THE CLIENT
Courvoisier has an international reputation for producing fine cognacs. We were commissioned to build a website for the ‘I Don’t Know Cocktails’ campaign to promote their new ‘Exclusif‘ brand of mixing cognac .
THE BRIEF
The site had to communicate all the traditional qualities of the Courvoisier brand yet bring a contemporary twist to cocktail drinking. A key requirement was an interactive map that allowed the public to find and vote for a cocktail created in their local bar.
WHAT WE DID
- Designed a bespoke Wordpress theme from scratch
- Built an interactive map & voting system using Flash
- Embedded Flash movies on the home page
- Created an animated sliding list of cocktails
- Built a ‘journalists only’ site containing 3D movies
THE CLIENT
DJ Food is a world renowned DJ and recording artist for the highly respected Ninja Tune record label.
Originally a ‘nom de guerre’ for Coldcut , the DJ Food project is now the responsibility of Strictly Kev. Kevin is also a talented graphic designer who works as Openmind.
THE BRIEF
Kevin wanted a ‘3-in-1′ website that would encompass a blog, a DJ Food discography section and an area to explore his Openmind design work. The site had to be clean, crisp and easy to update.
WHAT WE DID
- Built a bespoke Wordpress theme from scratch
- Created animated sliding ‘accordion’ menus
- Customised Wordpress image plugins to display artwork
- Search Engine Optimisation and Google Analytics
- Created a ‘new releases’ advert in the sidebar
THE CLIENT
The Future Gallery is a new events space set in the heart of the London’s West End. The gallery is run by White Label UK who have conceived and created countless events for a host of clients and leading brands.
THE BRIEF
The site had to perform two key functions; to act as ‘brochure-ware’ for any potential new clients and to act as an information point (dimensions, floor plans, production details) for existing clients. An early request from White Label was for the site to look ‘minimal’ to reflect the ‘blank canvas’ of the physical space.
WHAT WE DID
- Heavily customised a Wordpress theme.
- Created an elegant fading slideshow on home page
- Customised image plugins to display event photos
- Search Engine Optimisation & Google Analytics
THE CLIENT
Cocoon delivers bespoke building services to a network of clients, based in and around Sussex, but particularly in Brighton. They pride themselves on their attention to detail and the consideration shown by their tradesmen.
THE BRIEF
We helped Cocoon evaluate their existing site and design a replacement that was fresh & modern with more of a ‘designer’ feel to reflect the quality of their work. The site also had to represent both the ‘commercial’ and ‘residential’ sides of Cocoon’s activities.
WHAT WE DID
- Built a bespoke, elegant Wordpress theme from scratch
- Created a graceful fading ’slideshow’ of featured work
- Built an easily updated sliding & fading gallery page
- Enabled easy YouTube & Vimeo video embedding
- Search Engine Optimisation and Google Analytics
THE CLIENT
Chalk Brighton is a recently launched independent clothing company that produces high quality t-shirts with classic lines and simple graphics.
THE BRIEF
Chalk challenged us to build a hybrid of a Wordpress blog and the Big Cartel eCommerce shop system. The two sites had to fit together seamlessly and also be custom built from the ground up so as to look 100% bespoke. The site also had to have a newsletter sign-up system for sending html newsletters in the future.
WHAT WE DID
- Built a bespoke Wordpress theme from scratch
- Integrated Big Cartel seamlessly into the main site
- Integrated Campaign Monitor newsletter sign-up code
- Search Engine Optimisation and Google Analytics
- Integrated Flickr feed into blog & link to Twitter feed
THE CLIENT
Lee Baker is a hugely talented artist from Brighton who makes beautiful screenprints and paintings with intense colours and a strong Japanese flavour. He is soon to undertake his first major installation.
THE BRIEF
Lee’s first priority was to have a portfolio site that simply and elegantly showcased his artwork that was also very easy to update. He also wanted a blog so he could expand on his ideas, influences and travels. He also needed a easy way for agents, customers and galleries to get in touch
WHAT WE DID
- Built a bespoke Wordpress theme from scratch
- Integrated an easy-to-update portfolio with a blog
- Created elegant sliding ‘accordion’ menus for ease of use
- Heavily customised image plugins to display artwork
- Search Engine Optimisation and Google Analytics