10th February 2008
3. Lucky Voice identity developed by MadeThought
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I Should be so Lucky, er... Lucky, Lucky, Lucky !
I'm also working with Lucky Voice on a new project. Lucky Voice is nothing like the karaoke night at your local pub. This is karaoke in your own private room (or pod) with over 6,000 classic songs, delicious food and drink at the touch of a button.
www.luckyvoice.co.uk
10th February 2008
1. A screenshot from Ratatouille created using Renderman, for which Escape provide training for
2. Escape Studios logotype developed by Spin
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Escape Studios
i'm really excited to be working with Escape Studios, can't say anymore but I'm really looking forward to it.
Escape Studios was established in 2002 with the sole purpose of providing professional quality computer graphics training... I took a tour of their studios last week, and they're a class act, and hope we produce something great together.
www.escapestudios.co.uk18th December 2007
4. Mill Snow Logo
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The 'mill' meaning
of Christmas
I came up with the idea of The 'mill' meaning of christmas, and designed and built a number of applications that allowed Mill staff to request a unique link to be emailed to them to enter their details. In turn a simple mechanism allowed one user to check the messages before publishing, all with minimum effort from staff at a very busy time of the year for them.
The result - Each message was turned into a snowflake, with could be sent out to individuals or en mass... There was such a good response that I had to add a search facility... have a play!
www.the-mill.co.uk/xmas
1st January 2007
5. Compaq Bird winning a D&AD
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Studio aka
Back in 2000 I was lucky enough to work with
Studio aka on their web site, along with a number of projects for Compaq, one of which - 'Compaq Bird', won a silver at the
D&AD awards. I'm currently in the final stages of launching their new online presence.
15th December 2007
1. This years xmas card
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Joyeux Noël !
Blimey! Isn't it cold ! Just got back from posting off all my Christmas cards... and thought I'd say Merry Xmas to those not on my list... It's been a busy 8 weeks since starting up, with new sites for
Soho House London,
Babington House,
Café Boheme,
BKB and
Cecconi's... That may seem like a lot, but they are all based on the same interface, which I guess is the point!
I'm busy preparing a special project for The Mill which will be launched this week, and looking forward to a new project for NB:Studio after the break!
1st November 2007
Mange Tout !
For the last five years I've been joint owner at Engage and built a studio respected by its peers, those years have been fun, hard work and at some points scary, but am glad I did them. Along the way, I've worked on interesting projects, and collaborated with some of the best graphic design companies in the world... and now continue to do so.
For years people have said the internet will allow you to work anywhere, so I'm going to allow it to give me the flexibility that gives me time for R+D which has always been important to my work ethic.
Yours sincerely, James Stone
1. Just one of the many iterations of the Dave site, and probably only about the first quarter of the site will fit on your screen! :)
2. ...and another!
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Bold, Brash
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Dave, part of the
Engine Group / WCRS were looking to get their personality across with their website. With the 'one-pager' web site being so popular, we took that as our starting point and gave it a kick up the arse.
Without leaving the page, you can access all of their projects, watch case studies, vote on who is the best Dave in the world, download featured PDF's on the hottest topics and much more.
The entire site is manageable by any of the staff at Dave, you really need to visit the site to experience the depth and hidden features that the site has.
www.dave.biz
1. Browsing Interface
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2.An Affectionately Regarded Product
Engage were approached by
NB:Studio to help create a site for their client
VGL who are leading specialist's in screen and digital print. The service, Surface
View searches out dramatic images that lend themselves to home or commercial interiors.
We created a flash environment based on a room set, with each section taking a different place in the area; users can browse the collections, view them in-situ, and then customise them using their own dimensions. They are then sent an email showing visually showing their specification and Surface View then liaising with them to make it a reality
SurfaceView is constantly developing, and mimeArtist will be solely collaborating with NB:Studio on phase 2.
www.surfaceview.co.uk
1. An Example of a news page,
Visit that page now.
2. Another example of a news page,
Click here to deep-link to that page.
4. My word,
Who is that little smasher!
4. An 'about' page,
View that page now.
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Image is Everything!
The Mill have been a client of mine for nearly 10 years, from their very first site, to a design in-house, when I helped run the interactive lab there for two years to when I developed this latest version at Engage.
The site works to fit around how The Mill works as a company, with different workflows coming together to create that a site that is updated almost everyday.
http://www.the-mill.com
1. The printed collateral consisted of a very dark grey stock, to keep this consistent online for both Mac and PC users, we detected the browser, and chose the grey accordingly
2. What a great night, when we won a BAFTA for 'online learning'
Pictured L-R - Janine Marmot (Producer), Simon Pummell (Director), and myself (Cake eater by the look of it!)
