FireBox Studios is an award-winning interactive design firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. Building their first web site in 1996, they specialize in building modular, scaleable and dynamic web solutions for businesses and organizations of all sizes.
FireBox projects cover a broad spectrum from small start-up businesses to multi-million-dollar corporations in industries such as retail, education, science, entertainment, politics and healthcare.
We have also done significant work in the tourism and attraction genres, building sites and multimedia content for The Marietta CVB, Mountwood Park and The Colony Theatre. Our sites for The Marietta Aquatic Center and Hocking Hills tourist bureau also won the 2004 and 2005 "Best Website" TIGAR Award, sponsored by the IT Alliance of Appalachian Ohio. The Hocking Hills site also won a second-place Middy Award and the coveted Ruby Award for best tourism website.
At FireBox Studios, we are fanatical about doing things right. We are driven to do whatever it takes to deliver real results, on time and on budget. By hiring us, you will have made a commitment to excellence, both for yourself and your customers.
We could go on and on about ourselves, but don't take our word for it. See what others are saying about FireBox.
My experience with Firebox Studios has been nothing but a positive one. At a recent board meeting, our Visitors Bureau President said the difference between our old site and our new one was night and day.
"Firebox Studios took us to a new level of professionalism. Being in the tourism industry, we are about selling a product. We now have a website that will help us do that job with more efficiency and more class! The most exciting aspect is we can make changes or corrections whenever it is needed. They gave us complete control over the site, which is very important in our industry. I would (and have) recommended Andrew Jones and Firebox Studios to numerous other clients!!"
Brenda Marth, Executive Director
Portsmouth-Scioto Visitors Bureau
Portsmouth, Ohio
When we first began our new website, we decided that we needed only the actual graphic design of the site from FireBox we have our own very capable technical staff in-house that was able to provide the production of the site itself (thanks Tres!).
"When Scott Steinel, our Information Systems Manager and I met with Andrew the first time, we knew exactly what we did and did not want for our site. Our list was short and sweet and vague: Clean. Crisp. Elegant. Simple. The main goal of our new site was ease of navigation.
"When he presented us with his first sketch, we decided we didnt need a second or third for comparison. We were very impressed with what he had done with our ideas and we set about tweaking the pages to meet our exact needs. He was invaluable in helping us to determine what was best for us and always kept our customer in mind.
"The result of our collaboration is a site that in its first day, its first hours online, received numerous compliments from our guests. They noticed, and they love what they see. We are grateful to Andrew for setting us off in the right direction for our hotel and our customers. Job well done."
Amy Hardesty, Marketing and Public Relations Manager
The Blennerhassett Hotel
Downtown Parkersburg, WV
Andrew Jones and Firebox Studios continues to be an invaluable part of our effort to promote the Colony Theatre. We are always getting compliments on the website which has an enormous amount of material and even features a walking tour and a film that was produced by Andrew Jones."
Hunt Brawley , Development Director
Hippodrome/Colony Historic Theatre Association
Marietta, Ohio
Working with Firebox Studios on the redesign of MarietaOhio.org has been an exceptional experience. Firebox took the time to consider our operational needs as a visitors' bureau, as well as the needs of our partners and site users before recommending features to be incorporated in the programming phase. The attention to detail and critical thinking applied by Firebox has made the development of our new site a painless process.
"The ease of the new site administration has made it possible for us to have total control of our site and a higher level of confidence in managing MariettaOhio.org. Firebox Studios offers its clients a rare mix of highly technical programming capabilities with a keen eye for creative design with simple navigation. Firebox applied that unique combination of skills and transformed our site into a polished promotional tool to market Marietta, Ohio as a tourism destination."
Kelly Dyar , Executive Director
Marietta/Washington County CVB
Marietta, OH
It has been a real pleasure to work with Firebox Studios. After dealing with other web site designers whom you only communicate with through e-mail it was nice to be able to sit down and discuss your wants and needs for a web site with someone face to face. They take a personal interest and offer positive feedback during the design phase of the site construction.
"They have learned what works and what does not work so your site will not go through pitfalls that others have fallen for. I would tell everyone to give them a try whether it is designing a web site from scatch or discussing your current site to see how they can upgrade it."
Craig Pyles , Executive Director
Mountwood Park
Waverly, WV
The Hocking Hills Tourism Association has always faced a challenge in presenting large amounts of information about our members and our area in a clean, concise way for visitors to find useful. Firebox Studios took our ideas to the next level, and they didn't just give us what we wanted, they developed what we needed.
