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Asia Catalyst - Web Revamp
Solution presentation by Lean Mean Creative Machine — May 2020
LMCM has been tasked with re-building and re-designing the Asia Catalyst digital platform including a revamped aesthetic, UI/UX experience and frontend + backend development. This Solution Presentation outlines goals, scope of work, cost estimates, process overview and timelines.
Our belief
We believe that great, strategic design will elicit an emotional connection with your audience that drives them to stay engaged and take action with your brand.
Goals
First things first, we all know that a pretty facade alone does not a great website make, but a polished look and feel is absolutely crucial in the success of this project. We believe that great design has the power to create a sense of trust and authority with your audience. It has the power to capture attention, foster engagement and ultimately, drive the user to take action. We need to develop an evolved design aesthetic that speaks specifically to the Asia Catalyst audience. Something modern, something clean, something evocative without being kitschy.
But we must ensure that at the heart of all of our creative and technical decisions, we’re always aware of how we’re conveying the core pillars of innovation, authority and trust.
Finally, the most important piece of this entire puzzle is ensuring that whatever we build ultimately and difitively tells the Asia Catalyst story. Who are you and what do you do? How do we use narrative and visual storytelling to communicate the breadth and depth of the Asia Catalyst experience.
Solution Overview
Now that we know what we need to do, let's talk about how we're going to do it. Here are a few ideas to get us going.
Big ideas
In order to effectively tell our story, we must give users context within which to view the organization. Understanding where you’ve been, and how you got to where you are now will not only serve as a vehicle to highlight your accomplishments, but will also give the user real world insight into what you do and how you do it.
I also want to think about tackling that same issue from another angle, what better way to tell the story of Asia Catalyst than through the eyes of the people themselves. Our website will celebrate the stories of the people that have been touched by the organization. Putting a human face to the abstract concepts and achievements will serve to provide a new window into the inner-workings of the organization.
In order to inspire action, we need to give people the right information at the right time. What good are resources if they’re buried on the website? How can we strategically design the architecture of the website so it’s easy for users to navigate, while also introducing them to actionable resources at relevant times. Let’s bring these action guides and toolkits to the forefront of the website and make them compelling for people to engage with.
Design ideas
Colorful. Accessible. Positive. Graphics.
The anatomy of a project
What it looks like to partner with us...
We’ve done this for long enough to know that process is everything. With a great process, we can be efficient, effective, and almost guarantee a successful project outcome. We have honed and refined a very specific process over the years that has led to hundreds of successful projects, here’s a brief overview of how it works.
Website Process
Discovery
Through a process of surveys and meetings we’ll gather all the information we need to have the best understanding of your business and goals.
Architecture
Just like a building, a website needs a solid blueprint. Together we’ll determine the best way to organize your website and sketch out a rough outline.
Content
With a solid blueprint in place we’ll work together to collect, organize, edit, and create content for each page of the website.
Design
At the same time we are working on content our team will be creating non-functioning comprehensive layouts showing possible design directions.
Development
With all the necessary architecture, content, and design elements in hand we’ll create the first working version of your website.
Launch
Getting your website “go live” ready will inevitably require several rounds of revisions and polish. Once the website is ready, we’ll go through the final launch checklist.
Training & Warranty
Your site is now live! Over the next several weeks our team will be training you on how to manage the website and helping you solve any issues.
Support
A website is a living thing, over the months after launch things will shift and change on the internet and this may cause your website to malfunction with minor bugs. We offer ongoing monthly support at a discounted rate to our web clients.
Shane
Ceo & founder
Pete
Dev & tech ops
Jessica
Sr Designer
Marcus
Frontend Dev
Jess
Sr Designer
Ayesha
Project Manager
Communication
is everything
our 3 tiered Project Management system
tier 1: Project overview board
Track your project with a birds eye view using your custom Project Board. See a checklist-style breakdown, step by step, from project kickoff to launch.
Tier 2: Weekly Check-Ins
At our weekly check-in we do three things: A) An overview of what we accomplished this week. B) A breakdown of what will be done next week. C) How we're tracking on our overall progress and project timeline.
tier 3: Day-to-day
Finally, you will be given access to a custom Slack channel where you will have direct access to your team for any day to day communications.
Project investment & Timeline
Deliverable | Timeframe | Cost Estimate |
|---|---|---|
Phase 1 – Planning | 2 – 3 weeks | — |
— Design objectives survey — Audience & goals brief — Sitemap — Content inventory — Wireframes — Copywriting | ||
Phase 2 – Design | 4 – 6 weeks* | — |
— Mood board concepts — Custom website design concepts — Copywriting continued — Content management — Templates & interface design | ||
Phase 3 – Development | 6 – 7 weeks | — |
— Fully functional website w/ custom modules — Google Analytics installed — Webmaster tools setup — Cross-browser tested in Internet — Templates & interface code for Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari, & Google Chrome |
Total | 3 – 4 Months | $28,000 — $31,000 |
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