I have been neglecting both of my blogs a bit lately, because I have just been so busy that I haven’t had time to do anything other than work, sleep and (occasionally) parent.
I have a queue of work right now, and the very first (almost) finished project to come out of my head down, bum up couple of months is the redesign of Cahoots’ website.
Cahoots have a great product. They produce hard bound photo books from your digital (or scanned) images, and have great software that is really easy to use. They have a number of options, which depend on how involved you would like to be in the process - from downloading the software yourself, designing and sending the finished product through, to having a book maker produce the design and book for you. They also run workshops, which I think is a great idea for people who want to get started but are not really sure how. They also have some great opportunities for Mums who want to work from home and have a knack for design, so be sure to check them out!
This project was delivered in pretty much record time, and I am proud of the result (which, for me is a pretty big ask seeing as I am highly critical of my work!). I worked with Cahoots’ existing branding and style guide to create a fun, practical and clean design that utilises a lot of really cool features, including a Flash flipping book (after all, they sell real books and we needed to get that across), some neat javascript features, and some really cool work with the Joomla templating system.
There are still some of those inevitable "smoothing out" things to do after going live, but be sure to check it out here:
June 6th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Ouch. What is their quality like compared to places like SnapFish and Momento?
June 6th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Supercujo,
I haven’t produced a book myself, but the client tells me that they have better equipment and easier to use software. Of course, the actual design comes down to the end user and how they use the software, plus the quality of the photos used, but the books look and feel really great. The actual print quality is excellent. I am going to be ordering a couple for Christmas gifts this year — and I will most definitely be pushing the software to its limit because I can!
June 8th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Hey Tea
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