unit9 on Creativity Production Company A-List

We are excited to announce that for the third consecutive year we have been selected for Creativity’s Production Company A-List. A tight collection of the production shops who delivered standout creative performances over the last year.

Loro Piana E-Commerce apps

unit9 worked in partnership with leading brand consultancy Jaques Vanzo to create a new multi-device e-commerce site for the Loro Piana lifestyle brand. The experience one gets from visiting this website, iPad and iPhone app is one of luxury and hand-made classic elegance, presented in a way which takes into account the personality of the brand and purpose of that specific product. The user is frequently invited to explore through interaction.

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Anrick Bregman FITC Amsterdam 2012

How can we make the internet a more tangible place? How can we create work in a more balanced way? Experienced, not browsed. unit9’s director Anrick Bregman asked these these questions during his “Can a website make you cry?” presentation at FITC Amsterdam2012.

Amsterdam, February 27-28 event details

unit9.apps Frizbee Rush at FITC

Frisbee Rush is a mobile controlled Desktop/TV arcade game. The Flash app communicates to the Unity game in real time via WiFi allowing anyone to use their smartphone to throw frisbees into a game environment visible on their desktop or TV. The game featuring Mobile Gesture Recognition Technology connected to an entire 3D city premiered at FITC Amsterdam 2012 and will be available in spring on the App Store, Android Market, Chrome Web Store and compatible with Google TV. see more

1000 Cranes for Japan in Design Museum longlist

London’s Design Museum reveals the longlist for Designs of the Year. 1000 cranes for Japan is proud to be in that list. You can see all of the nominations in each category on display at the Design Museum in the Designs of the Year exhibition from 8 February until 4 July 2012.

A beautiful Japanese tradition tells that a wish may be granted in response to someone with the devotion to fold one thousand origami cranes. This project seeks to draw on that ancient healing and show that the emotional blow received can be responded to through the strength of solidarity and human compassion. By Anomaly London & unit9. www.onethousandcranesforjapan.com on CR

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The Hoxton Window Project: Hattie

Hattie is the fith artist to use our windows as an exhibition space to inspire the local creative community.

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unit9 directors SXSW Finalists

Five projects projects by unit9 directors have been selected as 2012 SXSW Interactive Awards Finalists:
Slavery Footprint by Robert Bader, Forget Me Not by Dawid Marcinkowski, Jameson1780 by Martin Percy, Wondermind By Martin Percy and BLA BLA by Vincent Morisset. See you in Austin!

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HTML5 Awwwards Site of The Year

A web experience directed by Robert Bader to increase awareness of people’s slavery footprint. An engaging 11-question survey created in HTML5 to be accessible from computers, laptops and tablets, accompanied by a mobile app for iOS and Android, to help off-set your footprint on the move.

Slavery Footprint won the HTML5 Site of The Year in the Awwwards. Thanks for all the votes.

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Lürzer’s archive interviews Rob Corradi

The Editor for Lürzer’s Archive online magazine interviewed Rob Corradi on directing the interactive experience for “Escape the Map”. A surreal POV journey into a world inspired by Google Street View, directed for TV by RSA director Carl Erik Rinsch and brought to life by Digital Domain. Marie is trapped in a Streetview-like world, help her escape the map to win a C-Class Coupe.

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Dawid Marcikowski judges FIPA 2012

Dawid Marcinkowski is off to Biarritz in France judging the FIPA 2012 awards in the category ‘Web creation’. FIPA stands for International Festival of Audiovisual Programs, established in 1987. The festival aims to defend all genres of international audiovisual creation: fiction, series and soap operas, creative documentaries, reportages and current affairs, and music and live performance. 6 days of insightful, independent, demanding critique, and of sensitive approaches that reveal the world as it is in all its diversity. View other judges and more information about the event in the link below.

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TweetToys

TweetToys evolved as a Christmas campaign for Movistar (Spain), directed by Fred Aven, with technical direction of Flash 3D expert Marco Scabia. The basic idea behind TweetToys is to put together Twitter (and Facebook) with a 3D based character creation system. Users get to create their own customised 3D avatar, by simply typing a tweet.

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Frank The Fruitcake

unit9 director Michael Sugarman and The Martin Agency present a unique interactive Christmas gift for Walmart: He’s part fruit. Part cake. Part preservatives. And now he wants to be part of the family. Frank the Fruitcake is coming to your Facebook page for Christmas.

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Director Vincent Morisset joins unit9

We’re delighted to announce that Montreal-based director Vincent Morisset has joined unit9 for interactive representation.

Considered a pioneer in interactive music videos and digital artwork, from Neon Bible to BLA BLA, and now INNI, Vincent’s work has achieved that very rare quality of retaining emotion, entertainment and poetry.

Marco Scabia launches iFlash3D

Marco Scabia, founding partner and technical director of unit9 Italy is passionate about the development of 3D games, especially in Flash. After Adobe tapped in to this passion when they approached Marco to create the documentation and tutorials for their highly awaited Stage3D technology, Marco now launched his new project iFlah3D with iFlash3D librarian. The launch material consisted of a series of training videos about Flash 3D, and culminates in the release of his new product on December 12th. You want to create 3D game worlds and more? This project will show you how.

How Stage3D works | iFlash 3D Librarian

Domino’s Pizza Hero

iPad owners now have the chance to learn the magic of Domino’s pizza creation and play a game as a real life Domino’s Pizza hero, presented by unit9 director Fredrick Aven and CP+B. The visual look of the game is highly realistic and the experience with the dough, sauce, cheese and toppings strikingly close to real life. Users can make a pizza onscreen and then hit the “Make An Order” tab to order their creation. Make Pizzas. Become Legendary.

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