Thursday, December 13, 2012

Ecentricarts - Keith Durrant & Jen Michie

www.ecentricarts.com



Keith Durrant - President & Co-Founder of Ecentricarts

  • Business background
  • 20 years new media experience
  • In 200 started Ecentricarts and was focused on arts and culture
Jen Michie - Sr. UX Designer
  • Design Background
  • 15 years new media background
  • took a bachelor of fine arts then took web design at Sheridan
  • First full time UX designer at Ecentricarts
Ecentricarts
  • Well recognized - many awards & nominations
  • 33 full-time staff + network of freelancers
  • Technology veterans
  • Boutique studio - strategy execution
  • 97.5% online, 2.5% branding/print/other
  • Implementation partner for 2 leading CMS solutions
  • Completed 800+ projects for 200_ clients
  • Good projects/good people
What they do
  • Consultation and strategy
  • Branding and design
  • Web development
  • Web app development
  • Custom app development and integration
  • Content management solutions
  • Mobile web and mobile app
  • Social media strategy and app development
  • Web analytic and search engine opt
  • Website hosting
Clients
  • Canada's National History Society (200)
  • Scotiabank (2004)
  • Textile Museum of Canada (2004)
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (2007)
  • Osler, Hiskin & Harcount LLP (2008)
  • Munk Debates (2008)
  • College of Family Physicians of Canada (2009)
  • Work in Culture (2008)
  • Bennet Jones LLP (2010)
  • Law Society of Upper Canada (2010)
  • Powerplant Contemporary Art Gallery (2011)
  • Bell Media (2011)
  • Shred-it (2011)
  • E one Entertainment (2011)
  • Canadian Physiotherapy Association (2011)
  • Canadian Red Cross (2012)
  • Canadian Bar Association (2012)
  • Princes Charities (2012)
Process
  • Discovery/requirements gathering
  • Branding
  • IA/site structure and wireframe
  • Design mock ups (start with mood boards to home page design)
  • Final specifications (functional specification and technical specification)
  • Development
  • QA testing
Process: Key tools
  • Basecamp
  • YourTrack
  • Continuous integration server
  • Source control: SVN, Mercurial
  • QA: TestRail test case management software
Job opportunities
  • Strategiest
  • Business Analyst
  • Designer
  • UX Designer
  • Front End Developer
  • Java Script Developer
  • Back End Developer
  • Content Strategist
  • SEO Strategist
  • Social Media Strategist
Job Hunting
  • Making a good first impression (resume's matter)
  • Online portfolio
  • Attention to detail
  • Non web creative is relevant
  • Communication skills
  • Be focused
  • Research the company
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