The clients wanted a content management system so they could manage the products and news items themselves. They wanted a simple, easy to navigate design, and needed colours that would enhance and showcase their beautiful varieties, so I came up with a site design and updated the logo a little. I really enjoyed working on this project, full of life, colour and freshness!
I aimed for a fresh and alive feeling with the design, to inspire a sense of health and purity. The Flash slideshow on the homepage also makes it feel alive, but keeps a tranquil pace. This was backed up with good quality product images, which can be seen in detail, plus simple navigation.
The client wanted the site to be professional and informative, but with an emphasis on personal service. We therefore used staff pictures and a friendly contact page, to make sure the customer never feels far away from a real person. There is also a blog section where visitors can subscribe to free health tips and product features, which gives a nice personal touch.
For anyone who’s interested in the technical stuff, the structure is in Drupal, with Ubercart for the shopping functionality. This allows for a huge amount of flexibility, both now and in the future. For example, the site needs to be bilingual, although the English section will be completed at a later date.
Merrill J. Fernando set out in the 1950s to offer tea drinkers the finest tea on earth… In 1988 he launched his family tea – Dilmah – the first producer owned tea brand in the world, handpicked, perfected and packed at source and shipped within days to tea drinkers around the world… For twenty one years Dilmah has offered consumers the first producer owned, garden fresh, unblended, ethical and single origin tea… In Ceylon, a country famous for its tea, there is a tea famous for its taste. Dilmah.
The work includes advertising in Happinez (currently Holland’s most popular magazine at the time), amongst others; also posters, product sheets, brochures, exhibition banners, promotional CD-ROMs and e-mailshots
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Thanks to Special Operations for the logo, which was the inspiration behind the design for the site.
The Academy aims to bring the myriad of the world’s cultures together through music, providing an environment where all people can experience harmony with their fellow citizens and be empowered to create a feeling of identity and oneness with humanity at large.
I was lucky to be able to design the site and colour scheme from scratch to reflect the joyful, fresh and diverse nature of the Academy. The site is a full content management system in Wordpress, so the client has control over the content.
Accompanied by an international ensemble of musicians performing on instruments from the sitar and tabla to the violin and flute, he presents a fusion of his own classic folk melodies with sounds from around the world.
“Music is an ocean. I just venture into the ocean and follow the waves.” says the artist.
I am extremely honoured to have been able to design posters, leaflets and programmes for the tour. GrebenshikovConcert.com uses elements of my design, but is is the work of Special Operations.
]]>The client wanted a warm and fun yet professional look, with a mixture of 1950s and modern styling. She wanted the site itself to look like a stage, and to reflect the company’s reputation for colourful productions with an element of surprise. She also wanted lots of light with a few subtle visual effects for liveliness.
The site is thus ostensibly sepia, but with a hint of Flash and rollover images on the navigation and the homepage which spring into full colour, or light up. It was fun to design, and I hope it’s fun to visit!
The website features an original design in the shape of an Indian Temple, using henna illustrations. The structure is based on i-frames so the background stays static while the content can be scrolled. It also features a Flash-based media player so visitors can listen to the group’s latest releases while browsing the site.
The structure is based on a Wordpress content management system, so the client can manage the photographs himself.