Challenge
In a niche within the education industry, Montessori Institute Northwest (MINW) came to us ready for a new website that better represented them and positioned them as leaders in Montessori Education.
Solution
Our goal was to create a brighter, much more intuitive website that showed and explained the inner workings of MINW in a much better way. Our Principal started by taking a tour of their facility and got to know not only the staff, but how Montessori education in Portland is different than others. After that it was a matter of creating the perfect balance of bright colors (which are a recurring theme in Montessori education) and clear language. Perhaps the biggest challenge was integrating a smooth experience for workshop registrations and payments using PayPal as their payment processor, but we worked closely with them to nail the specs and give them the most appropriate solution.
MINW also needed a robust but easy way to manage their site in-house, so naturally we turned to ExpressionEngine (with several key add-ons) as it was the perfect fit for them. All said and done, this was a challenging and fun project to work on.
Services
- Website Design & Development
- CMS Integration
- Web Hosting
- Search Engine Optimization
- Photoshop Compositing
Results
- Top ranking for target keywords.
- Decreased site maintenance costs due to implementation of a CMS.
- Increased usability for site visitors.



