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website

_what
site for the new-york-based property broker, michael bolla.
_how
this has been one of our more long-form projects & much like thomasnewbolt.com it has really tested our abilities on a number of new design fronts. the brief was to translate into website form everything that michael bolla & his company luxury lofts & homes have come to stand for during their 15 year existence. michael showed us the kind of sites he was into & we ultimately chose to design the site in flash in order to capture the company's very personal & non-corporate approach. furthermore his passion for yoga, beautiful spaces & subtle, elegant design have all come to the fore on this project in a manner that's translated very well into some satisfying web design. much like the stationery set we designed for him, this site has a lightness, grace & elegance that contrasts well with the world of luxury realty.
_features
  • full screen flash technology
  • flash driven GUI
  • streaming mp3 audio
  • coordinate driven property location mapping system
  • mailing list
  • contact form
  • database driven content with html & php driven backend
  • vector graphics video based introduction
_link
michaelbolla.com
_awards
gold medal in the july 2005 american design awards
_tags
intro
exclusives

_what
promo video for the 65 days of static live album, 'escape from new york'
_how
we cut this video to promote the forthcoming cd / dvd double album from long-time collaborators, 65 days of static. all photography & editing by us, with post-production by asylum films.
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_what
artwork for 65daysofstatic's film soundtrack, silent running.
_how
in 2010 the glasgow film festival asked 65daysofstatic if they were interested in re-scoring a film of their choosing. the band, always interested in the idea of scoring films, accepted and chose the 1970s science fiction cult classic, silent running. the success of the score lead them to perform it live at various festivals throughout 2011 and finally record it in the studio for release. 

the band approached us in the summer, asking that we might put together a poster and a record cover of some description for the release. it was similarly an incredible opportunity that was by no means lost on us. the poster was in many ways a direct reference to the film, as discussed here. the final record sleeve you see to the left was something quite different, and you can read more about that here.
_link
65daysofstatic.com
_tags
cover artwork
tour poster

_what
promo video for the a-alikes documentary, the ballot or the bullet
_how
director paul biedrzycki came to us with a series of video clips he wanted to use as a music video element in his new politically charged documentary about underground rap groupd, a-alikes. knowing we have a particular appetite for destroying things, he told us he wanted this section of the film to feel like it was 'being watched by a kid with a broken tv with rabbit ear antennae in bedford stuyvesant'. having lived in this neighbourhood of brooklyn not long ago, we were familiar with the vibe he wanted. we set about editing together the fragments he had, inserting various graphical elements to amp up the aesthetic and then obliterating the footage as best we could.
_link
versionindustries.com/movies/a-alikes/kar_720x405_h264_48khz.mov
_tags
still
still

_what
website for the new york and los angeles based agency, feed the walrus
_how
adam and jeff wanted a site that was very simple, but yet amusing and charming. they had a big, forward thinking idea for their new startup company and needed to give it an almost understated beginning. we were first tasked with creating their walrus character and consequently building an online home for them. the result has a sort of monkey island charm to it in a way.
_features
  • smart URL system
  • interdubs integration
  • contact form
_link
feedthewalrus.com
_tags
home page
2D + 3D graphics page

_what
website for her new fragrance, love & glamour
_how
an intricate, long-form, campaign in the form of a series of flash microsites which when all completed, deliver a prize.
_features
  • original photography
  • original sound design
  • multiple flash driven user interfaces
  • 3D flash focal length code
  • sketch pad flash code
  • flash photo flipping code
  • cloud based video streaming technology
  • video post-production
_link
loveandglamour.com
_tags
microsite
hub site
microsite
microsite

_what
film poster for the feature film, the brooklyn brothers beat the best
_how
our talk at the IFP labs in tribeca, new york yielded some unexpected but very welcome results - several film makers approached us to assist them with ways to promote their films. one of the first was writer / director and actor ryan o'nan. he was about to send his new film the brooklyn brothers beat the best to the toronto film festival. the above poster is one of a few elements we worked work him and his production team to put together for the festival.

the film is ryan's ode to john hughes' trains, planes and automobiles (and stars some classic 80s movie alumni) and we created a poster to try to reflect that whilst offering its own more beat-up, make-shift aesthetic. it's the story of a lovelorn musician trying to get a band together and perhaps rekindle a little self-respect along the way. due to these musical themes within the film we also helped design a series of other elements which will be revealed by the film's production team along the way.

this is our first proper feature film poster and we're very excited and thankful to have been ushered into this new world by such great and talented people.
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poster 3