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Shining A Light on Web Development

Offering a full range of website consulting services:
strategy, design, application programming, database development.

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    National Association
    of Home Builders

    For the 8th year in a row, Modern Signal develops new trade show website (and mobile website) for International Builders Show, the largest annual light construction show in the world. With exhibitor & education searches, press kits, virtual booths, & interactive show planner, users can navigate miles of building products and services.

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    Teaching Strategies

    Modern Signal developed a robust and reliable website for Teaching Strategies, integrating accounting, online bookstore, fulfillment, conference registration, professional development, and many other core aspects of the company's operations. The proverbial soup to nuts!

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    Modern Signal's
    Lighthouse CMS

    Brilliant in its simplicity and elegance, Lighthouse CMS offers the best user interface in content management - and top-notch features and options to boot including tools for mobile and responsive design. Now available in ASP.NET and ColdFusion.

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    PSJD - Public Service
    Jobs Directory

    Modern Signal worked with the National Association of Legal Professionals to rebrand, redesign and develop PSJD, a comprehensive directory of legal public sectors jobs. PSJD guides law students and practicing lawyers looking to bring their talents to public service. We're working on the mobile website next!

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    Zoom Tanzania

    Tanzania's version of Craigslist, Zoom Tanzania is the definitive resource for the most accurate and up-to-date information in Tanzania. Modern Signal is proud to have worked with this start-up since its beginning and congratulate it on its great success. The mobile version is in progress now!

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The Experience you need

Modern Signal is a Washington, DC website design and development firm with solutions for large and small organizations alike. Our veteran team provides the complete range of website consulting expertise - strategy, information architecture, project management, programming, database development, graphic design, and interface development. Since 2001, we have helped associations, non-profits, foundations, and private companies make their mark on the web, and run their businesses efficiently behind the scenes.

Our Work

NALP Directory of Legal Employers Screenshot
NALP Directory of Legal Employers
Robust members data collection system and public directory
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University Research Co. (URC) Screenshot
University Research Co. (URC)
Marketing & Portfolio Website w. Dynamic Mapping
Go to University Research Co. (URC)
Millmark ConceptLinks® Inquiry Screenshot
Millmark ConceptLinks® Inquiry
Subscription-based online curriculum
Go to Millmark ConceptLinks® Inquiry
Independent Sector Screenshot
Independent Sector
Redeveloped website with third party DB integration, CMS, email blast tool and blog
Go to Independent Sector
Hercules Living Screenshot
Hercules Living
Lead generation website for a developer of large rental properties
Go to Hercules Living
National Center for Safe Routes to School Screenshot
National Center for Safe Routes to School
Survey, Data Collection, and Report Generation System
Go to National Center for Safe Routes to School
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Testimonials

  • Modern Signal has been a great partner for us for over the past 10 years.  As our business grew and our needs changed, Modern Signal was able to work with us to adjust our website platform in the ever-changing online world.  Their service and response level has been second to none, and we've been never been happier with our relationship with them.

    - Charm City Run

  • Modern Signal has a professional staff that was very responsive to our needs during all phases - scoping, developing, implementing and maintaining - of our project.  We have been pleased with their ability to deliver quality work on time and on budget. If given the opportunity, I would work with them again.

    - The National Center for Safe Routes to School

  • Modern Signal understands our business - from future needs to current limitations - so their solutions are always scalable, solid, and service-oriented.

    - National Association of Home Builders

  • Modern Signal significantly enhanced our site to be more efficient and user-friendly. They provide excellent customer service with timely and cost-effective solutions.

    - Center for Medicare Education

  • I felt as if my company was their only client. They responded to my needs quickly and efficiently despite short turn around time and intense demands.

    - Teaching Strategies, Inc.

  • Modern Signal worked with us to understand our needs and figure out what solution would work best for us. Our Lighthouse CMS is perfectly suited to our website goals. When we later needed to modify the CMS, they again took the time to understand exactly what was  needed and then built that functionality rather than delivering a cookie cutter solution.   

    - Ecosystem Investment Partners

News & Announcements

Modern Signal is again partnering with Streetsense to program a new responsive design website for J Street Companies, a leading real estate services firm in Washington, DC. Responsive design is a design methodology that provides an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices without having to create separate mobile sites. Learn more about responsive design.
Modern Signal is again working with the National Center for Safe Routes to School to update and optimize their National Safe Routes to School Tracking & Reporting System. Plans are in place for a website redesign, navigation and information architecture changes and other usability optimizations. New features to include contextual help and a searchable library of help items, user dashboards with alerts, and a tagging system to facilitate reporting. 

Modern Signal principals Eleanor Frias and David Hammond presented a webinar on March 27 for the Purse Strings Network. The presentation, Optimize Your Web Site for Desktop and Mobile with Responsive Design Without Starting Over from Scratch, covered responsive design and what it means to you and your content management system. Check out our handy checklist on what to consider when creating your responsive design.

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