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28 October 2011
Institute of Design in Ireland Awards 2011
We are celebrating our second award of the week!
The Temple Bar Gallery + Studios website was awarded an IDI Irish Design Award for Website Design at the 13th annual IDI Design Awards took place on Thursday 27th October in The Sugar Club, Dublin.
The Temple Bar Gallery + Studios website, created by Karen Hanratty of Pixel Design, was launched in May 2011 alongside a rebrand for the organisation, designed by David Joyce of Language.
The website allows users to access up-to-date information on TBG+S’s activities from gallery exhibitions to studio opportunities. It also contains information about TBG+S’s participatory education programme, and an extensive archive of past activities. Visitors to the website can sign up to the mailing list to receive information via email about upcoming events and a quarterly newsletter.
The Grand Prix went to Read Assist designed by Gregory Tobin and Honora Egan for Spear Technologies. Other awards on the night included the IDI Lifetime Award, presented to Brian Stephens of Design Partners and Special Outstanding Contribution to Design in Ireland to the Pivot Dublin Team
The Institute of Designers in Ireland is the only professional body representing the interests of all Irish design disciplines. Its function is to promote high standards of design, to foster professionalism and to emphasise the designer’s responsibility to society, to the client and to each other. The winners of the awards will also be included in the Best of Irish Design Handbook which will be distributed throughout the year as an illustration of the high calibre of design talent we have on the island of Ireland.
The Awards are supported by Enterprise Ireland, RTÉ, SDL and Miele.
The full list of winners, highly commended and commended entries can be seen at idi-design.ie/designawards
24 October 2011
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios wins Best Arts Website at IWA 2011
The Temple Bar Gallery + Studios website developed by Pixel Design has been awarded Best Arts Website at the 2011 Realex Payments Web Awards which were held at the Mansion House Dublin last Saturday. Thank you to the Web Awards team for organising another excellent night and congratulations to all this years winners.
View the full list of winners at webawards.ie
18 October 2011
12 Points Website Launched
We have just launched a new website for 12 Points!
Each year the 12 Points Festival showcases 12 young, creative and ambitious artists in jazz and related music from all points on the continent, promoting emerging artists and bringing their music to new audiences.
View the site at www.12points.ie
10 October 2011
Irish Web Awards 2011
We were very pleased to hear that we’ve been nominated for 3 Irish Web Awards.
We’re in the Best Arts Website category for the website we developed for for Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, in the Most Beautiful Website in Ireland category for the website we designed for Fire Station Artists' Studios and Pixel Design has been nominated the Web Agency of the Year category.
Thanks to our wonderful clients and to the judges, best of luck to everyone nominated. Our fingers are crossed for the awards ceremony next weekend.
The full list of finalists is available at webawards.ie
14 October 2011
IDI Design Awards 2011
We are delighted the Temple Bar Gallery + Studios website has been shortlisted for the Institute of Designers in Ireland Design Awards 2011.
The awards are judged by an international panel of juror, which this year included Don Wilson, John Jenkins, Jonathan Barnbrook, Jos Buivenga, Kees Spanjers, Nic Benns & Miki Kato from MOMOCO.
Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 27 October.
www.idi-design.ie/designawards
06 September 2011
In the Pipeline
We are working on some exciting projects this Autumn including a new website for Mermaid Arts Centre, 12 Points Jazz Music Festival, and Glor Theatre, Ennis. We are also delighted to have been recently awarded the contract of the design and development of the new DIT Students Union website.
02 August 2011
Recent Work
We have launched a few new websites for small and medium sized Irish businesses over the summer...
Isabelle Coyle is a Dublin based Wedding and Portrait photographer - you can now view her beautiful work in the online portfolio.
www.isabellecoylephoto.com
Anima architects offer quality design and tailored solutions for those wishing to improve and enhance their surroundings.
www.anima.ie
Horizon Environmental are an Irish company specialising in Liquid Waste, Hazardous Waste and Drain Maintenance, the new website gives a clear guide to their full range of services.
www.horizonenvironmental.ie
These websites include an easy to use content management system for the clients to update key content on their websites in-house.
Image © Temple Bar Gallery + Studios
12 May 2011
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Website Launched
The new website, visual identity and artistic programme 2011 / 2012 for Temple Bar Gallery + Studios was launch on Thursday 12 May 2011 by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Established in 1983 by a group of artists, Temple Bar Gallery + Studio (TBG+S) has has played an important role in Ireland’s visual arts infrastructure for 28 years now. TBG+S comprises 30 studios for professional working artists and curators and a contemporary art gallery. Its mission is to provide subsidised workspaces to artists, to present progressive and ambitious work by contemporary Irish and international visual artists and to promote the knowledge and mediation of contemporary visual art.
