Case Studies

1. Smokin' Pig Hostel

Smokin' Pig Youth Hostel Sofia

Client

Tree Top Limited approached us with an idea in mind to develop a retro and funky style website to match the level of budget, high quality accomodation that the client planned to offer in Sofia with their new hostel.

Objective

Tree Top required a website that would represent it as the ultimate destination for high quality budget hostel accomodation in Sofia. The website needed to convey a retro and stylish look while portraying the luxurious nature of the property. The tone and presentation of the website was to be welcome yet elegant and fun. Print materials and complete branding was also required for the project.

Solution

The website that Webstudio created was designed to maximize the user experience. After our kick off meeting with the client it was decided that our artist draw firstly on paper a logo that the client had in his mind. From the basis of the logo which was a pig with a top hat smoking a cigarette through a cigarette holder we knew this was going to be an interesting project. With a strong logo created we decided to opt for a more retro and funky style website which would catch the eye of backpackers and travellers seeking luxury accomodation at a budget price.

A custom map was drawn to display the location of the hostel and a booking engine was also added.

Our professional photographer then photographed some pictures of the interior which added to the professional look and feel of the site.

Print materials were also developed for the bsuiness including business cards, footpath stickers to guide weary travellers to their accomodation with ease and a big Smokin' Pig flag for the outside of the building.

Result

The website has been a great success. There is a real emphasis on the nature of the property and thanks to excellent photography giving a genuine to the website, its clean and fresh design has created a funky and professional vibe to the website.

The hostel within 2 months of launch has been booked out for the whole summer and many people who have stayed there have commented on the fantastic branding and the difference and quality of both the website and the accomodation.

2. Photoartz.net

PhotoArtz.net

Client

The client approached us with an idea in mind to develop a portal for both photographers and models to upload their portfolios.

Objective

Webstudio were asked to deliver a sleek and contemporary website/social netowrking comunity that allowed both models and photographers to upload portfolios, share ideas and create a community.

The main priorities were to reflect the ease of use of the website and the simplicity of its functionality even though there was a complex logic behind the website. A complex administration side to the site was required because of the error handling and feature rich front end.

Solution

Webstudio not only created a fully functional, compelling website it also provided the client with a easy to use administration which allowed full control over the website governing its complex yet simplistic functionality.

A custom logo was drawn to give the website a strong branding and subtle colours were added to give the website a subtle and professionl feel to reflect its clientelle.

The website was developed to be fully resizeable on all browsers and screen sizes giving it a full, content rich feeling. Custom icons were added in key areas to give the site a unique and contained approach.

The following modules were added to the website:

  • Profile upload/edit
  • Gallery Addition/Deletion/Reordering ( Reordering using a javascript sliding system)
  • Internal Messaging System
  • Forums
  • Picture manipulation with various features such as cropping/greyscale/grid/flip vertical/flip horizontal
  • Add to Favourites
  • Friendship Invitation
  • Add Comments
  • Endorse work
  • RSS feeds
  • Automated Messaging
  • Full geographic database with over 4 million records to allow searching by country and location
  • Profile quick search by country

Photoartz was developed using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP 5.3 and MySQL 5.0, employing strict separation of the presentation and logic layers. The site has semantic code and follows the strictest XHTML recommendation of W3C.

All in all, the site is geared to deliver high quality functionality with a professional look and feel with simplicity.

Result

The launch of the and subsequent performance of the Photoartz website has been nothing less than outatanding. Engaging imagery, peerless navigation, unique features and sophisticated style in keeping with the brand made it an instant hit with photographers and models.

The client was delighted with the ease of use of the site and the functionality it offered.

3. Titleworth Healthcare

Titleworth Health Care

Client

Titleworth Healthcare is one of the UK's finest care home companies providing exceptional levels of care and services within its award winning homes.

Objective

The objective was to deliver a new site taking the existing company branding and creating a fresh look and feel to deliver factual information related to Titleworths business model.

Solution

A complete new look and feel was given to Titleworth with easy navigation and vibrant look and feel.

Titleworth was developed using HTML, CSS, Javascript, Flash and Actionscript.

Result

Titleworth Healthcare were deligthed with the end result and it gave their online presence a fresh uplift.