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Web Magi (majī) is an accomplished web design house based in Flagstaff Arizona, proudly serving a global community. We specialize in advanced website design; including graphic design, flash design, E-commerce development, website marketing, web hosting, & site maintenance.
We are in the business of building visually and technically professional web sites. Our primary mission is to deliver excellent designs that clearly represent your business and effectively communicate your message. Click on our Web Design Portfolio to view our most recent work.
By aligning ourselves with the highest standards in the industry, we are able to guarantee your satisfaction. Clear communication and accountability is the way we do business. For your free initial consultation, please fill out our online form below.
We are now also offering motion graphics, visual effects design and production, character animation, as well as video production and sound editing & sound mixing. |
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Motion Graphics/Visual Effects
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Motion graphics & visual effects are in great demand these days. In an effort to meet this demand we are expanding our vision to include this powerful, evolving art form. Leading the industry, as you might imagine, is Adobe with After Effects & Premiere Pro CS4. It has always been my approach when learning a new set of skills, to study the works of those who are among the best in their field, and who better to learn After Effects from than the world renowned Andrew Kramer of Video Copilot? Other than John Dickinson, Aharon Rabinowitz, Eran Stern, Maltaannon, and Chad Perkins, I really can't think of anyone.
Over the next few weeks I will be posting the results of several of the tutorials given by Mr. Kramer up on our website. Rather than taking credit for these works myself, I feel it is important that any prospective clients know up front that we here at Web Magi in Flagstaff are honest, fun loving, and considerate folk, and would never dream of claiming the genius of others as our own. OK, maybe we dream of it, but we also realize we could never live up to the dream if we were to take on a project that we were ill-equipped to see through to completion. We also realize that most people (JJ Abrams excluded) probably can't afford to hire Andrew anyway, so we feel relatively safe in promoting his website. (Findings to the contrary will necessarily void this approach, but for now, Andrew's the man!) |
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Character Animation & Cartoons
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We've been working with animation software for years, mostly simple Flash transitions & slide shows for Flagstaff client websites, so naturally as our interests progressed we began to take a look at character animation and cartooning. As we considered which product would afford us the widest range of capabilities moving forward, we tested several solutions - Anime Studio, Animation:Master, Blender, Toon Boom - Adobe was our ultimate choice. Adobe's Master Collection CS4 is a suite of applications for design, production, animation, motion graphics, video, and sound editing that is literally unrivaled in the industry. Just ask John Landau, Producer of the phenomenally successful Avatar movie: Adobe TV (Production Premium)
About 5 months into my training on the new Inverse Kinematics bones system in Flash Pro CS4, I ran across a contest for Toon Boon Animate Pro. I decided to give it a go. Toon Boon Animate Pro is great software, I learned a lot in a very short period of time. Although my animation was not the winning entry, it did allow me the opportunity to to test drive Animate Pro for free. I spent about a month (in my spare time after work) creating the animation; learning the software as I went. To see our entry click here.
Even with all of Animate Pro's features, one would still need to export individual shots into a video compositing/editing application like After Effects or Premiere Pro. In fact, with Adobe Master Collection CS4, we can do so much more than could ever be accomplished with just Animate Pro alone, so our animation pipeline is rock solid. We will however keep our eye on Toon Boom for possible future projects. |
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Web Design & Graphic Design
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Designing a website involves clear thinking and broad assessment. Developing a substantial site usually takes a considerable amount of research as well. Brand Development, content structure, information integrity, technical writing, database design, graphic & media design, and production are all elements of the design process. They should be met head-on to ensure that your project develops in a professional manner.
Before the wheels start rolling however, take the time to draft a short statement of your primary goals for the web. This will serve as the foundation for future development, and will help those involved with your project to remain focused on your original priorities.
You should know who your target audience will be, and plan to organize the web site to meet their needs. The experience of your users will vary from beginners who will need a well prepared introduction, to expert users who may simply want quick access to information. A good design should accommodate both.
Be sure to check out our Flagstaff Web Design portfolio. |
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