The Gloo

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From our friends at JonesChijoff:

“Igloo have been the creative brains behind the website for the Paper Plane Academy. They have turned a very ordinary looking splash page into an exciting, interactive & playful site that directly hits its mark with its intended audience. The site is the essence of what the Paper Plane Academy is about & sets the bar high for the actual workshop. Igloo’s professional, collaborative & responsive approach has been a highlight in putting the PPA together. We look forward to working with them again in the future. The site www.paperplaneacademy.com went live last week, so check it out & sign up before spaces run out.”

igloo has been appointed by Mazda Australia as its new digital agency.

igloo was successful in winning the Mazda business in a competitive pitch which comprised a shortlist of five leading digital agencies.

Igloo, founded in 1994, specialises in collaborating with clients to provide strategic and innovative digital solutions that achieve measurable results.

It was this innovative approach that impressed Mazda and led the manufacturer of Australia’s number one small car to choose igloo to deliver the next generation of digital to a new generation of Mazda customers.

Andrew Englisch, igloo chief executive and co-founder comments: “We are very excited to be collaborating with Mazda to develop some amazing new digital initiatives. Our pioneering and strategic approach will help Mazda to continue to build on their leading position in the Australian automotive market.”

Mazda is Australia’s top-selling full-line importer of motor vehicles, accounting for over 8 percent of the Australian market. The Mazda3 continues to make in-roads with new car buyers and has just been named the country’s highest-selling small car and number two passenger car overall.

Alastair Doak, National Marketing Manager at Mazda Australia said: “We are looking forward to working closely with igloo to deliver an engaging and informative experience for new and existing Mazda customers.

igloo works with nationally recognised brands from the media, entertainment, leisure, hospitality and now automotive sectors.

We all communicate ideas to others - and often we seek to reinforce an idea within ourselves. Using graphical notation - essentially, roughing out an idea as a hand drawn sketch - is a prefect way to explore any idea.

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I’m sure all of you have heard of the Swine Flu and the number of death cases around the world. Serious stuff. I’ve already seen a few people down on Swanston Street wearing surgical masks on the street. I’ve spotted a Burberry plaid print and a even a Hello Kitty print. Tacky. What I’ve stumbled on the web is some pretty cool art styles on these masks. If you got to protect yourself, do it with style!

See more at Gizmodo.

igloo is happy to be part of a collaboration - the Paper Plane Academy - created by our mate Carl from JonesChijoff. Red Noise (graphic design) BVN Interior design and Mothers Art (set design) are also part of the project which is part of State of Design 2009. As soon as a site is up we will update you!

I recently found this useful site Variable Grid System that will make your sites pixel perfect! Just type in the width of your site and the number of columns you want and it will automatically spit out your column width in pixels. Your developer will love you for this!

The entries for the Drinking Nightmare Short Film Competition are in. The judges have narrowed down 6 finalists and the end results are fantastic!  Check out drinkingnightmarefilms.com.au to vote for the winner and you can enter the draw to win $5,000 cash!

We’ve seen many websites these days offering their sponsors a “takeover” on their homepage. This is nothing new, images running on the side, sponsor logos on the right of the page….but Honda’s Let It Shine campaign takeover (together with Vimeo) takes the meaning of a “takeover” to a whole new level. Its possibly the best interactive takeover I’ve seen and leaves a smile on your face!

Click here to get the full experience.

This isn’t exactly new, but for those who haven’t seen it… play around with Miltos’ and Aaron’s Man In The Dark.