News & Interesting bits.
February 2010 Launched a site redesign / revamp and a custom inventory system with e-commerce tie-in for Sutton Strings in Sutton NH. The client wanted to do as much as possible to elevate his site to compete with some of the larger online music retailers, but his budget made us explore some unique options. We decided to preserve some of his original design but enhance it greatly on all levels. Our solution delivered what he needed in a flexible format to allow his site to grow with him in the future. Visit the site.
January 2010 GDUSA's American Package Design Awards have honored us with an American Package Design Award for our work on Dreamchild's 4th CD package. The design for the 8 panel digipak is a direct reflection of the bands music and subject matter. Their audience and critics have raved about the package since its release in 2009.
November 2009 For the second year in a row, Dixon Hughes PLLC has chosen Wetherbee Creative & Web LLC to design their corporate Holiday Card. The successful change to a more creative approach in 2008, let us to take one step further this year, and really illustrate their "Positively Unique" message - pulling from the humor and sense of the unexpected found in their firm's branding. I will post an image as soon as it mails.
October 2009 We have won a Silver Davey Award for our work on the Dixon Hughes Career Brochure! Thank you Davey Judges for honoring us once again!
October 2009 The 39th Annual Creativity Awards has honored us with an Honorable Mention Award for the redesign of the MacDowell Colony Website!
October 2009 We launch a great new Website Redesign for New Hampshire Project Learning Tree! Client is thrilled with the results, a fresh freindly design powered by a content management system to give them control over their site updates. See for yourself!
August 2009 Now complete! The Dixon Hughes Recruiting Brand has been totally refreshed and we designed the key pieces of the campaign. Both the website and its coordinating 12 page 8.5 x 11 brochure, play off of the firm branding but give the recruiting materials a fresh and youthful twist. With a bright color palette, humor and fresh imagery the pieces work together to welcome young interns into their extensive mentoring program. The client is thrilled and we are especially happy with the results.
July 2009 Wetherbee Creative & Web launches a new release of the online application for The MacDowell Colony. Visual artists who apply to become residents at the Colony can now complete their entire application online including the uploading of their work samples. This version of the application also included a stringent editing go through by MacDowell's editor, to finesse and voice the instructions and prompts throughout the application flow.
July 2009 Wetherbee Creative & Web designs a half page ad for Freedom's Wings to run in Soaring Magazine - the ad targeted to donors is an appeal for funding sources and to generally increase awareness. The ad was provided pro bono as part of our "Giving Back" program. Click here to view the ad that will run in the August Edition of Soaring.
June 2009 Wetherbee Creative & Web kicks off a website redesign for New Hampshire Project Learning Tree.
June 2009 We dive back into the website redesign project for More Than Words of Waltham, MA. At the clients request the project had been on hold since 2008 - we are thrilled to get the ball rolling again.
June 2009 Wetherbee Creative & Web launches the newly redesigned website for The Errol Motel in picturesque Errol NH. The new site uses a nostalgic feel to highlight the motels rich history in the North country, and the friendly, warm atmosphere.
May 2009 Wetherbee Creative & Web is honored twice in the Eighth Annual Horizon Interactive Awards. We were given a Bronze Award for our own Site - creativeandweb.com, and for UcrossFoundation.org
April 2009 Wetherbee Creative & Web accepts a new Project into our "Giving Back" program. New Hampshire Public Radio, enlists us to help them create a look and feel for a new feature site about today's economy and how it effects New Hampshire residents. Working It Out launches in June of 2009. Click here to visit the site.
April 2009 Wetherbee Creative & Web launches brand new site for The MacDowell Colony - in Peterborough NH. After years of maintaining their existing website we engaged in a 9 month project to rebuild the site from architecture to look and feel. The Client is thrilled with the results. See for yourself by clicking here!
