four kitchens: we make big websites
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Meet Four Kitchens
Our mission is to CHANGE THE WORLD
bySETTING KNOWLEDGE
FREE
We achieve our mission by…
1 Working with open-source software
Contributing to open-source communities2
Our skills
Strategy
From discovery to prototype, we specialize in working with organizations to turn ideas into actionable tasks, features, and
measurable outcomes for their web presence.
• Project definition • Discovery • Technical strategy • Content strategy • Social media strategy
Design & UX
We collaborate with our clients to create a digital expression of their brand, organization, or business.
• Visual design and branding • Mobile-first design • Design in browser • User experience • User research • User testing
Development
We build scalable solutions using modern web application frameworks. All of our code is responsive, fully tested, and
maintainable.
• Open-source software • PHP frameworks • Custom Drupal development • AngularJS, Node.js, Backbone.js, Meteor • API design and development • Responsive frontend workflows • DevOps & Git
Our work
Media & publishing clients
• NBCUniversal
• Time Inc
• The Economist
• Public Radio International
• Turner Broadcasting
• …and many more!
Four Kitchens serves a variety of clients in media and publishing.
NBCUniversalWe have been a long-term digital partner for NBCUniversal and have worked on projects such as NBC.com, Saturday Night Live, and the Emmy-winning Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon digital experience.
Time IncWe helped Time migrate Entertainment Weekly away from a legacy CMS to a consolidated and more modern platform, custom tailored to their editorial needs.
We are a strategic digital partner for Public Radio International. We have provided support, overall website improvements, as well as provided guidance for grant proposals.
Public Radio International
From 2008 to 2011, we were an integrated part of The Economist team, serving as an integral part of one of the largest Drupal migrations in the industry.
The Economist
Higher education clients
• Yale University
• Stanford University Dean of Research
• Stanford University Online Courses
• New York University School of Nursing
• University of Texas Policy Office
• The Texas Exes, UT-Austin’s alumni association
Four Kitchens serves a variety of clients in higher education.
Yale UniversityWe developed a first-of-its-kind platform that automated the process for launching Drupal websites for Yale ITS.
Stanford Dean of ResearchWe developed a platform that simplified the research and funding process for the Stanford Dean of Research.
We redesigned the Stanford Online Courses website and built a flexible content editing experience.
Stanford Online Courses
We helped the New York University School of Nursing with a mobile retrofit of their existing website.
New York University
We digitized the University of Texas Policy Office’s documents and built an online editorial workflow for keeping policies up-to-date.
University of Texas
Nonprofit clients
• World Pulse
• Full Plate Living
• Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
• Open Society Foundations
• Public Radio International
Four Kitchens serves a variety of nonprofit organizations.
World PulseWe helped World Pulse create a safe social network for women in marginalized communities all over the world.
Full Plate LivingWe helped Full Plate Living rebrand as a digital property with a new responsive website. This site has won a Silver Davey award, a WebMarketing award, and an American Business Award for outstanding web design.
We have been a long-term digital partner for ICANN since 2011. Most recently, we built a portal for their constituents to search Whois registration data through a consolidated platform.
ICANN
We helped Open Society Foundations turn their desktop website into a mobile-friendly, device-agnostic experience.
Open Society Foundations
We are a strategic digital partner for Public Radio International. We have provided support, overall website improvements, as well as provided guidance for grant proposals.
Public Radio International
Awards and recognition
Profiled in Forbes
Net Magazine nominations
Named one of the Best Places to Work in
Central Texas
Austin Business Journal, 2014
Top 10 Web Development Companies
based in Austin, Texas
Austin Business Journal, 2014
Emmy, Best Digital Experience The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Collaboration with CP+B, Lullabot, and NBCUniversal
What our clients say
“Our relationship is so candid and creative that Four Kitchens feels like an in-house R&D shop for
us. Its developers and managers brainstorm, design, and even help pitch our boldest tech
experiments to funders. They care as much as we do about creating success.”
Michael Skoler Vice President of Interactive Public Radio International
“Of all the vendor relationships we've experienced, our relationship with Four Kitchens has been the
best by far. The pinnacle.”
Dan Braun General Manager Full Plate Living
“Four Kitchens allowed us to accomplish our goal on time and under budget. Their professionalism and
creative process exceeded our expectations.”
David O. Resto Director of Technology and Client Services NYU College of Nursing
