As from today, my 2 websites are ready. The work is done and so far I have some good feedback from one of the two clients (Extreme 4x4), which I am now puzzling over how to put it in my portfolio images.
Contact Advertising hasn't 'contacted' me yet..
If any of you have time , have a look at them and tell me what you think.
Thanxxx
Saturday, 2 June 2007
Sunday, 13 May 2007
Image for Business Card and Website of FMP
Because of the reason I'm doing 2 websites with different layouts I can't produce one simple image that represents both. So I've prepared 2 different ones, one for each. I will present both to GTS, but I would appreciate any comments regarding which one is best.
Thursday, 10 May 2007
Short Text for Business card and Website of FMP
A taste of the industry. Two Flash websites from Cyprus with different contents redesigned, refined and published.
Friday, 4 May 2007
Fonts // Contact
These fonts are called Lady Ice
These fonts are called EurofurenceThose are the fonts, which after some research I chose as the main fonts employed in my site.
All fonts were discovered in dafont.com.
"About Us" content
I'm posting the About us text i've written for the Contact Advertising website. Any comments or suggestions for improvement very much appreciated.
Since 1982, we are following an evolutionary route from a traditional advertising agency to full spectrum Communications Company. We have set out our activities in such a way, so we will be able to cover every communication need of any local company and beyond, and we constructed our professional culture to be strong associates in the pursuit of our clients' professional targets. We focus on our clients judging our performance by their growth and the faith they show on us. We offer Integrated Communication services and we generate ideas that build value for our clients' brands and ensure their success. We believe in strategic partnerships in order to accelerate our evolution for our clients' benefit. Contact is a member of the GREY Global Group with 545 offices in 88 countries.
Just to remind you (if you still haven't realised), Contact is an agency that focuses on brand building.
Since 1982, we are following an evolutionary route from a traditional advertising agency to full spectrum Communications Company. We have set out our activities in such a way, so we will be able to cover every communication need of any local company and beyond, and we constructed our professional culture to be strong associates in the pursuit of our clients' professional targets. We focus on our clients judging our performance by their growth and the faith they show on us. We offer Integrated Communication services and we generate ideas that build value for our clients' brands and ensure their success. We believe in strategic partnerships in order to accelerate our evolution for our clients' benefit. Contact is a member of the GREY Global Group with 545 offices in 88 countries.
Just to remind you (if you still haven't realised), Contact is an agency that focuses on brand building.
Friday, 27 April 2007
Fonts // Extreme4x4Adventure
I'm posting the fonts I'm very interested in using for the extreme website. They are bitmap fonts very commonly used in internet sources.
The 1st is called Technicality
The 2nd is called Kharon 4a_v01
Pages -1-
The advertising company 'Contact' I'm working for, is specialized in campaigns for companies or organizations, in order to promote or nurture their profile. Above, is the page I designed for those campaigns. The images on the top are pieces cut from the original bigger images which are either posters or TV ads. Every square will be clickable and will direct the user to the selected campaign for viewing. I think its nice...
Contact Progress in Images
The new layout for the Contact Website. The new logo was not very well accepted by my clients, not because they didn't like it, but because they are designers themselves, and its a matter of pride I guess to let a new student designer question your logo.
It's ok though, of course, they will come around... hehehe.
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Flash can be a bitch
First of all, thank you Mary and Aleister sooo much for your comments. I agree to your reactions completely and will definitely take them under consideration.
Im now working on the Contact site, trying to keep a good balance between the work for both the sites. I'm trying not to let one of them stay behind.
I have rearranged the layout on this one too. I am having technical trouble though (as you might discover) and I'm trying to get around it. Technical part just takes too long.
Have a look:
Contact Advertising
Im now working on the Contact site, trying to keep a good balance between the work for both the sites. I'm trying not to let one of them stay behind.
I have rearranged the layout on this one too. I am having technical trouble though (as you might discover) and I'm trying to get around it. Technical part just takes too long.
Have a look:
Contact Advertising
Saturday, 21 April 2007
Progress
I have devoted this week 19/04 - 24/04 to the extreme4x4adventure website. It seems that I have drifted away from the effort to produce a good layout for my designs and rather focused on the technical aspects of Flash. So, I decided to spend this week experimenting on layout, since that is what I'm good at, and not flash developing. All the developing will take its course once the layout is complete.
This is my progress so far:
Extreme 4x4 Adventure
Any comments would be Extremely helpful and appreciated!
This is my progress so far:
Extreme 4x4 Adventure
Any comments would be Extremely helpful and appreciated!
Friday, 20 April 2007
2nd Homepage also needs improvement
Contact's home page isn't completely rubbish but needs more work.
Dreadfull Homepages
The first design I did for extreme... didn't seem to work at all. I am now in the process of creating a new one. I hope time will be on my side.
Monday, 16 April 2007
First signs of work
Right now 16.04, I'm at the primary stage of collecting all the data I need from my clients for the content of the sites. The communication with them has been excellent and their excitement for being part of this has been rewarding. Yes, they are getting a website for free, but their full support in handling their profile promotion in the net has been surprisingly positive.
I have possessed the domains and I have uploaded my work so far. I will be updating these domains almost daily, to offer live submission to my progress. The websites are:
1. Extreme 4x4 Adventure
2. Contact Advertising
I have possessed the domains and I have uploaded my work so far. I will be updating these domains almost daily, to offer live submission to my progress. The websites are:
1. Extreme 4x4 Adventure
2. Contact Advertising
Existing Material
The following is the existing site of Extreme 4x4 Adventure, made by the owner himself!
http://www.extreme4x4adventure.com/index.htm
http://www.extreme4x4adventure.com/index.htm
It comes down to...