"As soon as Firebox Studios got to work on the redesign of www.1800hocking.com, they took the extra steps to learn how our Association worked. They studied the ins and outs of our members' information and now the site is well organized for both the user and for us to update and have complete control over our site.
"The process of designing the site was intense, and Firebox was very easy to communicate with, open to our ideas, provided logical answers and employed creative problem solving. They are familiar with cutting edge technology and have superior knowledge of applications and software available to enhance our site.
"All this, plus a keen eye for design! The web site is fresh, fun and ties right in with our marketing campaign. We never thought one firm could deliver all of this, and our expectations have been exceeded by Firebox time and time again."
Randie Adam, Executive Director
Hocking Hills Tourism Association
Logan, OH
Just wanted to let you know how much we love our new site. Thank you all so much for all your hard work and letting us have such an awesome site. You all made this so easy that we have already contacted several other companies to have you build sites for them. We started out on this project as "just business" and turned out becoming friends, how cool is that. One last time, THANK YOU for all the hard work, and oh yeah, you guys ROCK!!!!"
Scott and Laura Fitcher
Make A Friend
Marietta, OH
For six months we researched every possible church website to decide the direction we felt we needed to go for our own site. When I met Andrew at FireBox Studios and shared my heart of where I wanted our website to go, I had no doubt FireBox would be the ones to take us there.
"We feel our website is beyond the quality of a church of 8000, and we're 800! FireBox Studios was a dream to work with in the development of our site. Andrew was incredibly professional, and his suggestions were warranted and valued. This was an incredible experience and we will not only recommend FireBox Studios to anyone and everyone but will use them again!"
North Parkersburg Baptist Church
Parkersburg, WV
I've worked with FireBox Studios on several different projects and each time their work is more amazing than the last. Their web sites are top notch, incorporating the latest technology with exciting design. I gave them the barest bone of an idea and they were able flesh it out into a great-looking web site that conveyed the image and the information I needed to get across."
Melinda Briggs
Briggs Creative Services
Morrow, OH
Nearly five years ago, we worked with FireBox Studios on a brand new web site for our real estate business. Internet surfing was a new concept for home hunting in Marietta at that time.
"Andrew presented his ideas to our entire staff and was very informative. He worked closely with us on choosing a name, getting our fields set up and explaining how the in-house maintenance program would allow us to make changes to our listings as we needed on a daily basis.
"We have been very pleased with our web site and have had many positive comments from our customers and even fellow real estate agents. We believe FireBox Studios had the expertise to bring our business into the future of real estate technology and we will continue to use their services for our web development needs."
Patti Finkel
1st City GMAC Real Estate
I was very pleased with FireBox Studios' development of our High Tech Ohio web site. The site is attractive, functional, and more than meets our needs. FireBox's professional attention to detail produced a glitch-free site, through a hassle-free process."
Gary Little, President
ITAAO - IT Alliance of Appalachian Ohio, Inc.
We went forward with this project with knowledge of your creative vision and professional expertise in design. Your reputation for film/video productions and promotion of the arts is well known within this community and was very influential in our decision to work with your company.
"The end result was the development of an orchestra web site that rivals those of many of the metropolitan symphonies. When first unveiled to our board of directors, the comments were: Bravo! Fantastic! Magnificent! We are proud of the image you have helped promote and very delighted with the choice we made to work your company.
"I highly recommend to your clients to view for themselves our site at www.rcso.us, and they will understand first-hand why the RCSO can be counted among many of your very satisfied clientele."
David M. Armstrong
Marketing Director
The River Cities Symphony Orchestra
I recently was faced with a crisis situation when I received notice that the ISP where my real estate listings had been hosted for over six years had disappeared, literally overnight. After making several phone calls I was referred to Andrew Jones at FireBox Studios in Marietta, Ohio.
"Andrew quickly implemented database software for my listings and set it up so that I could get the listings back online. He spent a lot of time over the Memorial Day weekend fine-tuning everything and we were back on the web in no time.
" We would recommend FireBox to anyone in need of help with Internet solutions. They're great!"
Judy Newbrough, GRI
Town & Country/GMAC Real Estate
I wanted to take a moment to say a big 'Thank You' for your help with the web site you recently put together for us. www.brownteamhomes.net looks great and functions exactly the way I wanted it to: simple, clean and professional!
"As you well know, I don't especially like working on creating web sites. However, you made it quick and easy, and I am really pleased with the results!"
Betty Petrik Brown
Comey & Shepherd Realtors
