Garúa Milonguero

A private event website for tango enthusiasts that showcases the historical Charleville Castle hidden in the woods outside Tullamore, Ireland. Garua Milonguero provides all event news, information and a bespoke online registration management tool.

Website Design

Full screen background imagery fills every page with the magic and mystery of this wonderful castle while various sliders, popups and hover effects create a fun and interactive user experience. I love the earthy colours and tried to bring a feeling of hidden corridors, shadows and depth to each page by using transparent overlays. A big fat heading font sign posts the way.

Challenge

To create a fully functioning registration management tool that is secure AND doesn't require user account login.

Style

Event website with online registration.

Audience

Tango enthusiasts.

Call To Action

Website Function

The website is password protected so only invited guests who have been given the password can view the site. Information is presented dynamically on every page to help users find related information. Guests can subscribe to the newsletter to automatically receive new blog articles as they are posted. Key functions include:

Responsiveness

SEO

Dynamic Content Management

Security

Cookies Accept

Legal Policies

Site Map

Media Management

GDPR Compliance

Editor Tool

Social Sharing Buttons

Newsletter Subscription

Search Filters

Membership Accounts

Contact Form

Google Maps

Image Gallery

Editor Tool

Under the bonnet is a bespoke registration management tool. The event team can quickly and easily create events and manage hundreds of registrations and email notifications, invoices, receipts and credits. View live financial reports, control form visibility and send out announcements.

Server Hosting

Hosted with Svelte Hosting London. Selected hosting and webmaster support options include:

Unlimited monthly bandwidth

Encryption Protection

SSL Certificate

Automatic Backup

Unlimited Database

Webmaster Supported

print

In keeping with the Garúa Milonguero brand’s look ‘n feel we established a series of facebook banners using the main website background image. To keep things fresh the image, overlay colour and text can easily be changed for each event.

logo

This pretty logo is a representation of the traditional Irish Claddagh ring. The ring dates as far back as 1700 and originates from Galway on the west coast of Ireland. As tango is about the embrace the idea of this ring represents beautifully the Garúa Milonguero ethos. With a 3D metallic effect the logo is designed to overlay on dark backgrounds. In collaboration with Ian Cox (gomango.co.uk)