Actress Mere Davis started Power Princess Party as a way to introduce the message of empowerment, feminism and equality via virtual parties. The idea came about as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented families from having parties, traveling or seeing their favorite characters. Using online viewing methods, the parent can book time online for a virtual party and visit from one of their favorite princesses. The website allows the parent to book a time and type of party for their child. The parties vary and can be a Princess improv style, an Alice in Wonderland themed Mad Tea Party or even a magical friendship building party where the child is able to

Laick Design recently completed the new website for Florida-based Sea & Shoreline Aquatic Restoration. Looking to revamp their older website, Sea & Shoreline Aquatic Restoration wanted a more modern look, feel and presentation for their new web presence. They also wanted the website to look the same on mobile as it did on desktop and tablet versions of the site. We were able to accomplish their desires a few ways. For instance on the homepage, we utilized a curtain effect on the homepage to allow various elements to appear on the site at different times. This allowed the presentation of elements to move and appear as the user navigated the

Laick Design recently completed the mobile conversion of long-time client, Pittsburgh Smile Studio’s website. The Pittsburgh Smile Studio website was a site we developed way back in 2008 but just recently upgraded it to being mobile friendly. Located in the heart of Oakland near Carlow University and the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Cushman serves a student population as well as many patients from other Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Therefore the site had to be mobile compatible for the college students who frequently using their devices. The other item that was fixed in the mobile version was the updating of the site to remove Flash technology. The older site used Flash for slideshows,

Laick Design recently updated the design for Saint Elmo’s Engraving. Located in Latrobe, PA, Saint Elmo’s Engraving has been operating in the Latrobe, PA area since 2010 producing everything from awards and Yeti mugs to laser engraved pumpkins. With a growing client base across the USA, Saint Elmo’s Engraving needed an update to a site we completed for them a few years back. This new site is faster and allows for the user to view the gallery of past products completed by category. Each photo has also been optimized for web and mobile usage. As the client continues to grow, the site will also be able to grow as well with

A few years back Laick Design designed and developed a new website for the Greene County Tourist Promotion Agency (PA). The site which contains information and more importantly event info on that website. However the event calendars used on the site were lacking in functionality and usability. To solve the client’s issue, we were able to develop an events calendar that is custom to the Greene County Tourist Promotion Agency. Their calendar now shows a custom photo for each approved event, along with detailed event info and the ability to signup for an event on the website. It can now display cancellations easily – which became necessary after the COVID-19 shutdown.

Lee’s Plumbing & Excavating recently launched their new website that we recently completed. This new site is a one page website that showcases the services and contact information for the client. Located in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Lee’s Plumbing & Excavating covers a wide territory and needed a new web presence. These sites work great for companies who are looking to have a presence online but do not have the information for a fully developed site. However, Lee’s Plumbing & Excavating has the ability with this new site to add content further down the road. So many times potential clients who are looking for Lee’s Plumbing & Excavating online want to see

Laick Design recently completed the design for the new website for Fayette County Association for the Blind. This new site is completely mobile friendly and really allows this non-profit to move forward with their growth in promoting vision awareness in Fayette County. The new site, uses a color scheme that is compatible with screen readers and users with vision impairments and by using advanced CSS scripting the fonts and text on the site will scale for screen readers and the clientele for the Blind Association. One neat feature on this new site for the Fayette County Association for the Blind is the event registration option. Each event is meant as

With more than 20 years of experience in writing, design, advertising, marketing, public relations and business, Creative Waves Marketing serves a wide client base in many different industries. However when looking for a website for their new company, Creative Waves Marketing reached out to Laick Design to develop their online presence. The site features information on their clients that they serve along with backgrounds of the personnel at Creative Waves and the industries that they specialize in. The Creative Waves Marketing site is completely mobile friendly as well as allowing the client the ability to update the site as they grow. Check out the site at: http://creativewavesmarketing.com

A few weeks ago KDKA AM Radio 1020 celebrated their 100 Year Anniversary. Laick Design had the privilege of designing the website celebrating the 100 Year Anniversary. While working with local amateur radio historians we were able to design the website to display detailed information on the formative years of the radio station. The information displayed begins pre-1920 and goes until the 1940’s with rarely seen photographs, advertisements, program info and much more. With the design of the site featuring old photographs and QSL cards, Laick Design chose a tabletop presentation for the design with the photos scattered about. By clicking the photos the user could jump to a specific

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit everyone hard. The local food banks and food pantries have been especially hit hard. The ability to do a traditional food drive has been limited as well. With that said, CCFB approached Laick Design and CNX about hosting a virtual food drive for individuals in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The virtual food drive, hosted on the Corner Cupboard Foodbank website allows for businesses or individuals to donate to help out. As a business you can sign up to participate, select a goal (amount you wish to raise) and then you can monitor those results on the business page. As an individual you can donate or choose a business to support