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IRWD Wins “Best in Industry”

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Don
1 year, 3 months ago in Evolve News. Closed

strong>IRWD’s New Website Updates the Customer Experience and wins “Best in Industry” New Media Institute Award

Besgraphic< The New Media Institute has selected the Irvine Ranch Water District’s newly redesigned website, http://www.irwd.com as one of 24 winners in this year’s 2010 New Media Award competition. The District was recognized as the Best in Industry for the Government Utility Category.

The annual New Media Awards celebrate excellence in online communications. Websites are judged based on how well they serve their audience, the overall user experience, ease of navigation, content and design. “The New Media Institute is proud to recognize irwd.com with a Best in Industry Award for demonstrating their superior use of new media communications. The Irvine Ranch Water District did a fantastic job of developing a website with an excellent user experience, rich content geared towards its audience and an aesthetically appealing design,” announced Barbara Eber-Schmid, EVP, New Media Institute upon presenting the award.

“We are proud to receive this recognition,” said Paul Jones, IRWD General Manager. “The award recognizes the advances we have made in providing timely and relevant information to our customers. We look forward to continually improving the site and finding new and innovative ways to engage our customers, stakeholders and the media.”

IRWD’s newly redesigned website features current technology to make it easier for customers to use. Whether they are paying a bill, getting a question answered or learning more about water conservation, the site is designed to be customer-friendly and easy to navigate. In addition, the website makes it convenient to connect with IRWD via social media. IRWD, known for innovation in water use efficiency, allocation based conservation rate structures and in use of recycled water, utilizes the new website to increase transparency by providing current, robust, and educational information on the District’s programs and practices.

Also recognized was IRWD’s web design and development firm, Evolve Media. To explore IRWD’s award-winning website, please visit www.irwd.com. The award can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
http://www.newmediaawards.org/websiteawards/2010/irwd.html.

About Irvine Ranch Water District

Established in 1961 as a California Water District, IRWD provides drinking water, sewage collection and treatment, recycled water, and urban runoff treatment to Central Orange County, California. IRWD encompasses nearly 181 square miles extending from the Pacific coast to the foothills. The District serves the City of Irvine and portions of the Cities of Costa Mesa, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Tustin, Santa Ana, Orange and unincorporated Orange County. As an independent public agency, IRWD is governed by a five-member, publicly elected board of directors. These officials are responsible for the District’s policies and decision making while day-to-day operations are supervised by the general manager and his staff.

Contact: Shannon Reed, Public Affairs Manager
reeds@irwd.com, (949) 453-5500

All about Evolve Media

Evolve Media is a strategic crossmedia solutions agency. Whether it’s print or interactive, they deliver a rare blend of imaginative design, grounded in a rich understanding of strategic objectives and business requirements and combine it with deep technology expertise. With expertise in emerging and traditional markets, experience working with blue chip and new chip companies, and the support of a multitalented team, Evolve Media has been partnering with clients across North America and abroad for over 16 years, interested in building their brand and online presence.

About the New Media Awards

The New Media Awards is an annual competition, held by the New Media Institute, celebrating excellence in online communications. Websites are judged based on how well they serve their audience, considering the overall user experience, ease of navigation, content and design. Unlike many Web Awards competitions, winners are not selected based solely on design, but rather on how well they are using technology to serve and communicate to their audience. The award is given to sites that excel in both creating and engaging with an online community.

To explore IRWD’s award-winning website, please visit www.irwd.com.

And to find more about the agency that produced the site, please visit www.evolvemedia.com

mariaescandon.com launches

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Don
2 years, 7 months ago in Evolve News. Closed

Evolve Media is pleased to announce the launch of the new website for Maria Amparo Escandon. Maria is a best-selling bilingual novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and film producer. Her award-winning work is known for addressing bicultural themes that deal with the immigration experience of Mexicans crossing over to the United States. Her stories concentrate on family relationships, loss, forgiveness, faith, and self-discovery. A linguist with a sharp ear for dialogue, she explores the dynamics of language in border sub-cultures and the evolution of Spanglish. Her innovative style of multiple voice narrations and her cleverly humorous, quirky, and compassionate stories with a feminine angle capture the magical reality of everyday life and place her among the top Latin American female writers. Her work has been translated into over 21 languages and is currently read in more than 85 countries.

The site features interactive content featuring Maria’s own voice reading pieces of her work. As well as an extensive photo gallery, video and a way for her audience to leave messages to her and view her responses via the site.

Updated Office Pics

Published by
Don
2 years, 7 months ago in Evolve News and Whatever. 1 Comment
Ed, Don & Diego

Ed, Don & Diego

So, we’ve neglected our loving blog a bit in the past but, thanks to Wai, our resident Swiss Army Knife, we have updated the beast’s core and have new pictures of our space that I’m sure ya’ll wanna see. So click here and take a look and let us know what ya think!

Shimano “Coasting” Launches

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Don
3 years, 9 months ago in Evolve News. Closed

We’re pleased to announce the re-launch of the new Coasting site that features bikes that sport the new technology and where to buy them. This was a fun and collaborative project with the Shimano team and we’re proud of the outcome.

Shimano Coasting

Cycling is a great form of exercise, but many of us often get intimidated when it comes to rolling hills – especially when it comes to the ascension. Seasoned veterans will be able to use the gears to their advantage, but newbies will probably fumble trying to get the right mix and end up getting frustrated. Giant, Raleigh, Trek and others have all jumped on the Shimano “Coasting” bandwagon by installing chip-controlled gear shift systems on some of their bikes. This means you get the best ratio at all times without even lifting the finger as your legs continue to work.

Click here to check it out

Evolve Media to move to new office!

Published by
William
4 years, 6 months ago in Evolve News. Closed

By the end of summer, our new office in Claremont, Ca will be ready to move in! It is a brand new office building and will double our current office space. We’re very excited about the move and have lots of plans for the new office layout. Surrounding us will be several restaurants, a day spa, a boutique hotel, a movie theater, many retail shops, a courtyard, and much more.

Our office is next to the historic Claremont Packing House (more history), a citrus distribution plant that has been renovated and now houses restaurants, a coffee shop, art galleries, a wine cellar, and many more small shops to keep you shopping for hours.

Click here to view pictures of our new office!

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Evolve Media
175 N. Indian Hill Blvd Ste B 200-202
Claremont, CA 91711
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