http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/ Keep up-to-date with White Dog Design Group. Here you'll find our latest blog posts and additions to our project showcase. en Copyright 2011 2011-12-20T14:42:20+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/cambrex_introduces_redesigned_website/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/cambrex_introduces_redesigned_website/ East Rutherford, NJ – Cambrex Corporation (NYSE: CBM, "Cambrex") has launched a redesigned website. The redesigned website features improved navigation and better showcases the product and service capabilities that Cambrex offers to customers. Blog 2011-12-20T14:42:20+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/why_redbox_should_have_a_conversation_with_krogers/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/why_redbox_should_have_a_conversation_with_krogers/ We talk a lot about usability, and making things as simple as possible for your customers. While on a recent trip to Houston, Texas, I captured a great example of getting in the way of your customers that I just had to share. Blog 2011-10-22T16:29:55+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/using_google_maps_to_compliment_a_list_of_locations/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/using_google_maps_to_compliment_a_list_of_locations/ Cambrex Corporation was a client of ours with offices and manufacturing facilities all over the world. We used the Google Maps API and some ExpressionEngine fields to give Cambrex's customers a better picture of key Cambrex locations. Blog 2011-10-14T12:50:06+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/cambrex/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/cambrex/ Cambrex Corporation is an industry leader on the cutting edge of drug manufacturing technology. Showcase 2011-10-11T15:26:21+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/fuelmaster/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/fuelmaster/ Syn-Tech Systems, Incorporated is an engineering design and manufacturing firm specializing in materials handling and automated fuel management systems. Showcase 2011-10-09T15:37:03+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/phusion_passenger_and_the_missing_application/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/phusion_passenger_and_the_missing_application/ I spent hours trying to deploy a Rails application today. Every time I restarted Passenger, I'd receive the following error: no such file to load -- application (MissingSourceFile) If you're receiving this error, here's an addition to your Capistrano recipe that might do the trick. Blog 2011-01-14T12:44:58+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/chelsea_salon/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/chelsea_salon/ Chelsea Salon and Spa worked with White Dog Design Group to rebuild their e-commerce platform from the ground up. Now the branding, website and marketing efforts are unified with a central strategy, and a consistent design. Showcase 2010-12-30T16:59:38+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/florida_election_watch/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/florida_election_watch/ The Florida Department of State, Division of Elections needed a well designed, extremely fast, and completely stable website so that the citizens of Florida could track election results across the state on election night. Showcase 2010-12-30T15:12:13+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/working_in_a_team_environment/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/working_in_a_team_environment/ Jason Fried at 37 Signals always has great insights into the mechanics of how they build really good, user-friendly applications. His latest post on their new team-based way of working, and it's an interesting read. Blog 2010-11-05T16:48:40+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/new_florida_election_results_website_released/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/new_florida_election_results_website_released/ Recently, our team has had the wonderful opportunity to create a website for the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, to track contests from around the State of Florida on election night. Here is the official press release, we will post our screen shots from the project in our showcase shortly. Blog 2010-08-18T18:34:42+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/how_to_design_web_apps_people_love_an_evening_with_kevin_hale/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/how_to_design_web_apps_people_love_an_evening_with_kevin_hale/ After our last "Refresh Tallahassee" meeting, several of had the opportunity to have dinner together, and we were lucky enough to have Kevin join us. Very insightful dude. If you live in the Tallahassee area, and want to inspire your users with great app development, please consider joining us for the next refresh meeting. Blog 2010-04-23T13:27:35+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/a_better_button_with_css3/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/a_better_button_with_css3/ Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Chrome all support CSS3 tags. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer users will have to wait until IE9 is released to view CSS3 styles. For now, we'll have to limit our CSS3 to elegant flourishes that provide a better user experience in modern browsers while maintaining full functionality in all browsers. With that in mind, CSS3 allows us to create a button that, I dare say, is a joy to click! Blog 2010-03-29T09:24:00+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/conversation_friday_-_this_week_nestle_facebook_attack/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/conversation_friday_-_this_week_nestle_facebook_attack/ "Conversation Fridays" are a lunch time conversation group held every Friday at the Conversation Factory, here in Tallahassee. Always great conversation with interesting people, centered around the world of social media. Blog 2010-03-22T20:03:43+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/are_you_worth_it_things_to_consider_when_picking_a_website_design_and_devel/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/are_you_worth_it_things_to_consider_when_picking_a_website_design_and_devel/ A common question that we get from potential clients, if they haven’t worked with us previously, goes something like this- “I’ve talked to five different designers, all with widely different features and price tags. How do I make up my mind?” Blog 2010-03-16T18:24:37+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/10_usability_crimes_you_really_shouldnt_commit/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/10_usability_crimes_you_really_shouldnt_commit/ A great article on usability, and some good "rules of thumb" to get going. While this article just scratches the surface, it's an important surface to scratch. 10 usability crimes you really shouldn't commit Blog 2010-02-18T13:31:10+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/florida_state_parks_concept/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/florida_state_parks_concept/ The Florida Parks Service put out out a call to design and development shops to create some concepts of what a redesign of the Park Service website might look like. Our design team created a series of conceptual designs that incorporated some exciting new features for the Park Service. Showcase 2010-02-14T14:58:16+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/peter_r._brown_construction_streamlines_communication_with_its_website/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/peter_r._brown_construction_streamlines_communication_with_its_website/ Peter R. Brown Construction is known for its professionalism and quality work, and they wanted a website that would reflect that. White Dog Design Group was able to meet the challenge by creating a beautiful and usable site that Peter R. Brown Construction can proudly use to promote its business. Showcase 2010-02-11T17:29:11+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/craftsmanship_-_down_to_one/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/craftsmanship_-_down_to_one/ So, what if you could just tune out all of the design projects on your desk, and focus on one? Just one. Fall into zen-like focus by slowing the production pace down to a crawl, and do everything possible to take that design from good to great? Blog 2010-02-09T21:50:58+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/courage_and_labor_-_the_claude_pepper_kiosk/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/showcase/detail/courage_and_labor_-_the_claude_pepper_kiosk/ Senator Claude Pepper was a fascinating statesman that fought for healthcare, senior citizens, and the American people for decades. In a joint project with Design Farm, it was an honor to create this kiosk for The Florida State University Claude Pepper Museum highlighting Pepper's tireless work for labor reform in our country. Telling Pepper's story in a historically accurate way meant hours of combing through the historical pictures, video, and audio clips to allow the rich narrative to rise to the surface. We really enjoyed the process of using our flash development skills to bring a great story to life. Showcase 2010-01-12T23:04:32+00:00 http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/decent_pizza/ http://www.whitedogdesigngroup.com/blog/entry/decent_pizza/ I always love this time a year, when the whole world seems to move the gas peddle to 3/4 throttle, versus the foot to the floor pace we usually have in the pixel mines. This evening, the family and I ended up at Decent Pizza, for a bit of Pizza and Beer. (ok, the Sweet Water 420 was for me, Vicki drank water...) while we were relaxing, and catching up on our day, my eyes scanned the wall, taking in the posters and fliers that covered the wall. Blog 2009-11-25T01:22:21+00:00