Pixel Design worked with TBG+S to design and develop the new look website, integrating the new visual identity created by Language. The website showcases the current studio artists and upcoming exhibitions and educational events taking place.
www.templebargallery.com
24 March 2011
Pixel Design Named One of Constant Contact’s 2010 All Stars
We’ve been named a small business All Star by Constant Contact!
Constant Contact® awards the All Star each year to top performers and most prolific user of its tools, using Constant Contact’s email marketing, event marketing, social media marketing, or survey products.
A BIG thank you to all our clients.
17 January 2011
Music Generation - Ireland’s National Music Education Programme Website Launched
Music Generation, the U2 and Ireland Funds supported National Music Education Programme, was officially unveiled today (Jan 17). Initiated by Music Network, the national agency for music development, Music Generation aims to help children and young people to access music education in their own locality.
The new Music Generation website is designed to be user-friendly and give visitors easy access find out information about the programme and how to get involved. Pixel Design worked with Music Generation on the development of the new website, which is designed to be user-friendly and give visitors easy access find out information about the programme and how to get involved.
www.musicgeneration.ie
15 December 2010
Year of Craft 2011 - Major initiative to support craft on the island of Ireland.
The Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) and Craft Northern Ireland (Craft NI) have designated 2011 as Year of Craft. The year marks the 40th anniversary of the Crafts Council of Ireland and will be celebrated through a diverse range of dynamic events and programmes at home and abroad to showcase the very best of craft made on the island of Ireland.
The Year of Craft 2011 programme was announced in today (Dec 15) by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe, T.D. It was also announed that President Mary McAleese will be Patron of Year of Craft 2011.
Pixel Design has designed a dedicated website for the Year of Craft initiative which will be promote the events taking place and raise awareness of the craft sector in Ireland. The website includes the facility for craft makers and event organisers to upload their events to be featured on the website.
www.craftinireland.com
08 November 2010
'Best Website' Award for Kilkenny Arts Festival
Kilkenny Arts Festival has won one of the top awards at The Carlton Best of Festivals Awards for the 2010 festival website designed by Pixel Design.
The Festival Marketing Awards are run in association with the Association of Irish Festival Events (AOIFE).
Kilkenny Arts Festival, which will be hosting it’s 38th Annual event from 05-14 August 2011, brings the best in Irish and international visual art, classical music, theatre and dance, jazz, world & traditional Irish music, literature, film, architecture, indie music, craft and children’s events, for 10 days each summer.
Other festival awarded for marketing excellence on the night were; Dublin Pride Festival, Kinsale Arts Week, Earwig Arts Festival, Roola Boola, with Art Trail taking the top prize for best overall festival marketing.
www.kilkennyarts.ie
www.aoifeonline.com
29 October 2010
Fire Station Artists' Studios and Kilkenny Arts Festival website commended at the IDI Irish Design Awards 2010
After reaching the finalists of the IDI Irish Design Awards 2010 two Pixel Design websites' Kilkenny Arts Festival and Fire Station Artists' Studio were commended in the Website Design category.
The IDI Design Awards 2010 took place in Dublin City Hall on Thursday 28th October. Awards were presented in five categories: Interior & Exhibition Design, TV / Theatre / Film Design, Visual Communications, Multimedia Design and Product Design. The full list of winners will be available shortly at www.idi-design.ie/designawards.
The Awards are organised by the Institute of Designers in Ireland and are an occasion to celebrate the excellent standard of design achieved by designers on the island of Ireland each year.
07 October 2010
Irish Web Awards Finalists Announced
We are delighted KilkennyArts.ie has made it to the finalists of the Irish Web Awards 2010 in the Best Arts Website category. Websites are judged on a wide range of criteria including; ease of navigation, quality of content and use of appropriate language, consistency and quality of design, accessibility and compatibility across browsers and overall engagement with the user. The winners will be annoucned on October 16th.
http://webawards.ie
Pixel Design receives Constant Contact Email Marketing All Star Award for 2009
We are delighted to be named a Constant Contact All Star for 2009 which has been awarded in recognition of the high standard and success of Email Marketing Campaigns we have designed and sent on behalf of our clients.
An All Star is awarded to a business partner in special recognition for their email marketing success and continued commitment to best practices for every campaign sent. This is measured on a number of criteria including; bounce rate, open rate, click through rate and recieveing no compliance related complaints. Only 15% of Constant Contact partners meet this standard of excellence each year.
Contact us to discucss how we can help you successfully market your business online with Constant Contact.
Pixel Design is delighted to launch a new website for love:live music, Ireland’s first National Music Day
02 March 2010
Love:live music, Ireland’s first National Music Day, takes place on Friday April 16th 2010 and is coordinated by Music Network in association with RTÉ lyric FM and supported by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism.
The love:live music website is designed to promote the events taking place and includes an online registration form for musicians and event organisers to post their own events to the website.
