The Biomimicry Institute

• Redesigned using the Joomla CMS in fall 2007.
• Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a new science that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems. Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example of this “innovation inspired by nature.”
• John Webb Consulting is also consulting on the development of the next phase of the Biomimicry Design Portal. The portal will be a place where designers, architects, and engineers can search biological information, find experts, and collaborate, to find ideas that potentially solve their design/engineering challenges.
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• www.BiomimicryInstitute.org

Wage and Benefits Metric

• Managed usability study and complete redesign in fall 2006.
• This Web-based tool uses a point-scale system to evaluate jobs based on wage and benefit levels. Organizations can use it to identify the types of jobs in their loan portfolio, local economy or region and to analyze trends in job growth and attributes over time. The Wage & Benefits Metric will provide an assessment of job quality by business and generate a number of reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• The redesigned site resulted in improved user satisfaction and participation enabling users to successfully complete critical tasks via improved workflows.
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• www.JobMetric.nwaf.org

A W.I.S.H. Green Building Program

• Created Web design and launched in summer 2006.
• Established in 2005, the A W.I.S.H. Green Building Program (GBP) catalyzes and supports the adoption of green building practices in developing economies worldwide and in low- and moderate income communities in the U.S.
• The Green Building Program site design was so well received that A W.I.S.H. plans to use the new look for a redesign of their main site.
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• www.awish.net/gbp/

National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

• Conducted usability study and redesigned user interface in 2005.
• Large, dynamic site featuring online databases, sophisticated content management system, and over 200 in-depth publications. 
• Built with open source (free) b2evolution, a multi-lingual, multi-user, multi-blog publishing system written in PHP and backed by a MySQL database.
• Developed and implemented successful Internet marketing campaign—averages over 200,000 unique visitors per month.
• This U.S. Department of Agriculture funded site is nationally recognized for featuring the latest in sustainable agriculture and organic farming news, events and funding opportunities.
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• www.Attra.Ncat.org

Energy TechNet

• Conducted usability study and site redesign resulting in a streamlined user interface making it easier for site visitors to find the information they need.
• A U.S. Department of Energy project, Energy TechNet is a comprehensive source of planning information and instruction for small businesses and independent inventors engaged in the development and commercialization of energy technologies.
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• eere.energy.gov/inventions/energytechnet/

Missoula Food Bank

• Designed and launched in Winter 2006.
• Features customized search engine, online donation form, and profiles of several programs.
• The Missoula Food Bank responds to the emergency food needs of the hungry and works to reduce the incidence of hunger and its effects on individuals, families and the community.
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• www.MissoulaFoodBank.org

Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care

• Redesigned in March 2003.
• Over 400 pages with customized search engine.
• Grant-making organization dedicated to long-term changes to improve health care for dying persons and their families. A National Program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
• Created an extensive Web site regarded as a premier resource for healthcare professionals, researchers and policymakers. Directed Web site vision and managed all aspects of development and marketing.
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• www.PromotingExcellence.org

Little Transport Press

• Redesigned summer of 2005.
• Features e-commerce store.
• Little Transport Press is a small publisher of bicycle guides and birding maps, specializing in guides for the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the upper Midwest.
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Field Notes from the Woodson Place

• Designed fall of 2005.
• A business blog featuring reflections from a Conservation Neighborhood in the Post Oak Savannah of East Texas.
• Built with WordPress, a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform (aka, a blog) with a focus on aesthetics, Web standards and usability. What a mouthful.
• An example of how a business is using blogging technology to build an online community and develop new marketing outlets.
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• www.WoodsonPlace.com/FieldNotes/