Web Design
Website design has evolved over the years. In the early days, sites were mainly a listing of links and animated gifs. The cooler the design effects, the better. As the need for information increased, sites struggled to find ways to incorporate exponentially growing content. The target audience for websites also extended, from the technically proficient to a wide spectrum of the population, spanning diverse ages, cultures, literacy levels and abilities.
Virginia Interactive understands that a highly usable and accessible web presence is critical for government and educational entities. With over twelve years of managing the Commonwealth of Virginia’s portal, Virginia Interactive has established a reputation of excellence and expertise in creating intuitive and usable websites. In addition, Virginia Interactive has incorporated best practices for web interfaces in the design of over 150 websites for government entities and in the development of over 100 web based services for Virginia citizens and businesses.
Over the past few years, Virginia Interactive was instrumental in assisting with the Commonwealth’s Policies, Standards and Guidelines (PSGs) for executive branch agencies. These standards were developed to ensure websites would be usable, share certain common look elements and comply with the American Disabilities Act, 508 Guidelines and the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative.
As our web development toolbox expanded to include screen readers and accessibility software, the demand for Virginia Interactive’s web design services became even greater. Understanding that each entity has unique needs, Virginia Interactive offers numerous customized solutions for web development, from template design and architecture consultation to accessibility testing and content management and migration.