Case Study: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State
The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State (OSS) hired Nighthawk Marketing to plan and create responsive website templates to be used in informational websites and web applications. In 2014, OSS began modernizing its web presence by developing a responsive microsite for voter information content (www.mnvotes.org).
About the project
The plan for 2015 was to create a corresponding microsite for its Business Services information and to redesign the main OSS homepage around the remaining information. Nighthawk Marketing’s goal for this project was to design responsive templates for a new OSS Homepage, a new Business Services microsite, and the existing public-facing Minnesota Business and Lean System application (MBLS).
The responsive design, based on a Bootstrap foundation, quickly adapts to each user’s screen size. We wanted anyone visiting these pages to be able to view the tools in the best, most readable and user-friendly format on various devices such as desktops, laptops, tablets or smartphone.
ADA/508 compliance was a requirement. All HTML/CSS/JavaScript preprocessing steps were verified to work with Visual Studio 2013 & ASP.NET MVC4 & MVC5.
Why Drupal was chosen
For Governments, choosing the right Content Management System is not an easy task. We love using Drupal for Government agencies because it ensures the right balance between good governance and security. Above all else, the un-compromised security that Drupal offers is essential for every Government organization.
Technical Specifications
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Our project team conducted user experience research and need finding studies in order to provide insights into their web platform and market positioning. Together, we used all of this information to collectively decide on the right theme to go forward with. We wanted anyone visiting these pages to be able to view the tools in the best, most readable and user-friendly format on various devices such as desktops, laptops, tablets or smartphone.
