OnWired had the “tools” for the job (we had the right software too).

I have to say, we were a little more than excited when Duke Photography reached out to us to enter the dark room and reproduce the newly branded Duke University stock photography website.

The mission:

bring some modern and fresh design elements to the previous, challenging to navigate, all-black site
improve the user interface for searching, purchasing, and downloading their favorite images—utilizing Duke’s Net ID system
bring a little relief to the Duke staff in charge of managing the immense amount of images they maintain
just make life a little more wonderful

After a round of user interface and design volleys, we were off to the coding room where we intricately weaved the Duke Net ID login system within our home grown Ruby on Rails programming fiesta of wonder. The search bar functionality was greatly improved by providing an inline advanced search—try it out.

Search page looks wonderful. I like the manageable results per page.

In the end, OnWired delivered a highly usable, and well received, website.

Love the great use of the real estate – open, airy yet chock full o’ info and images.

And yeah… we think we made everyone’s life a little more wonderful.

Oh heck, here’s one more quote for giggles…

The site looks great! The design is very clean and draws attention to the images. The white and grey backgrounds are much easier on the eye.

C3 Conference

2010-04-20T17:58:43Z

We make Iguana’s look good on the web

If you haven’t heard of Ed Young, google him. Ed Young and his posse at Fellowship Church contacted OnWired to set up their 2010 C3 Conference site.

We had the pleasure of working with the Fellowship Church Art Department, and after feeding one too many lizards, knocked out an awesome edgy design. Let’s just say we took it to a whole other level. The Texas team loved it!

Looks great. I think we have a winner.

As a finishing touch we stuffed the site into ExpressionEngine and shipped it down the interwebs on the Oregon Trail.

Pulse Health & Wellness

2010-04-20T17:41:38Z

All natural is in. Pulse and OnWired are down with that.

Pulse Health & Wellness Initiatives serves up high-class marketing for big name companies on a daily basis. They needed a site that would display their cutting-edge work and passion for health and wellness. They came to the right place.

We cooked up a hot plate of tofu and got to work. The end result was a realistic, cutting-edge design that was bound to please.

I’ll go on record as saying that I love the design. I think it’s awesome.

We then inserted the site into WordPress and everything was right in the Health and Wellness world.

Thanks again for all your hard work… we’re really thrilled with the outcome.

Gloster Pro

2010-03-26T12:28:58Z

Ever wonder where that chic outdoor furniture at high class hotels comes from? Now you know.

Day after day our contact form strengthens our bond with the folks from across the pond. One of those bonds was formed with Gloster furniture.

Gloster needed an online presence to reach an international audience of folks who were in search of some classy furniture. They came to OnWired looking for a fresh design and CMS for their glosterpro website, and receive that…plus so much more.

We knocked out a sleek, modern design and rolled it into Drupal for easy updates and we’ve been rockin’ their world ever since:

“You have just rocked my world.”

WCities City Guides

2010-03-26T12:09:53Z

Link up to this website and pull out your GPS — you’re going on a trip

WCities came to onwired looking to add a fresh look to their travel and city guide website. They were in need of an eye catching, highly functional design that would catch global attention. Naturally, they chose OnWired.

Our UI team ironed out a crisp, comprehensive layout, and (our magicians) the designers, turned around quick designs and icon sets. Voila, they loved it!

“We really love your design!!! This is perfect!!”

And with that we say…

“You’re very welcome.”

Go Realty

2010-03-26T11:52:20Z

Who knew realtors could be so fun

We had the pleasure of working with a man who knows the true meaning of “GO”. Jim Garman, the owner of GoRealty, needed a website to match his unique approach to real estate. You see, each of Garman’s clients hold a special place in his heart (like this guy) — and what better place to put this on display than the internet!?

He needed one main site for his business and 12 more sites for each of his agents. We knew just the right formula, of course. Our design team rolled out two custom themes, one for the GoRealty.biz and another to duplicate across the other 12 agent sites. Jim loved them both:

“You nailed it. #1. Go Go Go Go GO GO.”

After hours of hammering on Wordpress our developers returned to their home caves and Jim got to show the web-world his passion.

