Agile is the name of our game

We often get asked the question, “What makes you different from all the other web design firms?” – Aside from the fact that we create exceptional websites, focused on the user’s experience and have killer good looks, we pride ourselves on our distinctive process.

Every web design project that comes through our office is treated with the highest regard and priority. We see you as a partner and want to provide an excellent level of service. Our collaborative environment, ensures that we deliver a final product that you are happy with.

During our first official kickoff meeting we’ll put on our strategic hats and ask the right questions – define your business goals, user types and measures of success. This ensures we have a strong working knowledge of your business before our UI web designer ever starts on design.

We’re Agile, meaning we work by breaking big projects down into bite-size pieces (sprints) allowing us to establish achievable, realistic commitments throughout every step of the process. Each project receives a lead designer and project manager, who is responsible for establishing goals, milestones and ensuring that the project continues to run effortlessly.

Once we’ve started on the design, you’ll be actively involved in the design revisions. We’ll want your feedback to access your overall satisfaction, that way we can deliver completed designs that meet (and hopefully exceed) your expectations, because no one wants to be left feeling unhappy.

Upon completion of design, we typically hand-off coded HTML/CSS files that can be implemented by your development team. Some clients like us to build an actual working prototype for their website, or in other words a set of hyper-linked XHTML/CSS files that provide a working and visually accurate version of how their web application will appear and function. We’ll be able to cater our designs and process to your unique project requirements.

At Fresh Tilled Soil we work hard to create a process that’s flexible, agile and ensures that your project is completed as efficiently and effectively as possible‚ let’s face it, designing a website SHOULD be a pleasant experience!

Project Phases

• Concept

  The concept starts with you — you present us with an idea for a web application, and together we decide if we’re the right team for the job.

• Discovery

  Our discovery meeting marks the official project start; you’ll meet with a UI strategist and a project manager to explore your project requirements in detail.

• Design Sprints

  Our design process breaks the ovarall scope down into sprints, or parts, which we tackle one by one. After each sprint is completed, your team will review and provide feedback before we begin the next sprint.

• Development

  Once each sprint is completed and approved, we pass off the design plans to your in house development team or one that we recommend to you.

• Completion

  When the site is coded out and functioning properly, we test out all the features, and then present it to you for final approval. Lastly, the site is launched!

• Interactive Your feedback is essential
• Efficient Sprints maximize speed to market
• Flexible Prototyping allows for iterations early