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Totalpackage Videomedium: Online Videoclient: Total Package tools: Flash, Final Cut Pro link: www.totalpackage.ie
The client required a piece that reflected the style of the brand, as well as acting as an impressive introduction to their site. Total Package create bespoke home integration systems, so using the idea of "connections", motion graphics were created incorporating the clients own images, to abstractly represent the style and depth of Total Package's services.
PayLessTax Flash Videomedium: Online Videoclient: PayLessTax.ie tools: Flash, Final Cut Pro link: www.paylesstax.ie
The client required a demo video, so that their customers could have a virtual run-through of the site and it's services. Screen recording software was used to record a real-time user executing their accounts online, and this was intermingled with screenshots and typographic treatments to create a cohesive overview of using PayLessTax.ie.
Street Performance World Championships 2009medium: Websiteclient: Emergent Events tools: Actionscript, HTML, Javascript. link: www.spwc.ie
This is the third year in a row that Smudge Design has produced the visual presence of the Street Performance World Championships, and every year we see the festival grow bigger and better! This year's Championship also visited Cork so the full flash Site was split in two! Check it out!
PayLessTaxmedium: Websiteclient: PayLessTax.ie technologies: ASP, jQuery, CSS link: www.paylesstax.ie
PaylessTax.ie allows it's customers to submit their own tax returns online, with helpful hints and tips throughout the process. Smudge Design completely redesigned and re-skinned the site, giving it a fresh new look, adding extra features and tools along the way. Check out our multimedia section to see the demo-video we produced for the site.
Brian Byrnemedium: Websiteclient: Brian Byrne tools: Flash, Dreamweaver link: www.brianbyrneart.com
Simplicity was key when it came to showcasing this talented artist's work at it's best. A sleek gallery component is connected to a back-end system where the client has full control over his image galleries. The client can also easily edit the text on his website, meaning that he is in full control of his content and can manage it any way, any time he wants!
This Is Our Youthmedium: Billboard Posters, Flyers, Programs, Flash Banner.client: Bedrock Productions tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Flash.
Set in the height of the 80's, This is Our Youth is a play centred around three rich-kid Manhattanites. Strong colours and sharp graphics hark back to the era, and create the bold, dramatic effect required to really leap out from Billboards and Posters around town.
Property For Peopleclient: Property for Peopletools: Illustrator
We created this logo for a real estate company. The concierge motif represents the professional, approachable image that the client sought to convey through their logo.
Root Marketingclient: Root Marketingtools: Illustrator
Although Root Marketing is a young company, it's team boasts a wealth of experience. Using the theme of growth and renewal, a simple and contemporary logo was created to accompany a clean and fresh new brand image.
Roberto Zucco - Promotionmedium: Poster/Flyer/Press Adsclient: Bedrock Productions tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
Promotional material for Roberto Zucco, a play based on the true story of a murderer who escapes from prison, continuously changing his appearance to evade the authorities. Based loosely on the style of a wanted poster, the promotional material was eye catching and dynamic reflecting the drama of the production.
Tomasz Stanko Quartet - Promotionmedium: Poster/Flyer/Press Adsclient: Improvised Music Company tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
Promotional material for Polish Jazz musician, Tomasz Stanko. A solid clear design was required to communicate information clearly, and to reflect established reputation of the artist.
What will we do next?medium: A5 bookclient: Dublin County Council tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
The client wanted a book featuring traditional games that would teach children active, fun games that they could play with friends. The finished piece featured original illustrations throughout, that aimed to appeal to the imaginations of young children, and to the nostalgia of their parents!
Olive Safety Services Brochuremedium: A4, Matt Laminate Cover with Spot UVclient: Olive Professional Services tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
An information brochure was required to list Olive’s services and courses. Something bright and fresh was required which was easy to navigate through and interesting to a prospective client.
Le Domaine de Brantome Brochuremedium: Velvet Covered, Casebound, Square Bookclient: French House Sales tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
A sophisticated, luxurious brochure was required to launch this exclusive residential development in France. A combination of rich photography, a stylish logo and some prime Italian stock ensured the final piece left a lasting impression of quality.
Street Performance World Championships 2007medium: Various-Adshells/Billboard Posters/Flyers/Flags/Brochures/Branded Bubbles etc.client: Emergent Events tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
This amazing competition took over Dublin for an entire weekend and so required a huge amount of promotional pieces as well as various pieces to decorate the venues at Merrion Sq and Dublin Castle. Bright eye-catching graphics ensured it stood out form the crowd!
Steamline Luggage Brochuremedium: A4 Squared Brochure with Spot UV Coverclient: Steamline Luggage T/A Wonderweave tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
Having developed a brand identity to hark back to a bygone era we wanted to produce a product brochure that also sold that dream. The final piece used a square format, faded images of old-style transport and plenty of white space to let the product shots really shine.
ASAI Annual Reportmedium: A4 Brochure with Matt Laminate & Spot UV Coverclient: Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland tools: Quark Xpress, Photoshop
Having brought the branding of this important company right up to date we wanted to produce an Annual Report that reasserted them as a fresh, forward thinking body who were both professional and contemporary.
Steintravel Promotional Itemsmedium: Summer & Winter Brochures, In-Store Display Boardsclient: Steintravel tools: Quark Xpress, Photoshop
The brief was to firstly to break the mould in terms of holiday brochure cover design & also to communicate huge amounts of information while keeping the entire look fresh, modern and as clean as possible.
Select Architecture Magazinemedium: Glossy Magazine – 150+ pagesclient: Select Publishing technologies: Quark Xpress, Photoshop
Smudge works on a lot of magazines and relished designing this beautifully printed magazine and its sister publication Select Interiors. We ensured it retained a sophisticated quality and allowed the editorial & exquisite photography plenty of white space to breathe.
Mach5 Inflight Brochuremedium: 64pg Inflight Brochureclient: Airvod Entertainment Systems tools: Quark Xpress, Illustrator, Photoshop
Smudge invented & designed some cute characters to illustrate this inflight brochure. It’s height ensures it will reach above the back of an airplane seat pouch and the colours and interesting graphics make it impossible not to pick up.
This is not a Lifemedium: Promotional Fold Out Brochure, Flyer & collateralclient: Bedrock Productions tools: Quark Xpress, Illustrator, Photoshop
Eye catching photography, colours and innovative treatment of the imagery were neatly joined to produce a unique and interesting set of promotional materials for this alternative theatre company.
Claritas Consultingmedium: 6 Panel Fold Out Brochureclient: Claritas Consulting tools: Quark Xpress, Illustrator, Photoshop
Our client wanted to stand out in their profession. We designed an overall branding concept for them focusing on fresh colours, imagery and clarity. This was then applied to an unusually formatted brochure that would attract attention and inspire confidence.
Street Performance World Championships 2008medium: Various-Adshells/Billboard Posters/Brochures/Flagsclient: Emergent Events tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
A huge and varied amount of printed materials were required to promote and bring this amazing festival to life. This is our second year designing for the festival, and we worked hard to make it even brighter and bolder than last year!
Devilfish Marketing Imagesmedium: Original Illustrationsclient: Devilfish Poker tools: Illustrator
Stylish, flexible, and original illustrations were required by the company for use accross a wide range of media.
Eumom - Promotional Materialmedium: Various Mailouts, Leaflets, Promotional Materialsclient: Eumom tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
A longstanding client of Smudge, Eumom is a valuable resource for new parents. Over the past year we have been working steadily on giving the brand a facelift. Original illustrations, incorporated into all of the materials, communicate a friendly and relaxed theme, in keeping with the ethos of the company.
Puppets, Paints, & Funny Facesmedium: A5 bookclient: South Dublin County Council tools: InDesign, Illustrator
Following the success of last years playbook for Dublin County Council, we were approached to create a companion publication based on the projects of "The Get Ahead Club" - a community based project in Clondalkin. Again we created original illustrations, this time for a slightly older audience, which resulted in bolder and more dynamic characters!
NUIM - Product Design Postermedium: A1 posterclient: NUIM tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
We created a poster to advertise NUIM's Product Design course to second level students. A lot of visual information had to be communicated in a striking and interesting way. Bold colours and collage were used to illustrate the various aspects of the course.
Aya Packagingmedium: Selection of labelsclient: Aya tools: Illustrator
Aya Restaurant & Sushi Bar required a family of packaging designed for their new supermarket offerings. We developed the look by remaining loyal to the Aya brand while considering the visual clout required to stand out in a supermarket setting.
Han Bennink Triomedium: Posters, Flyers, Billboard Postersclient: Improvised Music Company tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Improvised Music Company have commissioned Smudge for many of their promotional posters & flyers. This Trio defy musical categorisation and so their promo materials required a rounded and free style.
ESB 'New Customer' Campaignmedium: Flash animated bannerclient: McConnells Multimedia tools: Flash, Illustrator technologies: ActionScript link: www.smudgedesign.ie/w_esb.html
Smudge Design can deliver effective and striking web advertisements, using a combination of Flash and Actionscript technology to create a dynamic online presence for your company.
