CDM Smith needed a digital presence that matched the scale of a $2B global engineering firm. The site didn’t. We rebuilt it, from content strategy through a full design system.
Live site: cdmsmith.com
CDM Smith’s existing site had accumulated 20+ years of ungoverned content. Before any design work, we needed to understand what they actually had, and what was worth keeping.
CDM Smith operates across dozens of markets and hundreds of project types. The challenge was building a structure that could scale globally while staying navigable for any user, across six regions, multiple languages, and a constantly expanding portfolio.
Before committing to a design system, we explored a range of creative directions. The goal was something that felt as substantial as the work CDM Smith actually does: credible, current, built for scale.
The design system had to support six global regions, multiple editorial teams, and years of ongoing content growth. 13 templates, 67 components, 6 regions. We built for maintainability, not just launch day.
A mega-menu that surfaces the full breadth of CDM Smith's capabilities from any page.
Service pages structured to connect expertise areas with project proof points and team depth.
Long-form content template designed for thought leadership and technical articles.
Project pages with modal deep-dives into project specifics and team credentials.
News template built for fast publishing with consistent formatting across regions.
Gated content template with video, panelist bios, and related webinar discovery.
Design system ready to support global rollout.
13 page templates covering every content type.
67 components documented for engineering handoff.
Boston & remote
