Posted in news,projects by Chris Unitt on June 27th, 2012

AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas

We’ve just launched a new mobile website for the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas. They’re our first client in America and, following on from our recent news about our work in Australia, a fantastic addition to our growing international portfolio.

The AT&T Performing Arts Center is a huge, $354m multi-venue center in the Dallas Arts District. It comprises four venues and an urban park and is home to five resident opera, theatre and dance companies. The spectacular Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House was designed by Norman Foster and the Wyly Theatre is so innovative it’s been the subject of a TED talk.

Their new mobile site allows patrons to browse events, purchase tickets and access all the information they’ll need when making their way to the show. They can also pre-purchase car parking.

The site caters for donations and also allows users to log in to their accounts where they’ll find their E-Tickets. These are scannable tickets to be presented on the phone to ushers on the night of the performance.

If you’re interested in the more technical details, it’s an HTML5 mobile site that works well on iOS, Android and other smartphones and integrates directly with the Tessitura API. A content management system allows for mobile-specific content to be added.

Posted in news,projects by Chris Unitt on May 28th, 2012

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

We’re really pleased to announce the launch of a new website for Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is Australia’s internationally-acclaimed and oldest orchestra, established in 1906. MSO has built a reputation for excellence, versatility and innovation over the years. We wanted to provide a fresh, modern look that would allow that to shine through.

We’re rolling out this site in phases. The next one, due for completion later this year, involves full Tessitura ticketing integration through our BlocksOffice platform, allowing for mobile-optimised SYOS and sophisticated subscription models.

This also happens to be the first work out of the studio for our growing roster of Australian clients. Our international profile has been growing recently and we’ll have much more to announce over the coming months.

Check out the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra website at mso.com.au.

Posted in news by Chris Unitt on May 3rd, 2012

Made acquires Firechaser

We’re finally able to announce some very exciting news.

Made has acquired digital media agency Firechaser.

This means that we now count the National Theatre, Southbank Centre and Roundhouse among the prestige arts and culture clients in our portfolio. Other clients joining us include King’s Place, Young Vic, Wigmore Hall, Newcastle Theatre Royal, global construction company, Mace Group and several more.

The Drum have more on the news here.

This is our third acquisition in recent years, having taken over Fireloop Creative in 2009 and added a social media service by picking up Meshed Media last year.

We’re on a bit of a roll at the moment. We’re in the midst of a flurry of new website launches and we’re continuing to build up our international client list. More info about all of that will follow but, in the meantime, you can follow @MadeHQ on Twitter.

Posted in news,projects by ianravenscroft on March 23rd, 2012

Cadogan Hall

Adding to our track record of working with prestige arts venues, we’re very proud to announce the launch of a new website for Cadogan Hall.

Cadogan Hall is a 900-seat venue that opened in 1907 in the heart of Chelsea and acts as home to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Our brief was to provide a classy and modern website that reflects its history and reputation.

In terms of look and feel, we’ve provided a complete aesthetic overhaul, which includes seasonal colour palettes, bold images and a clear, functional design.

We’ve also significantly enhanced the functionality of the site. Alongside a shop and members’ section, we’ve provided integration with Cadogan TV’s free and paid video feeds, which offers access to live and on-demand streams of concerts, performances, interviews and features.

On the ticketing side, we’ve given visitors access to seating plans for select-your-own-seat functionality including a ‘view-from-seat’ option to give customers complete control before and during their ticket transaction.

Take a look at the site at cadoganhall.com.

Posted in news by Chris Unitt on January 6th, 2012

Happy New Year

A very Happy New Year to you all.

It hasn’t taken us long to get back to business as usual and I’ll be posting news of some client wins and website launches here soon. However, before we get carried away with all that, we should mention our recent move.

Just before Christmas, our London team moved into a new office. Our presence in London grew steadily throughout 2011 and a recent growth spurt has given us the opportunity to establish a full development team, led by our Technical Director, Mark James.

The new address is 359 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7JL. If you fancy coming to visit then just drop us a line. We’re right opposite Angel tube station, so we’re well sorted for transport connections. In fact, I’m told we’re just 2 hours 20 minutes from Paris. Now there’s a thought…

Posted in news,projects by Chris Unitt on December 12th, 2011

Town Hall & Symphony Hall

We’re very pleased to announce an upgraded website for Town Hall & Symphony Hall, Birmingham.

We’ve enjoyed a good relationship with the team at THSH for some time, having built (but not designed) the last version of their website. That was a few years ago now, and we all felt that the design and underlying code needed to be updated.

With full control over the design and build of the site we’ve been able to improve the interface, functionality and UI. The site, which integrates with the existing AudienceView ticketing service, also has more interactive features (such as commenting) and a refreshed design.

