The OPCM

The Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes, or the OPCM for short, is a Montreal-based youth orchestra and choir.

A young non-profit started in 2014 fot Arthem's then-ideal candidate. I, and thus Arthem, wanted exactly that kind of up-and-coming company in the creative industry. The OPCM, being that and also a non-profit, was superb.

Early navigation and colors — The colors and design elements have since evolved to a darker, more traditional scheme

The site was realized concurrently with 5ft25, another WordPress project. The challenges in this one however rested in both a need for bilingual site design meshed with deep content, and the lack of an established design language for such orchestras on the web.

Navigation animation — The cute navigation animation

Working with legacy color schemes, logo design and imagery proved to be a challenge too, especially considering the proposition of marrying the young appeal of the orchestra with a subject so thoroughly entrenched in the classical tradition.