Artistes Answering Centre
is a booking and availability service for entertainers that
has been servicing the industry since 1967. With approximately
300 professional entertainers listed with their service of which
AAC provides availabilities, contact numbers, fees and any other
information required regarding the Artiste's listed on our service.
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The
Brief:
Artistes Answering Centre
has been a client of ours for some time and approached us
to revamp the site's look and feel. Further to this the client
wished to be able to update the website themselves...and of
course as with many clients didn't want to spend a lot of
money!
The Solution:
Our first task to was
to decide on a method to allow the client to update their
own website. Since the client was under the restriction of
a tight budget, we opted to use the Macromedia produced Contribute
program. This meant that while creating the site we locked
off areas which the client wouldn't need to touch, created
special style sheets to create a uniform look and feel and
kept things as simple as possible. Then after production the
client used their copy of Contribute to log in and make changes
where appropriate. This solution carried the minimal price
tag of the Contribute software which at the time of writing
retails for just AU$250!
In the design phase of
production we kept to the client's pink and black motif that
had been used in all the previous sites, however we worked
hard to create a very clean and sharp look which had a strong
design concept behind it. Finally we reworked the navigation
and added pop-up menus to create a more usable website.
The End Result:
AAC has been updating
their own website for a few months now and have found considerable
savings in costs as well as enhanced efficiency in updating
their listings. Moreover we have received numerous compliments
about the new look!
