Our Work
Down With Webster
Launched October 2009 / View Site
DWW are the stuff of local legend, selling 1000+ tickets as headliners in their hometown of Toronto as an indie band before ever releasing a single or video. They approached us about creating a site that would compliment their musical style and creativity. Read more about the project…
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What they needed
When we say this project had a tight deadline, we really mean tight. We were approached by Down With Webster’s management just a few weeks before they were due to launch their latest album, Time To Win, Vol. 1. With a solid list of requirements and a firm grasp on what they were looking for, we signed on to design and build a site that would fit their needs both now and into the future.
What we did
Based on DWW’s requirements, we quickly determined that a unique design and custom CMS were in order. We also knew that pleasing seven band members and two managers could be a bit challenging. While preparing the design, we scoured over band photos, listened to their music and explored their existing content to determine the best course to take. After spending some time on a couple different ideas, we came up with a treatment that we thought complimented the band’s creative image. To our surprise, all nine stakeholders loved the direction we took and signed off on the design immediately. From there, all that was left was to build out a custom WordPress back-end that would make it easy for everyone to add blog content, videos, photos and tour dates. Mission accomplished.
The result
Even though the time line was hectic, we ended up providing DWW with a design that was current, thoughtful and cohesive—all the while giving them the ability to add new content and band information with ease. There is still a lot more planned for the site, but for now we’ve given DWW a platform to connect with their fan base and generate content at the speed of their creativity.
What they said
"45royale came highly recommended and deservedly so. We had a complicated site to build, an extremely short timeframe and a finite budget. 45royale came in on-time and on-budget, delivering a beautiful, highly functional site that addressed every one of the many items on our wish-list."
Jordan Jacobs
President SpyBox Media / DWW Manager
Services provided
- Product Management
- Design
- Development
- XHTML / CSS / Javascript
- CMS