http://virtuallyhandmade.com/ Latest news from virtuallyhandmade.com en http://virtuallyhandmade.com/ http://virtuallyhandmade.com/ Latest news from virtuallyhandmade.com TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:36:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/intergeneration-launched/ design virtually handmade Intergeneration.ch. Responsible for all design work, we are happy to see this ambitious project going live. At the annoncement, Pascale Bruderer Wyss stated: “Wherever young and old meet, the enormous potential within our society is especially evident. It is wonderful that so many towns, organisations and even individual people have recognised this fact, and devote their time – mostly in a voluntary capacity – to this issue. As a result, there are many fascinating projects going on in Switzerland that encourage communication between the generations and provide all sorts of opportunities for exchanging ideas. On this site you will be able to discover the inter-generation projects that are on offer in your area, and how you can get actively involved. But that’s not all; you will also be able to learn about projects all around the country, assess their value, exchange ideas about them with other people, make new acquaintances and launch new ideas together.” - quote from Amazee-Blog
If you’re interested in finding out more, go and check Intergeneration.ch!]]> Design Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:36:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/moving-in-with-ia/ a short update from our office Information Architects gave us some space in their gorgeous office. iA is well-known for their annual Web Trend Map. Still amazed by the location, we're starting off into 2010.]]> Random Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:23:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/design-for-doodlecom/ design virtually handmade release came along with two new product pages. The icons used on doodle.com's front page and product pages are virtually handmade. Product pages: premium version | corporate version More info: Blogpost | Press release]]> Design Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:31:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/man-made-clock/ blogged on an art installation ]]> Random Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:34:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/break-the-sonic-barrier/ blogged on an art installation ]]> Random Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:28:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/fresh-products-1/ blogged on marketing ]]> Ads Marketing Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:00:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/the-fun-theory/ blogged on an initiative http://thefuntheory.com/]]> Random Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:17:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/transpose-the-right-message/ blogged on marketing ]]> Ads Marketing Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:15:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/product-idea-secret-know/ blogged on a nice idea ]]> Design Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:36:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/catch-attention/ blogged on selling silnt website, we were really amazed. When you are attending an event, handing out business card every few minutes, how can you make sure that the opponent memorises your face? Slint helps you with a great entry: the business card. ]]> Design Marketing Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:26:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/microsoft-on-the-future/ blogged on future products ]]> Marketing Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:31:00 -0800 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/google-doodles/ blogged on brand adaptation Google Doodle' was published in Aug 1998 to inform users that the whole Google team is out-of-office: if something is wrong with our page, we cannot fix it. We are at the Burning Man Festival. Hence, the original purpose of these adaptations was for corporate communications. Already the second logo adaptation was to wish Google's users a happy Thanksgiving. From Nov 1998 onwards, Google institutionalized these holiday logos to celebrate a certain event in science, history, or society. According to Interbrand, the Google logo is the 7th most valuable brand in 2009. For this reason, marketing managers would generally advise against any logo adaptation. Google changes this famous brand very often. According to Michael Lopez, the man who draws these logos, he does not have a specific guideline, which event is published next. Still, Google adapts its logo wisely and achieves basically three things: Publicity: every time Google publishes a logo that does not make sense, bloggers and media write about it. The mystery about a Google Doodle in Korea is one example for this. Localization: holiday logos are also published on local Google pages to celebrate a local person, an event or national day (example). Refreshment of the brand: by surprise, users are reminded of Google's brand, since something unusual appears on their starting page. While looking at it, users discover the Google letters in it again and are actively memorizing it once more. Lopez does great work, in my view, as he takes a piece of modern art, a machine or a famous spot on earth and merges it with the Google logo. As Google's legal statement does not allow is to publish our favorite Google holiday logos, here are the links: Google's 11th Birthday Oktoberfest Qi Xi Galileo Orsted Perseids Moonlanding Pinocchio Miracle at Berne Tetris Popov Pollock http://www.google.com/logos/oktoberfest09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/qixi09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/galileo09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/orsted09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/perseids09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/moonlanding09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/pinocchio09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/miracleatberne09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/tetris09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/popov09.gif http://www.google.com/logos/pollock09.gif]]> Marketing Design Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:54:00 -0700 http://virtuallyhandmade.com/blog/article/what-were-up-to-at-vhmlabs/ a short update from our office projects. Our own ideas and projects are still in the pipeline, but hey: everybody has to start somewhere ;-).]]> VHMprojects Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:00:00 -0700