Jax Community Involvement

Station Four is dedicated to being an active participant in the local Jacksonville, Florida design and development community in addition to the Jacksonville community generally. We attend many local AIGA events and participate in a number of local web development groups such as Re:Fresh Jacksonville and JaxWeb. The owners, Chris Lahey and Chris Olberding, have been invited speakers at AIGA panels on web design and Chris Olberding has hosted a series of workshops on advanced web design coding techniques at The Art Institute of Jacksonville.

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S4:Labs - Community Applications

Photo of Jacksonville, Florida and the Landing Downtown

Downtown Jacksonville and the Landing as seen from the South Bank

Second to doing client-based work, Station Four actively works on a number of projects, some of which are design to organize and energize the local Jacksonville, Florida community.

jacksonville visual arts

Station Four is currently working on an web application design to help organize the local Jacksonville art community, allowing artists and galleries to promote themselves and their art. This project is currently in the planning stages and Station Four is being proactive in talking with artists and gallery owners in determining what would be of most value to them.

organic farms

S4 is working on an application that makes it easier for local restaurants and establishments to connect and order from organic farms and co-ops in the surrounding areas.

Charity Work in Jacksonville and Beyond

At Station Four we try to have at least one active project for a good cause or non-profit organization on a pro bono or reduced rate basis.

Photo of Jacksonville, Florida San Marco Area

Outside the Station Four office looking towards downtown

Lutheran Social Services

Station Four teamed up with Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida in 2007 to take the lead on a comprehensive redesign and custom application to help LSS implement specific branding efforts, communicate with their volunteers and donors. By teaming up with Station Four, LSS hopes to be able to be able to better serve thousands of individuals and families with needs ranging from food, shelter, and education to disease education and prevention.

Jacksonville Food Fight

Station Four worked with LSS to quickly develop the website for the Jacksonville Food Fight website and was a Gold-level sponsor for the event.

Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida

Station Four donated its time to develop a website for the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida - wenourishhope.com to develop a site that was able to be dynamically updated by internal staff through a custom content management system.

Project Alaska

Project Alaska is an project organized by Jacksonville-local Cathy Parker to help raise money to build a football field for the Whalers, a high school football team in Barrow, Alaska. As their efforts began to receive national attention from ESPN and other outlets, Kathy realized the need for a professional online presence. Station Four dedicated its time to help them design and develop a website: http://www.projectalaskaturf.com

Athletes to Champions

Athletes to Champions picks up where Project Alaska successfully left off. Headed by Cathy Parker and Margie Harner, Athletes to Champions seeks to raise funds for student athletics.