Xest, Inc.

What is Xest?

Xest is a web development and design company founded in 2010 by Nick Backer. The point at first was to foster a creative outlet but it turns out web design is something that Nick thoroughly enjoys. The result is Xest a place where design stays ahead of the curve. Xest is always evolving because of our love of new technologies and formats which translates into more robust and exciting designs for you!

Founder

Nick Backer is the creator and founder of Xest. His design career started in his early college days when he discovered his passion for it whilst having to complete an assignment for a very early morning class. From there his experience has taken him on a hodge podge of different assignments; personal, corporate, residential, business, just about anything you can think of. Early in his development he had experimented with Flash but has since switched to the more appropriate(and approved, *wink to Apple) design standard of using the HTML5 canvas and JavaScript. Nick has been designing for about 6 years now and has the ability to accomplish any task along with the Xest team. He graduated from Penn State University with a BS in Information Technology and later from Georgetown University where he attained his MS in Information Systems Management

Services

Xest provides any and all services that come bundled with web design: logo creation, wire framing, prototyping, human/computer interface analysis, web statistics, search engine optimization, basic/advanced consulting, development, we can even be put on retainer if you would like us to continue to maintain and develop your new site. For every project we include a personalized tracker so you always know how your site is doing.

Where do we go from here?

Contact us, give us a ring and let's talk about where you want your website to go. Do you have questions regarding how a particular logo should look? Do you need a complete website overhaul or maybe just a few bells and whistles added on? If so, we're more than happy to help. Scroll to the bottom of this page to contact Xest!

Like most ideas, they start on a cocktail napkin. Not really (well, most of the time) but in actuality most ideas start with an understanding of what is being sought, a gathering of important requirements, both functional and non-functional, and establishing an idea of what the appropriate look and feel for a site should be. These are translated into a rough sketch that begins with function over form (unless form IS the function of course).
Working with an AGILE development process, the rough sketch and a list of requirements enter into the mock-up design and analysis with tools such as Balsamiq and inVision, both great for collaboration and raw input. As with the rough sketch, mock-ups are designed with the notion of function-over-form. As soon as all function is properly designed for, we move onto designing the mock-ups for ascetic purposes.
When we have a finalized mock-up design, we move onto creating a detailed mock-up using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Edge, and Dreamweaver. Detailed designs are wrought in Photoshop, independent animations are created using Adobe Edge, creative designs are brought to life in Illustrator, and Dreamweaver puts all the pieces to gather to create an interactive design that can be used by front-end developers to create the final product.

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