Ecuadorian Rainforest Site Redesign

The new Ecuadorian Rainforest site is FINALLY live!

The Old Site

We designed their old site some years ago, and changing with the times, they graciously decided to come back to us for an overhaul.

Their old site worked, but originally it didn’t have much to offer apart from the standard “this is who we are”, “this is what we do”, and of course an online shopping platform. And it didn’t expand well… being a forward-thinking company they had added a few features on their own over the years (like the useful but not-so-pretty translation options at the bottom), which just didn’t work visually.

The New Site

In addition to a complete visual overhaul, we’ve also worked in a few treats like a video blog with discussion and high quality full screen capabilities, an easily updatable news section that feeds the latest straight to the homepage, an expansive knowledgebase design, live chat skins, and a media vault for things like customer downloads, press kits, and whatever else they decide they want to offer down the line.

Plus, it’s gorgeous. If I don’t say so myself.

The only thing we didn’t turn on it’s head is their old online shop platform, which they’re keeping as-is for now. Watch that space…

A lot of the work I do is button-down corporate, which I love, but it can’t help but get a bit bland at times. It’s projects like this one that renew my love of design, and clients like Steve who allow me to push the envelope a bit to get the best possible result. There are a few things about this site that are a bit edgy, and certainly not standard, and I’m thrilled that ER is the sort of client to let me run with it.

I love my work.

See the live site at http://intotherainforest.com

Sage Media is an international corporate design firm based in Ottawa, Ontario.