The website can be viewed at www.lovelivemusic.ie
Dance Ireland website designed by Pixel Design wins Best Arts Website Award at the Irish Web Awards
12 October 2009
We are very proud to have picked up a Web Award last weekend at the 2009 Realex Payments Irish Web Awards for our work on the Dance Ireland website which caught the Judges’ eye in the Best Arts Website category.
We are delighted to received this recognition from the Irish Web Awards, which were created to be an open and transparent way of celebrating the best of the Irish Web each year. This year over 500 websites were nominated by 700 people. 86 judges judged these websites and 350 people turned up to the Radisson Hotel on the night of the 10th October to celebrate.
View the full list of awards winners here.
The shortlist for the 2009 Realex Payments Irish Web Awards has been announced
25 September 2009
We are delighted that the Dance Ireland website and DIT website have been shortlisted for the 2009 Irish Web Awards.
Visit the full list of nominees here.
Pixel Design has just launched new website for Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI).
24 June 2009
Pixel Design has created a new website for GeSCI, an international not-for-profit organisation providing assistance to developing countries seeking to harness the potential of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to improve their education systems.
The site contains information on the activities of GeSCI and creates an online community for all those working with the organisation worldwide.
Visit the website at www.gesci.org
Pixel Design launches new website for Dance Ireland
03 April 2009
Pixel Design has launched the new website for Dance Ireland - the representative body for professional dance in Ireland.
The new website is an online resource for professional dance artists in Ireland and includes and online directory of members, where each member had an individual page featuring a profile, images and contact details. There is also an events calendar showing up to date information on upcoming dance classes and performances.
The website includes a custom built content management system which allows Dance Ireland to easily update their news and events.
Visit the website at www.danceireland.ie
Pixel Design founder wins Web Designer Excellence award
06 November 2008
Karen Hanratty, founder of Pixel Design, has won the Web Designer Excellence award at the Irish Internet Association's 2008 Net Visionary Awards ceremony.
Karen was nominated for the Web Designer Excellence award because she, "consistently offers sound advice on web design and ancillary website components, often complimented by clients."
The awards, which were presented on 30th October 2008, are designed to celebrate business people with a unique vision for the future of the internet in Ireland.
Following an initial round of public nominations, a panel of eight internet business experts whittled the entries down to a shortlist of four. The judging process then concluded with an online vote.
The award is the latest recognition of the outstanding work from Pixel Design, which prides itself on creating simple and stylish websites. In 2008, two of its website designs Poetry Ireland and Light House Cinema, were shortlisted for the 2008 Irish Web Awards.
For further information please or contact Karen on 01 4005028.
www.iia.ie/net-visionary
Pixel Design Shorlisted for Net Visionary Award
30 September 2008
Pixel Design has been nominated for Web Designer Excellence in the 2008 IIA and Enterprise Ireland Net Visionary Awards. The award ceremony will take place on 30th October 2008.
www.iia.ie/net-visionary
24 September 2008
We are delighted that two Pixel Design websites have been shortlisted for the 2008 Irish Web Awards.
Poetry Ireland
www.poetryireland.ie
Light House Cinema
www.lighthousecinema.ie
Pixel website and A&D graphics open Kilkenny Arts Festival
Source: Design Week | Published: 07 August 200
This week sees the opening of the Kilkenny Arts Festival, Ireland, showcasing work by a raft of designers and artists.
It aims to promote local talent and encourage international artists in the fields of visual art, music and drama to display their work in Kilkenny from 8-17 August. It is funded by the Arts Council and local councils in Kilkenny.
Consultancy Pixel Design has created the website - www. kilkennyarts.ie - which went live in July, and graphics group A&D has created the printed promotional material.
Both consultancies are basing their designs on images created by the illustrator for this year's festival, Ale Mercado. The Spanish designer-illustrator found inspiration in the festival's main parade, Helios II, named after the Greek sun god, and used an orange and yellow colour scheme (pictured). The website design highlights the 50 events at the festival. Pixel's creative director Karen Hanratty says, 'One of the challenges in creating the website is we have to keep refreshing the concept to encourage people to keep returning.'
New features this year include a link to artists' MySpace and YouTube sites, and a video of the 2007 festival. Pixel was appointed three years ago to work on the website following an unpaid credentials pitch to the festival committee, headed by chief executive officer Damian Downes.
A&D is designing all print material including the festival's 64-page information booklet, the visual arts catalogue and the music and theatre programmes, as well as creating posters, flyers and window stickers.
The consultancy was appointed following a ten-year ongoing relationship with the festival organisers.
A panel of curators will organise events across a number of arts strands. The visual arts section will be curated by Hugh Mulholland, the owner of Belfast gallery The Third Space. Artists and sculptors involved include Mary McIntyre, Mark Garry, Richard Mosse and Brian Hand.
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