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Our strengths in web design include any commercial industry including developers, distributors, health care, manufacturers, service providers, transportation, to name a few. We tailor our web designs to the business requirements of our clients. We do not re-sell templates. Our current services include:
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Full Web Design Services17 Designs offers full website services that include design, digital photography, copywriting, database integration and programming. We are confident in preparing a variety of search engine friendly web pages including contact inquiry, feedback and employment forms; dynamic product pages linked to extensive on-line product catalogues, blogs, photo galleries; Flash animation; on-line advertisements; sell sheets; and even illustrated maps. We also program business-specific interfaces (commonly referred to as Content Managed Systems) for portions of the website that you wish to update yourself. Web Hosting17 Designs believes in focusing on what we do best, web design. As such, we will not put a mark-up on another company’s host services. If you are looking for the very best in hosting services with a company that is as customer focused as we are, we highly recommend Connected Technologies Inc. - our business and hosting partner for over 12 years. Search Engine OptimizationThrough efficient design, by making code error free and W3C compliant, many of our websites achieve naturally high organic ranking on numerous search engines. Other factors also come into play including naming conventions, page descriptions and various tags. Contact Us to learn more... Recent Web DesignsWebsite: www.hecargouk.com 
Project Details: London, England-based company Horizon Entertainment Cargo hired 17 Designs to develop its newest website featuring an on-line customer / quotation database, regular expression / CAPTCHA form validation, e-mail verification and flash-animated banners. The site is W3C compliant, written in PHP and is completely modularized for fast web updates. Website: www.treework.ca 
Project Details: A-Star Tree Experts provides tree care services in Oakville, Mississauga and Burlington. Their ISA Certified Arborists are among the most sought after in the industry, providing professional guidance in property tree management. Services include tree removal, tree pruning, tree fertilizing and stump removal. This, their first website, is W3C compliant, written in PHP, includes Flash banners and has a Free Quote form. Clients include Ford, Regional Municipality of Halton and the City of Burlington. |
Website: www.linkon.ca
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With offices across Ontario, Link-On Communications provides technical and construction services including broadband video, data, voice and security systems for residential, business and commercial marketplaces. This website was recently re-designed by 17 Designs to feature new products and services. It is W3C compliant, written in PHP, uses Flash banners, includes an employee application form and also features photography by 17 Designs.
Website: www.flex-i-file.com
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The FLEX-I-FILE website was recently re-coded to make use of PHP modularized programming techniques and CSS text/image/stylizing practices. It is now fully W3C compliant and easier to maintain than its previous HTML site. The new FLEX-I-FILE integrates more closely with Mal's e-commerce shopping cart and is visually more appealing. It also employs a MySQL database retrieving the newly added Alpha Precision Abrasive products in real time.
Website: www.carstaroakville.com
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Recently updated to be W3C compliant, this website promotes two Oakville-based CARSTAR franchises specializing in automotive insurance claims, vehicle servicing and emission testing. The website was written in PHP and utilizes a combination of high-end stock photos and photos taken on-site by 17 Designs. Recent additions include the ability for clients to post testimonials and photos of their repairs. Staff are notified by e-mail of new testimonials so that they can be reviewed and accepted before appearing live.
Website: www.basfbusinessedge.com
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Located in Oakville, Ontario, BASF Business Edge is a resource tool for clients and partners of BASF with a focus on fixed operations and client requirements. Recently re-vamped, this website acts as a secure portal to employee and partner benefits. It was designed according to BASF branding specifications and images used represent the various industries BASF services.
Website: www.biosak.com
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Based out of Brampton, Ontario, W. Ralston hired 17 Designs to develop a website for their Biosak compostable bags. Newly re-vamped, this website features consumer information as related to each Biosak product. For grocery stores selling Biosak products, an images section is available that allows for cropped, high resolution images to be downloaded. Packaging, shipping and shelf storage information is also provided. All photography, branding and package design was prepared by 17 Designs.
Website: www.waterfrontblues.ca
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Waterfront Blues, now in its fifth year of operation, is Toronto's premier outdoor Blues event. Held in Woodbine Park (in the Beaches area), it features leading Blues performers across North America. The websites was recently re-designed in HTML, its content is formatted using CSS and is W3C compliant. It features 5 years of musician bios, a photo gallery and the festival line-up.
Website: www.abconmedia.com
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Requires IE7 or higher. Using a ground-breaking design and the latest features in PHP web programming, 17 Designs is proud to feature the newly re-vamped Abcon Media website. During the design phase we decided to forego IE6 support and take advantage of IE7 PNG capability. This resulted in an innovative look that is highly representative of the alternative media / outdoor advertising company. A custom back-end was coded giving the client power to add news articles, post images and add / update product information in real-time.
