A Sampling of Websites

The Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life and the Rutgers Department of Jewish Studies present a large academic website with an annual film festival, public events, and free online study courses such as the Bible and history. The site was recently revamped in Joomla!, a content management system. See: jewishstudies.rutgers.edu

See evolution of a site design.

Highland Park Public Library's site features events, poetry readings, films, book clubs for all ages are some of the features of the library. See the events page that gets updated frequently by the librarians.

"Wow - SO MUCH BETTER than the old one; this is truly a showpiece! I always had to hunt around for a while to access my account or to find what I needed - now it's all right there. I will definitely be using the site more now." — Library Patron

Connelly-Campion-Wright Insurance in Belmar, New Jersey

Connelly-Campion-Wright Insurance is an insurance agency in Belmar, New Jersey. Easy for client to edit any page on the site, as it is in WordPress. Learn more about insurance in New Jersey by following the CCW blog - you can subscribe to receive posts in your email, follow them with your favorite RSS reader or read them online.

Read about how this website came about via a Twitter connection (Home News Tribune, 1/27/10).

"Thanks AND THANKS for that tweet!!! You're awesome!!" - CCW President, in response to a tweet about the great customer service provided by her company to a satisified client.

Scotch Plains Public Library, New Jersey

Scotch Plains Public Library now has a site done completely in WordPress; with this content management system, the librarians can update the pages and events of the library on their own. The site features attractive thumbnails for each event and forms for contacting the librarians with questions.

"It looks really great ... Thank you for your expertise and hard work."
— Meg Kolaya, library director

Bob Reasso Soccer School has an all new look for its 2010 summer season. The site was designed and constructed in just a few days, as there was a quick deadline to meet. A large amount of information needed to be presented on the home page, but the draw of the page and the school is Bob Reasso himself.

Highland Park Environmental Commission website

The website for the Highland Park Environmental Commission presents a virtual tour of nature in Highland Park, New Jersey. Stay tuned for more photos and environmental news. The website won an environmental award!

"Thanks, O Speedy One!"

— Arnold Henderson, in a thank you email to Leora

Public History Partners is a fun site to visit if you enjoy American history. On the home page are old photos of the beach at Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore and old-fashioned girls at the Raritan & Delaware Canal. Also on the site is a Passover seder at Ellis Island.

Visit Public History Partners.

New Jersey School of Dental Assisting site has information, schedules, and a contact form that gathers a variety of data and places it in a database as well as emails the data directly to the school directors. Visit New Jersey School of Dental Assisting.

This web design for the Rutgers Anthropology Department was online from 2002-2005. The site had colorful left and top navigation bars that made it easy for users to travel around the site. The navigation bar backgrounds are from a belt from San Juan and a purple cloth from Nepal. The home page was a collage of photos representing the various disciplines in the department. See: an image of the site.