on-IDLE Account Wins

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:05:39 +0100

Bahamas Tourist Board - CMS development, comissioned by Fox Kalomaski

Oxford Street - Re-design implementation & CMS

Videal High Speed Camera Specialists - Bi-lingual website re-design with full CMS

Relentless Phase II - Blog, Unique Athletes Profiles & Streaming Video Integration

on-IDLE News

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:05:39 +0100

Relentless Energy Portal
Re-launch of website as a re-designed and interactive Relentless community portal in tandem with the start of LONDON FREEZE - the biggest winter sports and music festival ever seen in this green and pleasant land hits Battersea Power Station from Thursday the 24th to Sunday the 26th of October 2008.

Commissioned and designed by Erasmus, on-IDLE programmed the CSS interface design and built the supporting content management system (CMS) to manage the Home, News, Events and Features pages.

The development was undertaken under extreme time pressure to facilitate a combined launch with the event, with on-IDLE puling out all the stops and comleting Phase I in 5 days, including a couple of late nights and weekend work. Phase II of the Relentless portal will see the launch of a Blog, Athlete profiles, Magazine page and integration of video footage.

MOBO Awards Blog & Image Gallery
Launch of the new Music of Black Origin (MOBO) website blog and image gallery ahead of its 13th MOBO Awards ceremony, on Wednesday, 15 October 2008 at Wembley Stadium.

on-IDLE were appointed to replace the current website with a blog after a three way pitch earlier in the year. Following the Awards this month, large-scale development will commence on the entire MOBO website to give it a new look and feel and make it more relevant and engaging to the target audience.

Tom le Bree, Editor-in-Chief MOBO Magazine 2007 says, “MOBO is one of Europe's premier music brands; however, the awards show is only once a year. We at MOBO recognize our fans to not just disappear after the show only to return the next year. As a way to communicate to these fans and others, MOBO is re-launching our website with aim of providing a platform for them to communicate with all year round. The site will host the latest music information including music and behind the scenes stuff from the show as well as information about our community work. The first stage of this development is the blog and gallery which has been designed by on-IDLE, who have done great work turning this site around very quickly"

www.mobo.com

New West End Company Corporate Website
October 2008

As a leading partner in a £1.5bn regeneration programme of the West End, the New West End Company updated its corporate site.

on-IDLE have been working with New West End Company since 2002 and implemented the new corporate website to contain dynamic news and retail footfall figures on the home page, and implemented a full new interface design (by dVision Create) with updated information on the company, results, developments and a community section.

The fully dynamic log-in protected research section contains detailed reports, archived results and presentations organised by Oxford street, Bond street, Regent street and date.

An HTML email newsletter creation and sending module was developed enabling New West End Company to create and send targeted email newsletters, monthly business updates and community news.

www.newwestend.com

SUSO Portal
September 2008

This carbonated natural fruit juice, available in 3 flavours in Tesco's and selected bars uses its new content-driven online portal to communicate brand values.

Designed by Erasmus Partners, on-IDLE encoded the magazine-style layout CSS and built the base portal with the architecture and supporting content management system (CMS) to allow for growth and archiving of ever-expanding content.

Web 2.0 features programmed by on-IDLE include RSS feeds, Blog with tagging and innovative scrolling and rich media content throughout the portal.

Current features content is drawn largely from Susology, a monthly freely available branding magazine. The regular Suso Film Knights and Suso Music Knights can now be tracked through the portal and video content is available as Suso TV. The Suso Project (developed by Barbarian) is an innovative platform encouraging collaboration in developing creative projects and ideas online.

www.suso.co.uk

Bee-Bee Fashion Design & eCommerce
September 2008

bee-bee's website originally in Flash and difficult and expensive to maintain needed an overhaul and search engine optimisation in time for the Paris exhibition.

Using the original website styling and the latest fashion shoot images as guidance, on-IDLE re-designed the site, supported by a full content management system (CMS) and shopping basket so that bee-bee are able to take orders and payments online.

bee-bee is a young brand of organic cotton clothes which respect mankind and the environment. bee-bee’s philosophy is to bring together fashion, ecology and ethics. The collections are guided by simplicity: organic, ethical and romantic. bee-bee - a clean, comfortable and practical style in soft, fresh and elegant colours. The current collection is for toddlers, but keep an eye out for new ranges for boys, maternity wear and accessories as bee-bee goes from strength to strength.

Mother Russia Musical Website
September 2008

Mother Russia is a new musical to be performed at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall on the 19th of December 2008 and moving to Broadway from Spring 2009 .

on-IDLE implemented the promotional website as designed by James Muriel.

Directed by Grammy award nominee and experienced Broadway musical director Phil Reno, the hugely talented Broadway and New York cast perform the music from this, the newest exciting musical to arrive in New York.

