Accolades

At the Depressed Press we pride ourselves on the quality of the work, effort and dedication that our clients recieve. We are privileged in that our work has received many industry awards and has attracted the attention of several magazines, authors, and reviewers.

Accolades for First Night Boston

International Web Page Awards

The First Night Web site was given a "Creative Achievement Award" in both the 1998 and the 1999 competitions. This competition focuses on visual and graphic design and advertising. It's gratifying that First Night, somewhat of an oddball in the competition, was regarded so highly.

In addition Jim Davis, the president of the Depressed Press, also served as a competitor judge for the competition judging sites by creative teams in other categories.

Virtually Boston in Print

Virtually Boston's design has attracted the attention of author Natanya Pitts, who has used the design as examples in two of her books. The "HTML Style Sheets Design Guide" and the "Dynamic HTML Black Book", both published by the Coriolis Group, feature screen captures and example code taken from Virtually Boston.

The "HTML Style Sheets Design Guide" actually listed as one of the "Seven Style Sheet Wonders of the Web". The book has this to say about Virtually Boston:

"Although the content is regionally focused, the site style and style sheets provide valuable lessons to any Web designer, regardless of the content they have to convey. The site makes excellent use of white space and a charming but unobtrusive background to focus the reader's attention. The site's graphics are cohesive and obviously designed to complement one another as well as the site's content."

Reviews of Virtually Boston

	Scholastic Web Site Review "The power of the Internet can be seen in this site that allows students to take an electronic field trip to Boston. Here they can travel along the Freedom Trail and see the buildings and sites of the events found in their history books. Teachers can have students copy and paste some of the photos found here in their word processing documents to illustrate their reports and stories about the Revolutionary War."
	Relocation Central Great Content Award "Wow! What can we say about this great site? Whether you are a current resident of Boston, a person interested in its history, or a visitor, there is something that will catch your eye. Especially interesting is the "Visitors" section, which will help those new to the city get acquainted with it through stories, pictures, and guided tours. And for potential relocators, the "Residents" section will also help you by providing weather, emergency telephone numbers, utilities information, transportation links, and much more. This is a wonderful place for anyone who desires more information on this great city."
	Médaille d'Or "Excellent design; excellent content; simply an excellent site all about Boston. Whether you are a resident, a visitor, or simply looking for an interesting place to point your browser, this is the site for you."
	'Four out of Four' in iGuide's reviews "Virtually Boston is a history buff's delight. You'll find extensive material on Boston history, from online colonial maps to a virtual tour of the city's Freedom Trail and a collection of folk songs and stories. For seekers of more modern lore, there's information on city life broken down by the season. Kudos to the webmasters for an excellent picture gallery, and for the good sense to keep it fairly small and manageable."
	Point 'Top 5% of the Web' Site Content: 40/50 Presentation: 45/50 Experience: 43/50 "Virtually Boston whisks you away to the Tea Party City, where you'll find areas on local history, culture, sights, and Web links. The team that put up this page -- it's a joint venture of Depressed Press of Boston and the Virtually Wired Educational Foundation -- reveals a charming lack of modesty about its hometown: the history section is sub-titled 'Arguably the most Important city in American History.' Don't argue, just visit the history area, where you'll find Our Boston Heritage In Words. It has Boston-based poems like 'The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,' plus the lyrics to those ever-popular Army bugle calls. You can also read the story of 'Ben Franklin's Peaceful Dinner,' wherein the erstwhile Philadelphian briefed a Boston innkeeper's household on his life story so they wouldn't ask him any more questions during his dinner."