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Web Development and Design
Web Design and Development
 

ITS Web developers and graphic designers use an iterative development lifecycle. From the beginning, we focus on the "user experience."

Products
Our Process
Tools of the Trade
Making Your Projects More Dynamic

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Our Process

Prototypes and Wire frames

A discovery and requirements gathering meeting with the client begins the process. Requirements quickly take the form of wire frames and prototypes that are refined through quick and frequent "design and approve" iterations with the client.

This process shortens development time by significantly reducing wasted time and "do-overs." It better ensures that key business requirements are met and produces a smooth and user-centric interface.

Design

More than creating appealing Web graphics and navigation buttons, designers create information contexts that encourage further site investigation and provide human/computer interactions. There is something more to good design than just "making it look good." It involves a mature knowledge of form, function, line and rhythm and how to apply them to a project.

Industry and CIO Standards

We live in a world of competing browsers, each vying for dominance of the Internet. ADA and W3C standards are used, in the beginning, in creating State assets that promote good form and efficiency for delivering services and information on the Web.

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Tools of the Trade

The Web Design Group is constantly reviewing and updating tool sets used in creating, editing and managing the design and functionality of application and web projects as well as technical writing/editing and multimedia presentations.

Our current toolset includes:
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Pagemaker
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Apple QuickTime Pro
  • Macromedia Contribute
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
  • Macromedia Fireworks MX
  • Macromedia Flash MX
  • Sony Sound Forge
  • SoThink DHTMLMenu
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Making Your Project More Dynamic

We continually research and evaluate new technologies to bring applications and web sites to the next level. Here are a few of the things we are utilizing:

JavaScript and Dynamic HTML

We continually research and evaluate new technologies to bring applications and web sites to the next level. Here are a few of the things we are utilizing:

  • JavaScript and Dynamic HTML
  • We are continually adding to our JavaScript and dynamic HTML library. Some of the code includes:
  • Date routines
  • Advanced Form validation
  • Client-side calendars for filling in cumbersome date fields
  • JavaScript Includes for separating content from design. This produces efficiency in load time and results in a site that can accept a new design by merely replacing a few files.
  • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • Fly-out Menus enable quick, "3-Click or less" navigation

XML

You can create more value for your site by implementing greater interactive and integration with your data. XML offers the following:

  • Greater separation of design and content
  • Syndication and re-use of information
  • Integration with legacy data and applications

RSS

RSS feeds are a great way to quickly convey important information. RSS feeds make it easy to import information from other feeds. Using an HTML viewer, web designers easily incorporate feeds from several different sources into their Internet sites. ITS offers a robust RSS solution.

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