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New Look for Discover East Lyme Website

Role: Web Designer / Web Developer

Launched in 2006, Discover East Lyme was due for a makeover. Brown Bear created a fresh, open look for the website, while still retaining the site’s original charm.

The new design showcases more beautiful photos of the town and focuses more attention on local businesses. The new navigation across the top provides an intuitive experience for visitors and frees up space in the main body of the website.

The homepage highlights the latest news and upcoming events so that visitors can quickly and easily find information about seasonal happenings such as the Light Parade, Restaurant Week, the Memorial Day Parade, the LobsterFest, Celebrate East Lyme, and more!

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Coastal Digestive Diseases Website

Role: Web Designer / Web Developer

Brown Bear designed and developed a clean, intuitive website for Coastal Digestive Diseases, P.C., the largest gastroenterology practice in New London.

The objective of the website is to serve as a helpful resource for new and existing patients. The site provides information about the practice, procedure preparation instructions, and a patient education section so they can feel comfortable and well-prepared for their office visits.

The site links to gPortal, which allows patients to request appointments, send a message to the office, and update their medical or personal information.

The design of the site complements the look of the Coastal Digestive Care website, which Brown Bear created in 2010. Coastal Digestive Care is the surgery center in which the doctors perform procedures.

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Attorney Randall A. Ortega Website and Business Cards

Role: Photographer / Web Designer / Web Developer / Graphic Designer

Norwich-based attorney Randall A. Ortega approached Brown Bear Creative for a website to showcase his legal services.

After taking photos of the office and the nearby courthouse, Brown Bear designed an elegant, professional-looking website in a dark green, gold, and grey color palette.

The site puts prospective clients at ease by providing information about each of Attorney Ortega’s areas of practice, his biography and credentials, and testimonials from previous/current clients.

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Brown Bear also designed new business cards that complement the look of the website and a poster to advertise Attorney Ortega’s services.

High View Modulars Logo and Website Redesign

Role: Graphic Designer / Web Designer / Web Developer

In 2007, Brown Bear Creative designed and developed a site for High View Modulars, a southeastern CT modular home builder. The design and colors were based on their logo at the time which featured a set of mountains in a forest green and white palette.

High View Modulars wanted to modernize their brand, redo the logo, and update the site colors accordingly. To achieve this goal, Brown Bear designed a fresh logo concept that updated the mountain imagery, incorporated architectural detail, and brightened the color scheme.

Brown Bear then integrated the new logo into the site and changed the colors to reflect the new palette. In addition, Brown Bear upgraded the set of three static images on the homepage to a sleek Javascript slideshow. The photos rotate through a loop independently of each other, creating a pleasing, dynamic effect.

Professional Endodontics Website Design

Role: Web Designer / Web Developer

Professional Endodontics, LLC, a dental practice dedicated to root canal treatment, wanted to revamp their site and showcase photos of their staff and offices in New London and Westerly.

Brown Bear Creative designed a bright, clean layout with a blue and yellow color scheme. New and existing patients can easily navigate through the site to learn about the practice and the field of endodontics, as well as download forms before their appointments.

A sleek, fast-loading, and search engine-friendly slideshow on the homepage highlights professional photos taken of the staff and facilities. Because the slideshow uses Javascript instead of Flash, it is compatible with mobile devices (including iPads and iPhones) as well as all modern browsers.

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Northeastern Connecticut Transit District Logo & Website

Role: Graphic Designer / Web Designer / Web Developer

The Northeastern Connecticut Transit District (NECTD) offers bus services to the northeastern CT towns of Brooklyn, Killingly, Putnam, Thompson, Eastford, Plainfield, Pomfret, Woodstock, and Union. They approached Brown Bear Creative to rebrand their organization and to produce a website that would house pertinent information about their services.

To reflect NECTD’s diverse service area comprising of both quiet countryside and bustling town centers, Brown Bear incorporated both farm and downtown imagery into a cohesive logo.

Like the logo, the website follows suit with a clean, straightforward look. Visitors to the site can easily access the information they need, including bus route maps, schedules, fares, and other details about riding the bus. Using the latest coding practices, Brown Bear ensured that the website is fast-to-load, search-engine-friendly, and accessible.

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Old Lyme’s Midsummer Festival Promotional Materials

Role: Graphic Designer / Web Designer / Web Developer

Old Lyme has held their annual Midsummer Festival for over 20 years. A celebration of the town’s artistic heritage, the festival was in need of promotional materials to showcase its many events.

Brown Bear Creative designed and developed a website that highlights the range of festivities and provides information about partners, sponsors, vendors, and directions/parking. Dynamic features include a Flash slideshow of rotating photos and captions on the homepage, as well as a custom-made, interactive Google map embedded on the Directions/Parking page.

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To complement the Midsummer Festival website, Brown Bear designed bright, summery brochures, posters, sandwich boards, street banners, and web ads to promote the two-day event. The brochures provide a full schedule of events, parking information, and a custom-drawn map of the festival locations.

Brown Bear Creative has worked with the Midsummer Festival committee to update its website and print materials annually since 2008.

Haslam Fiberglass Repair Website

Role: Web Designer / Web Developer

Haslam Fiberglass, a bathtub and shower repair company based in East Haddam, CT, was in need of a website that showcased their work.

Brown Bear created a user-friendly website that acts as a marketing tool for the company. Prospective clients can view before and after photos of their work, learn about their range of services, and read testimonials from existing customers.

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Stevens, Harris, Guernsey & Quilliam, P.C. Website

Role: Web Designer / Web Developer

New London County law firm Stevens, Harris, Guernsey & Quilliam, P.C. approached Brown Bear Creative for a more visually-appealing site than their former website.

To give the new site a more unique look, Brown Bear took photos of their newly remodeled office building and incorporated them throughout the site. Brown Bear also employed a sea blue and sand tone palette to help convey the office’s proximity to Long Island Sound.

Encompassing a user-friendly design and straightforward site structure, the new site steers prospective clients to the right page in a timely manner. Brightly-colored contact information boxes at the bottom of each page encourage people to take action and call the law firm with their legal matter.

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Goodfriends Veterinary Clinic Website

Role: Web Designer / Web Developer

Goodfriends Veterinary Clinic of East Lyme, CT approached Brown Bear Creative to develop a new website that reflected the caring, dedicated mentality of their practice.

To achieve a friendly, yet professional look, Brown Bear incorporated a strong, consistent color palette, friendly, pet-related graphics, and multiple photos of pets, staff, and their facilities. In this way, prospective clients viewing the site would be introduced to all aspects of the clinic and would have the opportunity to get to know the veterinarian, vet technicians, and receptionists before ever stepping into the clinic.

For existing clients, the website serves as an invaluable veterinary resource. Clients can log in to Pet Portal, a personalized pet health site that lists their pet’s vaccination history, medications, and upcoming appointments. They can also access Goodfriends Veterinary Clinic’s online pharmacy, emergency contact information, and a comprehensive database of animal health information.

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