Jamie Peloquin : Web : Print : Identity : Design

Newsletter August 2009 Vol 1 : Issue 2

Welcome to the second newsletter from Jamie Peloquin Design. 2009 has been a great year, with the launch of several new websites, giving a fresh look at some not-so-new websites, receiving award nominations, and embarking on some new and exciting projects. We are coming up on our 3rd year as a full-time endeavor in September, and we are looking forward to serving our clients and contributing back to the design community for many, many more years.

I’d like to start by introducing some of our new clients:

  • Portland Discovery: Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours is a locally owned company and has been offering tours of Portland and Casco Bay for over twelve years. We designed and developed a new website for their joint promotional venture (Eagle Island Tours and Mainely Tours).
  • SmartCatalog: Since 2000, SmartCatalog has been providing publishing services for academic catalogs on paper, online and in databases. The company has become the industry leader in specialized publishing of curriculum information across platforms. We worked with the SmartCatalog team, and programmer Nate Morse, to develop a new online tool which they are marketing this year.
  • The Christmas Spirit Shop: The Christmas Spirit® Shop is located on the island resort village of Bar Harbor, on the rock-bound coast of Maine. Since 1990, they have brought happiness to customers around the world by providing refreshingly different personalized hand-crafted gifts and ornaments. We worked with Christmas Spirit Shop on improving their SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and continue to consult with them regarding their online strategy.
  • Yellow Tractor Program: Yellow Tractor Program has developed a curriculum for educational institutions and non-profit organizations for teaching gardening and promoting a strong connection between children and the earth. We are working with the Yellow Tractor Program on designing their new website and online strategy.
  • dealnews.com: dealnews.com finds the best deals available on the hottest items on the Internet. They scour over 2,000 online retailers and tens of thousands of deals to deliver the best deals each day. We have been working on several projects with dealnews.com, including t-shirts, print collateral, and web graphics.
  • Youth Move Maine: Youth Move Maine is a program of Thrive System of Care. Their mission is to develop strong, sustainable opportunities for youth to have a voice in their mental health services. Youth Move has hired us to create a cutting-edge web application, designed to document and securely store and share their strengths and wishes, to ensure their voice is heard in the development of their service plans.

We continue to beat the economic downturn of 2009. During the first half of the year we have launched the following websites: Portland Discovery, On target Utility Services and the Council of American Jewish Museums websites. Each of these sites sit atop our easy-to-use SiteKeeper CMS. We released our first MacOS X widget, for TypeCulture, which keeps you informed of the latest news and articles on TypeCulture.com. If you’d like to download it, become a fan of TypeCulture on Facebook, and follow the link to the download.

We have some great projects ahead of us for this year, and as they get released, you’ll hear about them. Our SiteKeeper CMS continues to evolve, gaining and improving on features, including support for multi-language sites.

Recognition & Celebrations

This year, the Maine Mead Works website was one of the 3 finalists for the Corporate Image Website award from TechMaine.

In celebration of TypeCulture’s 5th birthday, we threw a great BBQ in July. Thanks to everyone who was able to make it out that day!

Reads & Resources

The following is a list of interesting articles and resources for anyone involved with the production, content development and promotion of a website.