Anthony McCausland 
Elevate worked with CEN to conduct a large scale migration from Joomla to WordPress for 3 of their websites, including: cen.edu.au nice.edu.au connect.cen.edu.au Elevate implemented these websites through a holistic process of development from design-research and UX, through to custom coding & implementation. As a result, user experience was improved through upgraded design and content … Read more
A school shouldn’t really be known for its excellent branding, it should be known for excellence in education and the distinctive elements of the school vision and mission. But this doesn’t mean that a school shouldn’t have an excellent brand, or that branding isn’t important for a school. Good branding can be subtle, and this … Read more
Have you noticed that the best brands rarely change? Many big brands that we know and love today were around before we were born. We interacted with them as kids, they become ingrained in our lives as adults and we still engage with and love these ubiquitous brands. You may think that people would get … Read more
Do you monitor engagement and brand activity for your school? You might have an informal strategy to check social media on a semi-regular basis, but what happens when you wake up in the morning and a ‘publicity situation’ has evolved overnight without your knowledge? There’s also not much worse than hearing news via a parent … Read more
Elevate was engaged by RTC to conduct a large scale migration from Kentico and Webflow CMS, to WordPress for all their 4 websites: Reformed Theological College Next Steps Early Learning Centre Barkley Hall RTC Support Services In conjunction with the migration, Elevate delivered improved user experience through upgraded architecture, navigation, and design refinements. Additionally, ongoing … Read more
Having a good style guide is important, but using it properly is even more important. No doubt most schools may have a style guide or brand guidelines; some quite good and detailed, some that need improvement or updating. But when it comes to actually using this guide effectively to do what it was created for … Read more
Elevate was engaged by the newly formed Anglican Church Growth Corporation, part of the Sydney Anglican Diocese, to develop a completely new website. Being a new organisation, there was little branding available, so we worked through the design planning process, from discovery to prototype, to thrash out the brand and create a fresh design for … Read more
This article is a little longer than planned as I’ve added a section to highlight why branding is so important amongst the current COVID-19 pandemic. I’d encourage you to read the full article of course, but if you want to skip down to the ‘Why branding is even more important right now’ section, go for … Read more
Elevate was engaged by Ecolease to develop a fresh and innovative new website for their Energy Finance offering. The project was managed end-to-end by Elevate from design planning, workshops, UX & UI execution through to development and delivery. The project included a supplier marketplace and portal functionality for energy suppliers to list and manage their … Read more
Covenant Christian School desired a complete website overhaul and refresh both to reflect their updated branding, and also to bring the website up to date with current design and functionality. Elevate managed the project from end-to-end, playing an integral role between the school and the digital agency Digistorm to bring about a successful outcome. Using … Read more