CrowleysDFK Accountantsmedium: Web Siteclient: CrowleysDFK technologies: ASP, SQL, JS, XHTML, CSS, CMS link: www.crowleysdfk.ie
Our client required a site where they could update content, news, case studies and partner profiles. We created a complete site and custom content management system where our client had full control over the content of their website. A search function and newsletter system was also required.
City North Hotelmedium: Web Siteclient: City North Hotel technologies: ASP, Flash, SQL, XML, JS, XHTML, CSS, CMS link: www.citynorthhotel.ie
A new site for a new hotel! Complete content management was required for adding sections and photo galleries. We love this site and the client was delighted too!
Glencar - Childcare Equipmentmedium: Web Siteclient: Glencar tools: Dreamweaver, Fireworks technologies: ASP, MySQL, Javascript, XHTML, CSS, CMS link: childcare.glencar.ie
An accessible site to allow online ordering of childcare equipment. This site has a customised content management system that is easily updated by our client.
Fresh - The Good Food Supermarketmedium: Web Siteclient: Engage Ireland tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver link: www.freshgoodfood.com
This site was required to communicate the wholesome and artisan ideology of Fresh - The Good Food Market, a company dedicated to good quality products from local producers. The light fresh graphics were designed to reflect this ethos.
Street Performance World Championships 2008medium: Web Siteclient: Emergent Events tools: Flash, Dreamweaver technologies: Actionscript, HTML link: www.spwc.ie
2008 saw Smudge take on the SPWC for the second time. The website for the 2008 Championships reflects the new visual identity created for 2008's festival. Built entirely in Flash, the site is fun, friendly, and dynamic, reflecting the content of this wonderful event.
Lex Consultancymedium: Web Siteclient: Lex Consultancy technologies: XHTML, CSS, Google Analytics, JS, ASP link: www.lexconsultancy.ie
As a legal recruitment agency, Lex consultancy wanted to place themselves in the market place as a notable contender in the field. The site design is modern and fresh, and highly functional.
Fitzgerald Solicitorsmedium: Web Siteclient: Fitzgerald Solicitors technologies: ASP, Javascript, Xhtml, CSS, Google Analytics link: www.fitzsols.com
FitzGerald Solicitors A full-service progressive law firm based in the Peoples Republic of Cork!
DSCImedium: Web Siteclient: DSCI technologies: Javascript, XHTML, CSS, JQuery, Google Analytics. link: www.dsci.ie
Dilapidation Survey Company of Ireland, a nice clean site with a few bells and whistles!
Sketch Designmedium: Web Siteclient: Sketch Design technologies: Actionscript 2, HTML link: www.sketchdesign.ie
Sketch Design are an innovative Irish interior design agency. We worked with them to create a dynamic and original website that reflects the personality of the company. Built entirely in Flash, the site is fluid and fun, whilst not overpowering its function - to showcase the fabulous work of Sketch Design.
Cohesion Advertising & Marketingmedium: Web Siteclient: Cohesion technologies: XHTML, CSS, Google Analytics, JS link: www.cohesion.ie
Our client came to us because their previous site was not search engine friendly. Their site was built entirely in Flash and as such was not only hidden from search engines but also from many of their potential clients. We created a HTML version of the site using Javascript and CSS to great effect.
Davitt Corporate Partnersmedium: Web Siteclient: Davitt Corporate Partners technologies: Xhtml, Html, CSS, Flash, Actionscript, Wordpress link: www.davittcorporatepartners.com
Davitt Corporate Partners provide proven psychological solutions to enhance business performance. We provided them
with a professional, corporate website that would work well with their existing branding. We supplied and trained them to use
Adobe Contribute to update their content to their hearts content.
Bath Housemedium: Web Siteclient: Bath House technologies: Javascript, ASP, PHP, CSS, Xhtml, Flash link: www.bathhouse.ie
Bath House, an award winning showroom, located in Monkstown asked us to design their site to showcase their products.
We created a content management system to allow them to add product imagery, automatic resizing, descriptions and logos.
We love the technology behind this site and love how it has turned out.
NUIM (Product Design)medium: Web Siteclient: NUI Maynooth technologies: Html, Css, Javascript, Flash link: www.productdesign.ie
We worked closely with Damini from NUIM to produce a new site for a new course : Product Design.
This site was a lot of fun and targeted the school leavers to tempt them into the new course. NUIM were delighted with the end result and are able to edit inhouse using Contribute
NUIM (Elec Eng)medium: Web Siteclient: NUI Maynooth technologies: Html, Css, Javascript link: http://www.eeng.nuim.ie/courses/postgraduate
Another standalone site under the NUIM umbrella, this time for postgraduate courses. A nice, clean and
simple design. NUIM provided us with strict guidelines to adhere to, we came in on time and within those guidelines
Go Organic brand identitymedium: Branding/Logo Designclient: Go Organic tools: Illustrator
Go Organic wanted a logo branding that said down to earth yet professional to their prospective customers. The result is something combines the simplicity of old world values, seen in the drawings of fruits and vegetables, with a modern yet classic font usage.
