Keeping you up to date with what’s new in the world of Big Blue Dog, what we think’s cool, what we think’s not
and other stuff we just think’s worth sharing.
Posted 23rd June 2010
We are excited with the challenge of building a dynamic new website for Ayr's top nightclub and bar/diner. The Club de Mar and West of the Moon have commissioned Big Blue Dog to design and develop a website showcasing the entertainment available in the town. The Club de Mar is one of Ayrshire's top venues and attracts all age groups for quality late night entertainment. West of the Moon offers great food both inside and in the large outside terrace and also live music on a weekly basis.
Posted 23rd June 2010
Ayrshire's first Aesthetic Clinic has now opened in Wellington Square. We have managed all branding, promotional material, advertising and website design and development for the Clinic. Our brief was to create a brand that reflected the unique nature of the business, being both a clinical and beauty environment. We are delighted with the finished results and now feel like experts in wrinkle reduction - may come in handy!
The clinic specislises in the most advanced treatments for skin problems, age management body treatments and laser hair removal. Discreet and personal, the clinic offers a full range of age management (anti-ageing) and aesthetic treatments, to give you fantastic, younger looking skin. As well as age management, the clinic also specialises in treatments for problem prone skin, achieving excellent results for clients with acne, amelan pigmentation, rosacea and many more skin problems.
This will be one of the most advanced skin clinics in the UK, offering superb treatments for Botox® / Dermal Fillers, Thread Veins / Leg Veins, Microdermabrasion and now Mesotherapy, Cellulite and Teeth Whitening.
BOTOX® involves a series of targeted injections that relax the muscles where their activity causes lines and wrinkles. The result is smoother, younger looking skin.
Dermal fillers are used to fill in lines and wrinkles caused by the aging process. These lines can be caused by environmental damage, poor lifestyle choices and sun damage, or simply as a result of the way we use our facial muscles.
The new Zoom! 45 Minute In-Chair Tooth Whitening system is a revolutionary tooth whitening procedure. It's safe, effective and fast, very fast. In just under an hour, your teeth will be noticeably whiter.
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Posted 23rd June 2010
We have just completed a new marketing campaign for Sexual Health Ayr (SHAYR) which will promote the new website as the place to go for information and advice on good sexual health. We had some fun with creative concepts for this one, but had to keep some for our eyes only. The client favoured our concept created with computer mice which is strong, eye catching and re-inforces the online resource. We will be launching the new website soon - watch this space...
Posted 27th May 2010
Design and development is underway for Focalpoint in Hillington's new online shop. We were delighted to have won the account to design a fully content managed, e-commerce website for the large home interiors company from Glasgow. Focalpoint have focused on fires and fireplaces for several years, building a strong reputation for the quality of products and service they deliver. The new website will feature fire surrounds, fires and stoves as well as freestanding kitchen and bathroom furniture and bespoke wardrobe doors hand made in their workshop.
Posted 1st April 2010
April 1st and BMW has once again come out with some innovative ads that prove for once and all that the Germans do have a sense of humour. We love this clever ad, aimed at the upcoming election fever....
“ELECTION fever is well under way in the UK, with just days to go before the PM calls the next election. BMW has thus pulled a smart one – by allowing customers to ’show their true colours’ by colour-coding their cars’ BMW Roundel. The Political Roundel Attachment Tag comes in 3 prime colours – red for Labour, blue for Conservative, yellow for Liberal Democrats. This allows alignment with the major UK political parties."
We really wish we had come up with this one!
Posted 10th February 2010
We have moved into town! We are delighted with our new studio at 24 Wellington Square, Ayr, which puts us firmly in the heart of the local business community and very close to our favourite coffee shop - Beanscene. Looking forward to the hot summer that's coming and enjoying lunch in the square or sitting down the seafront.
The studio is part of an early 19th century townhouse with fantastic period features, high ceilings and plenty of natural light which helps in those dark Ayrshire days when we're looking for inspiration to design another top ranking website. There's plenty of parking outside and around the square, although you are required to put a voucher in your window to keep the local warden at bay. Just park up and pop in to the studio and we'll give you a voucher so you can relax and enjoy a coffee as we show you what Big Blue Dog can add to your business.
