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After working with you to understand exactly what it is you want from your website, we use the following process to develop it. You are constantly involved throughout the process to prevent any misunderstandings and keep your project on track.

Define Scope
Through a series of meetings, we will help you define the scope of the project and come up with an appropriate solution.
Concept Designs
In this stage we begin work on such things as the website's structure, information architecture (how the information is presented), general colors, and the website's presentation. We usually develop a few concepts and sit down with you to discuss how we believe the site should be presented. Most often you will choose parts from each concept you like and dislike, from which we will develop the next set of designs.
Comprehensive Designs
These will be much closer to the final product and will be used to make subtle changes such as different color tones, fonts and navigation structure. Usually only one design will be provided at this stage and we will continue to work it until it is exactly how you want it. It is important to get the design done right here, because changes once the site has been developed are much more difficult to implement than changes made at this stage.
Prototype Development
Once you are happy with the site's layout, we will develop a prototype version of the site. This stage is more important when developing flash sites because most of the flash work can't be visualized in a single image, which is how the above steps are presented. Usually a prototype for a flash site begins with a storyboard, and after approval, moves on to a flash demo featuring how one or two pages will look. Once their general look has been established, a more complete prototype is developed which is a working flash version of the site. But for static sites, this stage isn't much different from the Comprehensive Design in that all that changes is that it is presented in a browser.
Testing
Once the site has been developed, we test it in different browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape...), different operating systems (Windows XP, Mac OSX...), different computers and basically any way we can try to observe how the website looks to end users. We might also employ Usability Testing to ensure ease of use.
Delivery
The delivery depends on the project, but it usually includes uploading it to your server, having it accessible through your domain name and providing you with a hard copy of the site (and source files if specified in the contract).