The three wineries of the group needed an aesthetic approach to expose their individual personalities and uniqueness. This resulted in evolution of three uniquely designed websites, each with their own distinct charms that aimed at reflecting their retrospective brands and clientele.
March 2, 2012
Tags: Custom CMS, Manly Wine, Responsive Web Design, Symphony, The Gazebo, The Keystone Group, The Winery, Tumblr
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February 27, 2012
The Keystone Clubs are all party. Just take a look at some of the galleries (here and here) for an idea of where we sought inspiration. Colourful and mischievous, the tumblr feeds were a perfect match for the home page imagery. Cargo Lounge is the ‘sexy older sister’ of the famous ‘Cargo Bar‘
Tags: Cargo Lounge, Custom CMS, Kit & Kaboodle, Responsive Web Design, Symphony, The Keystone Group, Tumblr, Web design
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Keystone Group’s bars are known for their exceptional drinks, food and massive parties. Frequented by celebs and plebs alike, these harbour side venues (Cargo Bar – a sports bar with a difference, tiki-inspired Bungalow 8 and theloft’s jazz lounge style) needed websites to match their reputations
Tags: Bar, Bungalow 8, Cargo Bar, Custom CMS, Darling Harbour, Responsive Web Design, Symphony, The Keystone Group, The Loft, Tumblr, Web design
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February 26, 2012
The Sugarmill, the classic Kings Cross pub, is a watering hole for locals and backpacking foreigners alike. Rock n’ Roll!
Tags: Custom CMS, Kings Cross, Pubs, Responsive Web Design, Sugarmill, Symphony, The Keystone Group, Tumblr
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February 25, 2012
Designers have long asserted the influence of their craft on a social and political level. It can be demonstrated (from Jazz, to Nazism) where a visual aesthetic has offered more than a colour scheme throughout the course of history and where the tone of communication has galvanised a message. In this new era, we as professional image makers and thinkers in Australia should be asking what is broken, and what can we do to fix it? What can designers offer to the betterment of Australian life?
The Bangarra Dance Theatre website revitalisation was the dance company’s first collaboration with MAXCO. From the outset, we recognised the important position that Bangarra holds as a leader and ambassador for Australian indigenous Arts and Culture, both nationally and internationally.
The complete overhaul of their online presence was sensitive to this fact. Beginning with strategic planning, we evolved a set of specific aims that were driven to reality in a truly collaborative way. (more…)
February 10, 2012
A range of biographies and autobiographies designed by MAXCO. Adam Yaxzhi, Crteative Director of MAXCO has been designing book covers for 9 years and has designed over 30 published books for numerous international publishing houses including Harper Collins and Random House.
Tags: Akmal Saleh, Autobiography, Biography, Book Cover Design, Book Design, Mark Occhilupo, Mick Fanning, Monica Mayhem, Publications, Tim Baker, Typography
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February 8, 2012
A range of non-fiction titles designed by MAXCO. Adam Yaxzhi, Director of MAXCO has been designing book covers for a decade.
Tags: Book Cover Design, David Hill, Jessica Owers, Keith Bulfin, Lyndall Crisp, Matthew Benns, Peter Fitzsimons, Random House Australia, Tim Baker
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February 7, 2012
A range of biographies and Autobiographies designed by MAXCO. Adam Yaxzhi, Director of MAXCO has been designing book covers for a decade. MAXCO has work especially close with Dr Karl, including the design of his official website.
February 6, 2012
We were exceedingly proud to have been asked by Nicholas Harding to design and produce his exhibition catalogue; showcasing a 25 year span and covering diverse themes of his work from landscapes and industry to portaits and still life. His patience and attention to detail made this exceedingly large task very enjoyable. View more of Nicholas’ work at his website which we also created.
Tags: Art, Book Cover Design, Book Design, Nicolas Harding, Publications
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