Launch Digital Marketing Wins Four W3 Awards for Redesign of Iconic Chicago Restaurant Website: Carnivale

Oct. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Launch Digital Marketing was recently recognized with four W3 Awards for their redesign of the website for Chicago-based restaurant, Carnivale's. The digital agency won a gold award for Website Features – Photography, a silver award for Website Features – Visual Appeal, and two silver awards in the Food & Beverage and Restaurant categories.

In partnership with AGENCY 360 of Chicago, Launch worked to capture the exciting and distinct blend of styles and cuisine offered at Carnivale with a website that makes it easy for users to browse food and drink menus, make reservations, and schedule private events. The new site also utilizes responsive design and HTML5 video to ensure a clean, exciting user experience on any computer or mobile device.

"Carnivale is a big, bold restaurant with a lot of personality that has been entertaining diners for nearly 10 years," said Dakota Shultz, a co-founder and principal of AGENCY 360, Carnivale's marketing and PR agency of record. "To refresh their brand we knew we needed a website that would reflect that, but one that also would drive revenue for brunch, lunch and dinner as well as group events and venue rentals. We partnered with Launch Digital Marketing specifically because they wanted to win an award with this website. They are big thinkers that can get big ideas accomplished."

Awarded by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), the W3 Awards are intended to recognize excellence in creative website design and forward-thinking design principles within the digital space. With over 4,000 entries this year, the W3 Awards honor the top entries in the categories of Websites, Web Marketing, Web Video, Mobile Sites/Apps, and Social Content. The AIVA is an invite-only group consisting of leading industry professionals, and all entries to the W3 Awards are evaluated independently on a 100-point scale.

“We were once again amazed with the high level of execution and creativity represented within this year’s group of entrants,” said Linda Day, director of the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. “Our winners continue to find innovative and forward- thinking ways to push the boundaries of creativity in web design.”

Less than 10% of entries are selected as W3 Gold Winners, putting Launch Digital Marketing among an elite group nationwide. As one of the first and only major Web competitions to encourage entries from smaller, newer agencies as well as established Fortune 500 companies and international agencies, the W3 Awards help to impartially recognize the best of the best.

“We're honored to have received four W3 Awards for the new Carnivale website. We couldn't be more proud of our work on the site, and we look forward to continuing to find new ways to deliver engaging, cutting-edge websites for our clients,” said Joe Chura, CEO of Launch Digital Marketing.

Launch Digital Marketing is a full-service digital agency based out of Chicago, with clients nationwide in verticals ranging from automotive to healthcare, law, and non-profit organizations. They specialize in SEO, SEM, social media management, email, advanced analytics, and responsive website design and development. Businesses looking to learn more can contact Launch Digital Marketing to find out how they can help with a fresh, revitalized web presence.