Whoever does not love his work, cannot hope that it will please others.
(Anonymous)
DESIGN IS DEAD 2012 SHOWREEL from DESIGNISDEAD motion
Soundtrack : Bluebrain — the pull
Design is Dead presents, from the bottom of our creative imagination, our new showreel 2012! Illustrating the myriad beautiful things we as craftsmen with keyboards can accomplish, this reel will give you a great impression of who we are and what we do. We hope you’ll enjoy this little piece of montage magic!
Last week, Flanders Fashion Institute launched its stylish new website, designed, patterned, cut and neatly sown together by Design is Dead.
Design is Dead and FFI are very proud to present what they hope will be the first of many joint creations. This fall, FFI displays a strong love for pure, strong lines and an impeccable attention to detail. The entire website is built on a few clear, strong theme colours, combined with a few eye-catching accessories to liven up the silhouettes, and breathes usability, understated elegance, and fashionability. Fashion lovers at home and abroad will adore this new website, which is the perfect blend of information (e.g., with all the latest fashion news and events, jobs, courses and workshops) and attractive qualities and appearance. Let it be known: Belgian high fashion has finally found its perfect online embodiment!
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 singer-songwriter such as Milow only feels truly alive when he is on tour, playing his music. A life he wants to share not only with his many fans at home and abroad, but with the music biz pros and random visitors as well. So when he came to us looking for a new website that would look and feel ‘real’, honest, and up-close-and-personal to do just that, we were happy to oblige.
We presented a very accessible and user-friendly website designed as a continuous road trip, captured in a vintage design based on a snap-shot approach with sketches, notes, scraps, and warm colors and contrasts–but with quite a few perks. On the one hand, social media feeds such as Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube were craftily worked into the website design so visitors can ‘digitally’ go on the road with Milow and keep track of him wherever he goes, whatever he does. On the other hand, it provides those who seek it with lots of background information that cannot be found anywhere else, e.g., tour dates, releases, contact information, and more. Or, to quote from his last single: “It’d be only you & me.” At least, that’s how it feels!
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!
Dressing up the Lokerse Feesten-website has become an annual tradition at Design is Dead. Based on a profound analysis of the 2010 design trends, this year’s festival outfit is all about the mix of hi-tech geometrical patterns, nature and arts & crafts. However, since we understand the importance of userfriendliness, we took it easy. No visual overkill, and most importantly: easy access to festival and band information, something we believe every festivalgoer will appreciate.
CityLive ‘Mobile Vikings’ Packaging image 3
Maybe you can’t judge a book by its cover, but you sure can judge a SIM card by its packaging! For the distribution of the Mobile Vikings SIM cards, we created this classy collector’s item. Let’s just hope no one accidently threw away the SIM card instead of the box…
Being a devoted sponsor of the Antwerp Zoo, BASE’s green warrior Jack was among the first to pay baby elephant Kai-Mook a maternity visit. Design is Dead was there, of course, to capture this exclusive meet & greet. Check out our front-row pictures!
In order to get people to join the TELE2 Club community, we created two über-cute and cuddly creatures: Teo and Leo. This charming twosome welcomes TELE2′s customers in a warm and comfortable webenvironment, filled with advantages and contests.
