Monthly Archives: May 2002
LA Southwest College
LA Southwest College
2013
Client: LA Southwest College
This local community college requested architectural re-organization and a quick visual redesign. Working within the OmniUpdate Campus 7 CMS, we created a web-accessible dropdown, produced several new departmental sections, updated section sub-navigations, and delivered a new graphical look, all delivered in time for an impending accreditation review.
Sign up for classes at LA Southwest College.
Environmental Research Associates
Environmental Research Associates
2013
Client: Environmental Research Associates
For the ERA organization, Zumwinkle.com developed a Drupal 7 site with capacity for expansion into a community platform and science research “clearinghouse.” The site includes blogs, multiple aggregated feeds, and a back end for scientists and Science Advisory Board members with uploading, publishing, rating, and filtering tools related to an international science challenge award.
Follow current events in the world of environmental science at erascience.org
Frostig Collection 2013 Auction
Frostig Collection 2013 Auction
2013
Client: The Frostig Center
The 2013 Frostig Collection consisted of a selection of beautiful and significant photographic prints, curated by Jamie Lee Curtis. We developed a customized online auction with complex reporting, managed within WordPress.
Going, going, SOLD! at thefrostigcollection.org
Yoginis
Yoginis
2012
Client: Margaret (Saraswati) Kruszewska
This WordPress site is designed for ease of update.
Explore the history of yoga at yoginis.org
California Alliance for Arts Education
Arts Ed 411
2012
Client: California Alliance for Arts Education
For our longtime clients the California Alliance for Arts Education and in conjunction with designer Ronni Kass, we redeveloped their artsed411.org site within Drupal 7. The site utilizes the Drupal Organic Groups module to deliver localized education blog-posts, event calendars, and resource materials to Advocacy Coalition member groups throughout California.
Advocate for the Arts at artsed411.org
The California Environmental Legacy Project
The California Environmental Legacy Project
2011
Client: The California Environmental Legacy Project
The National Science Foundation-funded California Environmental Legacy Project connects humans with their natural heritage through education, research, media resources, and a complex online portal. Zumwinkle.com designed a site that reflects the beauty and complexity of the natural world, and developed with an eye toward future integration within Drupal 7 CMS in near future. The site includes custom navigation panels outlining the project’s extensive features.
Gifts of the Sultan
Gifts of the Sultan
2011
Client: LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Gifts of the Sultan e-card was created for online use and in-gallery use (laptops as kiosks). Visitors’ data is retained and reported on via PHP scripting. Zumwinkle.com repurposed this e-card application for use by organizations who are hosting the travelling exhibition such as the Museum of Fine Art in Houston and Qatar Art Museum Association, and completed an Arabic version that delivers Arabic left-to-right content.
Give a gift fit for a sultan at giftsofthesultan.com
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Inner City Outings
Inner City Outings
2011
Client: Sierra Club
The Sierra Club requested brochures and web site for their Inner City Outings committee. Redesigned monthly newsletters, informational brochures, bulletins, and web site needed new branding via new logo and type specs. Created display advertising to recruit volunteers. The new informational, educational, interactive web site is WordPress, and includes online forms and photo slideshows.
Visit angelesico.org and then powerdown your computer and go on a hike.
Little Hikers
Little Hikers
2011
Client: Sierra Club
This WordPress site includes a calendar to easily add hikes and trips, and is designed for ease of update.
Come take your inner kid for a hike at littlehikers.org
Kids Science Challenge Year 4
Kids Science Challenge Year 4
2011
Client: Jim Metzner Productions
Kids’ Science Challenge is an annual contest for 3rd to 6th graders. The site features special contests, a blog for kids, downloadable activities, PHP online registration system, customized Flash interactive games that can be emailed to friends, video players and video and audio podcasts, and client-editable Flash text, and are revamped each phase of the project year. Zumwinkle.com developed the branded identity, and assisted with COPPA compliancy policies as well.
Take the Chimp Challenge at kidsciencechallenge.com
Water Detectives Game
Water Detectives
2010
Client: West Basin Municipal Water District
The West Basin Municipal Water District wanted to teach about recommended water conservation measures. This replayable Flash game determines a culprit character randomly and delivers customied clues with educational content to help identify the monster water waster!
Catch the monster water waster and click on PLAY GAME at http://www.westbasin.org/education/games.html
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Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
2010
Client: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy’s redesigned site features all new content and images, a password-protected branch, and an interactive homepage map.
Visit the preserves at pvplc.org
West Los Angeles College Schedule
West Los Angeles College Schedule
2010
Client: West Los Angeles College
The West Los Angeles College Scheduler/Planner is a proprietary .NET application that allows potential and current students to search and filter class schedules, view the results in weekly calendar format, and save summaries of results for registration.
