Geotech's new site

Brand new site design built using WordPress child theme. Complete refresh of look and updated functionality.

Background

Geotech Consultants is a full-service geotechnical engineering consulting company in Seattle, Washington. They’ve been in business since 1985, with an experienced staff of engineers, technicians, geologists, and environmental assessors.

Previous Site

Geotech's old site

Problems

Their previous website was out of date and very plain. They wanted it to look more exciting, modern, and have environmental and geotechnical visual themes. the specific needs the website will address

They also needed better mobile responsiveness, a clearer navigation structure, and a more functional form with the option for clients to upload files such as topographic surveys and architectural plans.

Actions

Because of the fairly minimal content and the limited number of sections, I opted for a long scroll page with links to sections in the navigation bar, and a button in the bottom right corner to bring the reader back to the top if needed. The navigation bar is sticky, with a narrow version following down the page as you scroll. The sections of content, I reorganized and renamed to be more descriptive of the content.

Resoutons

Geotech wanted their site to be built with WordPress, so I found an existing theme that mostly fit their needs, and made a child theme to customize it. I used photoshop to design the background image for the top of the site, which is a topographic map of a portion of Lake Washington near their office, making the image both geotechnically-themed and personal to their business.

Geotech Consultants are very happy with the site, and I still work with them to this day maintaining it and making any needed updates. They have an improved response rate to their form, and more useful responses as well due to the ability to upload files. Their clients can now navigate the site easily from their phones, a necessity in the increasingly mobile-friendly world.

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