Mother Russia is set at the time that the KGB tried to prevent the USSR (Soviet Union) from transitioning to a more liberal confederation of countries. This was the critical turning point for Soviet Communism.

Tickets are available from October 22nd 2008 via Carnegie Hall website and box office (57th St. and 7th Av.).

www.motherrussiamusical.com

Green Awards Website Re-Design & eCommerce
August 2008

For the 3rd Green Awards on-IDLE re-designed the website interface with particular attention to the home page to promote Web 2.0 features such as news updates and a blog shortcut.

The new site and full-featured CMS was launched in February 2008, with entries submissions e-commerce enabled.

In August the online shopping basket was adapted to include ticket sales to the Awards Night including programmed formulae to cater for discounted rates, tables and individual booking, auto-generating email invoices and payment receipts.

The Green Awards were created in 2006 by Satellite, the Green Agency, to recognise excellent creative work that illustrates and communicates the importance of CSR, sustainable development, and ethical best practice.

www.greenawards.co.uk

Service Corps Website with limited CMS
July 2008

An elite team of skilled professionals need a website to highlight their high service standards, services offered and contact detail.

The branding was developed by Michael Wolff from where on-IDLE designed and implemented the website. Each of the service branch pages (heating engineers, plumbers, electricians and general builders) as well as the services page have a cartoon, custom drawn by the renowned Charles Barsotti, adding much needed humour to what is normally a crisis situation for home owners.

The News and About Us sections are dynamic so that Service Corps can update these in-house, especially as the content of the About Us section are testimonials rather than the traditional corporate blurb.

This was a delightful project to work on - and it turns out that on-IDLE had a water leak that sprung just before a meeting with Service Corps - and they were happy to help and give advice and come back the same afternoon to fix the problem. Their website is right, they probably are the best plumbers, heating engineers, general builders and electricians in London.

www.servicecorps.co.uk

National Youth Choirs of Great Britain Website & CMS
June 2008

With a new logotype and corporate identity design by Grade Design, the NYC needed a new website.

on-IDLE designed the site with a full CMS catering for each individual choir, the online store, news and recruitment. The site is the on-stop source of information on the NYC and where a choir will be appearing next.

Animated header banners give a sense of motion to the site and the Gallery showcases appearances. All Choirs recordings are listed as well as where to purchase these.

www.nycgb.net

Orange Naming & Branding Interactive Tool with CMS
June 2008

Designed and commissioned by Figtree Network, on-IDLE programmed a combination HTML / Flash interactive tool that assists Orange brand managers with naming proposals.

The tool is in keeping with Orange's in-house style of providing an interactive and interesting workflow in what is otherwise a dull administrative function.

The tool is set within a 'naming' factory, with animated machines illustrating where the user is in the process of deciding which is the correct naming type e.g. hero, in association with, in partnership with, etc. and form to fill out.
The forms can be saved to the user's desktop for later return, as a PDF or email to relevant brand manager within the relevant market.

The user journey, form data and actual text on the tool - as well as which animations and backgrounds to use are managed through a custom-built CMS.

www.brand.orange.com

Fox Kalomaski Website
May 2008

Marketing agency specialist for retail, travel and leisure brands, Fox Kalomaski launches a Web 2.0 site built by on-IDLE to showcase client work as well as its own digital prowess.

The new FK does showcases its work in an innovative showreel method, digital and agency video reels and a personalised introduction to the staff and services. The personal touch is increased with 3 blogs also streamed as RSS. 'Monday Morning Cynic' written each week by the joint Managing Directors, Stephen Fox and Gary Jacobs. 'The Insider' is a monthly comment on the wider business world from an industry expert, and 'Behind the Line' are the inspirations of the staff at Fox Kalomaski.

In keeping with the wider industry comment, the home page and news areas stream renowned industry magazines and news sites' RSS feeds.

Fox Kalomaski designed the base website templates from where on-IDLE in conjunction with FK project lead, Danny Brooks, on-IDLE implemented a full content management system. The system allows FK to update the existing site content and create new client work portfolios, as well as of course the Blogs.

www.foxkalomaski.co.uk

Stanhope PLC Website Content Re-Fresh
May 2008

Commissioned by award-winning branding agency, Figtree Network, on-IDLE implemented the updated website interface design and updated the Stanhope Plc website content and images site-wide, with a focus on new projects.

www.stanhopeplc.com

Verity Corporate ID, Website Design, eCommerce & full CMS
April 2008

Verity is a charity for women suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). The full-featured website is the information hub for Verity members with sections catering for books, local groups, news, support, fundraising and events.

The log-in protected members area allows for membership updates, internal memo's and local group news and activities. The site also links through to, but will eventually incorporate, the extremely active members forum.

