Our Company
Welcome to LaVigne Design Group. We have been creating designs for business, personal use and organizations for over 25 years. Design is described as the arrangement of elements that make up a structure or a work of art. For marketing, design is much more than that. It creates an identity and makes a statement. Good design attracts attention and is memorable. It speaks to the viewer in a way that brings some kind of response. Design can be called a sales person.
We are Design Specialists
With nearly 30 years design experience, Sherry LaVigne employs the powerful effects of color and a traditional design background to develop captivating CMS websites and exciting marketing materials which promote businesses or products through compelling graphics, web technology & marketing savy. Combining high quality photography, excellence in color and actual business experience to create truly custom solutions for business, organizations and personal use.
Our Design Focus:
Creating website design for local government, small business, auto dealers, construction contractors, small agricultural businesses, retail locations, personal hobbies and tourism promotion. Web design and maintenance, brochures, logo development, postcards, business cards, internet banner ads, annual reports, promotional catalogs, marketing materials, illustration, posters, sales sheets, sign design, stationery, fine art and personal email/facebook banners.
Our Partners
Through the years, LaVigne Design Group has had the pleasure of working with designers and programmers from Montana, Washington, Idaho, Georgia and California. We have experienced and professional relationships with programmers, marketing affiliates, and print shops. Quality work is the product of highly creative, experienced designers and seasoned programmers who can incorporate good design into web development processes. We provide excellent work and step-by-step assistance in the development period as well as continued technical support.
Currently Partnering With:
Dick Rundell www.webtheplanet.com
SEO, SEM, CMS expert. Information Technology & Services. Mastering templates and CMS with the following:
Joomla 1.5 or Joomla 1.6 or WordPress
Advanced Joomla Template Manager Admin Panel
Flexible Layouts
Over 51 collapsible module positions easily add more
Automatic module width adjustments in template manager
Native RTL
Native Mobile devices support
Enhanced SEO features to increase your site visibility
Custom iPhone/iPad/iPod and handheld devices template
Cross browser support
Native Cufon and Google Font plus 15 CSS font styles
Native Jquery Support
Native rounded and square module styles 1 click switch
1 image PNG transparent rounded corners approach for easy editing
Component off switch or menu item assignment
Topmenu off switch or menu item assignment
7 default module grids with 5 modules each. Easily add more
Flexible logo and header size changer
Upgraded server side compression
Frontpage news items number of characters control
Visible RTL switch and Font resizer
5 menu types
Mega Menu
Custom error and offline pages
Custom user pages ( com_users )
Slide to top smothscroll
XHTML , CSS and JS valid
Shannon Wright, Stellar Computers, Spokane, WA - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/shannon-wright/1b/a42/286
Alder Locke, byAlder, LLC, Missoula, MT http://www.byalder.com/
Summary
More than 10 years progressively responsible experience in programming and internet application development. Several years consulting and training users on various systems. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to express technical concepts in user-friendly layman terms.
Specialties
Programming Languages
* Proficient in: ASP.NET, C#, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL
* Familiar with: XML, ASP, VB.NET, VBScript, PHP, C++
Software
* Database: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MySQL, Oracle
* Platforms: Windows®, Mac OS, Linux, OS/400
* Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Flash
* Productivity: Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat
