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Verizon Droid Flash banner campaign for Technorati

Esten — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:45:04 +0000

Project6 delivers interactive flash banners for Technorati for the Verizon Droid campaign. Each banner has an animated, timed introductory screen, full navigation once the user clicks into the banner, and QR codes to allow users to 'scan' the app for immediate download.

Project6 wins three from the American Design Awards

Esten — Wed, 12 May 2010 04:07:05 +0000

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Project6 Design wins three awards from the American Design Awards.

Project6 won Gold and two Silver awards:

Gold Award for UCSF Student Health and Counseling university website

Silver award winner: Blanc & Otus public relations firm

Silver award winner: project6.com!

The American Design Awards was founded in the year 2000 by design educator Brandon McKay, as well as graphic design professionals Kevin and Art Javid in San Diego, California. Their mission - to provide a fair and ethical platform for graphic and web designers with varying experience levels and disciplines to compete on, while providing them a global audience to showcase their talents to.

P6 wins three platinum awards for nonprofit annual report, newsletter and microsite

Esten — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:37:28 +0000

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The Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals (AMCP) has recently bestowed 5 Hermes Creative Awards to Save the Redwoods League - a client of Project6 Design:

2009 Annual report – Platinum
2010 Calendar – Gold
Facebook Fan Page – Gold
Fall Bulletin – Platinum
Redwoods Teacher Tool Kit Microsite – Platinum

Project6 designed three of the five winners:

Platinum Award winning 2009 nonprofit Annual Report:

Platinum award winning Fall Bulletin:

Platinum Award winning nonprofit microsite for educators:

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies, web based innovators and freelancers. Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production, web and freelance professionals. The Association oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence.

Project6 joins Drupal Association

Esten — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:44:53 +0000

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Project6 joins the Drupal Association to show support for the community. Drupal has become a favorite CMS of ours and will continue to be utilized for many additional projects!

About the Drupal Association

The Drupal project began as a hobby project of Dries Buytaert, first released as an open source project in 2001. Since then, the project and surrounding community have experienced exponential growth. By 2006, it became clear that Drupal needed some sort of body to help manage the infrastructure, funding, and promotion of the community-driven project in order for it to continue to flourish. And so, the Drupal Association was born.

New blog created for Geek.net

Esten — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:51:07 +0000

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As part of our on-going work for Geeknet, last week we delivered a blog to display current news, events or other 'happenings'. The blog uses WordPress and is designed to match the site for a consistent look and user experience.

Interactive Flash banners delivered to Technorati

Esten — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:22:02 +0000

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Project6 works with Technorati to deliver interactive banners. The banners involve complex xml data feeds, CCP codes, and Google Analytic event tracking codes. P6 delivered the designs and ActionScript coding to implement the banners for Comcast Xfinity, Compuware, and Nokia. Our work is featured on the homepage and throughout Technorati.com

On the homepage and throughout Technorati.com:

Project6 Design Wins W³ and Davey Awards for Blanc & Otus Web Site

Esten — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:12:50 +0000

Graphic Design Firm Honored with Multiple Awards for Communications Consultancy’s Web Site Refresh

Berkeley, CA-based graphic design firm Project6 Design today announced it won two awards — a 2009 W³ Silver award in ‘Best Visual Appeal’ and a 2009 Silver Davey Award — from the International Academy of the Visual Arts for its work designing the Web site for public relations and communications consultancy Blanc & Otus.

The International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), which sponsors both the W³ Awards and the Davey Awards, is an invitation-only organization consisting of top-tier media, advertising, and marketing professionals from the world’s leading organizations and firms.

The W³ Awards honor creative excellence on the Web, and recognize the creative and marketing professionals behind award-winning Web sites, Web video and online marketing programs.

The Davey Awards honors the “Davids” of creativity — the smaller agencies, companies, or organizations with annual billings or revenues below certain levels. Each year, the Davey Awards honor winners who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than big budgets.

In 2008, Project6 commenced a job modernizing the Blanc & Otus Web site, aligning the look and feel of the Web site with Blanc & Otus’ broad portfolio of strategic communications services. Project6 designed the Web site to reflect the diverse expertise of the agency – which boasts thriving practices in enterprise, clean tech, consumer and deep tech public relations – along with the rich history and unique character of Blanc & Otus.

A key feature highlighted on the Blanc & Otus Web site is the social media newsroom. The page showcases Blanc & Otus’ social media properties, including a live Twitter stream, a feed to a Google Calendar the agency updates with local PR and Web 2.0 events, featured upcoming client and agency events, YouTube videos and links to Blanc & Otus’ presences on Facebook and LinkedIn.

The Web site is built with the Drupal content management system (CMS), the most widely supported open-source CMS available. Drupal is used by the White House and several other high-profile organizations. The CMS allows Blanc & Otus to add, edit or delete Web site content quickly and easily.

Supporting Quotes

“Previously, the design of our Web site did not reflect our agency’s expertise and culture,” said Anna Leonard, chief operating officer, Blanc & Otus. “We chose Project6 to redesign the site because their creative, yet clean aesthetic complements our distinctive brand, resulting in our award-winning Web site.”
“Our team is honored to receive these two awards from the IAVA,” said Esten Sesto, president, Project6. “By partnering with Blanc & Otus, we were able to transform the spirit and creativity of the agency into a sleek and smart package. We enjoy working with companies like Blanc & Otus that allow us to design beyond the ordinary and showcase our diversity and cutting-edge design capabilities.”

About Blanc & Otus

Blanc & Otus is a communications consultancy that delivers measurable business results for technology-driven companies. We help our clients create compelling marketplace conversations through informed, inspired communications strategies that drive the perceptions and behavior of our clients’ key constituents. Blanc & Otus has a 25-year track record of generating superior, on-strategy results for its clients. Blanc & Otus has offices in San Francisco, Boston and Austin. For more information, call 415.856.5100, e-mail info@blancandotus.com or visit the Web site at http://www.blancandotus.com.

About Project6 Design, Inc.

Project6 Design is a San Francisco Bay Area (Berkeley, CA) based design firm which specializes in strategic branding, print design and Website design services. Project6 provides the framework companies need to tell their unique stories, attract customers, and keep them coming back. Clients include eBay, Technorati, Gap, University of California – San Francisco, Kashi Company and many others. For more information, call 510.540.8005, e-mail info@project6.com or visit the Web site at http://www.project6.com.

About the IAVA

The IAVA is an assembly of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.

Contact:

For Blanc & Otus
Joan Levy
415.856.5110
jlevy@blancandotus.com

For Project6 Design
Esten Sesto
510.540.8005
esten@project6.com

Read press release on Business Wire

Project6 creates YouTube channel on Branding, Print and Website Design Videos

Esten — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:48:02 +0000

Project6 now has a YouTube channel. You'll find all of our videos in this one location as well as other industry news we find relevant or compelling.

Visit Project6 Design's YouTube Channel on Branding, Print and Website Design

Project6 launches Crown Moving Drupal website

Esten — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:19:00 +0000

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Crown Worldwide Moving and Storage launched it's new site today, designed and developed by Project6 Design. The new site represents their key markets of domestic, international and commercial office moves.

The site also is built using the Drupal content management system (CMS) which makes changes throughout the website quick and easy. There are custom areas of the website for their customers to access their information and an online calculator is coming soon.

Visit the Drupal website.

Examiner.com: Selecting a San Francisco graphic design firm: How our design clients find and choose us

Esten — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0000

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This is an interesting interview with clients looking to hire a web or graphic design firm in the San Francisco Bay area. Thumbtack.com is one of our clients - we'll be showcasing their project in the next few weeks.

