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Jay Jays Dance Off wins an FWA Site Of The Day
By Sammi Needham at June 10, 2010 | 5:59 pm | 0 Comment
Hooray, we've just won our 5th FWA Site Of The Day. We've also just won at Creative showcase 4.4 for the same job. So much hard work went into making this site great so a big thanks and congratulations to everyone involved. If you haven't seen it, it's here. Grab a pair of red/blue 3D glasses if you've got more...
[Like] times infinity
By Sammi Needham at April 22, 2010 | 5:53 pm | 5 Comments
Facebook's changes, announced today, signify a significant shift in the way that the web could work. The Open Graph (and it's brethren) cranks information in and out of Facebook differently to Facebook Connect, it connects to every site and property that wants to be social with Facebook's member base, and does it quickly and easily. On the surface sites will start adding more...
Where’s my (mum’s) iPad?
By Sammi Needham at April 22, 2010 | 5:53 pm | 0 Comment
The Apple Australia site says that iPads will be available in late April May. Well, it's officially late April. Where's my iPad! *Update. iPad orders have been pushed back a month outside of the US. Makes the (potentially) over-priced eBay option look better than ever.* Funnily enough (that's a term my mum used to use, i'm not so sure it's correct grammar more...
Jayvatars: A new social platform for Jay Jays
By Sammi Needham at April 14, 2010 | 4:39 pm | 2 Comments
Several months ago Visual Jazz were engaged by Jay Jays to revamp their digital presence and build the Jay Jays community online. We were/are stoked, we haven't been intensely involved with a purely youth-based fashion brand for a while, and we'd had some solid and successful retail projects doing well (namely Mecca & Holden - which we recently won 'best retail' for more...
Ocean Recon nominated for best Service/Employment in the 14th annual Webby awards
By Sammi Needham at April 14, 2010 | 2:45 pm | 0 Comment
Announced today, Ocean Recon has been nominated for Best Service/Employment in the 14th Annual Webby Awards. Vote online to help us win the internet's top honor. Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Ocean Recon (launched in 2009) is a visual treat from more...
More on the 3D from the Jay Jays Dance Off campaign
By Sammi Needham at April 1, 2010 | 2:50 pm | 2 Comments
3D is so hot right now. Up, Avatar, Alice, Spiderman, Tron, Desktop mag, .net mag, Woman's day even! YouTube, it looks like every piece of mainstream media is going nuts about 3D and in cinema, it’s a strong bid to get bums on seats again. At VJ, we've been hanging to get in on some of this sweet 3D action, and the high movie-going demographic our new client Jay Jays more...
Jay Jays Dance Off campaign. New from Visual Jazz
By Sammi Needham at March 31, 2010 | 3:25 pm | 0 Comment
The campaign formula has remained similar for apparel company Jay Jays for some time. Traditionally a printed catalogue, perhaps some TV, new price points and store design, some photos of each outfit on the Jay Jays website and some eye-catching window-designs in the many Jay Jays stores across the country. But that's all changed. Jay Jays approached Visual Jazz in more...
Ocean Recon snares .net Magazine SOTM
By Sammi Needham at March 11, 2010 | 9:53 am | 1 Comments
Our Ocean Recon Submariner website for Defence Force Recruiting has just been recognised as .net Magazine's Site Of The Month. You can find out more about this issue of .net magazine (titled Practical Web Design in the US) at more...
Checking in to foursquare
By Sammi Needham at February 23, 2010 | 7:17 pm | 1 Comments
Another Sunday night is over, and so ends another race to the top of the foursquare leader board. Everyone is getting very competitive in the Visual Jazz offices about their check-ins and points balances in the latest social media craze taking social media boffins by storm. FourSquare in a nutshell, by foursquare... foursquare is a cross between a friend-finder, a more...
Visual Jazz snags 7 AIMIA awards finalists
By Sammi Needham at January 20, 2010 | 3:33 pm | 4 Comments
Congratulations to everyone that made the finalist list for the 2010 AIMIA awards. We've got 7 mentions on the list, so we're pretty happy with that. Good luck everyone, bring on the ceremony. Check out our list of finalists... Best Integration with an Offline Campaign: Jenny Craig: Magda's Journey Best Mobile Advertising or Marketing: Supreme Air Combat more...