Web Design
Acholi Beads
James came to us with a need for not only a complete site redesign but also an online store. He had some great ideas for what he wanted, knew what image he wanted to project, and we helped him to not only achieve that goal but surpass it.
Acholi Beads said:
They were totally professional, gave exceptional personal service, and were able to deliver a world class site on an aggressive timeline.
So, would I recommend Xavisys? I can’t imagine Acholi Beads working with any other company, and I fully recommend them to anyone who wants a custom web presence to compete with the big boys.
The Acholi Beads product is completely hand-made by ladies in Uganda, which is amazing and made for some great imagery. However, it was also a challenge because you can’t offer a photo of the exact item a person is going to get, or even let them choose the exact color that they want. Each piece is too unique for that. Instead, we created a unique color chooser that lets the user choose a color group rather than a specific color (see it on their flagship product, the multi-color necklace).
Acholi Beads now has a beautiful, functional site that meets their needs and is easy for them to manage and even expand.
acholibeads.com
Adame Org.
Kelli Adame came to us in need of a site redesign for her personal organization business. She needed something fresh and compelling that was easy to use and made clients feel comfortable. We developed a rock solid design that would make her clients feel less stressed simply by browsing to her site. It was built on Wordpress and Kelli has full management capabilities which works out perfectly for a small business like hers.
www.adameorg.com
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Free Template: Minimalist
Minimalist is an extremely light weight, configurable template, with no images at all! It’s completely fluid, so no matter what the user’s screen width, you don’t waste any space, browser font resizing is completely supported, and it is source-ordered. It includes stylesheets to display main content on the left or right, as well as many alternative colors including grey, green, blue, purple, red, and brown! It validates as XHTML Strict 1.0, and is released as Public Domain. It is available for download over at OpenDesigns.org.
I just converted Minimalist to a WordPress theme, and uploaded it here for anyone that wants it. I was lazy, so it defaults to green/grey with content to the left. If you want to use a different combination, edit the header.php file to use whatever css files you want (all are included). I also included a contact page template, but again was a little lazy, so you will need to edit contact.php and put your contact info on lines 73-75, as well as your E-Mail address on line 17. The only other real changes that were made was styling for comments (as well as unique styling for admin comments), and I added a pencil icon to use for “editing” (it’s still image free for your users).
Free Template: BlueBox
BlueBox is an extremely light weight template. It has no images at all! It’s completely fluid, so no matter what the user’s screen width, you don’t waste any space, and browser font resizing is completely supported. Changing the color of this template should be very easy, since it has no images simply modify the colors in the stylesheet. It validates as XHTML Strict 1.0, and is released as Public Domain. It is available for download over at OpenDesigns.org,and you can see it in use at a few sites:
