The Challenge: Master Compliance’s previous website was built in an old WordPress theme that hadn’t been updated in years, resulting in a broken UI, and staff being unable to make any edits. The site’s SEO was also nonexistent, making it hard to generate search engine traffic.
The Process: Vortex Digital scraped the site’s content, and migrated it into a modern theme that could be easily updated in the future. Extensive keyword research was performed, and each page received keyword-rich metatags and copy.
The Result: A brand new, fully functional WordPress site with a modern theme. Master Compliance staff now manages the site themselves, making edits and changes. The site’s SEO also improved, increasing search engine traffic and overall visits.
The Challenge: The Local Hub approached Vortex Digital wanting to make a platform for local businesses, based on recommendations from local community leaders. The database of businesses would be curated based on community and expert feedback, and provide those businesses with an additional marketing avenue. The site needed a visually impactful design, and an ergonomic, easy to use layout to make navigating between businesses quick and simple.
The Process: As The Local Hub would be managing the website themselves and adding/editing the businesses, we worked with them to make this process as easy as possible for someone with little to no coding or technical knowledge. The backend is very simple to use and navigate. On the front end, the design deliberately points users towards the main feature, the business search. Users can search by a large amount of categories to see curated businesses, and each business has its own page with reviews, marketing information, contact information, and more.
The Result: A beautiful, custom designed website that provides a robust database of local businesses curated by community experts and business owners. The backend is easy to use and manage, with adding and editing businesses as simple as filling out a form. The frontend is easy to search through and navigate, helping users get to where they’re going as fast as possible.
The Challenge: ThinkJOY was a brand new, nonprofit focused on helping elders in the community. They had no marketing or website, and needed both to get started. They also had a large amount of copy that needed to be condensed down.
The Process: Our art director worked with ThinkJOY to create a logo, design, and branding guide that matched their vision and feelings. Vortex Digital took all of the provided copy, and organized it into different pages to make it more digestible and less overwhelming. The logo, design and branding was also repurposed for social media and email marketing.
The Result: The project as a whole was taken on as part of our SEVA Project, where we give away several thousand dollars to a deserving nonprofit. The new website is custom designed and visually impactful, instilling a sense of hope in the community. Each page succinctly describes what they do, and how users can get involved themselves.
The Challenge: Barbara Mishkin, the author of the children’s book, TIP’s Magical Journey, approached Vortex Digital needing a website to promote it. The sales would take place on Amazon, but she wanted a website to host her marketing and press material.
The Process: Vortex Digital met with Barbara to determine what was most important to put on the website: reviews, a contact form, ways to buy the book in bulk, and information about her. It was also important that as more books released, they could be added to the website easily and seamlessly.
The Result: A custom designed marketing platform for Barbara and her books. The newley released book, TIP’s Magical Journey, had already received reviews, and were populated on the website, long with other information related to the book. As new books are released, they can easily be added.
The Challenge
The old Phelan Tucker Law website was difficult to navigate, and used a clunky, confusing wireframe that didn’t accurately convey all of the services offered. It was easy for users to get lost looking for areas of practice, and the copy was overwhelming with bland imagery not helping matters.
The Process
Vortex Digital worked with Phelan Tucker Law to identify which areas of practice were redundant, and which were necessary to keep. Jonathan also took professional photos of the staff and office to help the website design stand out even more.
The Result
The new Phelan Tucker Law website contains an updated wireframe, and succinct copy that accurately describes the experience and capabilities of the office. Visually striking photography shows off the impressive office, and professional headshots deliver a feeling of credibility and authenticity.
The Challenge
Prime Land Auction was a brand-new business that needed a well-designed, user-friendly website to showcase its real estate listings and land options.
The Process
Vortex Digital had to design a website from scratch that included all the necessary features for each listing and auction. Both options needed custom fields and post types.
The Result
An aesthetically designed website that displays all available listings and auctions with easily updatable fields for each option.
The Challenge:
The design of the old Wild Flower Healing Arts website needed to be updated, as it wasn’t utilizing the full pallet of digital real estate that modern sites offer. New features were necessary to provide a better user experience, such as a more streamlined way to buy personalized gift certificates.
The Process:
Team Vortex revamped the old site with new, modern design elements and new images. Our development team implemented, tested, and debugged the new features.
The Result:
Wild Flower Healing Arts now has a full-width, modern design for its website with improved features such as personalized gift certificates.
The Challenge
Night Train Party Bus had an existing site that was outdated and just plain boring, which does not fit the brand image of a fun party bus service. There were minimal to no design elements, and there wasn’t a feature for custom request forms.
The Process
Vortex Digital upgraded the website to the latest version of WordPress. We redesigned the website layout and included images that better represent the brand. We developed a ‘request a quote’ custom form for each bus/package available that automates sending an email and putting information into a form
The Result
An updated modern website with visual design elements that better match the brand added more images to the gallery and includes YouTube video, custom request a quote page with add-ons
The Challenge:
Shoemaker and Haaland needed a complete website redesign that shifted the focus of the site from highlighting past projects to promoting company culture, the greater Iowa City area, career opportunities, and benefits.
The Process:
We discussed their vision for attracting talented engineers to their team, the services and projects they wanted to feature, and the visual elements they wanted to include in the update.
The Result:
Team Vortex reworked the website’s UX and design, adding strong visuals and content to attract talented engineers. A link to the careers page is featured in the header of the landing page, along with other calls to action throughout the site to funnel prospective employees to career opportunities. To modernize their website, we added a dynamic Facebook feed, custom text and images to showcase their projects, and easily updated custom fields to organize their photo gallery.
The Challenge: Aqua-Struction Pools contacted us because their previous website had been taken down without their knowledge. They no longer had any web presence, and needed to get one up fast. They also wanted a more fleshed out website in the future that showcased their services, pool designs, photo galleries, and more.
The Process: First, we met with Aqua-Struction to determine what needed to be on the new landing page immediately. We put together a photo gallery, summary of their services, and contact information into a sleek landing page, and launched it within one week of meeting with them. We had also saved their emails and migrated them to a new service. Once the landing page was done, we met with them to scope out what services they wanted to expand on, how many pool designs they wanted to include, and other information to put on the website.
The Result: A beautiful custom designed website that received a Graphic Design USA Award. The website presents Aqua-Struction’s services, pool designs, photo galleries, and business information in a visually impactful layout. The backend of the website can also easily be edited to add on in the future.