It’s almost that time of the year again where we prepare for one of the largest events of the year in the Overberg region –  The Hermanus Whale Festival.  The Whale festival attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world each year to come and watch the magnificent Souther-Right Whales, who come visit Hermanus each year just off our coast.

Each year the whole community works together to make the Whale Festival bigger, better and more memorable than the last and this year is no different. One of the regions largest events deserves nothing less than a top quality website and this year we as a community have the opportunity to vote on the new website design for whale festival.

There are three options to choose from and voting will take less than 5 minutes! You can also comment on the designs on our facebook page and let us know what you think of them!

Click here to go to the voting page

The Hermanus Whale Festival will be held from the 30th of September until the 4th of October.

Hansie Oosthuizen Photography

Hansie Oosthuizen is a decorated photographer that lives with his wife in Onrusrivier, Hermanus. Having being introduced to photography at a young age, and continuing with his passion for photography throughout his school and student career, it was no wonder that Hansie became the talented photographer that he is today. Hansie’s love and passion for photography means he has opened up his services to capture beauty and special moments for clients, ranging from wedding photo’s to commerial photo’s and images.
Hansie contracted Studio 137 to develop a website for him that would be able to capture and showcase his portfolio of the work that he had already done for clients, but also showcase his personal work which had stemmed out of his passion for capturing beauty. The result, www.hansiephoto.co.za, has many notceable features:

• A dynamic interface that arranges his portfolio neatly and is easily navigated
• A platform where Hansie’s portfolio is displayed in a structured, yet aesthetic manner
• An Administration Panel which allows Hansie to upload his photographs with minimum hassle
• A platform where clients can view, order and purchase photo’s from the website
• Workshop news and updates

Hansie Oosthuizen Photography - Gallery view

Hansie Oosthuizen Photography - Your Wedding Gallery

Hansie Oosthuizen Photography - Enlarged image view

African Tribes Guest Lodge, home page

African Tribes is a luxurious guest lodge situated in the heart of Johannesburg, created by its owners to be an upmarket African experience, located centrally for main tourist attractions as well as the main business centres of the area. The owner of the lodge contacted Studio 137 to develop a website for them that would showcase and market their accommodation and facilities to potential clients. The outcome was www.africantribes.co.za. The website hosts some of the following noticeable features:

• An entirely unique design that captures the theme of the guest lodge
• Large visually stimulating flash images incorporated as the main design feature
• Each page is designed to incorporate both images and information in a visually stimulating manner
• Directions and Local Information

African Tribes Guest Lodge, accommodation page

Western Cape Birding, South Africa, home page

Western Cape Birding is an organisation that purposes to develop a network of birding routes for the Western Cape, in the areas of the West Coast, the Overberg, the Winelands, the Garden Route and Little Karoo (Eden), the Cape Peninsula, and the Great Karoo.

The critical aim of Western Cape Birding is to contribute towards the consolidation of the conservation status of Important Bird Areas (IBA’s) along each birding route, by increasing its visibility within the public and general tourist domain.

Western Cape Birding, Tour operator page

To help Western Cape Birding achieve its objectives, Studio 137 was contracted to develop the now finished website, www.westerncapebirding.co.za. The result was a website that has the following noticeable features:

• Easy to navigate and access each Birding Route and the information pertaining to it
• Many many resources and articles with information pertaining to each Birding Route
• Aesthetic feel; each Birding Route page has its own theme
• News and events that pertain to each individual Birding Route
• A dynamic hub, where visitors can either view information, resources and news regarding the Western Cape Birding Route as a whole, or choose to branch out to a specific Birding Route

Flamingo Birding route theme, Western Cape Birding

Overberg birding route theme, Western Cape Birding

Karoo birding route theme, Western Cape Birding

Gallery image view, Western Cape Birding