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In 1999, the Chung family made an exceptional gift to the University of British Columbia Library, with their donation of The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection, comprised of over 25,000 rare and unique items documenting Chinese immigration in Canada. Along with development partner Bayleaf Software, we were selected by UBC Library to redesign the website and collection interfaces.

IDEAS

The Chung Collection is housed in UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, where selected pieces are on display in the Chung Room. Though the exhibit is open to the public, only a small fraction of the impressive collection is on display. The original website was created to support the physical exhibit, but did not intrigue users or adequately support online research, an important aspect of the collection.

The new site was rebuilt with a Drupal content management system. The design is based on the collection content and aesthetics, presenting multiple areas of interest, quick search functionality and thematic exploration on the homepage, bringing items that would otherwise remain unseen to the fore. We dramatically reconfigured searching and the presentation of results, both for a better user experience and to lead users deeper into related and popular content.

WORK

A particular challenge of the new site design was integrating it into the framework of the then new UBC “Common Look and Feel” design template while retaining Chung’s unique identity. The site was successfully launched in March 2010.

Launch website: chung.library.ubc.ca

Drupal and database development by Bayleaf Software

In addition to ADCC and W3 awards we took home earlier in the year, we were recently very pleased to learn that our website for UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture was honoured with a Lotus Merit in the interactive category.

Props go out again to our team and clients!

The Winners of The 2008 W3 Awards have been announced by the The International Academy of the Visual Arts today and the team at Industrial Brand were awarded a Silver for the UBC School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture website. With over 3,000 entries, The W3 Awards’ honours outstanding Websites, Web Marketing, and Web Video created by some of the best interactive agencies, designers, and creators worldwide.

“We were amazed at the caliber and quality of work received this year. Our winners continue to push the envelope of internet creativity and web design, and it is gratifying to see such great work from the smallest agencies to the biggest firms” said Linda Day, the director of the IAVA. “On behalf of the The International Academy of the Visual Arts, we are honored to recognize our winners as they continue to set a high standard of excellence for Web development.”

Congratulations to everyone who worked on this multiple award-winning website.

We are happy to announce the launch of UBC’s School of Architecture’s new website. The site offers students, faculty and alumni the ability to upload content and comment on other’s work. We think the custom Flash Tag bar system is particularly nifty.