Division [1] Media Corp. is one of Edmonton’s premier web, software, and mobile app developers. My current job title with the company is lead mobile application developer / full-stack web developer, but as we are a small team, everyone kind of does everything. To that end, the Division [1] website redesign and development was assigned to me. I was tasked with creating a new, bold look with large images and crisp typography. The main goal of the site was for it to be more than a marketing tool. We also wanted it to serve as a display for what Division [1] could achieve. To achieve this goal, extra care was taken in the development of the site. Design elements were added, removed, tweaked, and added yet again. All new additions were reviewed thoroughly so that only the highest-quality content and design stayed in the final version. At the time of the redesign, Division [1] was also in the process of transitioning toward mobile development. Therefore, the new website had to emphasize this new direction for the company.
Some of the new features added to the website during the development process were a fully featured quote generator, mobile-specific application pages, and a completely new portfolio with a custom admin panel for ease of updating.
Developing in exciting new ways...
Projects like these are awesome for trying out new and exciting features. As such, the bones of the site were built with a custom Flexbox grid system, as CSS Grid was not yet widely supported. I also got to play around with animations, but in the end they proved not to really add anything but longer load times.
