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Sangitamiya – The Nectar Music

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:22:00 +0000

Sangitamiya is a World Music shop in Reykjavik, Iceland. The clients wanted the website to reflect the warmth, colour, and uniqueness of the physical shop, as well as showcasing their wide variety of products. The design is thus based around the existing style and logo, and brings in textures found in photographs of the shop. The world travel theme is extended into postcard motifs for a personal touch, and an atlas on the homepage that leads to listings of instruments from various countries.

The structure is in WordPress, so the clients can manage the content themselves, including a blog section. It incorporates a wide variety of plugins: notably for translation, newsletter subscription, product image close-ups and Google world maps.

NB the content is not yet complete – more coming soon.

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Heart-Light Distributors

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:49:46 +0000

Heart-Light is a major US distributor of the works of Sri Chinmoy: books, music and video.

They needed a flexible content management system to handle a large number of products, with the ability to manage it themselves, including adding music clips and scanned excerpts from books, as well as showcasing key items and linking similar items to recommend further choices. WordPress was used for the site structure. The design incorporates an updated version of their logo, and the company colour scheme. The client wanted a simple, uncluttered style with a hint of Indian decoration; modern but friendly.

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Boris Grebenshikov

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:29:26 +0000

In a prolific career that has spanned almost four decades, Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov has continued to enchant his audiences with new sounds and a lyrical language that has earned him the affectionate title “Poet Laureate of Russia”.

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.

World Heart Beat

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:58:27 +0000

The World Heart Beat Music Academy envisions a world where music, as a universal form of communication, bridges cultural, political, economic and linguistic barriers.

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.

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Temple-Song-Hearts

admin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:14:18 +0000

Temple-Song-Hearts is an all female vocal and instrumental ensemble, founded in 1988 and devoted exclusively to performing the music of Indian spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy.

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.

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Sudhira Hay

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:55:41 +0000

Sudhira Hay is a piano technician in San Francisco and London. She chose the colours herself and had the idea of using a Japanese sakura motif, which I love, so I had a great headstart on the design. The website content is mostly in a WordPress blog with a customised template, so the client is able to manage it herself.

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Celebration of Light

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:27:39 +0000

This is a poster and leaflet design for a musical celebration at The Hidden Gardens in Glasgow. The event takes place overnight, and the set is lit with lanterns. My aim was to give the sense of a garden at night, going into daytime, framing one strong musical image.

Gandharva Loka

admin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:26:22 +0000

Gandharva Loka is a chain of shops in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, specialising in World Music instruments. It’s a fun dynamic company with a big heart, not only selling instruments but offering workshops to children, providing advice to music therapists, and offering free concerts to the public.

The site is bilingual, a showcase for instruments, a news section for upcoming events, and a photo gallery.

The client supplied great images and chose the colour coding system themselves, so my job was really to let the instruments speak for themselves with a clear clean layout, plenty of space and a logical, easy-to use navigation.

This is one of the sites for which I do ongoing maintenance, and I’m very lucky to be involved with such a lively, inspiring project!

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51st State Band

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:06:21 +0000

51st State Band is probably the largest band in South West London, and most of its members are aged 7 to 18. The band is funded by local authorities and sponsors, providing instruments and tuition, as well as great opportunities to perform.

Purple is the band’s colour, and they had a very simple logo which I jazzed up a little. The client wanted a 1930’s “speakeasy” style, but light and fun enough to appeal to kids. The impact is mainly visual; the band provided plenty of great images and videos, which I supplemented with stock drawings to create texture and atmosphere. This is probably one of the most inspiring projects I’ve been lucky enough to work on!

I also do regular advertising print work for them — you can see a couple of posters and leaflets in the gallery above.