Well, the new site has been up for a week now and so far the feedback has been positive. We here at Omnitech are as excited to present our work as we are to hear what you think about it. That being said, thank you for your opinions; please continue to voice them. The new site has been in progress for awhile. There was a conscious attempt to maintain a similar functionality to the old site while presenting a visual evolution. Although we were proud of our previous site, it felt like it was time to move away from the web 2.0 aqua look. As a fan of darker designs, I began playing with the idea of subtle shadow and lighting effects in Photoshop. The light bulbs that can be seen on the site originally were utilized as advertisements in the Sioux Falls Business Journal and they seemed to fit the aforementioned approach. Knowing that not everyone is as big of a fan of dark layouts, I also created a light version of the site to present to management. Since a big part of Omnitech's business approach is presenting our clients with different 'flavors' to choose from, both the dark and light designs were selected.
The further progress that was made with the look of the site, the more technologies I was excited to plug in. You may have noticed the fun content transitions when clicking through the menu. These animations were made possible by moo.fx, a lightweight open-source javascript effects library. We also took advantage of another open-source effects tool known as Lytebox. Lytebox is a trimmed-down version of the popular Lightbox.js created by Lokesh Dhakar. Using Lytebox not only allowed us to present images in a dynamic visual manner, it also presented us with full html content support that can be seen on our work examples and career opportunities. In the end I would say we are extremely pleased with the results. It was a blast working on the site and it both looks and functions exactly as we intended. Thanks for stopping by!