Preface: This article offers tips and advice for both graphic design firms and the businesses seeking to hire them. Although the focus is on San Francisco graphic design firms (a city bursting at the seams with a slew of graphic design firms and freelance designers), the contents are universal and beneficial to all geographic locations.

In my previous article, How to get graphic design and copywriting clients, I interviewed three top creative firms and asked them all the nitty-gritty details on how to generate new business. Then I got to thinking…how great would it be to have just a few minutes of the clients’ time to pick their brains on how they find and choose us?

Choosing a graphic design firm can be a daunting process. Offering fantastic first-hand perspective on the process are: Marco Zappacosta, co-founder and CEO of Thumbtack an online marketplace for local services; Lauren Schiller, co-founder of the weekly San Francisco radio show, Lady Brain; and Tex Dworkin, Director of Social Media for Global Exchange. Moderated by San Francisco graphic designer / writer, Stephanie Orma of Orma Design and She’s SO Creative, the three share their experience, advice, fears, and turns-off in selecting a design firm. This is an honest, eye-opening discussion that every designer-seeking-client must read.

1. In a nutshell, please describe your business.

Zappacosta: Thumbtack is an online marketplace for local services (think eBay for services).

Schiller: Lady Brain is the most candid advice show on San Francisco radio. My partner Steph and I cover topics so personal, you may have thought they could only happen to you. We air on KUSF 90.3 FM. Our weekly show is also available through iTunes and on our website, askladybrain.com.

Dworkin: I sit on the board of the Fair Trade Resource Network and Fair Trade Federation Fundraising committee. These organizations are networks/resources for Fair Trade, socially responsible businesses in the U.S.

2. Why were you in need of a designer?

Zappacosta: When we started Thumbtack, we didn’t have any design capabilities in-house, but knew it would be key to building a good service. So we decided to hire an outside firm.

Schiller: When we first launched the show, we knew we needed to grow our online presence to support podcast downloads and get the word out to ladies everywhere about Lady Brain. We have a blog and Facebook page, but needed a home for our brand online. We also wanted to represent ourselves as a legitimate broadcasting presence, not just another podcast.

Dworkin: We were seeking a designer to design a new calendar that would be sold in retail stores as a fundraising tool for our organization.

3. How did you go about finding a designer?

Zappacosta: We set about the search mainly by mining blog posts and lists of “best SF designers.” We didn’t post any Craigslist ads because we’d heard of people getting inundated with crap. After creating a list of potential candidates, we did a deep dive into their portfolios to identify whether we liked their style and whether they’d ever attempted a project like ours.

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9. Were you happy with the outcome? Anything you would have done differently?

Zappacosta: We selected Project6 Design and were quite happy with what we got: www.thumbtack.com ...

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UCSF launches Student Academic Affairs site

Justin Butler — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0000

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Number 4 is live! The Student Academic Affairs division of UCSF launched the 4th drupal website (4th of 10) by Project6 Design.

UCSF launches the Financial Aid website

Project6 Design — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:55:56 +0000

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UCSF launches the Financial Aid website, designed and built by Project6 using the Drupal CMS system. Project6 re-branded the Student Academic Affairs division which included the Registrars Office, Financial Aid Office and many others. The project included 14 logos, print templates and 10 websites.

Several new features such as "Quick Links" and the "How do I..." frequently asked questions area were found to be very useful tools.

World Affairs Council Fortune Magazine Ad

Justin Butler — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

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The World Affairs Council of Northern California's Ad in Fortune Magazine. Designed by Project6 Design.

Project6 designs Nokia flash banner for Technorati

Justin Butler — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

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Project6 completed some interactive flash banners with some pretty complex Google Analytics event tracking for Technorati and Nokia. Here's a screenshot...

eBay Classifieds is live

Justin Butler — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:51:45 +0000

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Kijiji is live! Kijiji, an eBay company, is a free local classifieds website for your community. With a focus on ease of use, Project6 redesigned the user interface, website design and all the front-end xhtml + css. Let us know what you think on our Facebook wall.