Originally, collaboration started with design work for BrightNest, which was later acquired by Angie’s List. Since the acquisition, the BrightNest founders have continued to work with Killswitch on select projects for Angie’s List.

Over the years, we have worked on a wide range of projects for ArtPower! at UC San Diego. Projects include a long line of performance brochures, diverse print projects and the design and development of several websites.

We’ve worked on a number of projects for this large, international law firm, including a website review to help streamline interaction and several design projects, such as event invitations and the design of their first ever employee magazine.

We developed the BET Awards 2010 website, delivering a rich experience for site visitors and providing the BET team with the back end tools they needed to manage the application easily.

This architecture firm approached us for help with hosting a charity event for which we created all of the design work, including the branding, the invitation materials, a brochure, signage and a multimedia presentation. We’ve continued to work with them on interactive projects over the years.

While working with the Jazz Institute of Chicago, we created the website for the 32nd annual Chicago Jazz Festival, informing visitors and fusing the spirit of jazz into our design. Keeping the vibe fun and fresh, the website offered visitors a sound preview of the artists.

Continuing our relationship with Viacom, we were tasked with developing a new white label trivia engine that can easily be plugged into various Comedy Central properties. Flexible and easy to customize, this system has been used on popular sites, such as the Daily Show.

In collaboration with the augmented reality firm, Total Immersion, we built a microsite for Disney’s Halloween Nights, an online application that allows users to select villains and play assorted games via augmented reality. Using the device’s web camera, graphics are transposed over the user.

The Drake Hotel is a historic Chicago landmark. Killswitch designed and developed the hotel’s website, providing The Drake with a CMS so they can regularly update their menus, events, wedding galleries, packages and more.

Killswitch has helped Finch’s Beer to stand out in the crowded craft beer market. We have worked with Finch’s on a wide range of projects since they were a startup seeking investment and have continued our relationship now that their product can be purchased in multiple states.

This leading arts and entertainment organization asked us to produce a variety of design work, including magazine ads, web banners and event invitations. After seeing such great success in our work with the Chicago office, the Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York branches hired us to work with them, as well.

This non-profit, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, approached us for a brand new website to better connect with students. We designed and developed a compelling and highly interactive experience that let schools compete with each other for academic success.

Sophisticated and modern, The James is a boutique hotel group for which we created a rich set of holiday cards representing the three sections of the Chicago hotel—the hotel, the bar and the restaurant. The cards were printed on silver paper, mirroring the hotel’s minimalist style.

We developed the website for this national law firm, headquartered in Chicago. The application features unique functionality and an easy to use administration interface.

Mahalo aims to make search more relevant and easy to use. We had been asked to design a new look with an aim to streamline their content and make it easy for users to find what they’re looking for. Our approach was to keep things very clean and simple, while using subtle elements to spark a little fun.

We have developed several web properties for MTV, including a casting platform that is extremely customizable and can be deployed for any MTV show that requires public casting. Fast, reliable and highly interactive, users vote and share their thoughts on who should be on MTV.

NIKEiD lets customers design their own shoes. We produced a set of interactive banner ads that show off this revolutionary capability and entice the user to order their customized designs.

We collaborated with Pitchfork before their site relaunch to help them come up with ways to make their content-heavy site more organized, finding a good balance and clear hierarchy in terms of showcasing a lot of different types of content in ways that are clean and compelling.

To encourage prospective students, SAIC sends out physical printed mailers each year. We were hired to design a unique piece that would capture attention, so we focused on bringing value to the school and highlighting the opportunities waiting with a 9-panel brochure that folded out into a poster.

We were tasked with designing four catalog covers for the university’s Extension program, one cover for each course period. UCSD requested that the cover art for each quarter reflect both the appropriate season and a series of corresponding themes resulting in an exploration of a fresh, unique approach that UCSD Extension had not done in the past.

We have developed several community-driven websites that target specific VH1 shows, classics such as Flavor of Love and The Pickup Artist. The sites are managed through a custom built content management system that is extremely flexible and allows for a rich user experience.

Killswitch and Vosges Haut-Chocolat have partnered up on several occasions, working on various catalogs to showcase the company’s wide array of products. With each set of catalogs, we developed a clean, well-organized design (and not to mention a taste for exotic truffles!).

The Wicker Park & Bucktown Chamber of Commerce approached us to create a walking map. The map was included as an insert in an issue of Time Out Chicago, so beyond serving as a guide for those walking the streets of the two neighborhoods, it needed to fit seamlessly with the motif of the hip monthly.

We worked side by side with the Zorch team to strengthen their brand through differentiation and creativity, completely redesigning and building a renewed and fresh web presence.

ZS Associates is a global leader in sales and marketing consulting, outsourcing, technology and software. We have worked with ZS on a wide array of projects, from software logos and interface designs to brochures and trade show signage.