Pixelcarve Blog

Red Packet Productions & Pixelcarve pick up a PLATINUM REMI AWARD for their short-film The New Job at the 42nd Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival.

Out of more than 4,300 international category entries in the 10 major Remi Award Competitions, The New Job stood out for its creative excellence.

WorldFest-Houston  is the 3rd oldest International film festival in North America, and we would like to thank them for this incredible honour. We are very proud to be recognized alongside legendary filmmakers such as Spielberg, Lucas, David Lynch, Ang Lee, Ridley Scott, The Coen Brothers, Brian De Palma and many more.

Here at Pixelcarve we are very proud of our first foray into filmmaking, and with this validation of our commitment to quality and creative excellence we will boldly continue our passion to tell great stories in a beautiful way.

For more information about this award, please visit the WorldFest-Houston website.

The 13th Annual Webby Awards have been announced, solidifying Pixelcarve’s position as an industry leader. Pixelcarve was selected as an Official Honoree for the Professional Services category for the Yabu Pushelberg website.

It is a tremendous honour to be recognized by such a prestigious organization, and we thank The Academy for its continued mission to highlight the best and the brightest of the web.

“The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web’s infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-member body of leading Web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities.

The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes members such as musicians Beck and David Bowie, Internet inventor Vint Cerf, political columnist Arianna Huffington, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, “The Simpsons” creatorMatt Groening, R/GA Founder and Chairman Robert Greenberg, Virgin Atlantic Chairman and Founder Richard Branson, and The Weinstein Company Co-Founder Harvey Weinstein. Members also include writers and editors from publications such asThe New York Times, Wired, Details, Fast Company, Elle, The Los Angeles Times, Vibe, and WallPaper. The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states and generated over 750 million media impressions worldwide.

Reflecting the tremendous growth of the Internet as a tool for business and everyday lives, the 13th Annual Webby Awards expands the mission of the Webby by honoring excellence in over 100+ Website, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Web categories.”

We’ve launched the microsite for 9to5 The Bra, along with the corporate ecommerce site for Wink Intimates, and they’re getting great reviews!

Andrea Clair, founder of Wink Intimates, says “What I got from Pixelcarve has far exceeded my expectations, I ended up with a great e-commerce site www.winkintimates.com and an incredible flash site www.9to5thebra.com I have had rave reviews on both sites, not only are they simple to navigate, they are an artistic expression of Wink Intimates and The 9to5 Bra. The ongoing support has been second to none.” (read more in our testimonials section).

This was a fantastic project  to work on and we’re very proud to have been involved in the success of this new product. It’s already taking the market by storm.

http://www.mommyweardaily.com/blog/2009/4/10/get-winked.html
http://www.womenspost.ca/daily/woman-week-march-30-2009-andrea-clair
http://blog.en.chatelaine.com/styledesk/no-man-would-ever-design-this-bra/
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Wink-Intimates-Theres-a-New-iw-14525280.html

Established as a showcase for seductive, sophisticated furniture, Avenue Road is one of Canada’s premier venues for classic and contemporary furniture designs.  However, their online presence did not reflect this. The challenge was to preserve Avenue Road’s unique, diverse and definitively premium image and display it in an interactive medium, while ensuring maximum functionality and content management. No small task, considering the website would be used by some of the world’s top interior designers to quickly source products for their clients. (more…)

Los Angeles, CA – (October 8, 2008) – The Winners of The 2008 W3 Awards have been announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts today. Receiving over 3,000 entries, The W3 Awards honors outstanding Websites, Web Marketing, and Web Video created by some of the best interactive agencies, designers, and creators worldwide.

Pixelcarve Inc. was selected as one of the Silver Winners this year for the Yabupushelberg.com website branding.

“We were amazed at the caliber and quality of work received this year. Our winners continue to push the envelope of internet creativity and web design, and it is gratifying to see such great work from the smallest agencies to the biggest firms” said Linda Day, the director of the IAVA. “On behalf of the The International Academy of the Visual Arts, we are honored to recognize our winners as they continue to set a high standard of excellence for Web development.” 

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