Maka's Surf Shop targets clients in a range of businesses, including entertainment, financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing & retail as well as governmental agencies. We offer an integrated package of services consisting of strategic consulting, product design, information architecture and delivery of interactive applications across media.
We believe that a rapid time to market for the solutions it develops is important to meet its clients' business objectives. Through its development process, Maka's Surf Shop divides, structures and manages the project to reduce the time needed to reach a solution for its clients.
We have been in the design industry for over 20 years working in many different capacities for a multitude of companies before forming Maka's Surf Shop. Some of the companies that we have been fortunate enough to have worked with over the course of our careers are: Lenox Crystal, Waterford, Anchor-Hocking, The Walt Disney Co., MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon, The Gap, and Hallmark.
As we keep up with technology and its application in visual communication, we join with other companies and organizations to expand our reach. We are currently members of the Apple Developer Connection and the Adobe Solutions Network as well as an Adobe Authorized Reseller. We also maintain affiliations with other business partners and strategic alliances with complementary businesses who may require our expertise.
Having worked in every creative capacity for corporations both large and small over the past 14 years, we established Maka's Surf Shop with the mission of providing the finest creative communication design with dedicated personal service. We also maintain a practical concern for technical processes and requirements for development, marketing opportunities & economic constraints as well as distribution, sales and servicing processes. We work to ensure that design recommendations use materials and technology appropriately, effectively, and comply with all legal and regulatory requirements.
We believe that good design should permeate every aspect of our society. We approach every project with a conviction to provide new and fresh solutions that work in tandem with our client's requirements. We believe that a rapid time to market for the solutions we develop are important to meet our clients' objectives. Through our development process, Maka's Surf Shop divides, structures and manages the project to reduce the time needed to reach a solution for our clients.
We believe that a rapid time to market for the solutions it develops is important to meet its clients' business objectives. Through its development process, Maka's Surf Shop divides, structures and manages the project to reduce the time needed to reach a solution for its clients.
We have been in the design industry for over 20 years working in many different capacities for a multitude of companies before forming Maka's Surf Shop. Some of the companies that we have been fortunate enough to have worked with over the course of our careers are: Lenox Crystal, Waterford, Anchor-Hocking, The Walt Disney Co., MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon, The Gap, and Hallmark.
As we keep up with technology and its application in visual communication, we join with other companies and organizations to expand our reach. We are currently members of the Apple Developer Connection and the Adobe Solutions Network as well as an Adobe Authorized Reseller. We also maintain affiliations with other business partners and strategic alliances with complementary businesses who may require our expertise.
Having worked in every creative capacity for corporations both large and small over the past 14 years, we established Maka's Surf Shop with the mission of providing the finest creative communication design with dedicated personal service. We also maintain a practical concern for technical processes and requirements for development, marketing opportunities & economic constraints as well as distribution, sales and servicing processes. We work to ensure that design recommendations use materials and technology appropriately, effectively, and comply with all legal and regulatory requirements.
We believe that good design should permeate every aspect of our society. We approach every project with a conviction to provide new and fresh solutions that work in tandem with our client's requirements. We believe that a rapid time to market for the solutions we develop are important to meet our clients' objectives. Through our development process, Maka's Surf Shop divides, structures and manages the project to reduce the time needed to reach a solution for our clients.
5 Stages in Your Project
define
This stage is critical in establishing the project's requirements, budgets and release schedule. This is where we learn about your wishes and determine what your business requires for success.
design
The design phase deals with the information architecture and visual presentation of the project: essentially the look and feel. Once a flow to the application is determined than the visual styling is created to illustrate to the client how the piece will look.
develop
Throughout this stage, we work with the client to ensure that the solution continues to meet the business needs. At this time, we may also participate in rolling out the application and training end-users as it transitions the solution to the production environment. Implementation generally ends with the delivered software application in use in the client's business.
deliver
Here we turn over the deliverables, as stated in the project requirements documentation, are turned over to the client. If there is related documentation or instruction, this will be distributed at this phase as well. For some projects this is the end of our involvement and we can begin working on our our client's next assignment. For others, however, there is one more step.
deploy
The last stage of many projects is the deployment of the final components. For websites and applications this involves uploading the final site to the client's servers for release. During this stage we may also maintain, enhance and support the solution after it has been installed and is operational.
define
This stage is critical in establishing the project's requirements, budgets and release schedule. This is where we learn about your wishes and determine what your business requires for success.
design
The design phase deals with the information architecture and visual presentation of the project: essentially the look and feel. Once a flow to the application is determined than the visual styling is created to illustrate to the client how the piece will look.
develop
Throughout this stage, we work with the client to ensure that the solution continues to meet the business needs. At this time, we may also participate in rolling out the application and training end-users as it transitions the solution to the production environment. Implementation generally ends with the delivered software application in use in the client's business.
deliver
Here we turn over the deliverables, as stated in the project requirements documentation, are turned over to the client. If there is related documentation or instruction, this will be distributed at this phase as well. For some projects this is the end of our involvement and we can begin working on our our client's next assignment. For others, however, there is one more step.
deploy
The last stage of many projects is the deployment of the final components. For websites and applications this involves uploading the final site to the client's servers for release. During this stage we may also maintain, enhance and support the solution after it has been installed and is operational.
The value that we offer to you is unrestricted access to our skills and passion for solving your problem creatively and treating you professionally. One of our main goals is to provide the best client care in the field. We strive to reach beyond the current project's wishes to distill down to what your needs are.
Now, the values that guide our company are respect for ourselves and client's wishes, needs, budgets and timelines. We are guided by our awareness of obligations to fulfill contractual responsibilities to clients, to protect the public safety and well-being, to respect the environment and to observe ethical business practice. Our contribution requires specialized understanding of visual, tactile and convenience criteria, with concern for the user. Education and experience in anticipating psychological, physiological and sociological factors that influence and are perceived by the user are essential to the successful implementation of any project