The Guide to Everything Green | view site
Lightray announces the launch of Greenopia.com , an online consumer guide for green products and services nation wide. Greenopia which started as a printed ‘green pages’ made it’s expanded online debut Earth Day 2008. Lightray was selected to extend the Greenopia brand into a very usable and multi-faceted site which not only contained green listing, but news, blogs, and social networking. The new site needed an architecture and design which could grow over time, adding cities and features every month. Greenopia continues to evolve and Lightray is proud to be a part of it’s development.
“The Greenopia project is one that we at Lightray care deeply about.” says Lightray CEO Kimberly Brooks “The project gave us the opportunity to do what we love, merge great design with vital information, for the sake of bettering our community.”
Greenopia was founded by entrepreneur Gaye Browne, whose passion for making green mainstream is ceaseless. Check back with it frequently to see the latest.
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Residential Energy Assessment Services | view site
REAS is making Los Angeles greener one building at a time. Working with residential and commercial clients REAS collaborates with local Governments and Utilities through energy efficiency programs to green buildings of all shapes and sizes.
“Our goal was to create a website for REAS that is as sleek and clean as the services they provide. Save energy, protect the environment and save money – what’s not to love? says Lightray Creative Director Jessica Thompson. REAS is on the cutting edge and needed a clean simple site that could best promote their services”
Launch Site:
savannahpd.epolicing.com
ePolicing™ announces the launch of CrimeMaps for Savannah, Georgia. Savannah’s department opted to have CrimeMaps and email alerts to keep their citizens up-to-date. “Savannah’s ePolicing™ system includes a feature we think will really engage the public.” says Jessica Robins Thompson, ePolicing Creative Director. “Citizens enter their email and will get an automated alert that sends them a link to the crimemap for their neighborhood. It’s a great and simple way to remind people to stay on top of what’s happening in their community”
Savannah launches their ePolicing™ solution in the summer of 2008.
ePolicing™ founded by Lightray in 2006 is collaborative effort with
PSOMAS
to deliver online community policing tools to Law Enforcement agencies around the country and world.
Make a difference | view site
Lightray announces the launch of The DNA Backlog Project www.ladnahelp.org, in partnership with The Los Angeles Police Foundation. This initiative is a single focused effort to raise funds for the processing of backlogged rape kits in Los Angeles, for which the City does not have the budget. This funding shortfall leaves criminals who could be identified on the streets, and victims without closure. Lightray was asked to create a website which could explain in the starkest terms why Angelenos should contribute, and how this issue effects them directly.
“At Lightray we have a formula when it comes to publicizing and raising funds for projects such as these. says Kimberly Brooks CEO of Lightray. Often organizations are tempted to over explain the issue at hand. What we do is find the simplest most attention grabbing phrase and image, letting people know, this is serious and we need your help.”
The website is the central information hub for the public, and the media, framing the issue and offering 1 click donation options. This is one of many initiatives launched by the LA Police Foundation, who works tirelessly to make our city safe.
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Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | view site
Lightray announces the launch of Artshigh.org
, an exciting new site for Los Angeles’ premiere Arts High School. The site incorporates a synthesis of flash, flickr, google apps, and easy to update HTML. The challenge was to reflect the schools creative excellence with high end custom design, while at the same time making updates easy and cost effective.
“We wanted to personalize the site, so we reserved space on every page for student portraits and quotes.” says Jessica Thompson, Lightray Creative Director. “This one aspect of a otherwise very content heavy site, really excited the student body, and gives future students something to aspire to.”
The site also incorporates many black and white photos of the different creative disciplines offered at the school, juxtaposed against a colorful backdrop. Photos of everyday activities, plays, musicals and art shows are then uploaded to flickr for a dynamic presentation.
LA Arts High has a long history of creative excellence, boasting alumni such as Josh Grobon, and Michael Longoria, the new Lead of the hit play Jersey Boys amongst others.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – ePolicing™ has been tapped by the San Francisco Police Department to implement it’s groundbreaking InfoShare software. The SFPD wanted a streamlined system to communicate with constituents and extend their community policing efforts.
Infoshare first developed in close coordination with the LAPD is highly scalable, working both for Departments large and small. “We are excited to bring Infoshare to San Francisco. says Kimberly Brooks of ePolicing. “We’ve seen a groundswell of enthusiasm in Los Angeles ePolicing’s community outreach arm. We look forward to seeing San Francisco use the Internet to help keep the city safe.”