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Posted 12th February 2010
Following the success of electronics company Etek Europe in the UK and Eastern Europe, they are now about to launch an American division. Big Blue Dog are proud to handle the European marketing and design and have now been commissioned to design and develop their website for Etek USA.
Big Blue Dog have been Etek's design and marketing company since its inception in 2006, creating a strong brand that has helped with the astounding growth. Etek supply products and services to the European Electronics industry from x-ray machines to inline printers and are expanding their success into the vast American market. Big Blue Dog are beginning with some market research and will then develop a new brand for the USA Division before beginning the new website design process.
With a bit of luck, we'll even manage a trip or two across the pond!
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Posted 14th February 2010
When approached by Eileen Granger for a new website to raise funds for CLIC Sargent, we were delighted to be able to help. Eileen is a leading volunteer for CLIC Sargent, having raised more than £120,000 to date.
A brief summary of Eileen's remarkable journey...."Three years later our family was complete with the birth of our gorgeous son Ross, in July 2003. Like Chloe-Anne he hardly ever cried, until.........
Ross was diagnosed with cancer in June 2004. Every parent's worst nightmare. Thankfully, our little boy survived, going into remission in April 2005. We received so much support from children's cancer charity, CLIC Sargent. Thinking back, I remember having their collecting cans on the counter of the shop, never imagining that I would ever need their support.
It's payback time, I thought. CLIC Sargent helped us so much, I wanted to give them something in return. Yummy Mummy is a national fundraisng event for CLIC Sargent, so I decided this was an ideal opportunity to raise some money for the charity. I organised a coffee morning, with the help of my family and friends. I got such a buzz from this. I wanted to do something esle."
To read more on this remarkable woman or donate to CLIC Sargent, go to www.rossgranger.co.uk
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Posted 14th February 2010
Following a tender, we were pleased to have been chosen to design a new site for the Swanick Writers School - the UK's premier school for both amateur and professional writers. The site will be ready to launch early April 2010.
The committee at Swanick are looking for a new website that engages the user with interactivity, has detailed online booking forms, a writers Blog and full content management system to enable their team to keep the content up to date. The website design that we proposed surpassed the expectations and now we have started the design and development process to hit the soft launch date.
The Writers’ Summer School has been captivating and inspiring writers for 61 years now. Known simply as ‘Swanwick’ to writers the world over, the school is an unmissable opportunity to learn new skills or hone existing ones. From beginners to best-sellers, poets to playwrights, journalists to songwriters, this is THE school to attend if you are serious about writing
We'd better make sure our spellcheck is on!
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Posted 17th February 2010
After a few weeks on trial in our studio, we can happily say that the new mouse from Apple really is ‘magic’. Unlike using the scroll wheels on many (most?) of today's mice, the simple move of gliding your fingers up and down the mouse feels more natural and just works better. Almost worth the £58?
Here's what Apple say about it....
"Make one great gesture after another.
Multi-Touch technology on the iPhone and iPod touch introduced a breakthrough way to interact with your content. Magic Mouse, with its Multi-Touch surface, does the same thing for your Mac. When you use gestures, it’s as if you’re touching what’s on your screen. For instance, swiping through web pages in Safari gives you the feeling of flicking through pages in a magazine. And scrolling with Magic Mouse isn’t your everyday scrolling. It supports momentum scrolling (similar to iPhone and iPod touch), where the scrolling speed is dictated by how fast or slowly you perform the gesture.
Magic Mouse connects to your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology, so there’s no wire or separate adapter to worry about. Pair Magic Mouse with your Mac and enjoy a reliable and secure connection up to 33 feet away. When you combine Magic Mouse with the Apple Wireless Keyboard, you create a workspace free of annoying cables."
Even if all the tech stuff doesn't do it for you, you have to admit, it looks pretty cool!
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