Website: www.alphaabrasives.com
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Alpha's new website features abrasive products suitable for such hobbies as model trains, automobiles, boats and planes; military diaramas; role-playing figures and other hobby kit assembling activities. 17 Designs recently programmed a custom forum with e-mail back user verification, an image upload gallery and the ability to post replies. In addition, an on-line product catalogue retrieving data from a MySQL database and Flash animation banner were added. Product photography by 17 Designs. Written in PHP and W3C compliant.
Website: www.consteel.ca
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Headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Con Steel constructs the steel frames of buildings including banks, banquet halls, cinemas, drug stores, industrial buildings, restaurant chains, retail malls and churches. 17 Designs developed their website to be W3C compliant using CSS formatted HTML code. The website also employes PHP to access a MySQL database of recent construction projects and their warehouse inventory. Regular expression validation and mandatory field verification was included in their Contact Us form.
Website: www.orionhardware.com
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Located in Woodbridge, Ontario, Orion Hardware is an importer of fine Italian door handles, door knobs and bath accessories sold to developers of chic hotels and condominiums within North America. Their website, written mainly in PHP, accesses a MySQL database of over 1,800 products. Downloadable specifications are provided for each product as well as dimensions and available colours. The website also uses a top animated Flash menu, a drop down Javascript menu and has a handy metric to imperial conversion calculator.
Website: www.wheelchairexpresstransit.com
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Wheelchair Express Transit is a provider of wheelchair accessibility transportation services for the elderly, disabled and physically challenged. 17 Designs developed their website with large buttons and text to assist clients with vision problems. We added a PHP validated booking form with javascript popup calendars and input field duplication. Cookies are used to retrieve common data input fields for faster data entry.
Website: www.stagewestexpress.com
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Based out of Bolton, Ontario, Stage West Express Inc. was recently ranked #2 in Ontario by a Ministry of Transportation audit. Their trucking and logistics website developed in HTML and formatted using CSS features action photos of trucks, trailers and oversized loads taken by 17 Designs. The website also includes a highly detailed quotation page as well as an on-line employment application. To promote search engine recognition, the website includes industry-specific terms such as LTL / FTL / expedited freight, among others.
Website: www.recyclingbags.ca
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Developed for W. Ralston and Loblaws, the Recycling Bags website accesses a MySQL database to retrieve a detailed listing of recycling and compostable programs by city, town or postal code. The client was provided a secure browser interface to make real-time updates to compostable program information as related to a specific town or city.
Website: www.bondfield.com
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Based out of Concord, Ontario, Bondfield Construction is a leading general contractor responsible for the construction of multi-million infrastructure projects including hospitals, community centres, long-term health care, correctional centres, schools, universities, colleges and office buildings. Developed in HTML, this website features Flash accents, a search feature, a catalogue of construction projects, a PHP Bid List with dated expiration, an employment form and news articles.
Website: www.recorpinc.com
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Based in Georgetown, Ontario, RECORP is Canada’s foremost supplier of Live and Frozen Pet Food including Butter worms, Phoenix worms, Meal worms, Silk worms, Wax worms and others. This website written entirely in HTML features photography taken entirely by 17 Designs. It includes valuable information about each worm including Latin terminology. Products may be ordered on-line and feeding charts are available.
Website: www.entertainmentcargo.com
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Based in 7 majors cities in the world including Auckland, London, Los Angeles, New York, Sydney, Toronto and Toyko, Entertainment Cargo is the premier logistics provider of such performers as Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, Creed, Michael Buble, Nelli Furtado, Sum 41 and others. This HTML website features specific contact information as related to this group of companies, on-line tour booking and acts as a gateway to numerous music and entertainment related serices.
Website: www.mortgagedirect2u.ca
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Based out of Mississauga, Ontario, MortgageDirect2u is a mortgage broker service that ensures home owners and prospective buyers gets the best mortgage rates available. MortgageDirect2u can also source mortgages for self-employed, individuals that were denied by the big banks and commercial businesses. 17 Designs developed this website in HTML and formatted it using CSS. It features an elaborate on-line mortgage application.
Website: www.money2close.com
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Based out of Mississauga, Ontario, Money2Close provides home owners that have their equity tied up in existing real estate the ability to borrow money that can be used for the deposit purchase of a new home. This website was written in HTML and is formatted using CSS. It features an on-line application that accepts credit card payment and a handy lending calculator.
Website: www.pianosi.com
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Headquartered in Etobicoke, Ontario, Pianosi is a developer of industrial buildings and residential condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area. Their website, written mostly in PHP, accesses a MySQL database of leasing / rental properties and is enhanced with Flash animation fade-ins of recent construction projects. 17 Designs also provided photographic services of properties.
Website: www.newdirex.com
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Located in New York, NY with offices in California, Florida and Mexico, New Direx specializes in the transportation of stage shows, productions and entertainment cargo. Written in HTML and formatted using CSS, this website features a drop down menu system, colourful imagery and details about New Direx services.
