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I-SITE and PhillyCHI Bring Back Philly Tech Week Quizzo

For the fourth year running I-SITE will be teaming up with our friends at PhillyCHI to host a Tech & Design Themed Quizzo at the upcoming Philly Tech Week. The event will be held yet again at Philadelphia’s one and only Whiskey and Go Go spot, The Trestle Inn on Wednesday April 22nd from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

So grab some friends and come on down to enjoy happy hour specials and snacks while trying your hand at our brain teasing trivia questions. Categories include technology, design, architecture, art history, and other related topics. And of course, there will be prizes, too!

Philly Tech Week 2015 presented by Comcast is the 5th annual celebration of technology and innovation taking place April 17-25, 2015.

I-SITE Seeks Winter/Spring Interns

I-SITE [www.i-site.com], an award-winning interactive design and marketing firm located in Old City, Philadelphia, is looking for highly-motivated interns who are passionate about interactive design and development. You will have the opportunity to gain experience working with our team of designers and developers on all facets of our Web, mobile and multimedia projects as well as gain experience in a collaborative studio environment. Our clients include Lower Manhattan, Sprout and The Great Apes Survival Partnership [GRASP].

Requirements for the internship:

– Enrolled in a digital design, multimedia or equivalent program

– Proficient with HTML, CSS

– Familiar with Photoshop and Illustrator

– WordPress, Drupal, JavaScript or PHP knowledge (a plus)

– Interest in mobile site / app development

– Have a portfolio site that shows off your potential

– Strong desire to be part of a team and learn new things

This is an ideal opportunity for a junior, senior student or recent graduate looking to up their game and push their boundaries.

This is a paid internship, a minimum of three days a week. Interested candidates may contact Ian Cross at ian@i-site.com. No phone calls or recruiters or out-of-towners please.

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Re:Vision Architecture Website Wins Two ‘Best of’ Awards

The website designed and developed by I-SITE for green architects Re:Vision Architecture recently took home two notable interactive awards: Best in Class Architecture/Interior Design Website at the 2014 Interactive Media Awards and Best Architecture Website at the 2014 Web Marketing Awards.

Built in WordPress the website is fully responsive for desktop, tablet and smart phone and features a custom ‘Build Your Portfolio’ feature for users to assemble and review select projects of interest.

I-SITE CEO Ian Cross said, “The ‘Best Of’ recognition from our industry peers is a testament to the hard work and creativity of our team, and the vision of our client who came to us with clear objectives for their website.”

View the award-winning website on desktop, tablet and your phone.

apeAPP selected as Appy Awards finalist

Our newly launched app developed for the Great Apes Survival Partnership [GRASP] has just been selected as a finalist at the 2014 Appy Awards in the Reference category. The winners will be announced at an event in New York on Wednesday May 21 as part of Internet Week.

ApeApp is up against Ancestry.com and Merlin Bird ID from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for Cornell University. The latter we previously collaborated with on our Build a Bird App.

Thanks to everyone at I-SITE and GRASP for their passion about this project. We’ll keep the fingers crossed we beat out the very stiff competition, but of course are already very proud to have been selected as a finalist.

I-SITE Launches New Website

We’ve been busy here in the toy factory designing and developing a new I-SITE website. Built on WordPress the website is a showcase for our latest work and is fully responsive for smartphones, tablet and desktop computers.

The website features a wide array of projects ranging from our Web and mobile work for Lower Manhattan through to our playful, award-winning iPhone App for NBCUniversal’s pre-school network Sprout.

There is also a strong focus on our social cause and conservation work most notably ApeAPP, our new iPhone and Android app developed in partnership with the Great Apes Survival Partnership [GRASP], Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and African Wildlife Foundation among others.

Has the time come for a new website and mobile presence for your organization? Contact us to discuss your project today.

I-SITE and PhillyCHI bring Quizzo to Philly Tech Week

For the third year running I-SITE will be teaming up with our friends at PhillyCHI to host a Tech & Design Themed Quizzo at the upcoming Philly Tech Week. The event will be held yet again at Philadelphia’s unique Whiskey and Go Go spot, The Trestle Inn on Thursday April 10th from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

So grab some friends and come enjoy happy hour specials and snacks at The Trestle Inn while trying your hand at our rather challenging trivia questions. Categories include technology, design, architecture, art history, and other related topics. And of course, there will be prizes, too!

Philly Tech Week 2014 presented by AT&T is a week-long celebration of technology and innovation taking place April 4–12, 2014. Last year, 20,000 people attended 110 events organized by 200 partners, including a spellbinding game of the arcade classic Pong on the side of the Cira Centre.

I-SITE and Sprout Team Up for Chica’s Olympic Family Fun

I-SITE recently teamed up with NBC Universal’s preschool channel Sprout to create a series of Chica Family Fun microsites and promotions to build excitement for the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Each week running up to the Olympics the Sprout website featured a new Olympic theme hosted by Sprout favorite Chica. Themes included Olympic history, international cultures, and how to be a good sport.

I-SITE designed fun theme-based web pages, graphics, activity and game printables and various banners that ran throughout the Sprout website in the weeks running up to the opening ceremony.

I-SITE Previews ApeAPP at the Great Apes Summit in Jackson Hole

I-SITE CEO Ian Cross recently gave his opposable thumbs a work out at the Great Apes Summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming previewing the upcoming mobile application ApeAPP. The Summit sponsored by I-SITE partner GRASP [The Great Apes Survival Partnership] and the Arcus Foundation brought together the world’s leading primatologists for three immersive days in late September.

Great Apes, our closest cousins, are threatened by extinction, mainly due to habitat destruction, poaching and disease. Ian joined GRASP President Doug Cress on stage to preview the iPhone and Android application that I-SITE is developing with GRASP and their partners the African Wildlife Foundation, The Orangutan Conservancy, The Goualougo Triangle Ape Project and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. The demo featured profiles of bonobos, gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans along with current projects being run by partners in the field.

The reception to the preview was extremely positive and other conservation organizations approached Doug and Ian after the session to express interest in being part of ApeAPP after it launches. Currently I-SITE and GRASP are completing the App and expect to have it in Google Play by the end of October and in the App Store soon thereafter.

To find out more about ApeAPP and I-SITE’s conservation projects contact Ian.

New I-SITE Website Coming Soon

Coming soon a brand new I-SITE website. No fear, there will still be soccer balls and men with extreme hair along with lots of work, industry perspective and enlightening video.

We’re also hiring so check out the job descriptions and the rest of the I-SITE goings on here in our Blog!

I-SITE Wins IAC Best Family Mobile App Award

The I-SITE team has continued to mount up the awards for children’s TV network Sprout, most notably winning Best Family Mobile application at the 2013 Internet Advertising Competition.

I-SITE worked with the Sprout team’s idea of an app that motivates families to become more active by creating a series of activities and rewards featuring Sprout favorite Chica and LazyTown’s Sportacus.

App users unlock rewards in the form of custom downloads by completing a set number of interactive challenges. Features of the app include social media integration, advertorial sponsorship messages, photo-frame generation, and an in-app multimedia player. To download the app to your iPhone, go here.

I-SITE also won a Bronze at the 34th Annual Telly Awards for the Sprout & Lego Duplo 2012 Holiday Spot in the Children’s Audience category. I-SITE previously won a Gold for the 2011 Sprout & Lego Duplo Spot at the 2012 W3 Awards.