As mentioned last month, the Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP holiday card “Blakes Gives Thanks”, which was filmed, edited and produced by Pixelcarve, has been getting a lot of industry attention. Today, the LMA’s announced the Your Honour award winners and they gave Blakes the top spot for Promotional/Collateral Piece Winners — Holiday Cards.

Summary

Blakes wanted to send a unique and memorable holiday greeting to clients that conveyed a message of gratitude. This was accomplished with a short video that captured the spirit of the season as well as the culture of the firm. Blakes also leveraged social media to spread the message and track results.

The upbeat holiday video features an introduction of a typical day which sets up the theme (and features a Blakes partner and her children), and then leads into clips submitted by people from various Blakes offices about what they are thankful for.

From a marketing perspective, the team wanted the eCard/video to be creative, thoughtful, unique, memorable and engaging. Realizing that eCards had become standard among law firms, Blakes sought a new way that lawyers could effectively connect with their wide network of contacts and clients around the globe. The email portion of the card was customizable with a personal message from the sender, and led to the short video message. Following the video there was an invitation to share the message via social media. The entire experience was flawlessly branded as well as completely bilingual (English and French).

Following the distribution of the “Blakes Gives Thanks” eCard/video in mid-Dec. 2011, the firm received over 8,000 views on YouTube, and all our social media properties saw an increase in followers, dialogue and reach. In addition, the video message elicited more direct replies and good wishes to lawyers than any eCard sent in previous years.

The core objective of our holiday eCard was to maintain and strengthen client relationships, and the total budget for this project was comparable to eCard development and significantly less than sending traditional printed cards.

What the judges say:

Classy. Nice results tracking of the card. Good messaging, unique look.

The video was produced in both English & French and has since been viewed by almost 11,000 people.

Pixelcarve is also pleased to announce the release of the Director’s Cut, which features all new scenes including an introduction not seen in the final video.

Let us know what you think!

New York, NY (October 31, 2010) - The winners of The 2010 Davey Awards have been announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), and Pixelcarve is proud to be only 1 of 3 Canadian companies to be honoured with gold. Scoring 2 gold statues, one for the Rhombus Media website and another for their own Pixelcarve.com website, Pixelcarve also picked up another silver award for Conte & Associates, which was honoured last week by the W3 Awards as well.

“It is humbling to be included amongst such inspiring and cutting-edge work by some of the world’s most passionate boutique agencies.” says Curtis Priest, President & CEO of Pixelcarve. “We are inspired by this community and delight in the challenge to continually evolve our work to ensure our clients stand-out in a progressive webscape.”

To see more winners, check out the Davey Awards:
http://www.daveyawards.com/winners/list/?l=P&event=6&category=4&award=G

About The Davey’s

The Davey Awards exclusively honor the “Davids” of creativity, the finest small firms, agencies and companies in the world.  David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock – the sort of thing small firms do each year. The annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements of the “Creative Davids” who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than big budgets.  The Davey Awards is the leading awards competition specifically for smaller firms, where firms compete with their peers to win the recognition they deserve. Please visit www.daveyawards.com for more information.

The Davey Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. Please visit www.iavisarts.org for a full member list and more information.

Pixelcarve Inc. was selected as a Silver Winner in 2 categories this year for 2 websites: Conte & Associates for Law & