Calcikids

Navigation is a delight all of its own
Kids can choose what flavour / colour they want to experience the site with
Games have been specifically developed to deliver the Calci Kids experience – healthy fun

Easy recipes for kids to follow

New Zealand On Air

Uses photography and footage from NzonAir archives to give a real sense of what NZ on Air funds

Site uses Origin’s Content Management System: Grand Central
E-government compliant.

d-cypha rocket invite

To celebrate d-cypha's 4th birthday Origin was commissioned to create a memorable invite that would grab people's attention and sit on desks as a constant reminder. A rocket was chosen to support the party's theme of Guy Fawkes and required assembly to engage the receiver.

Fonterra Annual Report

Objective: To communicate and depict the scale and diversity of Fonterra and its brands and to feature the key messages while keeping the design simple and modest.

Design Response:

• Opening double-page spread communicates the annual report theme - Capturing the Value of Milk
• Illustrations used to add visual interest to key initiatives / messges
• Image pages tell the "international stories" about brands and marketplaces
• Map depicts the international reach of the organisation

Fonterra GROW + EQUIP

Objective: Develop two guidebooks GROW / EQUIP - to be used by management to identify and develop key employees and assist with their personal goal achievement.

Design Response:

• Robust laminated folders used to house material
• Tabbing system to assist navigation
• Design/layout allows for text to be translated into other languages
• Templates designed and produced as word files
• Illustrations enhance communication and add visual appeal

Fuel poster

This poster was designed to help promote awareness of Fuel's new espresso bar at Wellington's International Airport. A Concorde was chosen for brand parity and reflects Fuel's supersonic perfect espresso.

Jeff Thomson concertina cards

A showpiece for Jeff Thomson's astoundingly delicate work with corrugated iron. It's a bit hard to gauge online, but the beautifully tempered colour palate offsets the singular beauty of the pieces.

Websites for kids

One great passion of ours is designing for the most demanding but rewarding audience... kids. We have put together our Top Ten Tips when designing for kids online - take a look - and while you're at it, have a play with some of the websites we've designed especially for young people.

Massey

Project: rebrand

Objective: establish a differentiated, relevant brand that had the flexibility to cater to a greatly differing set of client needs reflected in the diversity of their campuses and departments.

Outcome:

• Simplified, strengthened and modernised the brand
• Introduced a strong 'New Zealand' theme both in terms of the colour palette and the brand strip
• Gave the primary palette more depth
• Introduced a secondary palette with strongly New Zealand tones - this secondary palette added to the flexibility of the brand
• Developed a strong photographic style that added emotional depth and texture to the brand.

Meadow Fresh

Designed to appeal to families and kids, this site springs to life with the surfing dog. The home page is designed to act as a stage for promoting all the good things that Meadow Fresh has coming up. The site also has a lot of useful information on nutrition - and you can find out anything you want about the Medow Fresh product range.

The copy on this site is wonderful and proves how important good copy is. For this we have Michael Metzger to thank. And we take our hat off to the illustrator, Ali Teo, for her exuberant and lovable illustrations.

Motor Trade Association - MTA

The Motor Trade Association needed a site that catered for both the general public and their own members. The site needed to be friendly and appealing as well as generate a life of its own. The Instant Survey, Rev Counter, and Bob's Question add relevant information that keeps the site interactive and informative. We also created an introductory section to help people new to the site find their way around.

Origin virgin olive oil

Only the best for our clients 2003 Christmas gift. We chose Dry Rock Olive Oil, from Martinborough, Supreme Winner NZ Culinary Olive Oil Awards 2003, and packaged it to make the most of the elegant bottle shape and deep green lustre.

Biosecurity - ProtectNZ

A clear brief to provide information specifically targeted to different user groups. The site is fully dynamic and the client is able to manage new biosecurity developments with targeted ease.

Resene adverts

To help promote Resene Paints new 2003 colour selection, Origin designed a series of adverts to show the diversity and modernity of the new range. Everyday interior and exterior situations were photographed and colours depicted were assigned to a colour in the Resene range. This reflected the contemporary edge and breadth of new paint colours.

Thonet

This redesign of an existing site challenged us to devise a logical, strightforward way to arrange a large number of catalogue-type gallery pages. This site details dozens of different items of furniture, and is managed behind-the-scenes through our Grand Central content management tool.

Transpower annual report

Objectives: Transpower's annual flagship document which conveys brand positioning, key milestones and achievements and forecasts the year ahead.

Design Response:

• Introduces "softer" branding elements - ie colours and photographic style whilst remaining true to the core brand elements - black & white imagery / metallic inks
• Uses feature spreads to profile key achievements
• Introduces the people behind those achievements
• Graphic detail used to convey quality
  

Transpower Signage

Objective: Provide impactful signage and way-finding in Transpower's new premises using the brand resources of photography, metallic colours and "grid" styling.

Design Response:

• Impressive landscape signage designed for each lift foyer using blocks and squares offset from the wall to complement the interior design detailing
  
  
• Reception and Foyer brand wall use strong black and white asset / grid operator images to communicate Transpower's business