Electronic Publications

Online Videos
Comdesigns — YouTube Channel
Communication Designs has produced a wide variety of corporate safety and documentation videos for CH2M WG Idaho, LLC (CWI) supporting the Idaho Cleanup Project. The CWI Light Zone safety series resulted in the client winning the ‘most innovative contractor’ award at the 2007 Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association (VPPPA) Nationals. The videos are being widely shared across the DOE Complex, and can also be found on YouTube and other video-sharing Web sites.

Video Production
Sunspiced — A Unique Cooperative: Your Source for Fresh Potatoes
This 15-minute video was produced for a company who at the time of production was the largest shipper of fresh potatoes in the United States — Sunspiced USA. It introduces the company and its history, and describes its unique position in the market as a cooperative. To conserve the client’s video budget, two other videos were produced with different targeting using the same introductory video footage with modified narration and extended sections targeted to specific market sectors.

Video Short
Memorial — 9/11 (pro bono production for the Ecumenical 9/11 Memorial Service)
This short video vignette shows the World Trade Center site after 9/11 and people’s response to the devastation and deaths. It was shown to the audience at the Idaho Falls Ecumenical 9/11 Memorial Service in September 2002 where Communication Designs President, Mike Hart was an invited speaker. The video was produced from footage Mr. Hart took during a visit three months after the bombing and a few photographs obtained in New York nine months later when Mr. Hart served as a volunteer facilitator for public meetings concerning options for rebuilding at the site. Mr. Hart was responsible for the concept, storyboard and initial video editing.

Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory
Environment Website

This site was modeled after information portal sites. It is designed to load quickly and deliver information about INEEL's environmental management program to the concerned public. It also provides an opportunity to market INEEL as an Environmental National Lab, though this purpose is underexploited due initial customer requirements.

Site Design Features include:

• Automated news release system uses Cold Fusion to post news releases on the web and automatically generates llinks on all relevant pages. System also builds "What's New?" section, rotating headline banner, archive of past news releases. Content is generated by client using simple and secure web-based form.
• Ability to take Public Comments electronically using web form. Submitted comments recieve auto-acknowledgement and are forwarded to recipient list created by the client. This allows client to create new comment opportunities without special knowledge of programming.
• Use of common navigational template and stylesheets to provide uniform look and feel while allowing global site changes without revisions to individual files.
• Reliance on fast-loading tables, html and cold fusion to create design instead of slow loading graphics. Logos and graphic files average less than 8K each with the majority under 2K. Even on slow connections this site loads fast while retaining strong graphic feel.

environment.inel.gov

This site was created for the Washington Potato Commission Web Site to reach growers, the food service industry and consumers. Site Design Features include:

• Password-protected Grower Area
• Discussion forum where grower's can exchange information--includes an on-line classified ad section seed source database, chemical info database and more.
• 40-megabyte Ag-research database
• Import/export trade and tariff database
• Automated calendar, recipe and feature sections that can be updated via email or web-interface to allow customer to more easily maintain the site.
• Web Tracker Statistics

www.potatoes.com

Kinko's of Pocatello
Multimedia CD-ROM

Kinkos CD-ROM -- ComDesigns created an interactive brochure of services offered by Kinko's. The CD was developed for a local franchise prior to corporate consolidation. The CD incorporates original animation and is packed with free-ware and shareware relevant to Kinko's customers.

Sunspiced, Inc.
Website, and Multimedia CD-ROM

Sunspiced CD-ROM & Web Site -- The Sunspiced interactive product brochure was developed as a promotional item to give away to customers. It features animation, digital video clips, and links to the Sunspiced web site.