We’re really pleased with the new site. Have a look at thsh.co.uk

We’d also recommend you check out the film about THSH that Vermillion Films have put together, called Connecting People to Music:

Posted in news,projects by Chris Unitt on December 7th, 2011

The Stake

Over the past few months we’ve been developing the website and branding for a fantastic project for youth engagement agency, Livity. It’s been commissioned by Channel 4 Education.

It’s called The Stake and aims to get young people thinking about their finances. Not in a boring, traditional way though – it’s much more remarkable and ambitious than that.

The Stake is a unique competition that gives young people the chance to decide how £100,000 is spent AND allows them to turn a bright idea in to a reality.

The site went live a couple of weeks ago and there are now hundreds of great ideas backed by thousands of stakeholders. We’re looking forward to seeing who gets to turn their idea into reality.

We’d like to thank everybody who’s been involved – especially all the young people who have helped to test the site along the way.

Have a look at The Stake, earn some stakes, back some ideas and check out the trailer below:

Posted in news,projects by Chris Unitt on November 25th, 2011

Birmingham Rep

Last week we relaunched the website for Birmingham Rep.

We were responsible for the previous version of their site which, going by the number of others that were clearly influenced by it, set a strong standard for theatre websites. That was in 2008 and it was time for a refresh, so we’ve taken the opportunity to add some new functionality and tailor the site more closely to the client’s needs.

As explained on the Rep’s blog:

The new website features more content including blogs and videos, more opportunities for interactivity, it’s mobile friendly and we hope it will encourage site visitors to get involved with the organisation on all levels of engagement.

The biggest functional change is the new, responsive design. The site will recognise the size of the screen you’re using (whether it’s a mobile phone, the massive monitors our designers prefer or anything in between) and alter the layout of the site so you get the optimum experience.

There’s also improved information about cast and creatives, more prominent video, a better comments system and more information in the Get Involved section.

The site has social media integrated into it in various areas. For example, show pages and blog posts can be shared to Facebook and Twitter and comments can be left via social media channels. Most pages also have a Facebook-powered ‘Recommendations’ widget promoting popular content around the site.

Have a look at the site at birmingham-rep.co.uk.

Posted in news,projects by Chris Unitt on November 15th, 2011

Sheffield Theatres

We’re on a run of new site launches at the moment, the latest being for Sheffield Theatres.

The Sheffield Theatres complex is the largest theatre complex outside of London. The Crucible is the main producing venue in Sheffield, as well as the home of the World Snooker Championships, while The Lyceum, is the city’s main receiving venue, playing host to major musicals, drama, dance, comedy and children’s work.

For this website redesign, the client wanted to feature their shows in a more strongly visual style. We’ve allowed them to do that with large homepage banner images and rich media on the production pages.

Something that’s a little out of the ordinary, is the way the site covers more than just the three venues of the Sheffield Theatres complex. Thanks to the way the Sheffield Ticketing Network has been set up, it’s also possible to use the site to buy tickets for shows at other venues such as The Leadmill, Sheffield City Hall and Sheffield Arena.

The site also features Facebook integration, adding social functionality for logged in users, and a mobile-friendly version is on the way.

Carl Timms lead this redevelopment and, during the pitching process, was really keen to win the work. He wasn’t just a visitor to the venues while he was living and studying in Sheffield but also worked the bar there for 18 months. This was his triumphant return!

Check out the site at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk.

Posted in culture,news,projects,technology by Chris Unitt on November 11th, 2011

AngelShares

We’re very proud to launch the website for AngelShares.

To explain the idea:

AngelShares is a new way in which you, as an individual, can help to fund exciting new arts and creative projects. It’s based on the concept of Crowdfunding, which uses online media and social networks to raise support for projects and ideas.

Importantly, Angel Shares is the only arts crowd-funding site that enables registered charities to reclaim Gift Aid on donations, adding an extra 25% to eligible gifts.

The process is simple:

• Browse through the projects and the benefits they offer
• Pick one (or more) that you like
• Register and add credits to your AngelShares account
• Allocate your AngelShares to the project(s) of your choice

As well as people donating to individual projects, we hope that people will come to use that site on a regular basis, supporting the arts by giving regularly and building a portfolio of projects

AngelShares was founded by Sarah Gee from Indigo Ltd. Sarah is an arts marketer and fundraiser with over 20 years of experience who’s already raised over £50million for arts projects. We know she has some ambitious plans for AngelShares and we’re looking forward to seeing the site take off.

It’s already off to a strong start, launching with projects from Belgrade Theatre, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Ikon Gallery, Light House Media Centre and Craftspace. Artists and arts organisations are now able to add their own projects, promote them via project updates and raise the funds they need.

You can also follow Angel Shares on Twitter and on Facebook.

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