City of Saline Launches New Web Site Developed by DesignHub

Site Helps Visitors Quickly and Easily Find Information on City Services and Resources

Saline, MI (December 8, 2009) – The City of Saline, Michigan has launched its new Web site, www.cityofsaline.org, designed and developed by DesignHub, Inc., a Saline-based creative services and marketing firm.

“We are excited about our new Web site, and we are delighted to introduce it to all who interact with the City of Saline,” said Gretchen Driskell, Saline’s mayor. “We now have an online home that is truly befitting of Saline’s recognition as one of America’s best places to live, work, and play.”

The new site’s main navigation bar in the top banner of every page helps direct people to the information they seek, based on whether they are Saline residents or businesses, or potential visitors to the city.

Other main sections of the site provide details on the services and offerings of city government and the Saline Parks and Recreation Department.

The site’s home page highlights city information and resources of primary interest and utility to those who live or do business in or near the City of Saline:

• Site visitors are clearly directed to where they can pay bills for city services online.
• “Quick Links” provide shortcuts to the site’s most frequently visited pages.
• There are links to the Web sites of community resources not administered by the city, including the Saline Area Public Schools, the Saline District Library, the Saline Senior Center, and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital – Saline.
• The city’s latest news and events are listed, with frequent updates.
• An interactive events calendar lets site visitors quickly check on what is happening in the city on any given day.
• The city’s latest Twitter postings are featured, along with teasers for the latest postings on the city’s blog.
• Site visitors are invited to sign up to receive the city’s e-newsletter, connect with others via the city’s Facebook page, and follow the city’s postings on Twitter.
• A video tour of Saline, coming soon, will be launched from the home page.

DesignHub worked with the City of Saline to plan and design the new Web site. The firm also handled programming, testing, and launch of the site.

The new City of Saline site has been built over DesignHub’s ContentHub content management system (CMS), based on open-source software. This allows designated city personnel to make day-to-day updates to the site’s content themselves.

About DesignHub

DesignHub recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its founding. The firm’s co-owners and partners are Karen Ragland, business manager and account executive; Ted Chesky, creative director and chief graphic designer; and Chris Kochmanski, marketing strategist, copywriter, and account executive.

Additional on-staff and freelance professionals help the firm create Web sites, brochures, catalogs, newsletters, advertising, publicity, direct mail, trade show displays, and more for their clients – mostly small to medium-size organizations in Southeast Michigan. DesignHub also works with clients on their marketing strategies and plans.

Much of DesignHub’s work is for Saline-area businesses and organizations. The firm has created logos for the Saline District Library, the Saline Parks and Recreation Department, and the Saline Celtic Festival. The firm has also created Web sites for Saline-based American Aqua (www.americanaqua.com), Bemis Farms Childcare (www.bemisfarmscildcare.com), Homeowner Services of America (HSA; www.hsa-remodel.com), and Sun Engineering (www.sunengineering.biz).

Other DesignHub clients with significant presence in Saline include Chelsea Lumber and Evangelical Homes of Michigan.

DesignHub’s clients also include Advanced Photonix Inc., Aluminum Supply Co., Berry & Associates, Center for Automotive Research (CAR), Center for Student Studies (CSS), Chelsea Area Wellness Foundation, Chizek Custom Builders, Chrysler LLC, Corporate F.A.C.T.S., Daniels and Zermack Associates, Daycroft Montessori School, Dexter Research Center, Dimensional Engineering, Electrocon International, The First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor, Hardwood Solutions, INSTALL Michigan, JCG Associates, JPRA Architects, Lamaze Family Center of Ann Arbor, Marshall Sales Inc., McMullen Company, Metropolitan Building Services, Motawi Tileworks, OptiMetrics Inc., PTC, Packaging and Shipping Specialists (P.A.S.S.), Peters Building Co., Phoenix Contractors, Power Wellness, Program for Automotive Labor and Education (PALE), Rand Construction, Renewal Ministries, Samson Senior Properties, SignGraphix, Sircon, Solution Recovery Services (SRS), Survey Sciences Group (SSG), the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and Vinylife Hose Co.

Further information is available from DesignHub, Inc., 600 W. Michigan Ave., Saline, MI 48176. Phone: (734) 944-8705.

Media Contact:
Chris Kochmanski
DesignHub, Inc.
(734) 944-8705
chris@design-hub.com
www.design-hub.com