We had an idea, we got it made. Now we’re going to use it on 90% of the things that cross our desks
If you’re interested in owning your own, drop us an email to stamp@wearenation.co.uk to register your interest. You can also keep track of updates by following us on twitter @Nationstudio and joining the Facebook fan page
**NEW UPDATE**
Due to overwhelming demand, we’re proud to announce the opening of the Like/Dislike shop. See photos of the new stamps below. The main difference is the new stamp is half the size of the prototype. Oh and while we were fiddling around we also created a ‘Dislike’ stamp. Any questions you can still reach us at stamp@wearenation.co.uk
As is the way with most design studios we spent a couple of weeks before Christmas scrambling to get something together to send out to clients, friends and anyone else we may have worked with over the past year. Despite being a digital studio, we were tired and unimpressed by 99% of the ‘digital Christmas cards’ we’d seen over the past couple of years and know that the people we work with are similarly unimpressed. We wanted to produce something that may be of some use and would hopefully engage with people for more than 5 seconds.
We decided on kicking it old school and printing a Newspaper featuring all the interesting things we’d seen, enjoyed and been inspired by in 2009. Videos, product designs, computer games, installations, experiments, interesting blogs and even some stuff that served no purpose at all. To run along side the Newspaper we built a mobile friendly blog featuring further info and video of the stuff in action. The newspaper features QR codes and shortcodes to enable people reading the paper to quickly jump to a video they were interested in or simply pull the blog up on their mobile device/computer and browse along as they read the paper.
You can see more photos in the Nation flickr stream and if you didn’t receive one and you like a copy of the paper send us an A4 envelope with 2 x 1st class stamps on it and we’ll pop one in the mail for you.
We just got delivery of our new cards from Generation Press and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. We make digital stuff, but there’s still nothing quite like getting something printed. It’s almost rude not to link to this video after talk like that.
Unfortunately for Fran (our new and most excellent intern) the only desk currently free to sit at in the studio is where our server sits. Tom discovered a new way to creatively direct the work she’s been doing with screen-sharing, Ustream.com and a webcam. As well as having his giant face loom-large, we stream music from that computer so his voice booms out through the stereo.
Fran quickly located the off switch on the monitor.
Shelley Fox is an haute couture designer who needed a website to represent herself and house her extensive body of work.
Whilst working at Digit, Tom worked in close contact with Shelley and her associates to achieve an end product which represented her way of thinking, and was in line with her aesthetic. He was in charge of designing and managing the build of the Flash site that holds 11 years of collections, projects, exhibitions and press clippings.
The Audi R8 launch required an online initiative to compliment a broadcast spot already created by BBH.
Working with Good Technology, Odin was asked to create twelve bespoke animations centring on the production process of the Audi R8. Each animation represents a key construction method used in the twelve hours it takes to manufacture the entire vehicle. The animations were overlaid on a 3D model of the car, which can be rotated to show the various production states.
The Launch of the Mercedes AMG CL 63 provided Agency Republic with a platform to showcase and communicate the unique aspects of the AMG range of cars.
Whilst working For Agency Republic, Odin was tasked with designing the site to house the video, the interactive elements within that frame and the navigation around the experience.
Plum Baby is an organic baby food company that approached Work Club to enhance their online presence and to help them increase the overall value of their brand.
Working with Creative Director Ben Mooge, Tom worked on the conception and production of ‘Plum Vision’ – an online moving picture book for mums and babies to enjoy together.
Working closely with a baby psychologist, Work Club created a series of films that brought the sights and sounds of nature into the home. Tom worked on the website that would hold these films. A simple linear-timeline navigation and a stripped-back and intuitive control system means it’s easy for mums to click once and then just sit-back and watch.
So here we are, our new site is live. this is it. you’re here. I know.. exciting right?
We’ll be using this site to post any new work we do, bits and pieces of news and occasional piece of internet stuff we stumble across and want to share. If you’d like to browse our current work, or take a look at the stuff we produced while working in our previous incarnations click the links in the sidebar to the right of the page.
If you’d like to get in contact with us for any reason drop an email to studio@wearenation.co.uk and we’ll get back to you quick sharpish… or if you like to kick it old school you can call us on 020 3217 0005