After some thought, I finally admitted to myself that 3 websites in such a short space of time is close to impossible to achieve. So... i've singled out the two topics which I suppose will make the whole project more interesting and those are
a. The Contact Advertising website, since its enterprise is related to my practice.
b. The Extreme 4x4 Adventure website, just because its much more fun than printers.
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Flash and Macromedia Dreamweaver will be my tools.
a. The Contact Advertising website, since its enterprise is related to my practice.
b. The Extreme 4x4 Adventure website, just because its much more fun than printers.
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Flash and Macromedia Dreamweaver will be my tools.
Clarification
This post is for further clarification regarding my FMP idea about designing 3 websites for professional clients in Cyprus (International Brands).
a. An important aspect I have to make clear is that the companies I’m collaborating with, do not have existing websites, besides one (Kirmico LTD, representing the Kyocera printers), and even that one is interested in modifying it.
b. The websites will not be super complex. I am certainly not a web design expert but the task in front of me is definitely within my reach. The projects will be focused on good design and layout rather than on complex coding like, online ordering, members area, etc. I will try my best to meet my customer’s expectations, which I know for a fact does not include compound coding.
c. All customers are Cypriot entrepreneurs with their own company who want a new, fresh and modern website for their local company, selling, among others things, products of international brands. This I think, is the key that makes this project interesting. That is being said to justify that I will not be attempting to create or recreate websites inspired by the international brands web design (ESPRIT, Kyocera, etc) or anything similar, but sites for 3 independent, well known, Cypriot enterprises who are interested in promoting their businesses.
d. I will be leaving for Cyprus on Sunday 25 March and staying for a week solely to meet with my clients, discuss this brief in full, and collect all the data I will need to execute this project.
a. An important aspect I have to make clear is that the companies I’m collaborating with, do not have existing websites, besides one (Kirmico LTD, representing the Kyocera printers), and even that one is interested in modifying it.
b. The websites will not be super complex. I am certainly not a web design expert but the task in front of me is definitely within my reach. The projects will be focused on good design and layout rather than on complex coding like, online ordering, members area, etc. I will try my best to meet my customer’s expectations, which I know for a fact does not include compound coding.
c. All customers are Cypriot entrepreneurs with their own company who want a new, fresh and modern website for their local company, selling, among others things, products of international brands. This I think, is the key that makes this project interesting. That is being said to justify that I will not be attempting to create or recreate websites inspired by the international brands web design (ESPRIT, Kyocera, etc) or anything similar, but sites for 3 independent, well known, Cypriot enterprises who are interested in promoting their businesses.
d. I will be leaving for Cyprus on Sunday 25 March and staying for a week solely to meet with my clients, discuss this brief in full, and collect all the data I will need to execute this project.
1st Approach
Since the FMP is a great opportunity to promote the paths of graphic design that we are most interested to follow in the future, I would like to operate within the field of web design. I would also like to focus on the live market of Nicosia, Cyprus, since it is a market that I’m familiar of and easier for me to approach, as well as because it is a thriving and progressing market, since Cyprus’ inclusion in the European Union.
My aim will be to research and track down several companies, preferably ones that represent international brands, and design their websites. Some of them may already have existing, running websites, which I will attempt to re-design. The companies and enterprises I will select (or better, try to select) will be from various domains of the industry (fashion, music, medicine, property, sports etc), so that the project will have an interesting variety. All websites will have a similar and familiar layout, since my aim is to introduce my personal graphic touch in all the works so that they will appear balanced and in proportion when assembled and viewed together.
I have started researching and enquiring in the Cypriot market, anticipating to find worthwhile customers before I write this proposal. So far, I have found 3 companies that agreed to participate in this task. Fortunately, all of them from different industries.
1. Kirmico Ltd. is the official representative of the KYOCERA printers in Cyprus, also responsible for the importing and distributing of scanners, faxes, shredders and other office machines.
2. ESPRIT. The famous worldwide clothing brand.
3. Deep Horizons Recordings. The first electronic/dance production studio in Cyprus with a 7-year experience in house music production and DJing.
The project will be a live brief since the constructed websites will be published on the net and will be running normally. I will endeavour to overall find at least 4 or 5 different companies ranging from as much types of business as possible to create my collection of websites.
My aim will be to research and track down several companies, preferably ones that represent international brands, and design their websites. Some of them may already have existing, running websites, which I will attempt to re-design. The companies and enterprises I will select (or better, try to select) will be from various domains of the industry (fashion, music, medicine, property, sports etc), so that the project will have an interesting variety. All websites will have a similar and familiar layout, since my aim is to introduce my personal graphic touch in all the works so that they will appear balanced and in proportion when assembled and viewed together.
I have started researching and enquiring in the Cypriot market, anticipating to find worthwhile customers before I write this proposal. So far, I have found 3 companies that agreed to participate in this task. Fortunately, all of them from different industries.
1. Kirmico Ltd. is the official representative of the KYOCERA printers in Cyprus, also responsible for the importing and distributing of scanners, faxes, shredders and other office machines.
2. ESPRIT. The famous worldwide clothing brand.
3. Deep Horizons Recordings. The first electronic/dance production studio in Cyprus with a 7-year experience in house music production and DJing.
The project will be a live brief since the constructed websites will be published on the net and will be running normally. I will endeavour to overall find at least 4 or 5 different companies ranging from as much types of business as possible to create my collection of websites.
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