Mr. Evolta’s Green Adventure
21 Apr 2011
A few days ago, Panasonic launched a new Facebook game called Evolta City. This clever and highly addictive game, concept & design by Design is Dead & development by Sevenedge, is a part of Panasonic’s campaign to promote its new line of revolutionary Evolta batteries.
Wondering how it works? In order to help Mr. Evolta build Evolta City, the first CO2-free city on the Web, you as a player collect power by inviting friends and taking a series of actions to boost their sustainability such as building eco-houses, buying electric cars or building windmills. Simple as that! Well, maybe at face value it is. But make no mistake: this Facebook game is much more than just another Farmville clone. Why? First and foremost, it is an exciting and fun game to play that will keep you busy for hours on end. In addition, the game is very easy to figure out, looks amazingly attractive (how could it not, thanks to our wonderful designers?), and is never ever boring due to the many options and challenges you encounter. We are very proud to have delivered such an exemplary piece of online gaming!
Related tags: Concepting | Creation | Facebook | Game | Interactive | Web design
TV on the Internet
19 Apr 2011
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It’s not that Design is Dead actually started a TV station online—but this is close enough (for now): We created the new website of deMENSEN, one of Belgium’s finest TV production companies!
A while ago, deMENSEN asked the online taskforce of Design is Dead to revamp their website. Their main demands? That the website be user-friendly; that it put their portfolio of TV programs—their core business—in the picture; and that its design be understated and sleek.
Needless to say, we gave them exactly what they wanted—and a little more, just a sprinkle of that Design is Dead magic. To put the focus 100% on the programs (which include Blokken, De Tabel van Mendelejev en Low Impact Man) we opted for large visuals and a simple but elegant design, topped by drop-down navigation for easy and intuitive use…as if the programs themselves were presented on a TV monitor. We think it’s safe to say you will not feel the need to zap away!
Related tags: Entertainment | TV | Web creation
Rock-a-licious Web Design
14 Apr 2011
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Design is Dead, purveyor to the royal household of many a major music festival, presents its latest rock-a-licious creation: the new website of Lokerse Feesten!
When we do something, we do it well. We have high standards to live up to, as you know. But if we say so ourselves: we have really outdone ourselves this time. De Lokerse Feesten, one of Belgium’s biggest open-air music festivals, wanted a brand-new website that oozed rock & roll cool–and that is exactly what they got. After an intense headbanging competition, ehm…, brainstorming session, we got to work, re-styling their entire site from A to Z and making it happen online, from concepts and design to wireframes, production, and slicing. Hell yeah!
Now all you as a visitor have to do is click, enjoy the user-friendly and exquisitely groovy lay-out, and create your own scrumptious musical menu. So far, the line-up includes Belgian artists such as Goose, Triggerfinger, Bart Peeters, Ozark Henry, and Das Pop–to name only a few top bands that will play Lokeren this summer. Rock on!
Related tags: Creation | Lokerse Feesten | Music | Web design
