http://www.optodesign.ca/blog Making the most out of your site Tue, 04 May 2010 01:03:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en These are exciting times in the IT industry. Apple announced the unveiling of the iphone for June 7th, Android is taking the world by storm, Ubuntu released its newest version, 10.04 Lucid Linx with long term support, and Adobe CS5 has also arrived. Some of those events are related to the open ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2010/05/03/open-source-web-dev-made-easy/ Developer: IAM Webs (OptoDesign affiliate) AltaVision Plus and its patient care concept, was formed and founded in 2008. With over 40 years of ophthalmology (LASIK) experience among the founding members, their goal has been to provide a robust vision care program, usually only available in large metropolitan areas, to individuals and ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2010/01/05/altavision-plus-vision-for-clients-vision-for-web-sites-as-a-commerical-medium/    The Gifted Children’s Association of BC was established over 25 years ago to provide support and advocacy designed to help parents and others meet the intellectual, emotional & social needs of gifted children and their families throughout the province. Their activities are intended to improve parent and public understanding of ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2009/12/04/gcabc-and-iam-webs-commitment-to-gifted-children/ Kefi restaurant is not just Greek food. It's good Greek food. Well truth be told, it's damn good Greek food. In a Vancouver market were restaurants can get away with mediocrity, due to poor consumer expectations, Kefi raises it's standards regardless, (and its own "kefi" in the process). If you're ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2009/11/20/raising-kefis-kefi/ FAAM Construction's building more than just homes. They're building an online strategy, complete with online marketing and site development. FAAM wanted their clients to identify with their brand online, so they put OptoDesign to the task of creating a digital presence for them on the net, at a reasonable cost for ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2009/11/10/faam-constructions-building-more-than-just-homes/ Initial mockup The Period of PURPLE Crying® is the phrase used to describe the point in a baby’s life when they cry more than any other time. This period of increased crying is often described as colic, but there have been many misunderstandings about what “colic” really is. It is a ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2009/10/24/the-period-of-purple-crying/ Bridal Network Inc. is an online media and advertising company, focusing on the wedding industry. It's primary market is Canada. The challenge here was the development of a quantifiable online marketing strategy for their "retail" properties, primarily their flagship bridal website, bride.ca Bride.ca has a seemingly straightforward subject matter: wedding planning ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2009/09/16/bridal-network-bride-ca/ The term website is as broad a term as t.v.  So when a client needs a site, it's important to determine what type of site s/he needs. Diman Developments are contractors, a Vancouver based construction and development company. They didn't need anything fancy, just a cool, creative site to showcase ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2009/08/09/diman-develoments-ltd/ La Musique is a fashion show put on by fashion students at the Art Institute of Vancouver. It features the portfolio of each designer's work throughout the course of their stint at the Art Institute. Due to the logistics of this large event, it combines all resources of students across programs ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2009/04/20/la-musique-fashion-show-at-the-art-institute-of-vancouver/ EF students of the Continuing New Media Studies program had the mandate of creating a yearbook of life at EF. "Late for Class" is a clip from the final product, demonstrating their video editing skills. The authentic footage was shot by students themselves, and then edited using Adobe Premiere under the ... http://www.optodesign.ca/blog/index.php/2009/03/27/ef-students-late-for-class-clip/