Case Studies

Spinnaker Exploration / Hydro Gulf of Mexico

About the Company: In 2005, Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian producer of oil and gas, purchased a 100 percent stake in Spinnaker Exploration Company and are now the third-largest integrated aluminium supplier in the world.

Project: Spinnaker Exploration needed an intranet site that served as a hub for communicating with employees about company news, human resources issues, and company-wide operating information.

Solution: StirCreative provided the look and feel for the intranet site, promoting brand consistency across all elements. Entrance Software was responsible for gathering and filtering project requirements to identify the most effective technological means of achieving content creation and presentation demands via the implementation of Microsoft Sharepoint.

Roles:
StirCreative: Design, Art Direction, Template Production
Entrance Software: Sharepoint Development, Implementation

Seneca Resources

About the Company: Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Seneca Resources Corporation is a subsidiary of National Fuel Gas Company based in Williamsville, New York. They explore for, develop and purchase natural gas and oil reserves in the Gulf Coast Region of Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama, the Appalachian Region, California and the western provinces of Canada.

Project: Seneca Resources Corporation was seeking an intranet website that could be the used as a main communication tool inside their company. They needed a solution that would afford them a straightforward, yet effective way to share information, even for employees with a minimum of technical know-how.

Solution: StirCreative partnered with Entrance Software to create an intranet solution that provides their employees with the tools they need to be more productive and more equipped to make smarter decisions.

Roles:
StirCreative: Design, Art Direction, Template Production
Entrance Software: Sharepoint Development, Implementation

The Reach Group

About the Company: The REACH Group specializes in the implementation of Performance Improvement programs for the upstream oil and gas industry. Founded in 1999, REACH has grown since inception to more than $10 million USD in revenue and to over sixty implementation professionals. The REACH Group is working with clients around the globe helping them to create or further develop their performance culture and sustainable improved results.

Project: The REACH Group felt that its current branding and company image wasn't in line with the true essence of their culture and professional initiative.

Solution: StirCreative created a comprehensive identity package—including an updated identity, business card, letterhead & envelope design, as well as a website redesign—that would refresh The REACH Group brand with a clean, cohesive, professional look.

Roles:
StirCreative: Design, Branding, Art Direction

Prosep Inc

About the Company: ProSep Inc. is a Canadian-charted company listed on the TSX Exchange, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Operations are carried out through a network of companies around the world: ProSep Technologies, Inc., in Houston, Texas, USA; ProPure in Bergen, Norway; ProPure ME in Manama, Bahrain; and ProSep AP in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Project: ProSep Inc. needed a makeover to their website—one that presented their customers and investors with a more corporate appeal.

Solution: StirCreative overhauled their website design, allowing for a cleaner, more professional impression.

Roles:
StirCreative: Design, Art Direction

Center for Breast Restoration

About the Company: The Center for Breast Restoration is located at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. It is one of the 46 institutions that make up the largest medical center in the world, the Texas Medical Center. The Methodist Hospital enjoys worldwide recognition and is a premier, private, adult teaching hospital affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University where Dr. Spiegel is an Assistant Professor.

Project: Breastrestoration.org was in need of an assessment to determine how their website could better relate to their clients via a new site design.

Solution: StirCreative provided the Center with a website that was more in tune with its current clientele: women. Its soft colors and flowing elements appeal to a softer side allowing the website to provide serious information in a more nurturing manner.

Roles:
StirCreative: Design, Art Direction