Lost Horizon provides a full range of Internet development services, not just simple HTML coding. Just knowing simple HTML isn't enough in today's world..

Lost Horizon is always looking for new challenges, and we will be eager to take on your company's project, whether it is for the Internet or for your own Intranet/Extranet. To get more information or to set up a meeting with one of our consultants, please give our specialists a call at: (310) 268-1453 or (888) 527-5252 or take a minute to fill out our Site Design Survey.

Web Design Services include:

• E-commerce Solutions
• Interactive Experience Design
• Multimedia Content Development
• Existing Web Site Upgrades / Redesign
• Maintenance Packages

Your site needs to be as fresh and up to date as possible. Whether you need to change prices and options, layout or graphics, our web page maintenance pricing will allow you to keep your site accurate, fresh and up to date. Monthly blocks of time can be purchased incrementally at reduced cost whether your site has content that needs to be updated daily, weekly or monthly. Lost Horizon works with our clients to achieve one mutual goal: providing solutions that work to the client's satisfaction. Each web site is handled by a Project Manager who acts as the liason between the client and Lost Horizon. The Project Manager is responsible for assembling a talented, cohesive team of designers and programmers who will deliver the necessary components of your custom website. When creating web sites, we usually like to involve your marketing department to define the objective of the site. Our development steps are as follow:

Development Phase Features:

• Competitive analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Site Performance
• Goal analysis
• Client Audit & Review
• Content & Creative Planning for each section
• Software & hardware requirements for site (if applicable)
• Flowchart of site Alpha stage markup of web site with sample pages

Production Phase Features:

• create production strategy
• gather content & graphics
• code pages
• program scripts
• optimize content & graphics
• show client beta site
• make final corrections deliver final site
  
  

Step I - Define Project Objectives

This critical stage defines the fundamental goals
that the site wishes to accomplish. Here are a list
of general questions we ask clients at this stage:

What are the long-term objectives of the
company/store?
Is this a commerce site?
Who is the audience?
How will people see the web address? How
will you market the site?
What is the overall budget?

Step 2 - Evaluate Content

Sometimes, the content that is to be incorporated
in the site, whether text, pictures, audio or video,
already exists. Other times, content needs to be
newly generated. In all cases, the media needs to
be reconstructed to live within an interactive
context.

What is the overall message that wants to be
conveyed?
What information, media needs incorporated
in the site?
What existing media can be used in the site?
Does the content conform well to the
audience defined in phase I?

Step 3 - Information Design

The goal of the architecture and navigation of any
site is two-fold: 1) to make a navigational system
as intuitive as possible, and 2) to determine what
features there will be and how it works. It's like
designing an elegant machine, examining every
nut and bolt and making sure it will run smoothly,
invisibly to the user. At the end of this step a
completed flow-chart will guide the construction of
the rest of the site.

What navigational hierarchy will best
accentuate the services/products offered in
the site?
Should there be an entrance tunnel?
What and how many sections should there
be? How deep?

Step 4 - Art Direction

The design of a site is critical to its success. It
reflects the corporate identity/image of the
company/store, reinforces the brand and sets a
mood. We also believe that there exists a place
beyond "Yes, I like it". We always aim for "This is
amazing!" and will not settle for less. We think that
this unique goal of ours really makes us stand out
from our competitors. Our sites are gorgeous.

Does the logo/brand already exist?
What are five adjectives that best describe
the image you want to project?
What is the palette of colors for any existing
materials (if any?)

Step 5 - Integration / Programming

From evaluating content to integration, the
Technical Director plays an active role making
sure the objectives set forth are achievable
technically. After we have received final sign-off
from the client for the art and navigational system,
we begin the process of preparing all the art and
integrating it with the code that the programmer will
write for each project. At the end, we have a
completed website