http://blog.stormcreative.com.au A 'work in progress' report from one of Sydney's busiest creative studios. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:58:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en HANDS ON SYSTEMS WEBSITEType: Website designDetails: Hands-On Systems is an Australian-owned company that specialise in the supply, implementation and support of Microsoft business management systems and Microsoft-Partner IT infrastructure hardware and software, providing their clients with complete IT solutions. They are a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, the highest Microsoft certification, ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=418 INTERACTION DISABILITY SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Type: Annual Report Details: Each year, Storm takes great pleasure in designing and printing the annual report for Interaction Disability Services. IDS is a fantastic organisation which empowers people living with a disability to be fully included in their community and to achieve their greatest possible ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=415 HAVERICK MEATS CHRISTMAS CARD AND CALENDAR 2009 Type: Christmas Card and Calendar Details: Haverick Meats likes to wrap up the year by sending a card and small gift to special customers. This year Storm created a smart knifeline for their card in a cow print which revealed parts of the inside of the ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=401 WEB BANNERS Type: Web Banners Details: Well targeted Web Banners are a great way to get your product out there. We make plenty of these throughout the year - all different shapes and sizes, some static and some animated. They are quick to produce and they can be a really effective ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=392 CAMPARI ALFA ROMEO VEHICLE GRAPHICS Type: Vehicle Graphics Details: Campari recognise that vehicle graphics provide high visibility for a brand, a moving billboard of sorts, and what better car to represent the famously Italian aperitif than a brand new red Alfa Romeo! With that decided, we designed and customised this classy Campari ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=389 BEL BAMBINI Bel Bambini is featured in the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday November 28th 2009, as one of the top 10 Websites in Australia to purchase gifts. Design: Branding, Website, Car Graphics Details: Bel Bambini were referred to Storm Creative earlier this year. Their business is a newly established children's clothing and gift ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=342 OPAL FRIDAY THE 13TH PROMOTION Type: Campaign Details: Creating a campaign using the infamous Friday the 13th to promote Opal’s new drink, Opal and Energy. Without moving too far away from Opal’s established look and feel, we had to create a campaign that would re-vitalise the brand and create excitement for the ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=385 THREE WORDS BY JAMES DAY BRANDING Type: Branding Details: Designing a romantic logo for James Day to represent all aspects of his business. The brief was to design a logo that brought together all of James' specialties including Portrait, Engagement and Wedding photography as well as his new interest in cinematography and ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=378 HAVERICK MEATS ANIMATED EMAIL SIGN-OFFS Type: Designs for three animated email sign-offs Details: Haverick Meats know a great advertising opportunity when they see one! That's why they asked us to design for them a variety of lively email signoffs showcasing their website's live Dry Aged Beef camera, their exclusive stock of Spanish ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=374 BRIDAL SURVIVAL TEMPLATE ADS Type: Advertising – Template press ad development and seasonal updates. Details: A cost effective press ad template to represent Bridal Survival in Wedding Magazines. The art is updated seasonally with new images of the range. Check out the Bridal Survival blog at http://bridalsurvival.com.au/blog/ http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=366 CLOVELLY OPTICAL BRANDING Type: Company re-brand Details: Designing creative approach, developing stationery as initial pieces of collateral & production management. Brief was to design a cheerful, eye-catching brand for our client’s contemporary optical clinic. http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=365 KLIPSE BRANDING Type: Branding - Style guide, trade presenter, stationery, powerpoint template, POS display and cup design. Details: Naming the product, designing creative approach, developing collateral & production management including art directing a product photoshoot. Brief was to design an attention-grabbing, youthful brand for our client's smoothies, frappés and hot drinks. http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=350 We are now offering editable customised E-Flyer templates. This new technology allows you to populate and send your own E-Flyers any time you like, providing you have internet access. We can design just 1 or a variety of templates using your business'unique branding, which you can write straight onto so ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=353 Type: Branding - Stationery Range Details: Concept, development & production management of a highly identifiable, high profile brand for Complete Office Supplies across a wide range of diversified products from pens to copy paper. www.cos.net.au http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=341 UNIQUE INGREDIENTS At the beginning of this year Storm had the opportunity to