Building on the successful launch of the ay-pe website. The guys in York requested an update recently. So we thought we’d have some fun!
Given the hand-drawn nature of ay-pe’s latest and greatest project; an animated flip-book telling the story of the cultural history at Clitheroe Castle. Ay-pe asked if we could reflect the look and feel of their AV production and bring some movement to the page.
We love the concept of things coming ‘full circle’ here at madewithpixels. So when we were offered an opportunity to re-think, enhance and re-launch an award-winning website for a major visitor attraction that we’d been involved with more than a decade ago. We thought all our birthdays had come at once.
Creswell Crags on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire borders is one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe and is currently working towards ‘World Heritage’ Status – a label that would see it ranked alongside historical luminaries such as Stonehenge and the Pyramids.
A Limestone Gorge, Cave System, Country Park, Wildlife Reserve, Museum and Visitor Attraction; Creswell Crags, it’s object collections, research, exhibitions and website are supported (most notably) by the British Museum, who’s curator of pre-history; Jill Cook had a large hand in conceiving and planning. In the early nineties I’d worked on the team that put the original site and its award winning content together. Now, more than ten years later – we’d get to improve upon the design, enhance the content and introduce some new ideas of our own.
This post – has been a long time coming.
You, the reader (ha!) may be forgiven for being less than enthusiastic about this little corner of t’world wide t’interweb. Especially were you to be expecting relevant, cutting commentary, satire and repartee regarding the state of play for graphic designers in todays digital marketplace. In fact I’m ashamed to admit that the obligatory madewithpixels weblog is now more than twelve months old and contains no more than a few rambling posts from my tired old mind about subjects as closely related to graphic design as I am to Genghis Khan.
Continuing the live music theme, and totally ignoring the original intent of this blog, I felt compelled to post today after witnessing another sublime musical miracle at the hands of rising star and demi-god of modern folk music, the awesome Frank Turner (myspace).
In preparation for his support slot for The Holloways (myspace) last night at Leeds University Union, Mr Turner Esq wowed a largely impromptu audience with a short but oh so sweet set on the grass outside the venue during a fire alarm incident.
Belting out three numbers from his albums, with a much appreciated and spine-tingling (but hardly necessary given his vocal talents) helping hand from his devoted Leeds following, he finished up with an acoustic rendition of Abba’s Dancing Queen; much to the delight of all.
Considering an extremely large, very busy Student Union building had emptied in a matter of minutes, it’s fair to say that many of the audience had no idea just what the hell was going on. Of course, everyone sang along to Dancing Queen. Just as the sun went down on a crisp and sunny Yorkshire evening. So I’d like to take this opportunity to doff my cap to Mr Frank Turner and Co; moments like these are gold dust.
Once the all clear was given, Frank and the rest of the band finished the set indoors, ripping the roof off as they finished a cracking set, such great songs, such a great band. However, personally, I’d have paid just to see the grassy knoll incident!
Video footage after the jump.