Project: Associated Electric Cooperative (AECI) - Website Redesign
Member Cooperative: Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (https://www.aeci.org/)
Project Goal: Collaborate with a design agency to fully recreate the AECI.org experience, developing a brand-new, custom SHiNE CMS template to accurately represent the provided design files.
Platform: SHiNE CMS - Design & Build
Project Scope:
- Create a custom theme for SHiNE CMS that represents the provided Adobe XD designs with absolute accuracy.
- Incorporate a custom branding and style guide for all website elements and components.
- Develop a feature for the homepage that will seamlessly create a day to night transition as the site visitor scrolls down the page.
- Add new components for animated pop-up infographics that also create animations as the user scrolls to enhance enagement.
- Design new slider elements for the Generation Fleet & Resource Mix page.
- Incorporate a robust document media library to house and maintain metadata for the compliance documents dashboard.
- Add stand-out design elements for the Careers benefits section.
- Member interactive map with contact information displayed in pop-ups.
- The AECI team leveraged the SHiNE CMS - Design & Build offering, which includes a fully custom theme and design.
- Our team was responsible for building the entirety of the site design and development of functionality and pages.
- The AECI team, led by Mark Viguet, Schuyler Easterling, and Robin Harrison, provided routine QA and testing to our team and additional requests or changes.
- Schuyler became very familiar with the CMS and was able to make edits on his own prior to launch, and was a HUGE hand in making sure the project was a success!
Key Features/Benefits:
- Modern and user-friendly design.
- Improved navigation for enhanced information access.
- Enhanced member experience.
- Custom components unique to the AECI website.
- Entirely bespoke design and AECI-developed theme.
- Efficient project completion.
Launch Date: March 4th, 2025.
Status: Live at (https://www.aeci.org/)