Kiamaa

Web Designon April 19th, 2011No Comments

Recently, Simple Alliance successfully delivered on an online investment clubs project called Kiamaa. The project entailed the design and development of a website – kiamaa.com.

Project Background and Motivation

An African terminology, Kiama – sometimes Kiamaa – denotes an assembly. Currently, the term has assumed a popular connotation. Today’s colloquial ‘chamas’ are investment groupings which hold regular social meetings with the aim of contributing and pooling together financial resources. The additional ‘a’ letter – that renders ‘Kiama’ ‘Kiamaa’ – serves an emphasis role. It ascribes ‘truth’ to the Chama institution. Chama then signifies an investment group that is governed by ‘truth’. This Chama ‘truth’ beautifully ties in with the superb, unsurpassed digital records and management services rendered by Simple Alliance.

Kiamaa Website Overview

Cube Elements

Simple Alliance used rounded cubes of different sizes to represent the incremental growth of Chamas. This expansion sees Chamas develop from minions into large investment entities. The growth is facilitated by a bonding revolution as is seen in the grey-to-violet colour change.

Colour

The Kiamaa website features stylish colour, depth, and tone that give it a sophisticated look. Excellent colour and white space principles are evident in the outstanding branding appearing at the heading of this page. Further, the grey borders separating key page areas beautifully utilise grey, blue, and purple colours to highlight aesthetics as well as functionality.

Social Media Links

Being acutely cognisant of the important role played by social media in the contemporary world, we have incorporated the Facebook connect feature onto the Kiamaa website. Users desiring to link the Kiamaa website to their respective Facebook accounts can easily do so by using the relevant feature at the top right side. Through masterful utilisation of greyscale wireless icon as well as the featuring of iconic logos at the bottom right, the page allows users to conveniently link with various social networking sites.

Page Layout

On the web, space is as important as parking lots are in today’s metropolises. Consequently, we have efficiently and professionally used space on the Kiamaa website such that all essential information is featured. The website comprises well-ordered boxes that delineate key areas with grey margins that divide the Kiamaa page into three sections.
Functionality that encompasses elegance is always appealing. To this end, the flash imagery, that constitutes play, pause, and scroll capabilities, is a particularly striking feature of the Kiamaa website. Users will find this feature especially useful. A simple mouse pointer action prompts the horizontally tabulated slides to fade in or out, according to user’s desires, thereby displaying more details under the specific table item.
To the right side is the third section of the Kiamaa page. Within a translucent tab are drop-down cubon fonts which have a melange of cubes in the background. This organisation highlights the central status of social investment groups in the entire Kiamaa concept. Below these are vertically organised tabs bearing ‘Help’, ‘Information’, ‘Newsletter’, and ‘Follow’ details. Live news updates on local and international market trends are an essential for every business person. The Kiamaa page satisfies this important need by incorporating the ‘Market Information’ tab which allows business persons to receive real-time stocks, markets, and mutual funds news. This information facilitates informed investing decisions.
At the bottom of the Kiamaa page are displayed the corporate identities of Simple Alliance and Kiamaa Limited.
Indeed, rarely will users enjoy the services of an easy-to-use page as the Kiamaa page. The services offered on the page are clearly unsurpassed. The Kiamaa website really offers a revolutionary way of managing and monitoring investment clubs on the web.
To cap it all, the Kiamaa website deliberately encapsulates functional simplicity.

Features

  • Officials’ Elections
  • Contributions’ Tracking
  • Investment Portfolio
  • Member Management
  • Daily Stock Price Updates
  • Loan Calculator
  • Chat and Online Meetings
  • Online Voting

Kiamaa.com electronically avails essential information to investment clubs. It takes members through tried and tested how to invest basics. The innovative website facilitates member management, fiscal monitoring, and interactive communication. Its ground-breaking features – for example, a distinctive virtual voting system and daily stock updates – will certainly put your Chama at par with the best.