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Faster Than a Swimming Polar Bear

April 20th, 2012

Website Optimization: IvyCat and Scott Marlow

To The Arctic 3D, opened at IMAX theaters across the U.S. in April. The new film (produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films) includes a companion book-site: welcometothearctic.org, produced by wildlife photographer, Florian Schulz and Braided River.

The producers needed to prepare for a significant increase in visitor traffic to WelcomeToTheArctic.org, which was performing poorly on a large web server farm. Reducing page size nine fold from ~2.7Mb to ~322kb, leveraging site caching and implementing a Content Delivery Network – our team improved WelcomeToTheArctic’s page load speed by 30 fold.

Watch the IMAX trailer for To The Arctic 3D.

The improvements to our site are tangible. Scott made the process seamless for us. He was responsive to our deadlines, gave us great suggestions, and managed all our concerns.
Helen Cherullo, publisher
Mountaineers Books

Tags: web development, wordpress
Posted in nonprofit, portfolio

Healthy Websites

January 23rd, 2012

Graphic Design: David Owen Hastings
Copywriting: Teresa Moore
WordPress Theme Development: Scott Marlow with IvyCat

My latest collaborative website project for the Washington Dental Service Foundation’s Access to Baby & Child Dentistry program. This re-branded site includes a fresh logo and updated color palette by David Owen Hastings, a password-protected online toolkit for dental coordinators, and an online database of ABCD-certified dentists. Powered by WordPress, of course.

Scott has worked on two websites for us. As a non-profit organization we rely on websites to help us connect with partners and get our message out. WordPress allows a lot of flexibility and Scott is great with suggestions for optimum performance. We are so pleased with his responsiveness and expertise. Laura Smith – Washington Dental Service Foundation, President & CEO

Tags: David Owen Hastings, web design, web development, wordpress
Posted in nonprofit, portfolio

Recover Your Website

April 16th, 2012

Graphic Design: David Owen Hastings
WordPress Theme Development: IvyCat and Scott Marlow

Valley Cities contacted us to redesign their antiquated website. Previously, staff managed over 100 mental health groups and classes for four locations through a cumbersome database, which was difficult for visitors to navigate. Now, using WordPress, staff can add, edit and remove event activities easily from any web browser. And the events are easier for users to find and provide clearer, more helpful information.

A font-resizer helps low vision visitors. And seven customizable widgets allow staff to promote a variety of important messages, like the 24-hour crisis line and fundraising events. To keep costs down, Valley Cities published most of its own site content. This step allowed our team to focus on accessibility, branding, database development, design, information architecture, and usability.

Tags: David Owen Hastings, web design, web development, wordpress
Posted in nonprofit, web design

WordPress Content Management

March 28th, 2012

Graphic Design: Kelly Davis, Farm Girl Works
WordPress Theme Development: Scott Marlow

A splashy new HTML5 WordPress child theme for The Braitmayer Foundation.

I love open source solutions, like WordPress. Not only are they affordable, but open source and not-for-profit organizations foster community.

Tags: Kelly Davis, web design, web development, wordpress
Posted in nonprofit, portfolio, web design

Collaboration is King for Creative that Attracts

March 19th, 2012

Graphic Design: Matt Karaus, Gravity Communications
Copywriting: Norm Mayall, Gravity Communications
WordPress Theme Development: Scott Marlow

“Virtual agency, actual results” is how Matt Karaus describes Gravity Communications. Collaborating with freelancers like me, Gravity attracts big brands while burying big overhead.

Tags: web design, web development, wordpress
Posted in communications, portfolio, web design

WordPress Specialist

March 9th, 2012

Graphic Design: Joan van den Berg
WordPress Theme Development: Scott Marlow
Videography: Sean Marshall, Social Rocketship

A fresh new look for Bothell residential painters, Dave Rushing & Pam Brooks. My latest WordPress website includes several custom image galleries and short social media videos to improve search engine optimization.

We couldn’t me more impressed with the talents of Scott Marlow. We hired Scott to rebuild our website in Word Press. We asked him to work in partnership with our art designer and social media strategist.

There was never a hesitation in Scott. He is very knowledgeable and informed. He worked diligently with our other contractors. We relied on him to explain things along the way. He is a very good communicator, both written and verbal. Scott has an upbeat personality and is a true delight to work with. We appreciate his being patient with us.

We love our website! We think it is the best painting contractor website in the greater Seattle area.

All that Scott does behind the scenes to make the site function is the fascinating part, and hard for us to understand completely, but we know far more now, after working with Scott, then we did in the beginning.

We are delighted to refer Scott Marlow to all that are in need of a new fabulous website.

You can trust that, in Scott, you are getting a very knowledgeable, talented website builder.

Huge Appreciation from:
Dave Rushing & Pam Brooks, owners, Painting America, Inc.

Tags: Joan van den Berg, web design, web development, wordpress
Posted in portfolio, web design, WordPress galleries