“PEOPLE LOVE THE SITE!!! Thank you guys so much. Seriously, it looks incredible.”

Hedrick Child Care

2009-08-27T14:51:07Z

Hedrick Child Care has raised the bar with their new preschool websites in Raleigh and Durham

Hedrick Child Care knew they needed a Web presence, but weren’t sure which way to turn. Luckily…or maybe fatefully; no, luckily fate stepped in. Little did we know our very own OnWired accountant was Hedrick’s accountant too! Small world, eh?

Mickie Hedrick came to us looking for two Web sites: one for Hope Valley Preschool and another for Durant Road Preschool. She needed colorful, child-related designs that would appeal to young parents but not break the bank. We based the two sites off one wireframe, but crafted two unique looks. Mickie was pleased.

“You have done an amazing job and I am thrilled.”

With the sign-off on designs we started pumping out and polishing code. To help Mickie out with the update process, we rolled the two sites into Wordpress, supplied a little training, and away she went. Mickie was very pleased at the end results and happy to hear she will be able to make changes to her site anytime she pleases.

“I love my sites! You did a great job and the personal service I have received from everyone has been outstanding.”

We’re just glad we could help another business leave its mark in the Web world.

What We Delivered

ILS

2009-05-20T16:30:35Z

Our investigators found the edge that ILS needed.

The night was sultry. A cacophony of ringing exploded inside our headquarters. It was the phone. Integrated Laboratory Systems (ILS), a provider in research and testing services for toxicology, pathology, histology, and environmental and information sciences (whew!), had decided to put the fate of their website in our hands.

They needed a professional design with excellent usability and enough edge to set them apart from their competitors. Our designers spent hours doing their very best detective work, tearing apart the existing site, analyzing the data, and deducing the best way to proceed. Then they leapt into action. After days of toil, they had solved the case.

Next, the design was shipped off to OnWired’s developers, who were already hard at work in their secret lair. Their first step was to kill Joomla and get ILS into something more suited to their needs. Enter ExpressionEngine. After a few tweaks here and a few hacks there, the new site sprang to life. Then, with keyboard-callused fingertips, our developers flipped the almighty DNS switch and introduced ILS’s new web presence to the world.

TCSNC

2009-03-18T17:24:44Z

It had been six years since their last design and our allies at TCS needed a refresh. OnWired answered the call.

It had been nearly a half-decade since our fearless leader, Tony Chester, designed TCS. Back in those days — when Flash’s unorthodox usability was ruling the roost — designs stuck in conventional “uncool” HTML began embracing whacky content architectures. Looking back, it was a dark age for web design.

Thankfully those evil usability dinosaurs have long since expired (for the most part), so TCS circa-’08 could get in today’s swim.

Bill Murray and Barney Oakes, the ringleaders at TCS, wanted a total refresh. To get with the times, they wanted a CMS platform that would allow them to maintain their own content, in addition to being able to blog and share articles. We delivered a design that suited their customers over ExpressionEngine, all while maintaining their existing identity and color palette.

Today our friends at TCS are enjoying their sparkly new website and blogging their hearts out. And, as with every customer, their happiness is our happiness.

You guys are great! Thanks for being such a valuable partner!

What We Delivered

Your Web Job

2009-03-17T17:21:03Z

Call us good samaritans if you’d like. We’re just happy to give back to the community we love.

In the latter part of 2008, as the economy shifted from bad to worse, we noticed a rapid increase in job resumes. We knew we couldn’t house every job-seeker who came through the door, though the building list of applicants struck a soft spot in our hearts.

In January, once the hustle and bustle of the holidays was over, we kicked up the idea to start a new creative job website internally. Unlike other job websites, we wanted our service to be targeted to more than just designers and developers. After all, we figured the economic crisis at hand was a community problem — and how else would the copywriters, SEO specialists and social media experts of the world find jobs?

Your Web Job was born.

We took three weeks to flesh out a good identity for the brand, and another month to develop a proper back-end for the service. After over 40 work days and 250 combined hours of work time, Your Web Job successfully launched to a warm ovation in mid-March.