Cyber-Duck, a multiple award winning interactive media agency today announced that is has won the prestigious, international Horizon Interactive Award 2009, for the third consecutive year.
London (PRWeb UK) May 21, 2009 — Cyber-Duck, a multiple award winning interactive media agency today announced that is has won the prestigious, international Horizon Interactive Award 2009, for the third consecutive year.
The Horizon Interactive Awards recognise outstanding achievement and excellence in media production, honouring the media projects that demonstrate the highest level of international talent.
Cyber-Duck was awarded the Bronze award in the ‘Company Identity and Self-promotion’ category after judges were impressed by the company’s new AJAX-driven website (http://www.cyber-duck.co.uk) that combines user-orientated design and quirky, vibrant flash animations with clear and concise messages.
The 8th annual Horizon awards, held in the US, received over 2000 entries from 32 countries around the world and nearly all 50 of the US States. An international panel of independent judges included top industry professionals from diverse multi-media, graphic design and marketing backgrounds. They evaluated the entries on the basis of those that presented the best blend of artistry and functionality.
This is the third consecutive year in which Cyber-Duck has won this prestigious accolade. Cyber-Duck first won the Bronze Horizon Interactive award in the ‘Company Identity and Self-promotion’ category back in 2007. In 2008 Cyber-Duck won another Bronze Horizon Interactive Award for its design and development of the Greenworks website (part of the Saint Gobain group) at www.greenworks-energy.co.uk.
Matt Gibson, Head of Production at Cyber-Duck commented, “We are delighted that our creativity has again been recognised by the Horizon Interactive Awards. The Cyber-Duck team is dedicated to consistently maintaining high standards throughout the years and this is the third year in which our efforts have been rewarded by this prestigious accolade. We aim to bring even more to the judging table next year”.
About Cyber-Duck
Cyber-Duck is an award-winning interactive media agency. The company was established in 2001, to fill a gap in the digital agency market, bridging the divide between ‘geeky’ driven web development, usability specialists and agencies offering results based marketing and artistic creativity. By offering all four disciplines under one roof the company has set itself apart from traditional agencies, with innovative user centered creative solutions utilising the latest technological advances.
Cyber-Duck’s ethos is that every interaction should have a meaningful purpose, enticing users to act: buying a product, signing up to a newsletter or distributing a video to their contacts. This delivers tangible results for clients, placing them one step ahead of their competition.
Combined, Cyber-Duck’s ethos and breadth of expertise has resulted in the company being repeatedly recognised as a leader in the digital industry field, winning some of the industry’s most prestigious awards. Last year alone Cyber-Duck won awards at the Horizon Interactive Awards, the Communicator Awards, the W3 Awards, the Europrix Top Talent Awards and the Construction Marketing Awards.
The company’s clients span a wide range of sectors, including household names such as Mastercard and Intel as well as celebrities like Anton Kreil, star of the BBC’s programme ‘Million Dollar Trader’ and Gilev Showband where Alexandra Burke was employed before winning the X-Factor in 2008.
www.cyber-duck.co.uk
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 18, 2009 — Deckpeck (http://www.deckpeck.com) is a unique web service that allows freelance artists and designers the ability to create micro-stores and sell their designs on a variety of products including custom t-shirts, longboards, skateboards, snowboards, messenger bags, custom wheels and art. All orders are printed on demand and a royalty, defined by the user, is paid out on each product sold.
Deckpeck handles all sales from the site including printing, payment processing, shipping, and customer service, so designers can focus on what they do best – designing. All designers have to do is upload their designs and choose which products they’d like to offer their artwork for. Users have their own unique URLs that act as mini-stores in which they can customize the look and feel of the store, even to match their artwork.
In addition, freelance designers can come to the site to have their designs printed for themselves. With the unique custom product builder, anyone, with or without art skills, can easily create their own unique products.
Deckpeck also provides a built-in marketing platform for artists looking to drive traffic to their stores, making advertising easy for designers; with or without a marketing background.
Deckpeck is currently looking for new custom skateboard designers, as well as custom t-shirt designers, and custom snowboard designers. Starting an online store takes about 5 minutes to set up, without any e-commerce hassles and is completely free to designers.
With over 1,000 custom skateboards ready to be purchased, and over 1,000 other products including custom snowboards, longboards, wheels and messenger bags to purchase, Deckpeck is quickly becoming a major player in the e-commerce and freelance design world.
For more information about starting a free online e-commerce store, purchasing their products, or becoming an exclusive deckpeck freelance designer, contact Parker or visit them online at www.deckpeck.com.
About Deckpeck: Deckpeck is an on-demand printing website that allows artists to sell their designs on a variety of products. In addition, individuals can have one-off products printed with no minimums.
Natural Environmental Systems, a distributor on pond supplies and other natural/ organic products, is now selling a variety of windmills for both aesthetic and functional purposes. The functionality of the units are as aeration windmills for ponds and lakes, however they do offer decorative windmills for back yards and gardens. The noteworthiness of this item and company is that they windmills can be customized through powder coating, so customers are no longer limited to just a galvanized steel option. Any part of the windmill from the tower to the blades can be powder coated any color the customer wants, all they really need to do is provide the company with the color or specifically the PMS color code and then specify which color goes where on the windmill. Currently the colors are limited to only two per unit. For an additional level of customized design, the tail fin on the units can be pseonalized to inlcude a company name, logo or anything else that will fit in the space an identifies the windmill with the customer.
