For the last week, our team has worked remotely for Los Angeles-based startup Anymeeting.com in order to complete a usability evaluation of their upcoming online meeting platform. The resulting documentation highlights user experience paradigms that could be improved and provides alternative recommendations as a starting point for discussions that take place during virtual meetings between our Ottawa-based UX team and the client office in Huntington Beach. Our firm will continue to provide ongoing UX expertise to Anymeeting.com during new releases of the product.

For the past 3 years, Ampli2de&153; has been a sponsor of Ottawa's premier UX conference, and has volunteered hundreds of hours of Cornelius' time to create the event's lineup, brand identity, signage design and produce the participant badges, come up with the revolving presentations etc. This year, we've taken on an additonal role that's closer to our DNA: we've created the new UXcamp Ottawa website ( check it out at http://uxcampottawa.org ).

Following the annual branding update and a move to a new domain name, UXcamp Ottawa was in need of a fresh look that reflects the newfound maturity of of the event. Keynoted by UIE's Jared Spool ( @jmspool ) and fellow San Francisco-based canuck Steve Portigal ( @steveportigal ), UXcamp Ottawa 2012 has attracted instantly recognizable names in the world of UX: Nick Finck ( @nickf, Deloitte Digital / Ubermind, Seattle ), Dana Chisnell ( @danachis UsabilityWorks, Boston ), Jess McMullin ( @jessmcmullin, CitizenExperience, Edmonton), Jessica Ivins ( @jessicaivins, Happy Cog, Philadelphia ), Shai Idelson ( @shaidelson, Sid Lee, Montreal ), Derek Featherstone ( @feather, SimplyAccessible, Ottawa ), Jeff Parks ( @jeffparks, Digia UX, Ottawa ) etc. Ampli2de™ put its best foot forward to create a Wordpress customization that includes a full-width responsive layout which will make the UXcamp site accessible on all devices, from small-screen smartphones to 30-inch monitors.

Ampli2de™ Communications will continue to provide ongoing UX, technical and creative expertise leading up to this year's conference as part of a marketing push to create buzz for a worthy local event that is expected to attract over 375 participants.

Ampli2de™ will provide user experience design services (end-user research, information architecture, interaction design, visual design and usability testing) to the Medical Council of Canada (MCC). The team will work on all user interfaces of MCC's pan-Canadian medical registration portal.

Back in June, Bivium Consulting chose Ampli2de™ Communications to develop its visual identity and corporate website. Bivium is an Ottawa-based firm specializing in audit, business and technology consulting services. Fast forward 3 months, and the new Bivium identity and internet presence are fully functional.

Robert Venczel, Principal at Bivium shares comments on the success of the project: "Specifically, the logo and website Ampli2de developed for Bivium Consulting are a very good example of brand creation and reinforcement through the visual impact of the site sustained by various graphics, collaterals and multimedia elements. In addition, the functionality, navigation and accessibility have been very carefully considered and implemented. Finally, he provided us with pertinent advice regarding the actual structure and organization of our website, and how to maintain it, including some pre-established style and editorial guidelines, ensuring this way that it stays fresh and relevant".

Ampli2de™ Communications will continue to provide Bivium with ongoing consulting services regarding their brand and website evolution, including a suite of social media features scheduled for 2010 and beyond. You can visit the Bivium website at http://biviumconsulting.com.

United World Voices has chosen Ampli2de™ Communications to develop its visual identity. United World Voices is an Ottawa-based NGO involved helping disadvanted women and children in developing countries.

US-based Omni International has selected Ampli2de™ Communications to develop its corporate website. Omni International is a consulting firm specializing in the advisory, design, selection, supply, project management and oversight of IT Solutions and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with satellite offices Doha, Quatar and Ottawa, Canada.

Ampli2de™ Communications was chosen by Ottawa mixed media visual artist Tavi Weisz to create an online virtual studio. Mr. Weisz is an acclaimed visual artist who exhibited at various galleries Europe and North America.

Shaw Software Inc., a technology consultancy based in Ottawa, Canada, was looking to improve its unique brand as a succesful small business in the National Capital Region IT consulting landscape. Ampli2de™ created the company's visual identity, as well as a business card design that matches the company's new corporate logo.