We're Not What You'd Expect.

Creativity meets functionality. Inspired ingenuity. Goal driven, functional design. However you put it, it's Kilo Productions. We have a simple and straight forward philosophy: Investigate the project and get it done the right way, whatever it takes. We aren't cookie cutter, one-size-fits-all type of people.


Unique web design and online application development are our specialties. If you're looking for the lowest bidder, obvious solutions, or quick copy & paste jobs, then we can't help you. There's already enough companies doing that. But if you want the most well thought out, well tailored, and creative solution that your money can buy, welcome to our world. Have a look around!

 

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Small team. Big Ideas.

Two of our core values at Kilo are quality and efficiency. With all of our team members coming from large agencies, we know first hand how much time is wasted and hours billed for unnecessary time. We started Kilo knowing we could produce the same, agency quality work without the hassle or headaches along the way.

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Small team. Big Ideas.

Miles Benjamin - Design, Development, Client Relations
Miles founded Kilo Inc. as a way to merge his passions for art, music and digital media: and somehow make them into his full time job. Depending on what hat he's wearing at Kilo HQ, you'll find him designing a website, programming a new application, or polishing the small details on a project outline. He's always going off about "Attention to detail!" Who can blame him? Still, you'll find him around town playing small rock venues or ornate theater performances. Wherever he is and whatever he's doing, a cool glass or bourbon is sure to be near.

Mike Bridgman - Design, Development, Client Relations
Mike has been making web pages ever since the days of Netscape Navigator and dial-up Prodigy Internet. Around Kilo we call him the idea guy. Obsessed with the online world and it's capabilities, he is constantly pushing the envelope and developing new ways to make the web come alive.

Keith Hoffmann - Development, Marketing
Keith is a ninja with a keyboard and soldering iron. He's never content accepting things the way they are, and always opts for coming up with his own solutions. That's probably why he brews his own beer. He's so into computers that he actually overclocked his graphing calculator back in the day <insert nerd joke here />. From framework development to mobile wizardry, give this guy an objective and he'll destroy it with time to spare. We're just glad he's on our side.

Blake Witsman - CFO
Somebody's gotta do it, and luckily Blake enjoys it. As CFO of all things financial at Kilo, Blake handles the number crunching and boring stuff us normal people hate.

Small team. Big Results.

You've got the plan, we've got the might. Kilo Productions has a thorough track record of turning our clients' ideas and needs into tangible, highly polished products. We are a small group of tightly knitted individuals with many overlapping core skills and distinguished expertise. When we take on a project, you can be sure that we have the knowledge and prowess to not just get the job done, but to get it done in the right way.

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773.451.KILO

Stand Out In The Crowd

When it comes to designing and developing for the web, we've got you covered. The market is huge, diverse, and hungry. Users want content, usability, usefulness, and an overall pleasant experience. Whether we are designing or development, we understand that the key to a web site's success is understanding how the end user is going to see, interact, and believe in it.

Websites and applications come and go, but great ideas evolve and shape themselves into Internet pioneers. The path to such a goal relies on the imagination, intuition, and the implementation behind your project - and we will help you with just that. If you're searching for a certain style, we'll find it. If you want to extend the limits of web, we'll push it. We can make your users feel what you want them to feel.

The market is getting smarter. New tools are enabling developers to get work done smarter and faster. Social networks are helping businesses reach targeted segments for next to nothing. And companies are growing weary of spending ten times what a project is worth, only to find their money spent on office politics. We'll cut the fat and help you bring focus to your project. No needless back and forth - shouting match - ego trip meetings. Kilo Productions takes advantage of all of this to maneuver around big agencies and reduce your costs.

If you can dream it, we can do it.

We love custom applications. From concept to deployment, we've got all the angles covered. We think through a project from the user's perspective and deliver an experience that's comfortable, engaging, and effective.

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Chicago Non Profit
Chicago is privileged with such a thriving non-profit community that continues to grow. Helping organize this community is ChicagoNonProfit.org, a user-driven site that helps resources and non-profits connect. Kilo helped rejuvenate the site by building a community driven CMS, giving the public and the CNP staff the tools necessary to keep the site current and thriving.
Highlights:
PHP/MySQL based application
Community Driven CMS
Custom CMS to manage site content
EarsCollective
Internationally acclaimed record label Minty Fresh came up with the idea for a new way to discover music online. Each week, five new songs are released for free to allow users to vote on their favorites. Kilo was called in to develop a unique "drag and drop" emoticon voting system that made the voting process fun and engaging.
Highlights:
Flash/MySQL based application
Custom MP3 Player and voting system
Custom CMS to manage site content and songs
Pantry Manager (Powered by Kenesco)
Power under the hood. This custom application helps food pantries and shelters monitor their daily flow and generate complex monthly reports. The front end is clean, quick, and extremely user friendly.  What makes this all possible is a complex relational framework that chews through data, caches queries, and keeps load time down. It may seem like a pony ride, but underneath lies the true horsepower.
Highlights:
PHP/MySQL based application
Powerful AJAX driven back end for multiple tiers of users
Private Application
Avenue N Guitars
Chicago based guitar shop “Avenue N” wanted a site that looked and felt as unique as the store itself. Using real photographs of their store and guitars, Kilo created an immersive and engaging experience. On top of that we also created a simple and straight-forward shopping cart to integrate into their existing Paypal model.
Highlights:
Flash/MySQL based application
Custom eCommerce platform
Custom CMS to manage Flash content
Traci Snowe
Highlights:
PHP/jQuery/MySQL based application
Photography by IshootRockstars.com
Ashley Brooke Toussant
Ashley is one of the most endearing artist you'll ever come across, and we knew just how to translate that to the web. Through green screen photography, Flash, and a custom CMS, a new type of artistic site was crafted.
Highlights:
PHP/Flash/MySQL based application
Custom CMS to manage Flash content
Custom Blog
All Things Lucid
Chicago rock group All Things Lucid is anything but your typical band, both in music and in artistic expression. That's why we created an online world around the, including all original artwork, and a multitude of mini-sites for online music streaming.
Highlights:
PHP/Flash/MySQL based application
Music Streaming Mini-Sites
BenOne
Highlights:
PHP/jQuery/Flash/MySQL based application with a custom CMS
IshootRockstars
Pictures speak louder then words, but ISR is built for SEO.  Through intuitive url re-writing, blog, project and photo tagging, we were able to create a beautiful and elegant photography site without sacrificing the search engine rankings.
Highlights:
AJAX front-end for minimum server load
Custom Blog platform
Custom CMS to Manage Photos and Content
Custom Client Management Toolset
Metro Massage
Expert Bodywork by Matt Labuguen
Highlights:
AJAX front-end for minimum server load
Custom CMS to Manage Photos and Content
YM!
YM! is a Chicago Based entertainment company that focuses on full artist representation as well as event promotion and production.
Highlights:
AJAX front-end for minimum server load
Custom CMS to Manage Photos and Content
Custom Roster Management
HRInsights
Human Resources at Your Fingertips - Coming Soon!
Highlights:
Comprehensive Subscription Model
Custom Form and Task Building Tools
Thorough Advisor Wizards
Extensive Member Dashboard
Custom Member Community