The new IDEA Commons website promotes IDEA Commons as a collaborative community effort — bringing together corporations, the University, lofts, non-profits and retail space — a downtown community where people from all walks of life can live, shop, learn, create and work.

Key features of the newly designed website include the following:

• Provides map of facilities
  IDEA Commons is an urban research park with defined boundaries. The website provides a interactive map of the facilities so visitors can better understand its location and future developments.
• Highlights opportunities for entrepreneurs, inventors, artists and designers
  Since the focus of IDEA Commons is to revitalize the downtown neighborhood and develop a sense of place for young talent, the website lists opportunities and contact information to encourage collaboration.
• Offers co-branding options
  The website includes a section of shared resources for members of the district, including an IDEA Commons logo that they can use on their websites and publications.

Site credits

Several university relations offices assisted the division of research and economic development in developing this site:

• Content development: Nicki Donnelson, university communications public relations specialist
• Design: Lindsay Thomack, web and new media designer (with initial logo design by Veronica Adinegara, publications senior graphic designer)
• Website implementation: Jacob Zwiefel and Nate Bassett, web and new media student workers, with oversight by Sara Clark, web and new media director, and Chad Killingsworth, web and new media assistant director