Website: www.beachesjazz.com
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Now in its 22nd year of operation, the Beaches International Jazz Festival is one of Canada's foremost outdoor summer festivals and attracts over 1,000,000 visitors to Toronto. Written in HTML and formatted using CSS, this website is over 300 pages and contains bios and photos of performers going back 6 years. During festival season, the website receives an Alexa rating in the 200,000 and generally carries a Google pagerank of 6 or more.
Website: www.electro-wind.com
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Based in Guelph, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec, Electrowind is a supplier of OEM electrical products including Heat Shrink, Sleeving, Specialty Tubing, Resins, Epoxies, Magnet Wire, Lubricants and other electronics manufacturing. Written in HTML, this website will only provide access to the on-line catalogue upon entry of a name and e-mail address. The website also features detailed manufacturer data sheets and convenient maps to site offices.
Website: www.d-tecsystems.com
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D-Tec is a foremost supplier of commercial, retail and home security systems. Headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, D-Tec specializes in pre-occupancy installations and provides services to notable builders in the Greater Toronto Area, their largest customers being Mattamy Homes. Written in HTML, formatted using CSS and with a drop-down menu system, the target audience of this website is home-owners. The website includes a collection of purchased stock photos and product photos taken by 17 Designs.
Website: www.profileaccessories.com
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A manufacturer located in Embro, ON that produces nail files, foot rasps, soap dishes and soap savers primarily used for promotional marketing with an additional market of selling professional quality bulk nail files and buffers to salons and spas. Written in HTML, the websites features all the colour ranges and patterns available, as well as manicure tips, embedded YouTube manicure videos, a map and directions to the factory.
Website: www.clarityconferencing.com
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Based out of Oakville, Ontario, Clarity Conferencing is a telephone conferencing website delivering cost effective solutions to organizations wishing to communicate how they want, where they want. The website was written in HTML and formatted using CSS. Content is neatly formatted and the visual presentation is highly professional.
Website: www.quintadelsolajijic.com
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Located in central Mexico, Quinta del Sol is a Bed and Breakfast in the desirable lake front retirement community of Ajijic. The B&B features stunning European charm, terraces, tall ceilings, tiled bathrooms, large bedrooms and a lavish garden with a pool. The website was designed in HTML and formatted using CSS. It features a Javascript light box image gallery and tabbed text widgets on the Home page.
Website: www.affinityltd.com
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Located in the prestigious Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario, Affinity Ltd. develops long term relationships by responding effectively to acquisition needs and objectives that our clients and partners face at strategic and tactical levels. Written in HTML, the websites features 17 Designs photography of the course and overlapped by motivational stock imagery.
Website: www.trosolutions.com
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Located in Mississauga, Ontario, TRO Solutions is a service provider of Computerized Maintenance Management Solutions (CMMS) and Task Repair Operations Strategies. Clients include airports, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers and food & beverage companies. The website was written in HTML and features a drop down menu system, technology-specific imagery and a collection of informative newsletters.
Website: www.flexi-shelf.com
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Flexi-Shelf Systems distributes innovative vehicle products designed to make work vans more efficient. Located in Oakville, Ontario, Flexi-Shelf's customers include trade contractors, communication companies and couriers. 17 Designs developed this website in HTML and formatted the text using CSS.
Website: www.easaontario.ca
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EASA (The Electrical Apparatus Service Association) is a trade association of electromechanical sales firms. This website was developed specifically for their Ontario chapter and is used as a member directory. Quarterly events are posted, as are meeting minutes and photos. The website was developed using HTML.
Website: www.barriewaterfront.ca
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The Barrie Waterfront Festival, now in its fifth year, is a spring festival celebration in downtown Barrie located in Heritage Park. The website was designed using HTML and is used as a community tool. It features a photo gallery and entertainment line-up.
Website: www.torontofiesta.com
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A long-standing tradition in Corso Toronto, Toronto Fiesta is an Italian summer festival that attracts over 50,000 visitors annually. This HTML website features the entertainment line-up and photos of the event.
Website: www.christinesfitness.com
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Based in downtown Toronto, Christine's is an upscale women's only fitness club that specializes in weightloss, improving overall health and increasing energy. Christine's website contains useful exercise tips, videos and still photos of pilates and yoga. The website employs an external mailing list manager and features several programs geared especially for health-conscious woman.
Website: www.nekison.com
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Nekison Engineering, based in Etobicoke, Ontario, provides mechanical contracting in the areas of Sprinkler systems, Sheet metal, Automatic controls insulation, plumbing, heating, natural gas distribution and fuel management systems. This HTML website includes Flash animation of building construction projects and a FTP site used by engineers to upload / download architectural drawings.
Website: www.advancedta.com
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Located in Milton, Ontario, Advanced Test & Automation Inc. provides engine and powertrain components testing that large companies in the manufacturing and transportation industries use to enhance and innovate their products. Written in HTML and formatted using CSS, this website is neatly organized and suitable for the engineering industry. Best viewed in IE.