06-21-08
After working on some logos for jovoto, being an active participant in the community and winning the Logo contest, they invited me to work with them on the Corporate Communication and the re-design of the actual site.
It is actually a challenging project for Gimmicklab thought designing for designers is not an easy task. So I’ll be working with them for a while until the project is up and running, but always keeping an eye on what’s happening in Gimmicklab. Thought there is lots of work to do there and even Sergio and Marcel are working with us now, you always have to keep an eye on your baby.
There are many ideas flowing in my head on how to design the Jovoto website but I need time to get a wider overview on how create an interface that will not only be attractive but also usable and appealing for creatives.
My main aim will be to deliver a design that will act as a carrier of ideas rather than a design itself. So that will mean hours and hours of synthesizing and simplifying, getting rid of all unnecessary elements, categorizing, differentiating, structuring… And when it’s done, start all over again thought there is always a simpler way to design.
So, hands to work and I’ll post the re-design of the site. It will of course be open to comments.
06-19-08
The HAUP, that stands for The Hydroponic Artsy Urban Project has just started in the jovoto platform. The community is presenting some really cool stuff already, but there is still time until the 23rd of July.
What they want from you is that you design the next winter collection 09/10 for Hydroponic. A surf, snow and skate brand form Spain that has been going since year 2000.
The reward is really interesting, you can win a 1st prize of $1000 (650€), a 2nd of $500 (325€) and 4 more of $250 (160€). But if you design is chosen, even if you won the 1st prize, you’ll get an extra $250 (160€) form Hydroponic for the rights to print it.
It’s a really nice inactive by Hydroponic though it proves that they are willing to try new stuff. Just like in their communication. Examples would be the Hydroponic Banner they did for the WSS contest, and the advertising they did for magazines that won a Silver Sun in the San Sebastian Festival.
Keep on going Hydronic!
06-10-08
I’m really happy to announce that the Jovoto community decided that my logo Global Thinking 2 was the best logo for the platform. I was really convinced it represented it perfectly but it was up to everyone to decide.
I want to thank everyone that voted for my idea thought I really like it. Let’s see if now the guys at Jovoto finally take it and if they make me work a lot on it.
This has been a really cool experience. Seeing how a community reacts to ideas through a contest set in the web site. There has been many people talking about addiction, which I have to admit as well, for a while I was checking the site every 5 minutes, commenting, rating… Buf… Crazy!
But the overall experience has been really good and I really want to thank Jovoto for such a cool site.
Congrats to them!
06-02-08
Looks like the Jovoto contest is closed and we still have some time to vote the best ideas. Let’s see what happens at the end. I’m really enthusiastic about it thought I have 2 ideas in the first places: Global thinking 2 and Out of the box.
I really like Global thinking 2, it clearly represents the community. It might need some work anyway but i guess it has some good chances to win the contest. I uploaded some videos presenting my ideas (in the park…). But in the end, as they say, it’s up to the community to decide who wins the prizes. So let’s see what happens in the following days.