The content management system (CMS) not only facilitates in-house management of website content, but members, with specialised MS Excel database export functions tailored to Verity's accounting processes.

www.verity-pcos.org.uk

Strozzis Restaurant Website with full CMS & online ordering
March 2008

Strozzis is a gourmet restaurant group based in Zürich, Switzerland. Using only the freshest of ingredients and in-house recipes the group needed a website reflecting its ethos, as well as to facilitate bookings - in particular for daily lunch deliveries and catering.

Designed and commissioned by the award-winning Matter & Gretener advertising agency, on-IDLE deployed the site supported by a full CMS (Content Management System). Orders generated by the site are faxed through to the restaurants for maximum efficiency on receipt and delivery during the busy lunch hour.

The new site includes a scrolling gallery of high quality images showcasing the best dishes and features of the group, encourages news subscription in support of the database retention strategy and on-the-fly generated pdf downloads of the latest catering and restaurant menus.

www.strozzis.ch

The Federation of Swiss Societies UK (FOSSUK) Website Update
April 2008

An on-IDLE customer since 2003, the homepage was updated to feature upcoming and important activities, and additional site sections implemented to cater for AGM and News.

The Federation of Swiss Societies in the United Kingdom, simply known as FOSSUK, is a voluntary, non-profit making, non-party political Organisation of a co-coordinating and interactive nature.

FOSSUK and its constituent Societies, Clubs and Institutions, henceforth called Corporate Members, fall within the general guidelines of the Bern-based Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA).

www.swiss-societies.co.uk

Newton Prep Website Image Gallery
March 2008

Newton Prep's new website design and full CMS was launched mid-2007. The site is an information hub for prospective pupils and current pupils and their parents.

The latest development was an image library showing all year's artworks with an innovative image pop-up showing each work in a larger size.

The weekly calendar CMS function was amended to allow the simple import of an Excel worksheet making updating and maintenance much simpler.

Currently a log-in protected area for Pupils and Parents is in development.

www.newtonprep.co.uk

Porta Nuova Real Estate Website & CMS
March 2008

Porta Nuova is a start-up bespoke real estate search & buying consultancy in the UK, EU and Switzerland for the discerning investor. Working with Porta Nuova, on-IDLE designed and implemented the website to reflect the company's bespoke and highly personal service.

The site is supported by a full CMS (Content Management System) allowing Porta Nuova to update all areas of the website in-house, thereby keeping the site and relevant service offering fresh.

www.portanuova.co.uk

Arnold House
March 2008

A customer of on-IDLE since 2005, the website design needed to reflect the updated school identity, corporate literature and magazine.

on-IDLE re-designed the website around the existing site architecture and CMS originally developed, simply applying a revised CSS to reflect the new interface design.

The log-in protected image gallery was upgraded to function as a slideshow and all pupil's work updated.

www.arnoldhouse.co.uk

INTO Univerity Partnerships Microsites CMS Update
February 2008

on-IDLE launched the first global INTO website in December 2006 as commissioned by Day 1, a UK-based integrated branding and communications agency.

In February this year, a reworked site structure and CMS was launched, allowing the 'duplication' of individual partner University microsites and in-house content management by access controlled and trained users. The colours and site structure can be indiviudually customised via the CMS. The updated CMS also caters for rich media video content and multi-lingual site versions.

www.into.uk.com

Monika Piskorek Photgraphy Portfolio Site & CMS
February 2008

Monika Piskorek is a documentary photographer getting to the root of hard hitting subjects such as ante-natal care in Haiti, education of blind children in Poland, a women's highly personal experience of breast cancer...

Initially in preparation for an exhibition in Paris, the website designed by on-IDLE, grew to a full portfolio site. Monika, currently in documenting and researching in Haiti is able to add stories to her website from wherever she is via the full CMS (Content Management System).

www.monikapiskorek.com

Sto Shop UK eCommerce Website Re-Design with full CMS
February 2008

Sto UK launched an updated version of its first ever online shop soft launched initially in summer 2007, developed by on-IDLE.

After a 6 month trial, customer feedback and usability analysis provided strong indicators for improvements that can be made to the online store in both work flow and product selection. New site developments included an expansion of the unique colour-wheel paint selector, an texture selector as well as a wish list for registered customers. Further, the buying process was much simplified by allowing a one-step registration and purchasing process. The improvements and site re-launch has resulted in an increase of 400% in sales, as well as a 50% drop in uncompleted transactions.

Recently, StoLotusan Color self-cleaning paint and StoClimasan Color odour-removing paint were both used on the project decribed as the 'Sugar Cube' on the well-known Channel 4 series, Grand Designs. This, together with a new SEO strategy, has driven significant new traffic to the Sto Shop.

www.stoshop.co.uk

E1 Finance Website & CMS
February 2008

E1 Finance is a Commercial Master Broker and Commercial Packager. They source the best commercial finance terms from a wide lender panel of over 80 commercial lenders.

on-IDLE designed the website and developed a full-featured CMS (Content Management System) incorporating Flash updates and PDF news updates in a fast-changing market.

