ourrug [r-rug] aka Russell Smith

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Web Analyst for The Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), Principal at ourruginteractive and "Smith" of Smith & Richmond

A “Windfall” Opportunity

Windfall logo after their re-branding efforts
Windfall’s new logo after their re-branding efforts

My wife Leslie has been working with Windfall (formerly known as Windfall Clothing Service: award-winning, registered charity that receives donations of new clothing and distributes them to over 80 partner social service agencies in Toronto) for some time now. Last year i sent off my analysis based on the current state of their website. A year passed, a re-branding occurred and just like that i am now a key player in their website re-design process on a volunteer basis!!

Some of the website re-design requirements that have been suggested are as follows:

  • ease of use in updating content – currently they use Dreamweaver and static HTML files
  • ability to post images, video and various other media formats
  • ability to multi-blog i.e., different user accounts with their own voice
  • overall website design will be in-brand with the newly printed material
  • greater tie between their peripheral micro-sites
  • simplified user-centric Information Architecture (IA) / navigational system

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Fresh Site

Decided to drop my old static site and opt for a nice clean WordPress installation. My desire is to use this publishing model to express ideas both relating to my personal and professional life.

Posts including my current enrollment at UBCs Award of Achievement in Web Analytics program,  my role as Web Analyst at The Ontario College of Art & Design, side projects we at Smith & Richmond pick up or posts relating to my new baby girl arriving this August 7! All very optimistic and exciting.

More to come! Stay tuned…

Personal Bio

Russell is the Web Analyst at Canada's largest art and design University, proprietor of his own web design, development and analysis shop, Faimui founder and a new father of one!

Using this blog as a means to express ideas both relating to his personal and professional life.

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