RNA Studio develops websites using a process that feels more like art making than design. Projects are guided by inspiration from client stories and organized by goals and milestones rather than a typical project plan.
Websites are developed for clients who are looking to satisfy a vision, and they fall into three groups.
The first group is exacting and sophisticated. They want function and beauty in a neat package.
The second group wants cool, fun, and exciting. They want their website to reflect their character, to stand out in a fun and memorable way.
The third group wants it all.
RNA Studio designs websites that may be big and complex yet are easy to navigate, that may feel surprising or look out of the ordinary yet are welcoming, and that are always functionally rigorous and aesthetically refined.
Planning and design are treated as creative activities and the client is guided through an itinerant process based on 10 years of experience. Milestones are used to evaluate progress and formal client sign offs of work at key intervals create respect for the process by giving weight to decisions. All possible care is taken to ensure that short and long term goals of the project are met.
Download a handy PDF document that described the process in detail and answers many common questions about developing a website. The list and explanations of typical steps will help the client make better decisions throughout the project because the effects of those decisions can be placed in both the immediate and longterm context.
www.biochemistry.utoronto.ca/stagljar
Hand drawn"Jack Kirby" comics style convey the humour and team spirit of this lab.
www.onlinebiochemistrycourse.com
A bold, colourful design that matches the hosting department website
A new logo and abstract raster graphics gives each page of this extensive website a binding identity.
www.biochemistry.utoronto.ca/brown
Colourful "cellular" creatures inhabit the pages of this lab's small website. (Updated by client.)
Wordpress based site with colourful, hand drawn art conveys the DIY zeitgeist of this Harbourfront project.
Minimalist logo, abstract background graphics, and elegantly coloured text..
www.science.mcmaster.ca/.../bishop/
"Scientifically correct" iillustrations fly through this page. PagP never looked so good!
www.integrativehealthinstitute.ca
Strong visual identity and lush website in a style similar to lifestyle magazines.
Legions of stylized pipettes fly in the background of this groovy design.
Cheerful, modern colours and plenty of photos create a lifestyle magazine feel. (Updated by client.)
A bold graphic treatment for an educational research foundation. (Updated by client.)
Hot colours and photo backgrounds create a dynamic website for a dance studio. (Updated by client.)
Photo based, crisp visual design is backed by a database for the online teacher nomination process..
Dramatic graphics with dark colours and white text overlay create a distinct identity.
torontoprincipalscentre.com/conversation
A website within the parent website to promote an international conference.