At this point in time customer orders must be placed over the phone, but some standard powder coat color designs are available on the website. To learn more visit the Windmill Kits section of the companies website.
Burbank, CA (PRWEB) May 5, 2009 — Be a part of the only dedicated Expo for Animation Talent in the USA–located in the #1 market, Burbank California, this event fills a substantial void by providing highly focused conference programming, workshops, presentations and networking opportunities designed to connect animation artists, studio executives and industry leaders both locally and internationally.
Launched in 2004, The Creative Talent Network (CTN) is a virtual community of animation artists from some of the highest grossing films in the history of animation who come together once a year to showcase their work and connect with other creatives. As the leaders of this community, their mission is to empower the talent and engage with studios and educators. Making meaningful connections that promote talent into positions within the animation, games and surrounding industries is at the heart of what they do.
“Great ideas and meaningful connections are not going to happen in pre-planned meetings as often as they do in the hallways and casual gatherings of creative and talented people!” says Tina Price, founder of CTN and award winning animator, industry pioneer and 24 year former animation professional with the Walt Disney Animation Studios. The CTN Animation Expo is a unique event that brings these creative talents together by providing a collaborative arena in the heart of the animation market to promote employment, education and industry growth — and have some FUN doing it!
Event includes: Artist panels / interviews Special exhibits and demonstrations 2D and 3D demonstrations Speed Talent Recruiting Mixers (have 100 conversations in one weekend) Privileged access Networking Parties Leaders of the Industry Discussions One on One Personal Critiques
“Jobs come and go and projects fail or flourish but the one thing that remains constant is the talent is still talented,” said Tina Price, the Owner of The Creative Talent Network.
Important Links: Online Event Registration: http://www.regonline.com/ctnanimationexpo2009 The CTN Animation Expo Event Site: http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com Online Hotel Reservations: http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/about/travel-housing/ While You’re Here: http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/about/burbank/
CTN Animation Expo (CTN-X) Nov 20-22, 2009 Burbank Convention Center 2500 Hollywood Way Burbank, CA 1-800-604-2238 (USA Toll Free) 1-818-667-3224 (USA Local)
CTN is a self funded community with the support of it’s sponsors and professional members. All profits return to the community in the form of upgraded service, educational programs, promotional tools, inspiring workshops and networking opportunities. CTN events help talented artists connect, get jobs and reach their goals both locally and internationally each and every year with a portion of the proceeds going towards the CTN Scholarship Fund.
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 7, 2009 — SmartDraw.com, maker of SmartDraw, the software that helps you work smarter by communicating visually, today announced that Paul Stannard, founder and CEO of SmartDraw.com, is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year® 2009 Award in the San Diego program. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Stannard was selected as a finalist from hundreds of nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 3, 2009 at the Hyatt La Jolla Regency.
“When I created SmartDraw.com 15 years ago, I wanted to create a software program that would empower any business person to communicate any idea visually,” said Stannard. “Today, more than 15 million downloads later, we’ve created a new era in visual communications. It has been a wonderful journey for me so far, and I’m honored to be recognized.”
SmartDraw helps businesses increase their bottom line by improving communication, refining operations, completing projects on time, and successfully implementing their plans. Whether it’s a flowchart to explain a business process, a Gantt chart to show a project schedule or an organizational chart, SmartDraw is unique because it draws more than 40 different types of visuals for you, including timelines, maps, charts, decision trees and floor plans, resulting in presentation-quality visuals in just minutes. The company’s customers include more than half of the members of the Fortune 500, more than 1,400 health systems, 2,000 K-12 schools and universities, and thousands of law firms, police departments and private enterprises of all sizes.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year awards program celebrates its 23rd anniversary this year. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of The Year national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 14, 2009. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
About SmartDraw.com SmartDraw.com is the creator of SmartDraw, software that helps you work smarter by communicating visually. Because people are six times more likely to retain and understand information presented to them visually, SmartDraw helps businesses increase their bottom line by improving communication, refining operations, completing projects on time, and successfully implementing their plans. Whether it’s a flowchart to explain a business process, a Gantt chart to show a project schedule or an organizational chart, SmartDraw is unique because it draws more than 40 different types of visuals for you, including timelines, maps, charts, decision trees and floor plans, resulting in presentation-quality visuals in just minutes. The company’s customers include more than half of the members of the Fortune 500, 1,400 health systems, 2,000 K-12 schools and universities, and thousands of law firms, police departments and private enterprises of all sizes. In fact, SmartDraw is downloaded more than 3 million times each year. Founded in 1994, SmartDraw.com is a privately-held, San Diego, CA-based company and is part of the Working Smarter Network. For more information or to download a free trial version, please visit www.smartdraw.com.
About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards Program Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
