Wayne RESA, New Client - Custom
Hot off the press is our custom website for Wayne Regional Education Service Agency (RESA). Having worked with Wayne RESA in the past, Foxbright was thrilled for another opportunity to partner with an organization providing as much state-wide educational impact. As such, no detail was left unconsidered as we set out to create a memorable and design-rich digital 'home' for Wayne RESA. With any organization of Wayne RESA's size and stature, it was essential to work closely with their team to organize the abundance of content & resources provided in an easily navigable website with a welcoming and identity-enforcing design. Distinct, without being distracting, background graphics merged seamlessly with Foxbright's flexible features and custom elements to build a destination for educators, students, and the broader community to find the resources they need.
Project Highlights
- Unique use of Foxbright's Stories feature for an Annual Service Report
- Interactive District Directory
- Customized and branded mobile menu to ensure optimal navigability regardless of device
"Hats off to especially Paula for her prompt response times and answers to many of the things I should have caught pre-launch. Everyone here really likes the website..."
– Wayne RESA
Shameless Plug: Foxbright worked with Wayne RESA to develop a cooperative contract with CoPro+. This contract is now available to any Michigan district and can help save time & money during the RFP process.
MAISA, Redesign - Custom
Few efforts are more rewarding than growing and evolving alongside our long-time partners. As times and requirements change, so is the need to never-stop developing our public persona. Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA), being at the forefront of educational advocacy and administrative support, knows full-well the importance of attracting a wide-audience by providing a wealth of resources and services, while maintaining a clean and accessible presence. This time around, we worked closely with MAISA's honeycomb-style branding and colors for unique watermark textures throughout the site, all the way down to sidebars and calendars while using Foxbright's news features for promoting upcoming events with additional rich-context. For a unique touch, MAISA set aside the popular approach of expansive menus & rotating hero banners and instead employed image-based spotlights for an interactive homepage focus helping lead visitors to the resources they need.
Project Highlights
- Leaning into logo and colors to create a strong brand identity
- Information-rich design without feeling cluttered or busy
- Spotlights and tab functions to maintain page-lengths without sacrificing design 'splash'
Juniper, Kapok & Nutmeg ... Oh My!
While custom designs keep us extra busy, we've had a well-rounded summer with new and existing client projects covering a span of Foxbright's customizable templates.
King's Christian School, New Client - Template Nutmeg
Foxbright is now ... International! We couldn't be happier to welcome our first, I can't quite say overseas (unless you count the Great lakes), client - King's Christian School (KCS) from British Columbia, Canada. Coming from a more plug-and-play business website provider, having access to features designed and tailored specifically for schools and organizations was a big win for KCS. Being Foxbright's newest template offering, the layouts provided distinction for their most important landing pages. Paired with Foxbright's Mobile App, KCS elevated educator-to-family communication with direct classroom communications though the app and website.
Project Highlights
- App and Website pairing for direct communications with families
- Overlay welcome message incorporating KCS' unique cursive font as accent
- Password protected areas for family resources and classroom communications
Fowlerville Community Schools, Redesign - Template Kapok
After stretching their former design for 7 years, longtime partner Fowlerville Community Schools (FCS) was ready for a new look, and did they ever shake things up. Moving from a more traditional 3-column design, Template Kapok was a great choice at the opposite end of the deign spectrum with it's more horizontal and interactive elements. A big push for FCS was unifying their pages to be more consistent and cleaning up outdated information, an effort that Foxbright was more than happy to assist with. Topped off with a spruced up logo, branded watermarks, and a fully reorganized sitemap/navigation, FCS is ready to take on the next 7 years!
Project Highlights
- Stylized spotlights menu and quick facts
- Visual Board of Education member directory
- Unified building landing pages and interactive building list
Cole Academy, New Client - Template Juniper
'Amazing students. Dedicated teachers.' is Cole Academy's tagline - and now they can add 'Slick website.' (kidding of course.) While Foxbright doesn't expect to be included in any of our partner's mission or vision, it certainly is our mission to provide solutions to elevate our partner's online presence. Boasting two distinct academies, Juniper was a wonderful fit for Cole Academy, with the ability to present shared information for both academies while fitting important details for each academy right from the homepage. Stylized spotlights provide a launch-point for other resources as well as testimonials from the community to highlight Cole Academy's positive impact.
Project Highlights
- Foxbright's easy-to-use (and printable) Lunch Menu feature
- Easy Access: Academy information cleanly presented and easy-to-find
- Inheriting spotlights ensure the most important resources at visitor's fingertips
Jackson Preparatory & Early College, Design Updates - Template Hickory
I've always appreciated the collegiate look and feel of Jackson Preparatory & Early College (JPEC) and to kick-off our summer projects, they decided to go a step further to refine their existing design from several years ago. Without needing a full redesign, Foxbright was able to freshen up their look by adding a more progressive widening effect and clean margin lines to ensure consistent viewing no matter the device. Reworking their visual quicklinks, adding a splash of watermarks and color to inside pages paired with an updated welcome overlay made a remarkable difference without much effort. After all, one of our goals at Foxbright is offering boutique designs without breaking the bank.
Project Highlights
- JPEC added Foxbright's mobile app with mass notifications for improved website integration and cost savings compared to their previous notification platform. We were able to meet JPEC's needs by adding support for automatic report card notifications.
- Interactive social media feed
- Stunning use of branding for inside page side navigation
What's Next?
No roundup is complete without a look to the future! We've already begun our list for our q4 roundup including a few clients who launched just on this side of October, and additional custom designs we're beyond excited to debut after launch. Rest assured we've also worked on some delightful PupSite designs which you'll just need to wait for our next PupSites Exposé to see. Stay tuned for news on our latest template development as well! As always, if you or your organization wants to learn more about Foxbright and how we work to elevate our partner's communication potential, we'd love to hear from you and give you a tour!
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