Street Performance World Championships 2008medium: Branding/Logo Designclient: Emergent Events tools: Illustrator
We worked with the client to create a powerful logo and visual style for the festival. Elements from previous years events were incorporated to create a strong and cohesive identity for the 2008 Championships, that will be used for years to come.
Castle Safetymedium: Branding/Logo Designclient: Castle Safety tools: Illustrator
Although Castle Safety is a relatively new company, it boasts a wealth of experience and expertise its field. The client wanted to translate this upstanding reputation into a visual brand. We believe the final identity achieves this perfectly, communicating a strong, solid, and established feel for the organisation.
Shady Arbour Coffeemedium: Branding/Logo Designclient: Shady Arbour Coffee tools: Illustrator
The client wanted an organic feel, so this hand-drawn tree was perfect. When combined with a stylized font and a fresh green it hit the right tone. The packaging incorporated a brown paper element which further enhanced the down to earth/home values idea.
Steamline Luggage brand identitymedium: Branding/Logo Designclient: Steamline Luggage T/A Wonderweave tools: Illustrator
The product harks back to another era, where faded sepia maps are consulted and trips are taken to far away destinations. An old-style Art Deco style font was used in conjunction with a steamliner ship in muted colours to achieve the desired effect.
Irish House Partymedium: Branding/Logo Designclient: Irish House Party tools: Illustrator
The client requested a logo for this informal, traditional evening of Irish music, dance and food. Using the beautiful Georgian location as a reference we created this fun, playful image to reflect the parties atmosphere.
Small Stars brand identitymedium: Branding/Logo Designclient: Gaelic Performance tools: Illustrator
Gaelic Performance required a logo to brand their new kids camps. The look needed impart some information about gaelic sports while also appealing to children.
DCSI brand identitymedium: Branding/Logo Designclient: DCSI tools: Illustrator
This Dilapidation Survey Company required a clean corporate branding solution. We based the design on one of their most used instruments the - the Crack Width Gauge!
Invotech Manager brand identitymedium: Branding/Logo Designclient: Invotech tools: Illustrator
This cutting edge software company required a logo for a new piece of software they've developed. This needed to be cohesive with the overall company brand identity and also needed to be capable of evolving and expanding as their offerings did.
Total Packagemedium: Branding/Logo Designclient: Total Package tools: Illustrator
Total Package are leaders in a newly emerging sector - the Digital Convergence Arena. They bring together all areas of technology across the home or workplace combining IT, Satellite , AV Control Systems and many others to create the ultimate in leading edge lifestyles. To reflect this Smudge's job was to create a sleek logo that reflected their completely integrated systems.
Fresh Promotional Materialsmedium: Posters, Shelf-Talkers, Large Format Displaysclient: Engage Communications tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Fresh The Good Food Market required a promotional leaflet to advertise their BBQ specials. Using the Fresh signature of the polaroid we also added some BBQ themed flames and colours to make this piece stand out from the crowd!
You Are Here.medium: Promotional Posters/Flyers/Programmeclient: Living Space Theatre in assoc. with Bedrock
Stunning night-time photography and a recurring use of the bold corporate colours of LST created eye-catching promo materials for this very interesting site specific play.
Wedding Day at the Cro-Magnonsmedium: Promotional Posters/Flyers/Programmeclient: Bedrock Productions tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
Bedrock took on the Irish Premiere of this production with their usual alternative flare! The usual joy of a wedding day isn't exactly reflected in this tragi-comic play, so the promotional pieces reflect this with the somewhat destroyed, dirty invites and little cupids firing machine guns
NYC Resource Bookmedium: 48 Page A4 bookclient: The National Youth Council of Ireland tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
The National Youth Council of Ireland approached Smudge to design & create a Resource Book to be used in Youth Centres across the country. The book needed to reflect the One World Week theme, this year focusing on children's rights and needed to be both appealing and easy to follow. We created some clean but friendly graphics and applied to a clear templated layout for ease of use.
National Enterprise Awards Brochuremedium: 8 Page, A5 Flyerclient: Engage Communications tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
Engage Ireland approached Smudge in both '07 and '08 to produce the annual brochure for the awards granted to entrepreneurs by their client The Enterprise Board. The brochure had to be very well branded with the Enterprise Boards corporate colours and with a little imagination Smudge was able to create a very appealing little brochure that was both easy to follow and appealing to the eye.
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