Newfinds created a collection of applications for Sears to help reduce the stress of the holiday season, find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list, and to give back to those in need. And along the way you might even win something.

Holiday Hub

Don’t know where to go or what to get? Spin the 3D carousel to find your holiday dilemma, and let the Sears Blue Crew point you in the right direction. In addition to a true 3D carousel and external XML content, we also created several custom animations for the Blue Crew based on art assets provided by the client.

More Christmas Across America

A hub for Sears’ holiday video contest where users can view a list of videos, see where they were submitted from using a map driven by the Google Maps API, and then narrow down the options by using a large filter list and sorting controls. As well as integration with Google Maps, the project also involved custom video production for seamless transitions between sections, externalized XML content, and a persistent state tracker that returns the user to the point they left off even if they leave the current page.

Gift Finder

Ever wondered what to get someone as a gift? Sears’ Gift Finder is a quiz that takes the user’s answers and then pulls gift ideas from Sears’ inventory database. These gift ideas, as well as your answers can then be viewed by friends and family. The Facebook version of the application also allows users to send ‘Virtual GIfts’ to friends based on their quiz answers. Every time a friend sends a ‘Virtual Gift’ from the application, both are entered for a chance to win that item from Sears. The application is driven by external XML and CSS files to make it easy to manage from the client’s CMS system.

Gift Face Off

Five gifts enter, only one may leave – what gifts are topping the search charts this holiday season? Gift Face Off lets the user select up to five gift ideas to compare search results using custom Google Trends integration. Once a winner is determined, gift ideas are pulled from Sears’ product database and served to the user.

Heroes at Home

Sears’ way of helping our returning troops. Users can donate money to the Heroes at Home fund which will be distributed to all entered families during the holidays. What good will the donations do for the families? Video testimonials recorded by the charity describe how donations can impact the lives of the veterans in the program.

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