WordPress Site Dev for Architectural Exhibit

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the marketing and communications associate at Strategist, a Montenegro-based communications and CSR company that works with top brands, both in Montenegro and abroad.

For what projects/services did your company hire Codepixel, and what were your goals?

Our company is one of the organizers of the exhibition presenting the life’s work of Kana Radevic, the most renowned female architect in former Yugoslavia, at this year's Architecture Biennale in Venice. Kana was one of the first female architect in Montenegro and this exhibition aimed to showcase her exceptional life and work, most of which was unseen by the public until now.

For the purpose of displaying the exhibition online as well, we needed a website that would present the project, Kana and her works, help us communicate with the stakeholders and achieve good online presence. We required a company that had the expertise to develop the custom website and design it in such a way that would reflect the unique style of brutalism that follows and is in line with the work of the architect herself. Moreover, we needed the website completed within a very limited time frame due to the peculiar timeline of the exhibition itself.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We have collaborated with Codepixel in the past and liked the way they do their job, particularly the fact they are very reliable. The references they have, across different industries, made them a perfect fit for this project.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

The project kicked off with a design phase where we had several meetings and feedback rounds to make sure each page corresponded to our vision of the project, particularly having in mind the sensitivity of the exhibition and our perception of how the online presentation should look like. Their team constantly advised during the whole process and we communicated well and on a continuous basis throughout every step of the way.

After the approval of the final design concepts they started coding desktop and mobile versions of the website, which later on they have inserted into WordPress CMS. The administration of the website was really constructed well and it enabled us to manage the content of the website with ease.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Their team consisted of a project manager, an interface designer and a WordPress developer. Our communication mainly went through the project manager, which was perfect in order to ensure there is one person we can interact with at all times.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Codepixel’s approach and quality of work is really high. They have always delivered on time and with precision. They were excellent at helping us launch the website in time and staying within the budget. When the initial press releases went out when the exhibition itself opened in May, we gained a lot of positive feedback and even some bookings through the website, although it is free to visit the expo.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had very efficient communication over emails and online calls. We also communicated in some of the collaborative tools Codepixel team has used to complete the project.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The most impressive thing about this exceptional young team was their professionalism and how they handled issues that were of technical nature. Moreover, their implementation process was on point and we were in the loop with the project’s status at every moment.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

There is always room for improvement but in this project we certainly got a big and good quality value for our budget.