On Wednesday, 8 June 2011, Design is Dead proudly launched what will definitely be one of the most amazing websites of 2011—the website of OFFF 2011! Our most important tools? Careful planning and organizing, intelligent and creative design, intense programming, and extensive tweaking and tuning, with a delightful result!
When we were asked last year if we were interested in concepting, designing, and creating the website for the OFFF festival 2011, to be held in Barcelona, we didn’t have to think about it very long. ‘Hell yeah!’, was the phrase, if memory serves. So we put three young, creative talents on the project and waited for the magic to happen, with a little (well, a lot of) help from their eager Design is Dead colleagues. That it did is easy to see: one look at their fantastic funky web creation proves that great and original minds were at work. But we couldn’t have pulled it ‘offf’ without the support of our partners in creation, Emakina FR & Emakina BE. Watch out Barcelona—Design is Dead is coming!
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!
Design is Dead’s very own creation, MONA or Museum Of Neverending Art, has won the Leader Award (equivalent of Silver) in the Experiential Marketing category!
This participative virtual museum, realized in cooperation with Emakina.fr for the development, is open for visitors worldwide to explore and to add artistic contributions (text, pictures, drawings). The canvas is constantly in motion and thus an endless user-generated artwork, illustrating IE9’s creativity enhancing functionalities. MONA opened its doors at the occasion of the launch of Internet Explorer 9 by Microsoft, and will continue to exist and will house an impressive collection of international collaborative art. Don’t miss it! Visits are 100% free.
Our earlier mentioned project ‘MONA’ or Museum Of Neverending Art was launched in the good company of its “making of” video, as requested by Microsoft. Instead of a dry technical tutorial on how MONA demonstrates Internet Explorer 9′s functionalities, we opted for a fun and narrative sequence demonstrating the concept behind MONA. An approach which Microsoft applauded. Buckle up for some Hillbilly-fun and the story of MONA’s birth!
Always in for a wacky Design is Dead creation, Pienternet assigned us to create an online quiz to kickstart the new school year in a fun yet educational way. Which led to the creation of the Ass Kiss Class: a game where you have to answer as correct and fast as possible to please the teach and win some Pienternetastic prizes.
image 2image 3image 4image 5image 6Just one month after being flooded with electoral propaganda, we thought it would be refreshing to decorate the country with posters and coasters promising you free internet on your mobile phone. Because, “free” is not just for blondes, the elderly or Dutchmen. So, keep your eyes open for another great production by Design is Dead and get yourself some free mobile internet!
This year, Rock Werchter rocks harder than ever. Sure the fingerlickin’ line-up has got something to do with that, but, let’s be honest: the website is quite a headliner too! For this year’s edition, we broke a tradition of many years: no Flash, but a funky html-creation. Userfriendly interfaces spiced up with loads of fun features, such as a gallery, a virtual shopping paradise and a jukebox. A supersatisfied client and a bunch of records in people’s personal blogs prove it to be a success.
Our Panasonic-mission was to develop a concept reaching out to the younger segment of battery users. Always keen on breaking boundaries, we took the promise of “energy” a level (and a continent) further, and launched an online competition with a very energetic prize: a citytrip to New York, including a thrill-ride in a world-record-holding rollercoaster. An energy boost unlike any Red Bull you’ve ever poured down your throat! We sure made those batteries seem a whole lot sexier.
To promote the carefully redesigned Pienternet pages, we launched the “SmartAss”-story, seeking for the craziest images and stories possible. Inspiration is to be found and posted on the SmartAss minisite. A bunch of artistically trashed up webpages and a golden tip if you’re seeking for some friday afternoon entertainment! Think of crazy inventions, hilarious situations, creative Rednecks and amazing stories.
For the launch of the supercalifragalistic Pienternet website, we hosted a virtual cocktail party. During a three-hour live streaming, visitors were repeatedly invited to come and join the very happy hour at our headquarters, or to share the joy from a distance by raising a glass behind their own PC. Never knew that F11 could cause such a hangover!
