The New Maryland.gov Receives International Award for Excellence in Creativity and Innovation
12 August 2013 - 4:47PM
Business Wire
The newly redesigned official website for the State of Maryland,
http://www.maryland.gov was recently honored for its visual
creativity and web innovation with a 2013 International Visual
Excellence in the Multimedia Arts (VEMA) Award. This is the first
time the State’s web portal has received a VEMA Award, which
recognizes the creativity of visual artists across multiple
disciplines from online video and film production to websites and
mobile applications.
The newly redesigned Maryland.gov (Photo:
Business Wire)
“Our website development is guided by the desire to give
citizens greater access to their government,” said Governor Martin
O’Malley. “We are delighted that we could achieve this while
elevating the visual appeal of Maryland's portal. Doing both is a
great step forward for our citizens."
In March of this year, Maryland.gov was transformed into a more
user-friendly and engaging portal making state government
information and services more convenient and accessible. The
simple, visually appealing search-centric design was based on
website analytics, online surveys, customer service data, focus
group feedback, and industry best practices for website design.
The award-winning site uses beautiful local photography to
highlight activities across the State and showcases current events
through a rotating graphical montage. Information is easy to locate
through the main navigation bar with pop-up mega menus complete
with secondary navigation, important programs, and the latest
social media updates. The intuitive search function delivers
results across all state agencies and can be set according to user
preferences, with geo-location features reporting motor vehicle
office (MVA) wait times, top news streams, and more than 200 online
services.
Through a mobile-first design, the new site uses responsive
design techniques which automatically scales content to the device
being used and allows citizens to engage with government anywhere
and anytime.
The international VEMA Awards competition is judged by an
invitation-only standards council of highly skilled professionals
with expertise, leadership, and vision in various multimedia art
disciplines.
About Maryland.gov
Maryland.gov is the official website of the state of Maryland
(http://www.maryland.gov) and is a collaborative public/private
partnership managed by the Department of Information Technology
(DoIT). Maryland.gov helps state and local government entities
web-enable their services and operates without tax funds through a
partnership between the state and NIC Maryland. NIC Maryland
builds, operates, maintains, and markets Maryland.gov and its
eGovernment services.
About NIC
NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official
state government portals, online services, and secure payment
processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services
help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government
agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. NIC provides
eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local
agencies in the United States. Additional information is available
at http://www.egov.com.
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