The site incorporates rich media images and video as well as a link-through to the log-in protected members area for customer account management by brokers.

www.e1finance.co.uk

Funky Bling e-Commerce Website & Corp ID
February 2008

Funky Bling is a start-up luxury jewellery and accessories importer in the UK, selling the latest fashionable Vabene watches and other accessories directly to UK consumers.

on-IDLE designed the website interface, supported by a full CMS (Content Management System), the corporate identity and corporate literature. The website lists the full product catalogue of bling watches, fashion bangles and trendiest necklaces as worn by celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Victoria Beckham, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson and Agness Deyn amongst others.

www.funkybling.co.uk

ASDA Image Library
January 2008

Satellite Marketing Communications commissioned on-IDLE to design and develop the first UK ASDA Images Library launched mid-January 2008.

Like many large corporations, ASDA now saves in-house time and resources by making available approved images to all suppliers and agencies from a centralised database. The current images database is free to access, but registration is approved by one of the lead ASDA agencies prior to access being granted.

Suppliers and agencies are not only able to search and browse available images, but are also able to upload new approved images to the database. on-IDLE worked with the ISP (Internet Service Provider) to facilitate the upload of large resolution image files both directly or via FTP.

www.asda-images.co.uk

Air New zealand Trade Site with full CMS
December 2007

on-IDLE built and implemented the third version of a fully content managed website for the Air New Zealand Trade site, commissioned by Fox Kalomaski.

The site interface re-design is available in 3 languages, English, German and French, and is regularly updated internally by UK Air New Zealand's marketing department. Training and regular maintenance support is supplied directly to client by on-IDLE.

Air New Zealand Trade also runs monthly promotions encouraging return traffic to the site, as well as a deeper level engagement with trade (corporate bookers and travel agencies selling Air New Zealand flights).

www.airnewzealandtrade.com

on-IDLE Latest Entries

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Latest entries include:

Green Awards
Over the past couple of months, environmental issues have risen to the top of the news agenda, and this includes the advertising and communication industries.

Working closely with Satellite Marketing Communications on-IDLE implemented and will maintain the website until the inaugural Green Awards in November 2006. Entries are open to businesses and organisations who develop and deliver marketing communications across all channels of communication.

The Green Awards have been created to recognise excellent creative work that illustrates and communicates the importance of CSR,
sustainable development, and ethical best practice. And they will be awarded to brands or organisations that have demonstrated their commitment to these issues in a creative and effective way across different media platforms and marketing disciplines. You can submit your entries until the 30th of September 2006, and you can book tickets for the Awards Ceremony now.

INTO University Partnerships
Day 1, the renowned integrated branding an marketing agency, and custodians of INTO commissioned on-IDLE's digital production services. INTO is a unique, university-based initiative for international students, offering new and higher quality standards of preparation for undergraduate and postgraduate study in the UK.

The website project involves coding the CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) of the pre-designed templates from where Day 1 populated the website. The supporting content management system (CMS) is currently in development.

The INTO project is now moving into Phase 2 which is the development of the INTO portal - localised content websites for each INTO centre in the UK, starting with the UEA Norwich, University of Exeter and Newcastle Universities.

Sto UK
For the first time Sto UK, renowned for facade and wall cladding, are now to selling high-end environmentally friendly paints direct to the public.

on-IDLE have designed and implement a fully dynamic e-commerce website with an intuitive interface design that enables Sto’s customers to purchase products confidently online. A clever Flash colour selector tool has been built that enables a customer to view all shades available per product range.

The UK market is ready to adopt a systems approach to paint, more in-line with European, and the e-commerce website launch reflects this. The specifications of Sto’s products really are quite amazing. Based on the designs of nature, the product line includes odour neutralising and self-cleaning paints, and the website interface design allows the products to speak for themselves with a minimalist and on-brand approach.

Xplore.tv

Xplore.tv is a real first – a chance for students to communicate with each other – through tv on the web developed specifically for them. Members are encouraged to explore ideas, views, share jokes and stories, and make contact through the medium of TV with a potential student audience totalling 5.3 million across the UK alone.

on-IDLE have built a social media network that enables sharing of pictures, audio and video and communication between members and the public. Each item is tagged so that users can search for content by ‘zones’ such as fashion, music, health, money or by related items of interest. Video is the focus of the site and on-IDLE have developed software that converts video in any format to Flash on the fly, whether taken on mobile phone, web cam, digital camera, even HD. The site also provides a smart space for advertisers to reach a huge potential audience.