Web Development
Needs Analysis | Project
Management | Information Architecture | Web
Design | System Architecture | Ongoing Site Maintenance
The emphasis in web development has shifted from issues of online
presence towards those of content management. Your website is no longer
a simple online brochure but is an integral part of your everyday business.
Stop14 specializes in finding ways for organizations to use the web
more effectively, helping them reduce long-term costs while simultaneously
creating greater rapport and loyalty with their online visitors.
We have been developing sites since the web began and bring that experience
and technical knowledge to every project we do. We’re sticklers
for sound planning and practical design, an approach that has proved
valuable to our clients whether we’re building smaller high-impact
sites or coordinating massive, enterprise-level web projects.
| Needs Analysis and Consultation |
Project Management |
| Effective websites begin by asking the right questions. Stop14
will guide you through the process of scoping your web project
and will recommend the strategies and technologies that will best
suit your needs and your budget. |
Stop14 will map out project components, responsibilities and
milestones and track them throughout the development cycle. We
make sure that everyone on the development team knows their deadlines
and how their jobs affect the project as a whole. |
| Information Architecture |
Web Design |
| Information architecture - planning the organizational and navigational
structures of the site - is one of the most important parts of
any web project. Unfortunately, it is often the most neglected
as well. Stop14 views this stage as a dialogue, for nobody knows
your business better than you do. What Stop14 brings is analytical
ability and a strong knowledge of how the web works. We also help
you to visualize your site before its designed - it's far cheaper
to make changes at this stage than further along in development. |
Web design is a particularly demanding discipline. It requires
all of the creativity and skill of graphic design, including the
ability to visually capture a message and brand identity in an
distinct and eye-catching way. Online design, however, has the
added burden of incorporating both the interactivity of the web
and the technical demands of site building itself. Stop14 brings
these skill sets together, favouring readability and ease-of-use
without sacrificing creativity and a strong visual presence. |
| System Architecture |
Ongoing Site Maintenance |
| There are a thousand ways to build a website, but Stop14 will
find the right one for your needs and budget. Stop14 has experience
in all major web technologies, and will find the right tool for
the job, whether it is custom markup and code, an off-the-shelf
software product or a combination of both. Stop14 favours open-source/free
software as a matter of principle and will help customers understand
its advantages and core philosophies. |
Stop14’s websites are designed with ongoing maintenance
and long-term scaleability in mind. Our websites are well documented
and use technology that suits the needs and skills of the internal
staff responsible for updating content. Stop14 is available, however,
to do all levels of site maintenance as your site grows, develops
and matures. |
