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David G. Mugar has chosen BlueLuna to create the Mugar Enterprises flagship website! Mr. Mugar, a prominent business man and philanthropist, is the man behind Mugar Enterprises, which pursues both commercial and philanthropic endeavors. BlueLuna is so very appreciative of the opportunity to work with such a highly regarded organization!

BlueLuna is pleased to announce that we will be redesigning and developing Children’s Friend and Family Services’ new website! Known as the Northeast’s oldest children’s charity, CFFS responds to the needs of youths and families– providing services such as counseling, mentoring, child care and juvenile court programs. We’re happy to support such a great, charitable organization like CFFS.

BlueLuna is honored to announce that we have been awarded the contract to design and develop the website for the Warrior Protection & Readiness Coalition (WPRC). WPRC was founded to create a unified voice of advocacy for the tactical and operational equipment needs of the warfighter. The WPRC’s goal is to ensure that American service members train and fight with superior gear now- and in the future. The team couldn’t be more proud to support such a worthy organization.

We’re happy to announce that we’ve been awarded the contract to create a new flagship website for Learning Express. Learning Express is the nation’s largest franchisor of specialty toy stores in the United States with over 140 stores nationwide. The team is looking forward to having some fun with this one!

BlueLuna is happy to announce that we will be redesigning and developing the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute’s new website. BPSI is a membership organization providing three principal programs: professional training, scientific activities, and service to the Boston and New England community for those interested in psychoanalysis and its applications. We’re looking forward to this interesting, creative collaboration!

To kickoff the new Beavis and Butt-Head season MTV has just released a new DVD titled Beavis and Butt-Head: Mike Judges Most Wanted. Designed by BlueLuna, the DVD contains scenes from the new season as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the original series and the uncut, original animated short that started it all. (more…)

BlueLuna has recently launched the new website for Boston Lyric Opera, New England’s largest opera company! Check it out here: www.blo.org.

BlueLuna is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the contract for the design and development of five websites for MIT! We’ll be helping MIT with some branding as well as creating a unified framework to manage the network of websites. Check back soon for the final result!

BlueLuna is so happy to announce that we have signed a contract with the St. Boniface Haiti Foundation. The St. Boniface Haiti Foundation is a non-profit, volunteer organization that was founded in 1983 by the parishioners of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Quincy, Mass. For the past 25 years, they have served the poorest of the poor in rural Haiti. After years of growth, SBHF realized it was time to rebrand. BlueLuna will be developing a new identity for SBHF. One that better reflects their current position as a leading charitable organization operating in Haiti. In addition to the rebrand, we’ll be designing and developing their new website.

BlueLuna is happy to announce that we’ll be designing a website for Jelly Belly! Jelly Belly is known as the word’s #1 gourmet jelly bean. The world-renowned company produces 34 million pounds of candy annually! We’re looking forward to doing our “research”— yum!

BlueLuna is proud to announce the recent launch of the London Economics Press website! London Economics Press, specialists in providing concise and meaningful overviews of key electricity markets, along with forecasting wholesale electricity and capacity market prices, wanted to re-vamp their existing website with an updated look and feel. Aside from the new site offering various publications, market briefs, and price forecasts; BlueLuna helped to redesign the ecommerce store to help increase sales, and create an overall better user experience for the customers. Click here to visit the site: www.londoneconomicspress.com

BlueLuna is proud to announce the recent launch of the ArrowFarms website! ArrowFarms, a dynamic group of innovative produce companies, entrusted BlueLuna with the task of updating their brand to better reflect the company’s commitment to the environment and it’s customers. Take a look at the results here: www.arrowfarms.com.

The winners of the 2011 GD USA American Web Design Awards were announced today and BlueLuna is proud to say that we’ve won 3 awards! The projects taking home the honors are the Suffolk University Admissions & Financial Aid website, the Norwood Theatre website and our own company website!