3. A snapshot of a Hogan spread on the Saturday web site
4. This site offers many types of interaction, from browsing with the mouse, to typing a search, or even just navigating the entire site using cursor keys (which is great for presentations)
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Found Associates
A collaboration with
MadeThoughtA content management enabled site using an intelligent layout system whatever is thrown at it.
Based on a conventional 4 column grid, but with an unconventional way of using the gird, have a play!
www.foundassociates.com
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Bodysong
Working with film director
Simon Pummell I created the online version of his film, Bodysong, a film of mans life made up from stock footage. The site allowed you to fly through and find out the story behind every clip.
The project won a BAFTA award for interaction design, yes that is my chubby face in that photo!
www.bodysong.com
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Saturday
I've worked with Saturday on a number of sites, including
H&M, and new fashion chain
COS. So it was only natural that their site would follow.
The site allows the user to see the work as large and clearly as possible thanks to a system that works out the best layout for the images and navigational items on screen at any one time.
www.saturday-london.com
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Universal Design Studio
This architecture site put simply a tool that allows the visitor to either browse, or they can type in search terms and watch the items animate to dynamically show the results data, keystroke by keystroke.
www.universaldesignstudio.com
1. The world of fashion moves so quickly that this campaign site is not online anymore :(
2. Barber Osgerby has the ability to style each page however they like, but they seem to just like white :)
3. The site has a bounty of great imagery updated in-house
5. Lola was a really enjoyable job to work on, given free reign allowed for a unique online experience
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H&M - Fashion 8
Fashion 8 was a campaign for H&M, collaborated with
Saturday-LondonThe build included liaising with H&M's online department to integrate the site into their existing framework. Key components of this site were the navigation items blowing onto screen letter by letter like autumn leaves.
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BarberOsgerby
This is version 2 of the site I've created for BarberOsgery, the partner company of
Universal Design Studio The site allows the user to simple view all their products, simple and elegantly, the user can either view everything or just projects, or they can type in search terms to narrow down the list of results, all without leaving the page.
www.barberosgerby.com
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Soho House
I'm currently in the process of putting all the Soho House establishments online in partnership with Engage, so far High Road House, Shoreditch House, Electric House and Soho House New York have gone online.
The sites show last minute booking offers, and the ability to view the latest menus from their restaurants, which are updated daily by Soho House staff.
www.shoreditchhouse.com
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Lola
Lola is a post production house based in London, a simple interaction device of a pack of cards was given a little twist.
The site allows the visitor to go backwards and forwards through the work, and play videos within the site.
The biggest technical achievement was an intelligent loading system whereby the site would start to load images wherever you were in the stack, and then go back and find the next images once the ones in view were downloaded.
This loading device was further developed on
SurfaceView www.lola-post.com
1. What seems like such a simple interface, was actually one of the most challenging jobs I've done, but I achieved it, and on time!
2. An image from the 'NO ECHO' series
3. An image from the 'WHITE NOISE' series
4. & 5. Working with FinalCut was a refreshing change, they didn't want to talk overly about their work, but just show it...
Hmm... perhaps I should take the hint
6. Paul from VooDooDog is most accident prone man alive! and the only Irishman that can't take his drink! Not even a drop!
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Dan Holdsworth
This site is all about the pace of viewing beautiful imagery, designed with
www.danholdsworth.com
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Finalcut
The finalcut site holds hundreds of commercials and promos for sometimes 25 editors, and sometimes more, either way, the site grows and expands, but always looks correct.
www.finalcut-edit.com
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VooDooDog
VooDooDog is creative animation and direction studio. I was asked to create a world for VooDooDog, so created a fluro style 3D world... it's difficult to describe, so best you have a look yourself!
www.voodoodog.com
Here is a list of some of the studios I've collaborated with...
...and here are some other studios I love the work of...
A List of sites I often visit each morning.
Not too many on here, as need to get some work done occasionally, and sometimes a walk or simply not looking at web sites is the best inspiration!
Perhaps this is why I need to work on my own! This list is live from iTunes in my studio... Apologies for its content...
To the End
Blur(12 hours ago)
Far Out
Blur(12 hours ago)
The Debt Collector
Blur(12 hours ago)
Running Man: Nike+ Original Run (Continuous Mix)
A-Trak(14 hours ago)
I've Been Losing You
a-ha(14 hours ago)
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