Where do I start with my project? What do I need? How can I do this most effectively?

A lot of questions need to be answered for your project to begin. While it may be easy to just start haphazardly answering questions, a more organized approach generally provides a better solution. It’s easier to do a thorough job planning early than to plow your way through brute-force and then having to redo things later. A wise man once said, “Begin with the end in mind.” We need to first visit a few key areas dealing with the overall concept.

Philosophy

What does philosophy have to do with web development? Whether you realize it or not, you have already have an underlying philosophy. It may be under-developed or conflicted, but you are thinking something. What we do best at Four Cylinder is honing your underlying philosophy so that you have a better, more cohesive plan and your application has a strong future.

Domain Model

Your domain is your area of expertise. You probably know a lot more about it then anyone. Your domain model is the part of your application that represents data as informed objects and creates relationships between each object. A good domain model not only reflects the real world in the way that it functions, it also tranforms it. This model provides an alternate way for people to communicate and work with the given reality in your system.

Media

How do you want to communicate to your audience? Different media types have different strengths and weaknesses. We help you pick the best channels.
Print: Brochures, Programs, Business cards, Letterhead, Newsletters, Postcards, Swag
Audio/Video: Live Events, Wide Broadcast (Radio/TV), Online, Podcast, Vodcast
Electronic: Presentation, Auction, Blog, Social Network, Store, Wiki, Community, File Sharing, Portal, Utility Software

Branding

A consistent look and feel. A personal or corporate identity recognition system. That’s what branding is all about, plain and simple.