Mackey Creative Lab

We kicked off 2022 by launching a new brand and new website for the Los Angeles Regional Consortium of Los Angeles (LARC).
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Made up of 19 Community Colleges, LARC are champions of students, up-skillers, re-skillers , and employers. They exist to bridge the gap in the LA region between workforce preparedness and employer’s needs.
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They wanted a brand that captured the rich culture of Los Angels and a website to introduce themselves and their work to the world. They are at the center of regional change and we are excited to be a tiny part of that!
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Another amazing brand collaboration with
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Website developed on WordPress.

Celebrating 7 years of good, creative stuff 🎉

Thanks to Cross Campus for featuring us this month in your member spotlights! We finally have something that starts to explain all we do! ✌️ out August

https://youtu.be/izZoKoSqd3M

Member Spotlight: Mackey Creative Lab This tiny but mighty boutique consultancy in Old Pasadena can teach you a thing or two about client retention and satisfaction. Read more: https://bit.ly/2Mk...

Hey that's us! Thanks to Cross Campus for doing a feature on what we do at Mackey!

Spend your lunch break with the UX pros at Mackey Creative Lab of Cross Campus Pasadena: http://bit.ly/2KYtN7S

Just launched 🚀! New website for Sonoma County Adult Education. Check it out at socoadulted.org!

Oxnard College in Ventura County was restricted in how they could communicate news and events to their students and community. So, we designed and developed a fully custom News and Events website to help them better broadcast relevant and current information to their students, faculty, staff, and community. It's now live and we think it's pretty cool!

Oxnard College in Ventura County was restricted in how they could communicate news and events to their students and community. So, we designed and developed a fully custom News and Events website to help them better broadcast relevant and current information to their students, faculty, staff, and community. It's now live and we think it's pretty cool! http://news.oxnardcollege.edu/

http://mackeycreativelab.com/portfolio/oxnard-college/

Oxnard College - Oxnard College is a two-year institution of higher education in Ventura County. Founded in 1975, it serves approximately 7,000+ students. Their website includes a news area and events calendar, though the information it includes is limited to that which is … Continue reading →

Honestly, before working with community colleges, we never paid much attention to website accessibility except for SEO purposes. But, while working with Pasadena City College website accessbility wasn't an option and we were forced to learn a whole lot about it. More importantly, we saw first-hand how building an accessible website made a world of difference for users with disabilities. Here are some of the simple things you can do today to make your website accessible and ensure it works for the widest possible audience.

http://mackeycreativelab.com/website-accessibility-law-moral-itll-make-site-better/

Creating Accessible Websites — How to Get Your Website in Compliance Accessibility is where design, content, and development all come together to remove barriers that prevent users with disabilities from accessing your site.

Some monthly thoughts and updates from us!

Thought and Updates from Mackey Creative Lab

Typically when starting a website project, people think about what it's going to look like, not what it's going to say. But, we believe (actually we know) that when you switch that process and push content to the beginning of a website project, the result is an educated design that more
effectively delivers your message. Here's why!

http://mackeycreativelab.com/first-comes-writing-comes-design-content-first-approach-will-lead-better-website/

First Writing, Then Design: How a Content First Approach Will Lead to a Better Website We get it. Content is not cool. It's not always fun. And it requires time. But, content should not be an afterthought. Content should be the first thought.