A bright mobile-first website refresh for Silver Glen – the only cooperative community for senior independent living in King County.
The new site features a video of facility stills; an image gallery; and a community events calendar. System operating fonts were chosen to optimize site performance, with a minimum font-size of 18 pixels to improve readability for older audiences. A sitewide sidebar can promote units for sale, as needed.
A mobile-first visual redesign for Exodus Housing– a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports families fleeing domestic violence by providing access to permanent housing, tailored services and community resources.
With an overall page size of 336 Kb, 84% smaller than the industry median, and only 16 web server requests – this site receives a Pingdom performance score of 93/100.
Scope of Work Accessibility Improvements Copyediting and content migration Front-End web development Performance optimization Security hardening Search engine optimization Visual redesign
Team: Cipalla Communications, Scott Marlow, Joan van den Berg
Dumas Bay Centre is a unique event & retreat venue owned by the City of Federal Way.
Before the website redesign, center staff were limited to editing existing website content using Cushy CMS, a WYSIWYG HTML editing tool. To add new content, city IT staff needed to upload files to the web host.
The website was migrated to a new host and WordPress was configured to allow full rich-content editing. The new mobile-friendly site features a more modern look, with image galleries, oEmbed video support, site search, SSL protection, and feedback and rental inquiry forms. All implemented with accessibility in mind.
Performance Metrics
Performance
WordPress Site
Benchmark
Google Mobile Speed:
68
Google Desktop Speed
81
Pingdom
87
faster than 87% of tested sites
WebPageTest Speed Index
1,017
median = ~4,493 top 10% = <1,388
YSlow
81
average score = 70
Web Page Size
526 Kb
In 2017, average page size = ~2.4 Mb median page size = ~1.9 Mb
Scope of Work Copyediting Custom Photography Front-End web development Performance optimization Security hardening Search engine optimization Visual design
Seattle CARES Mentoring Movement, one of 58 city affiliates, provides school-based mentoring programs for black youth, under a King County Best Starts for Kids grant. The organization needed to quickly re-launch a mobile-friendly website in preparation for a January gala, attended by Major Jenny Durkan and other city of Seattle stakeholders. The new site also had to coordinate with National CARES existing brand identity.
The new nonprofit website, powered by WordPress, was refined over several months. Features include: an event calendar, online mentor forms, rich custom photography & videography, social media & sharing integration, and SSL protection.
Performance Metrics
Performance
WordPress Site
Benchmark
Google Mobile Speed:
78
Google Desktop Speed
88
Pingdom
77
faster than 64% of tested sites
WebPageTest Speed Index
1,147
median = ~4,493 top 10% = <1,388
YSlow
76
average score = 70
Web Page Size
884 Kb
In 2017, average page size = ~2.4 Mb median page size = ~1.9 Mb
Scope of Work: Front-end web development, Performance optimization, Rebranding, Security hardening, Visual redesign, WCAG 2.0 Accessibility
Team: Scott Marlow, Tami Vileta
The Challenge
Partnership for Action, Voices for Empowerment (PAVE) and the Military Parent Technical Assistance Center needed to modernize their websites to meet WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards. Simultaneously, the organization needed a more authentic visual brand to resonate with their clients: military and civilian parents and caregivers who advocate for children and youth with disabilities.
The Solution
Our team completely re-branded and refreshed their 2 websites. Starting with a deep-dive discovery process, Pinpoint took committees from both organizations through a collaborative process to arrive at a vibrant new look and feel for each site that provided a better user experience while maintaining rigorous accessibility standards.
Performance
WordPress Site
Benchmark
Google Mobile Speed:
76
Google Desktop Speed
100
Pingdom
78
faster than 87% of tested sites
WebPageTest Speed Index
1,180
median = ~4,493 top 10% = <1,388
YSlow
71
average score = 70
Web Page Size
591 Kb
In 2017, average page size = ~2.4 Mb median page size = ~1.9 Mb