design a branding scheme for a new Melbourne-based company. Once it launches, "Unique Ingredients" will be importing the premium ingredients from around the world, and supplying boutique wholefood stores throughout greater Melbourne. For this branding project we drew ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=337 'COS CATALOGUE COVER SHOOT Each year 'COS compiles a new major full line Catalogue and Storm again had the privilege of pitching ideas for their front and back covers. We were given a tagline that we were to base our ideas on; "Our vision, the best customer service for office products in the ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=330 TYRRELL'S WINES 150TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL RELEASE 2008 was a special year for Tyrrell's Wines as it marked 150 years since the first vines were planted at Pokolbin in 1858. To celebrate this momentous occasion they singled out three wines for special release. Each wine represented a milestone in the Tyrrell's story and Storm was ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=322 MAGNERS NEW 330ML BOTTLE TRADE PRESENTER & PRESS ADS Storm Creative recently had the privilege to work with Magners Original Cider to launch the new 330ml bottle to the Australian market. To help introduce this handy new bottle, Storm was asked to come up with a killer slogan to head up the campaign. The ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=306 TYRRELL'S WINES PINOT NOIR CHARDONNAY BRUT GIFT BOX Storm has recently had the opportunity to work with Hunter Valley winemakers, Tyrrell’s Wines. To celebrate this family owned winery's 150th anniversary, we have been working with them on a number of special projects. A notable example was the Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brut Gift Box ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=300 INTERACTION DISABILITY SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 2008 Each year, Storm takes great pleasure in designing and printing the annual report for Interaction Disability Services. IDS is a fantastic organisation which empowers people living with a disability to be fully included in their community and to achieve their greatest possible independence and autonomy. ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=292 BUCICH WEBSITE Web design is a very important part of Storms business mix and something that we really enjoy doing. This website for leading interior designer and sculptor Thomas Bucich was designed to draw focus to visuals of his work. The designs and textures found in his interiors speak for themselves, negating the need ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=206 ARCON AUSTRALIA Arcon Australia are a major construction, interiors and project management business who came to Storm in need of a new look. They brought some strong design elements to the table but wanted a more complete brand to really stand out. They have created outstanding landmarks such as King Street Wharf and ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=267 http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=264 Click here to view the new site: www.haverickmeats.com.au http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=257 WHITEHORSE HOTEL WALL GRAPHICS Presented with the challenge of producing a large 2 metre high x 6 metre long wall graphic for the Whitehorse Hotel in Surry Hills that had to be acoustically approved by Bose and also had to hide some noise absorbing materials behind it, we really had to think it ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=254 TRIFORCE CORPORATE STATIONERY The Triforce Group of companies is one of the largest purchasers of IT equipment in Australia, specialising in the procurement and distribution of name brand IT hardware, software and communication equipment. Presented with the opportunity to re-brand the company, Presented with the opportunity to re-brand the company, Storm developed the direction ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=252 OTTO RESTAURANT PHOTOSHOOT Campari International Magazine includes a section each month, dedicated to featuring a top restaurant from around the world. For Issue 21, Storm wrote the copy and shot the images for two double-page spreads featuring Otto Ristorante, Wooloomooloo Wharf, Sydney. We arranged the on-location photo shoot and Art Directed some unique shots ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=194 WHISKY DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD PRESS AD We were recently asked to create a double-page press ad, to be featured in a bar and bartending industry trade magazine, showcasing the portfolio of whiskies carried by one of our clients. The brief was to create an ad aimed at the bar and bartending industry that ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=250 KOKOH Since opening in Wahroonga recently, Kokoh cafe has become a hub of activity. The cafe has had an immediate impact on the Sydney suburb stirring up the locals with its designer look and featuring hand made Belgian Chocolates. Kokoh is another integrated interior and graphic design collaboration between Storm Creative & Thomas Bucich Design. ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=232 1800 TEQUILA TRADE PRESENTER 1800 Tequila is a super-premium Tequila that is made using the same ageing techniques that were used to produce the first expertly-aged tequila in the year 1800, hence its name. We were asked to design a brochure to best highlight the history and quality of 1800 Tequila to ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=213 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LTD PROFILE This beautiful brochure was created for Primary Health Care Ltd. to represent the many facets of the company. It was to be a high-quality production with the purpose of being presented to potential investors and private clinic owners interested in joining the Primary Health Care family. The pages ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=216 BARSHOW EXHIBITION STAND DVD Each year Club Suntory participates in the Australian BarShow, the event at which the Bar and Bartending industry gets together to catch up, exchange ideas and become up to speed with new products. Storm creates DVDs like this for professional exhibition image and presence. This particular DVD, outlines the ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=188 JAGERMEISTER HILUX Every now and again the opportunity to design some vehicle graphics comes our way. Check out these Toyota Hilux Graphics that we did for Jagermeister in conjunction with the Jager Uprising Campaign and the new Jagermeister signage for the Annandale Hotel. COMPLETE OFFICE SUPPLIES VAN FLEET Over the past few years we ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=172 GRAND MARNIER GRAND TRIP PROMOTION Coming up with an entire promotional scheme for Grand Marnier is always a great treat for us at Storm. For this promotion we sifted through the brands meandering history and increasingly prestigious reputation and crafted a promotion that was tailor-made to match this fine liqueur in both luxury ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=154 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LTD SOUTH AUSTRALIA PHOTOSHOOT Creating a diverse image library for all of our clients is something that we focus on at Storm. We find that some of our best designs stem from the thorough visual reference systems that we progressively build up, the longer the client is with ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=158 MARTIN MILLER'S GIN PRESS ADS We were recently approached with the task to improve the award-winning Martin Millers Gins media presence. We put on our British thinking caps and navigated our way to a design solution that would convey the journey undertaken by the makers of Millers, to source the purest water in ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=151 THE SAVE PAGE The brief we received from Affluent Publications was to create a look for The Save Page and all the accompanying items necessary, to explain and promote their concept to prospective advertisers. The idea was to create a vibrant brand that stood apart from cheap-looking voucher-based competitors. The solution ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=144 AVON GRAPHICS WINE BOTTLE GIFT BOX Never before has something made out of mashed up wood become so gloriously refined. The brief was to create a promotional piece for Avon Graphics to show off the exquisite effects, precise detail and diversity of their extensive portfolio of embellishments. Each treatment whether it be the ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=117 STORM ISLAND UNWIND EVENT Last Friday, Storm and some of our clients enjoyed a fun-filled day out on Shark Island on Sydney Harbour. We made friends with the Matilda ferry operator, spread the giant picnic rugs and treated ourselves to some Mediterranean delicacies! Marks individually personalised home brew was a great hit, not ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=115 COMPLETE OFFICE SUPPLIES CATALOGUE The COS Catalogue brief required a complete design overhaul. The look and feel of COS were reconsidered and we worked at producing this extensive catalogue as an introduction to the new style. The catalogue was designed to reinforce the companys family values and Australian pride whilst bringing the ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=19 JAMES DAY PHOTOGRAPHY James Day is a young and talented photographer who came to Storm in order to have us create a new brand for his business that would set him apart from the competition. After spending some time getting to know James, we realised he would need a strong, fresh, funky brand to ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=93 CAMPARI SUMMER CAMPAIGN Campari Summer Campaign collateral for Harpers Bazaar and the Campari Red Passion incentive. http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=21 FRANGELICO PACKAGING 2008 Working with JWC Creative we output a range of collateral and packaging for Frangelico 2008. Have a look for this work in your local Bottle Shop! http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=20 JAGERMEISTER BONUS SHOT GLASS CAMPAIGN PACKAGING THE BRIEF: Create a grungy theme & collateral for a Jagermeister Free shot glass retail promo. THE EXECUTION: After the photoshoot we attacked the style. We grunged it all up with some scratchy graphic and typographic elements and output a successful campaign with a range of collateral. Check ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=57 GLENFIDDICH PR KIT THE BRIEF: Storm was invited to pitch on ideas and directions for the Glenfiddich PR Kit. We had to convey a number of important messages in the 1 kit that we had to communicate within the client's budget. 1. 'Every Year Counts' in the maturation process of ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=18 JAGERMEISTER BONUS SHOT GLASS CAMPAIGN THE BRIEF: Create a grungy theme & collateral for a Jagermeister Free shot glass retail promo. THE EXECUTION: Working with Jager's Live Loud branding, we shot a Fender guitar & some big Marshall amps with the product and shots glasses on top to facilitate the idea of rocking out ... http://blog.stormcreative.com.au/?p=5