BlueLuna is proud to announce the recent launch of Norwood Theatre’s Restoration website! Norwood Theatre is in the midst of a major transformation. The goal of the project was to create an engaging, interactive website that focuses on the restoration and renovation of the historic theater. The resulting website stimulates the viewer’s interest in the Norwood Theatre by connecting them to the restoration progress and providing them with a way to receive updates as well as take part in conversations revolving around the updates. You can visit the site here: www.norwoodstage.org.

We’re happy to announce that we’ve received a Creativity International Award for our very own company website. Our site was recognized in the self-promotion category of the Media and Interactive Awards Show. Creativity International Awards is one of the longest running independent international advertising and graphic design competitions. The competition garnered over 1000 entries from around the world, including 34 countries, 3 Canadian Provinces and 32 U.S. states.

BlueLuna is proud to announce that we have been awarded the contract to assist with the creation of the new Motion Analysis Lab website. Spaulding’s Motion Analysis Laboratory combines laboratory and field assessments in order to enhance mobility in individuals with mobility-limited conditions; caused by illness, age, or trauma. Motion Analysis Lab originally came to BlueLuna seeking a simplified way for patients and researchers to access information, read publications, and display videos.

BlueLuna is proud to announce the recent launch of Access Italy’s new website. Access Italy offers luxury tours of Italy, and their services have been promoted by A-listers such as Oprah and Sylvester Stallone.

Access Italy needed a sophisticated new face and a CMS that would enable them to update their ever-growing tour list. The new site offers an all encompassing view of gorgeous Italian landscapes, and invites the user to become part of the experience that is Access Italy. Along with elevating the brand to a clean and lavish height, the custom built WordPress integration allows the client to update tours, media coverage, testimonials, and additional services as their business continues to grow.

We’re happy to announce that Suffolk University has launched their new BlueLuna-designed Admission website today! Suffolk University needed a fresh, new look for their Department of Admission and Financial Aid as part of their ongoing effort to rebrand the school. The challenge presented was to inject Suffolk’s “out of date and stuffy” online presence with a fun and energetic personality that more closely reflects the school’s atmosphere and student body. The new design successfully carries Suffolk University’s brand into a unique and modern realm, while maintaining the University’s prestige. You can check out the new site here: www.suffolk.edu/admission.

BlueLuna is proud to announce the recent launch of SGT’s website! SGT, a provider of luxury transportation services, came to BlueLuna for help developing a brand and website that would cater to their exclusive clientele. Fine textures and large photography were utilized to create a lifestyle oriented brand that focuses more on the experiences SGT provides rather than the actual vehicles they offer. A reservation system was integrated for customer convenience. Visit the site here: www.sgtvip.com.

BlueLuna is proud to announce the recent launch of LIM’s Graduate Studies and Continuing Education microsite! This fresh, updated look incorporates design elements from the existing site, while giving the MBA program a more sophisticated feel that caters to the graduate student audience. The Graduate Program site was engineered to easily integrate within the framework of the LIM College main site, providing a user-friendly way to navigate between both sites.

BlueLuna is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the contract for the design and development of a custom web application and multi-site network for the Photizo Group! Photizo, a boutique research and consulting firm, has been engaging in MPS projects since its very inception. Today they offer cutting-edge research, along with advanced concepts that have earned them mentions in the Wall Street Journal, the Economist and on CNN Money!

So you put a new business plan together for 2011. Whether your enterprise is big or small – and regardless of industry – you almost certainly discussed Social Media.

It’s the most talked about and misunderstood business activity around. It’s also one of the few business initiatives that companies are still spending on – for good reason. (more…)

What is natural search and how do you optimize a website for good results? Natural search refers to a web visitor using a search engine to conduct a search. Sometimes, this is also known as organic search. The terms natural search and organic search are often used interchangeably, for they refer to the same thing. (more…)

Blog posting is critical to the development of any site and is a huge part of the blog building process. It is a common assumption that the more frequently you post new blog entries the more the traffic you will attract. Although this assumption is absolutely true what we are discussing here is how an infrequent posting schedule can actually bring out the blogging best in you. After all is it not (more…)