April 2009 - Graphic-Design.com features Wendy Wetherbee in their "Designing Women" column. Click here to read the article. ( Apologies ahead of time for the uncharacteristically smiley photo! )
March 2009 - Wetherbee Creative & Web delivers a set of 3 display graphics for window shade type trade show banners to new client EnviroSense. This three banner set is transportable and flexible, and allows the client to use the whole set or only one - depending on the configuration of each trade show booth. Russ at EnviroSense says: "They look great!".
January 2009 - Wetherbee Creative & Web accepts a new Pro Bono "Giving Back" assignment - to update, maintain and ultimately improve the website for Freedom's Wings [Coopersburg, PA]- a volunteer group of pilots and others who provide soaring lessons and flights to the disabled. Visit the site often to see the changes!
November 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web launches a beautiful new website for The Ucross Foundation, a spectacular artist's retreat in the High Plains of Wyoming. The site uses large photographic images in a panorama-like format to communicate the grand space of land and sky to be found on their 20,000 acre cattle ranch setting. Also used throughout the site are small flash movies to show a variety of wildlife, alumni, and historical changes that the ranch has gone through. UcrossFoundation.org.
October 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web is awarded a Gold Davey for its pro-bono project - derrymuseum.org.
October 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web launches a new website!!! Much awaited new site features samples of work in marketing, branding, web design and development.
September 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web launches a site redesign for Humane Farm Animal Care - Certified Humane Raised & Handled Program. The project creates a new look and feel, reorganizes the information to make it clearer and more intuitive for the audience. Some aspects of the old site were kept as is to adhere to the Non-profits budget restrictions and will be phased in over time throughout the next year.
August 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web launches new brand for start-up Alpaca's Finest. Cohesive brand strategy was established to give an elegant feel to the new line of products. In addition to consulting, logo creation, packaging, and trade show graphics were created.
August 2008 - More Than Words New Brand begins its roll out. New Logo is approved and Stationary System has been delivered. Signage is in the works that will change their brick and mortar store in Waltham MA, from outdated to hip and happening!
July 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web launches LenderSentinel.com along with integrated software and secure interface for the Lender Sentinel product.
July 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web launches website for the Derry History Museum This website is an online tool to entice the residents of Derry NH and surrounding communities to visit the History Museum and learn about the town. Photography of exhibits and objects combine with brief text and basic contact information.
June 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web hired to create online and offline branding package for Lender Sentinel - a new to the market software analysis product for the banking and financial industry.
March 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web is engaged to refresh the recruiting efforts of Insight Technology, [Londonderry NH] create buzz about their ongoing growth and the consequential continuing need for great new employees. New brochures, Trade Show graphics, Ad Campaigns and other materials will be designed and delivered throughout the year.
January 2008 - Wetherbee Creative & Web is contracted to promote and market the Dixon Hughes PLLC [North and South Carolina] 2008 Annual Physicians Conference. Utilizing a direct mail campaign, client gifts, and signage this conference is geared to double the attendance of the previous year.
December 2007 - Wetherbee Creative & Web is asked to design The Winter '07 Newsletter for The MacDowell Colony , Peterborough NH. This tabloid size newsletter is mailed to a veritable who's who of artists, MacDowell Fellows, and others in the Art community world-wide.
Awards and Peer Recognition
| 2010 - Package Design Excellence American Package Design Award Dreamchild - CD Packaging |
| 2009 - Silver Davey Award Dixon Hughes Career Brochure |
| 2009 - Honorable Mention 30th Annual Creativity Award MacDowellColony.org |
| 2009 - Bronze Horizon Interactive Award creativeandweb.com |
| 2009 - Bronze Horizon Interactive Award UcrossFoundation.org |
| 2008 - Gold Davey Award derrymuseum.org |
| 2007 - Platinum / Best in Category Creativity Awards daydreamtoy.com |
| 2007 - Silver Davey Award daydreamtoy.com |
| 2007 - Bronze Horizon Interactive Award gsloud-architect.com |
| 2007 - 1st Place New Hampshire Internet Awards paradisepointcottages.com |
| 2006 - 1st Place New Hampshire Internet Awards af-studios.com |