Continue your education at webapps.wlac.edu/
Kids Science Challenge Years 1, 2 and 3
Kids Science Challenge Years 1, 2 and 3
2010
Client: Jim Metzner Productions
Kids’ Science Challenge is an annual contest for 3rd to 6th graders, and this site consists of a set of Flash pages for kids and HTML pages for adults. The site features special contests, a blog for kids, downloadable activities, PHP online registration system, customized Flash interactive games that can be emailed to friends, video players and video and audio podcasts, and client-editable Flash text, and are revamped each phase of the project year. Zumwinkle.com developed the branded identity, and assisted with COPPA compliancy policies as well.
Learn how to make a mud battery at the kidsciencechallenge.com
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PVJOBS
PVJOBS
2010
Client: PVJOBS
PVJOBS, a job referral, advocacy, and support agency for underserved individuals, wanted a clean, legible site for their clients and collaborators. The board of directors can log into their own network pages and slideshows document PVJOBS programs.
Visit PVJOBS online at pvjobs.org
Youth Justice Coalition
Youth Justice Coalition
2010
Client: Youth Justice Coalition
The Youth Justice Coalition requested an easily updateable WordPress site with custom illustrations, feedback forms, navigation, and slideshows.
Specialized L.A. Tours
Specialized L.A. Tours
2010
Client: Specialized L.A. Tours
This privately owned tour company’s site is a highly visual Flash solution utilizing dynamic text and images, with a customized HTML page for non-Flash visitors.
Book your own tour at specializedlatours.com.
Hansel and Gretel Interactive
Hansel and Gretel Interactive
2009
Client: KUSC Classic Radio and Creative Kids Education Foundation
Build Your Own Opera with our online educational module Hansel and Gretel! Players can control interactive elements in every scene and watch the play unfold. Music listening guides and four embedded music games assist with exploration of the elements of orchestral and opera music and theatre. At the end of the story, additional information and resources can be found Backstage at the Opera. Teachers and educators can download lesson plans featuring music education information and cross-curricular activities on fairy tales.
Design your OWN opera! at classicalkusc.org/kids/opera/
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USC Pacific Asia Museum
Pacific Asia Museum
2009
Client: Pacific Asia Museum
Pacific Asia Museum’s site design includes a filterable events calendar listing, exhibit information, development updates, and site-wide search application. The new dynamic homepage Flash animation promotes upcoming programs and exhibitions. The Digital Lounge incorporates various audio and video podcast multimedia. And the searchable online catalogue is “curated” with category groupings of 6,000 artworks by style and locale.
Chinese Rank Badges
PAM Chinese Rank Badges
2008
Client: Pacific Asia Museum
Rank and Style: Power Dressing in Imperial China is an online exhibit exploring the fabric emblems worn by China’s rulers for centuries, and includes in-depth essays, teacher resources, glossary and the ability to zoom into detail views of 97 artworks.
Custom Film Effects
Custom Film Effects
2008
Client: Custom Film Effects
Video reels and custom slideshows highlight this film effects house’s astonishing services, from digital facelifts to altering the weather. This Flash site includes Client Login section.
UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
2008
Client: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA
Built in the Plone framework, the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology’s homepage highlights a specific project, easily customizable by staff. Site also includes an interactive world map that displays images and descriptions of current Cotsen’s international projects geographically.
Kokeshi World
Kokeshi World
2008
Client: Japanese American National Museum
This hilarious Flash game teaches about the unique cultural Japanese doll sculpture called Kokeshi. Visitors can create and customize their own doll and background with other cultural elements and unique illustrations, and email the results to friends.
Brahms in 1890s Vienna
Brahms in 1890s Vienna
2008
Client: KUSC Classic Radio and Creative Kids Education Foundation
Brahms in 1890’s Vienna is an online educational experience featuring the Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor Opus 114 and setting the music in a story about him, and his city, Vienna, Austria. Music listening guides and music games explore the elements of chamber music and the characters move through the historical sites of Vienna and are introduced to the art of the famous Gustav Klimt. A separate resources teaches more about musicians and architecture, and at the end of the narrative, kids can enjoy three related experiences in Prater Park. A standards based lesson plan is available to teachers, complete with downloads about art and history/architecture.
Help young Ferdinand gather all three musicians at classicalkusc.org/kids/brahms/
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Old Pasadena
Old Pasadena
2008
Client: Old Pasadena Management District
Old Pasadena Management District needed a modern revamp of their site to highlight their many resources. Their earlier database searchable, browseable merchant directory application was redeveloped to more easily display results. Additional features include events slideshow galleries and a WordPress blog.