Web Design
City of Newburgh
HDE won a competitive bid to re-design the City of Newburgh website in 2004. We set up a Contribute-based content management system, allowing some departments to update their own pages. We continue to maintain the rest of the site on a nearly daily basis.
The thumbnail image at left shows a page for the 2009 quadricentennial Hudson - Fulton - Champlain celebrations.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh
In 2006, HDE designed the Newburgh Habitat for Humanity site based on newly published worldwide style standards. The site is now entirely maintained by local staff. A board member from another state noted: "Your site stood out in simplicity of design, ease of use, and ability to convey the mission of HFH.”
This site was written, designed and produced as a labor of love for the Newburgh Preservation Association and its efforts to restore a splendid Greek Revival former church designed in 1835 by A. J. Davis. The site was instrumental in getting the building named one of the "100 Most Endangered Sites" by the World Monuments Foundation in 2006.
Goldsmith Denniston Bed & Breakfast
This small, elegant site was designed for friends, the late Peter Billman and his wife Nancy, who continues to operate this charming and beautiful bed and breakfast on the prettiest street in Newburgh, NY, in the hear of the Hudson Valley.
Cornell Career Center
HDE re-designed this site for a human-resources consulting firm. According to firm president Ryan Cornell, "Jim understood that our business has a message, and he helped us craft our marketing message to explain how our services are unique and superior to our competitors." (We have since done two more sites for Cornell.)
Additional Sites
Glass River House (2008): Site for luxury home sale (beware autoplay video).
Stalker Art (2008): Artwork & architectural fabricator
Shore Haven (2007): Real-estate site for high-end homes in Connecticut (with auto video).
Foundry Condominiums (2005): Condos in a converted industrial building.
Downing Film Center (2006): Independent film center. Now maintained by the client.
Safe Harbors of the Hudson (2006): Supportive housing. Now maintained by the client.
Ecclesia (2006): Local homeless mission. Now maintained by the client.
Early Days
CD-Online: Web on TV
About ten years ago I was privileged to serve as design director on a small team in Philips Electronics in London whose mission was to combine a CD-I player with interact access for the home TV. The world's first TV-based internet service was short-lived: Philips canceled the platform, and WebTV came along with a better browser.