The ASTD Global Network South Africa – The American Society for Training and Development – had an existing website, but without the ability to easily update content via a content management system, getting new info onto the site and preparing newsletters became a real chore.

One Part Scissors created a new website for the ASTD that used the key visual elements from the old site – with a fresher, more modern feel. Certain key pieces of content – such as a Survey Document was in high demand on the website, but was difficult to find. In the new website we created a bold icon in the right sidebar of every page to ensure this info can be easily found.

Small visual devices were used to create  a subtle layered feel – shadows, textures, and glows on certain elements make the website a more enjoyable one to read.

See the website at astd.co.za

OPS created a website in 2007 for 4D and A Architects, the architects behind the creation of our former offices in Stonemill Office Park. Now in 2010, the website needed to be refreshed and updated with a more current style and approach.

The website showcases 4DA’s diverse portfolio of corporate, commercial, residential and educational projects, set against the backdrop of an intensely minimal space which allows the focus to remain squarely on the projects themselves.

The website has been built to make use of the existing WordPress based content management system, allowing 4DA to keep the website up to date with the latest projects and work in progress news.

See the website at 4da.co.za

Warwick Fabrics approached One Part Scissors to create a website for the UK region.
Until now, Warwick UK has been using the Warwick International website to provide it’s clients with product info, but has seen the need to create a unique web presence for the United Kingdom and the European regions it services.

The main purpose of the UK site is to provide information about the fabrics stocked locally. The website also gives Warwick UK the ability to post localized news and information that its clients will find helpful.

There are strong links to the International site, with the Fabric Finder utility linking directly to the International site. The styling for the new UK site was created to match the International site as well, to ensure consistency of branding through the group.

The website is built on the Drupal content management system, allowing Warwick UK the freedom to update news and info quickly and easily as needed.

See the site at warwick.co.uk

Rosebank Union Church as a rich history, having first started as a house church in 1906. The website One Part Scissors designed for the church had to house a wealth of information about the church, it’s values, beliefs, and history, as well as modern-day resources such as audio podcasts, event calendars, blogs, and links to the Social Media Networks.

With this in mind, OPS ensured that the huge body of information is never overwhelming to the user.

The podcast can be found with the website, or directly in iTunes in the Podcast Directory.

As the website is built on the Drupal Content Management System, the church has quick and easy access to edit the website’s info, uploading podcasts, resources, new events, and blog posts on a virtually daily basis.

See the site at rosebankunion.org

Nsika House Architecture & Design creates spectacular award-winning buildings. The buildings, coupled with rich architectural illustrations and scale models are the central focus of the website OPS created for Nsika. From the first page, large images of Nsika’s designs are presented to the visitor. The large portfolio of work is broken up into various sections to allow the serious visitor to concentrate on the type of work they are needing from Nsika.

See the website at www.nsika.com

Legae Securities recently underwent a rebranding exercise. The company’s new payoff line, “creativity + wisdom = innovation”, needed to be conveyed through the all-new website. One Part Scissors created a website that is fresh, sophisticated and powerful for both content editors and users of the website.

The website links into existing features, such as a Private Clients portal, as well as new features OPS built specifically for Legae. One such feature is the Legae Alumni Network, which allows employees to interact in a specialized community website (See more about this aspect of the project here).

Another all-new feature on the website is a Research Portal which allows Legae clients to access the considerable analytical skills of the Financial gurus at Legae, through daily share recommendations, weekly sharetalk newsletters, and various technical financial analysis.

A photoshoot was done by Ivok Studios, and this ranged from obtaining general images of the office environment to convey a sense of the energy at Legae, as well as excellent portaits of the team, to be used on the website, as well as in the media.

The website is built based on the Drupal Content Management System, which allows a variety of users to edit the site, all with varying degrees of permission access, so that analysts can add their reports and various other research documents, content editors can create all forms of new content, and registered clients can log in and access research information. All the levels of access are controlled and secure, so the website remain safe from abuse while allowing freedom of use to all the different levels of users.

See the website at legae.co.za

OPS has just completed the redesign of the Northpoint City Church website. The new website is built on the Drupal Content Management System, which allows the church quick and easy access to edit the website’s info as needed on a weekly basis.

The system allows for the easy admin of the Media Library, organizing the audio downloads and offering an iTunes compatible podcast.

One Part Scissors is currently also working on the redevelopment of the church’s overall brand and identity, and the website is the first element to show the new logo, designed by One Part Scissors late in 2009. The new brand’s colour scheme is also showcased in the website.

An interesting element of Northpoint’s web requirements was the need for 2 subsections for ministries within their organisation that need a different look and feel to the rest of the website. The first such section is the Impophomo section, home to Northpoint’s social upliftment ministry. This section needed to be seen by the visitor as it’s own ‘mini-site’, one which will ultimately be reached by a separate domain.

The benefit of using 3 themes with a single website, is that Northpoint can update information across all three sites via a single web based admin tool.

Jozi Jammers is a preschool situated on the property with Northpoint City Church, and although overseen by the church it is an independent entity, also needing it’s own unique look-and-feel.

All three sites – the main Northpoint website, as well as the two mini-sites, all have a similar feel carried across them; a visual thread which ties them together.

See the website at npcc.org.za

What’s this about?
This year, at One Part Scissors we decided to look back on the past year’s projects and highlight some of the projects that stood out for us. Some were chosen because we enjoyed the challenges presented by the project, others for the positive feedback we received, and some were chosen simply because we liked the final product.

andrewbrough.com

“This website has such a great feeling of depth, and a great use of the colour palette set out in the corporate identity manual. There’s a richness to the colour scheme. Add to this a great content management system that allows Andy access to add new info quickly and easily, and the result is a website that we’re very proud to attach our name to.”
Read more here.

citicon.co.za

“We enjoyed working with CITI-CON to create their brand and this website for 2 big reasons – firstly, their intensely ‘green’ ethos is so forward thinking for South Africa, and secondly, this website makes great use of white space to create a sense of cleanliness – makes the site a pleasure to browse.”
Read more here.

OPS created the website for Grace Generation Church, based in Pietermaritzburg.

The website is built on the Drupal Content Management System, which allows the church quick and easy access to edit the website’s info as needed on a weekly basis.

Audio resources are available as a podcast or as a direct download from the site.

See the site at gracegeneration.co.za

One Part Scissors has published CITI-CON’s first website.

The website makes use of the same clean, stylish lines found throughout the rest of the CITI-CON corporate identity. (Read more about our work for CITI-CON here).

The website is built on a content management system that ensures the website will be easy to update.

Visit the site at citicon.co.za