We’ve recently been working with Locutio Voice Technologies and TomTom to release the first in a series of licensed Star Wars voices for the TomTom GPS. The first product release is the  Darth Vader VoiceSkin which launched on May the 4th (Star Wars day) and has been received really well. The voices are all authentic and produced by Locutio in partnership with Lucas Film. The Voices also include real sound effects from the original Star Wars films. A great project to be involved with.

There are two viral videos below the fold so click ‘continue reading’ to watch them, Darth Vader in the Recording Studio is very funny! Here’s a quick sample of the on device audio:

Visit: http://www.voiceskins.com/celebrity/darth-vader.html

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Star Wars © 2010 Lucas Film Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved.

Our project last year with the Queen’s Nursing Institute has won the Third Sector Excellence Award for Best Website alongside other short-listed entries from the likes of WWF, The Prince’s Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support.

The District Nursing 150 website project involved exploring stories, galleries and films throughout the history of District Nursing to celebrate the vibrant one hundred and fifty year history of District Nursing in the UK. We’re very happy the project has been successful for the Queen’s Nursing Institute and look forward to collaborating in the future.

http://www.districtnursing150.org.uk/

The Third Sector Excellence Awards have rapidly gained pre-eminence as “the Awards to win” in this dynamic, challenging, yet hugely rewarding sector for registered charities, not-for-profits, social enterprises and campaigning groups.

The Awards aim to reward examples of outstanding campaigns, strategies, projects and performance, backed up by hard evidence of success. Winners receive their awards at an immaculately produced and staged dinner and ceremony in London each year. For 2009, the Awards dinner and ceremony will take place at Grosvenor House

We’ve recently been working with Leaping Cow to develop a new XHTML/CSS based website for Review Hair Salons in Petersfield and Waterlooville. Review has a well established team of creative hair dressers and stylists based in Hampshire. They recently won the national title of Salon Team of the Year in the prestigious British Hairdressing Business Awards.

Review’s existing brand indentity was developed for the website with a  focus on minimal design and high quality photography to show off the award winning hair design.

http://www.review-hair.com/

A selection of Review’s award winning hair design:

View the full gallery here: http://www.review-hair.com/gallery.htm

We’ve recently been working with Claire, Sam and Vicki at the Balanced Wellness Centre in Langstone (Hampshire). Balanced improve the wellness of customers by offering a comprehensive selection of specialist treatments, products, training and services in integrated and holistic health. Agent8 was approached by Balanced to create a brand identity for the company, develop print collateral and design a content managed website.

http://www.balancedwellness.co.uk/

Balanced offer advanced training in Reiki and Kinesiology; Reiki is a form of natural healing which came from Japan in the early part of the 20th century. Systematic Kenesiology uses simple and painless muscle testing procedures to get to the root causes of imbalance. The treatments are offered in a warm, quiet and luxurious centre set in beautiful grounds in the coast in Hampshire. The Balanced team are always willing to offer help and advice.

Agent8 has recently been working with the Queen’s Nursing Institute on a project to commemorate one hundred and fifty years of district nursing in the UK. The District Nursing 150 website is a celebration of the vibrant one hundred and fifty year history of District Nursing in the UK, exploring stories, galleries and films throughout the history of District Nursing.

Visit the website launched today: http://www.districtnursing150.org.uk/

The Queen’s Nursing Institute approached Agent8 to help develop an identity for the DN150 project. This identity was then applied across print collateral and the creation of an HTML CSS website with Flash features. The project included the use of a rich collection of archive photography and footage from the British Film Institute National Archive.

‘I am delighted to offer my congratulations to district nurses on the occasion of their 150th anniversary. District nurses provide a vital service, particularly to more vulnerable people who may not be able to access other forms of healthcare. We have much to learn from you experience as more services are provided in patients’ homes. I salute the hard work of each one of the district nurses who have cared for Londoners over the past 150 years and wish you all the best for your anniversary celebrations and the future.’
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London

Featured photograph shows a district nurse visiting a patient at Loch Fyne, Argyll in 1959 (Crown Copyright).

Helsinki Films are a small independant film company making documentaries and music videos. We’ve recently been working with Andy Boyle at Helsinki to put together a HTML CSS website to showcase their latest work. Videos featured on the site include artists like The View, The Paddingtons, Stagecoach and Tim Burgess from The Charlatans.

Using the latest in Flash video technology the films use the high quality h.264 video codec supported by the recent Flash Player 9 update. Work on the site included the development of a bespoke video player and Flash version detection script.

http://www.helsinkifilms.com/

Recently we’ve been working closely with Stratford Circus based Theatre Venture on a project with Newham based Schools focusing on Citizenship and the 2012 London Olympics. Work included the creation of a fun identity for the Citizens2012 project and development of a feature rich Content Management System website for Flash Videos. Other work included print design of promotional material and some great A1 oversize posters.

‘Already across the five Olympic boroughs of Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Greenwich we are excited by the changes and developments happening around us for the 2012 London Olympics.

We would like to share this excitement within the context of new international school friendships, encouraging students to motivate each other through a creative learning project that actively supports many of the subjects of the British national curriculum, including ICT, literacy, geography, drama and citizenship.’

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We’ve just got hold of Pepin’s latest Web Design Directory publication which features our studio. It’s a nice big glossy paperback which features a lot of recent web design and designers from around the world.

‘Since its first edition in the year 2000, the annual Web Design Index has developed into one of the most important publications in its field. Year after year, it gives an accurate overview of the state of the art in web design. Every Web Design Index contains 1002 outstanding web pages. With each web page, the URL is indicated, as well as the names of those involved in the design and programming. Selection for the Web Design Index is based on design quality, innovation, and effectiveness, and the books offer examples of all conceivable forms and styles.’

http://www.webdesignindex.org/

Mediation Now is a Hampshire based company specialising in Family Mediation and Civil Mediation. Agent8 helped Mediation Now define a brand image, develop print design and web design for their launch event on 18th January which was a great success.

‘Mediation is a process in which two (or more) people meet with an impartial third person who helps them reach decisions, by negotiation. Our mediators are experienced solicitors are trained to help people resolve disputes.’

http://mediation-now.co.uk/

The Folly Wine Bar Upstairs is a family-owned and run wine bar & restaurant in the center of Petersfield. I’ve been working with Mary recently to create a fresh look and feel for the bar and restaurant, the new website complete with menus, testimonials and RSS based news diary is now live:

http://www.follywinebar.co.uk

‘Step in from the street, wind your way upstairs and feel yourself relax. Here at the Folly Wine Bar we want you to feel at home and at ease – comfortable enough to ask for whatever you fancy, welcomed enough to feel special.’