Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition
A comprehensive digital resource to represent Southern Maryland’s history.
Challenge
The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition (SMEHC) had the goal of establishing a comprehensive digital resource to represent Southern Maryland’s history and to showcase the history of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color from the region. The challenge for New Target was to create branding in sync with the coalition’s goals, build a robust digital resource search system, and develop a technology infrastructure capable of supporting their extensive library of resources, all while keeping everything user-friendly.
Solution
Understanding the depth and significance of the resources SMEHC had to offer, their long-term goals, and the collaborative efforts of the coalition of Maryland organizations and educational institutions, we designed and built their website and search engine from the ground up. This ensured that everything was designed and developed to suit all their needs administratively and provide their users with the best user experience for th is important nonprofit mission.
Website Design & Development
Website Design: The SMEHC website was designed and developed with a focus on intuitive design and a user-friendly interface. This included creating structured landing pages, implementing a thorough search system, and ensuring the website was optimized for both desktop and mobile use.
Resource Library: The website features a comprehensive library of resources, categorized for easy navigation, as well as a search functionality that allows the end-users to find everything they need easily. This includes historical documents, educational materials, and multimedia content, all curated by a collaboration of Maryland organizations and educational institutions.
Logo & Branding Design
We also undertook the task of designing the SMEHC logo, as well as their brand messaging. Our aim was to craft a symbol that embodied the people and history of Maryland, while projecting a forward-thinking vision. The resulting logo incorporates symbols from Southern Maryland in a clean, modern style, representing not only the coalition but also paying homage to Southern Maryland’s environmental attributes near the Chesapeake Bay.
Their new logo, featured proudly on the website and coalition materials, represents the coalition’s commitment to sharing knowledge about history of the people and places of Southern Maryland.
Success
We successfully launched the the new brand, messaging, and website, to much fanfare and media attention. Throughout the branding and web design process, we maintained constant collaboration with the coalition’s stakeholder community to ensure their vision was fully realized. This teamwork resulted in a successful branding project and earned praise from coalition members and media alike.
How we did it.
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