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Joyeux No�l !
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,
Caf� 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!
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
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Bold, Brash
& In-your-face Interaction
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
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2.An Affectionately Regarded Product
Created with
NB:Studio, this is a site for their client
VGL, a leading specialist 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 has
recently launched phase 2 with new products, and new improved
customisation tools.
Surface
View has just been featured in Creative Review's The Annual (May 2008)
www.surfaceview.co.uk
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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,
and continue to look after at mimeArtist.
The site works to fit
around how The Mill works as a company, with different workflows coming
together to create 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've
recently finished putting all the Soho House private members clubs
online. These have included High Road House, Shoreditch House, Electric
House, Soho House New York, Cafe Boheme, Cecconi's.
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.
One of the first launched was
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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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...
1. I've put
all these ugly Web 2.0 icons at the end of the site, this one shows I
have taken the care to create an interoperable web page, and am allowed
to display this icon on my site, aren't I a lucky boy!
2. Add me to your Stumbleupon account
3. Or be a fan at del.icio.us !
4. You can even Digg me if you like :)
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