Optimized images for quicker load times
Bringing history to life: the Colorado 150th digital experience
Exemplifi developed a visually distinct subsite for Colorado’s 150th anniversary within the History Colorado website. The platform featured an immersive design, optimized images for fast loading, and a flexible content management system, ensuring accessibility, scalability, and easy future updates.
Project overview
To commemorate Colorado’s 150th anniversary, a dedicated subsite was created within the History Colorado website.
Delivered a unique and engaging design that stayed true to the brand.
Simplified content management for easy updates.
Optimized high-resolution images for better performance without losing quality.
Ensured the site was accessible and responsive across all devices.
Used Drupal 9 and a paragraph-driven component system to create a seamless, user-friendly experience.
Challenges
The subsite needed to stand out visually while aligning with the History Colorado website.
Required a flexible content system for easy updates without technical expertise.
Optimized historical images for fast loading without losing quality.
Ensured smooth integration with the existing Drupal CMS for a seamless user experience.
Key improvements
Exemplifi’s expertise ensured the Colorado 150th subsite offers an engaging, fast, and accessible digital experience.
The flexible content system, optimized media, and seamless design integration make it a valuable resource for celebrating Colorado’s history.
Scalable, user-friendly solutions were implemented to future-proof the platform for continued success.
Discovery
Exemplifi began by understanding History Colorado’s goals for the Colorado 150th subsite. We analyzed the existing platform, identifying key challenges such as content management and the need for optimized media. Our team worked closely with History Colorado to define objectives focused on engagement, accessibility, and scalability.
Define
In the define phase, we set clear project goals, including the creation of a flexible content management system, ensuring optimized media for faster performance, and developing a fully responsive design. Our focus was also on ensuring the platform was future-proof, capable of supporting future historical projects and microsites like the Grant Humphries subsite.
Design
Exemplifi selected Drupal 9 for the redesign, prioritizing scalability and content management flexibility. We implemented a paragraph-driven content system for easier updates, optimized high-resolution images for faster load times, and created a responsive design to ensure seamless access across devices. The platform was built with future growth in mind, ensuring it would remain adaptable to new projects.
Project impact
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A Few unique solutions designed for this client
We implemented a flexible content management system within Drupal, allowing the client to easily add, edit, and rearrange content. This approach eliminated the need for technical support, making updates faster and more efficient, ultimately streamlining the management process.
We developed a visually distinct subsite while ensuring brand consistency, and created a scalable design framework that allows for easy expansion to future microsites, such as the Grant Humphries subsite.
We optimized high-resolution images to improve page load times and ensured a smooth browsing experience, even for users with slower internet connections.
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Awards
Exemplifi's Colorado 150 website for History Colorado garnered the NYX Gold Award for innovative design and storytelling, along with the NAGW Pinnacle Award for excellence in government website development, accessibility, and navigation.
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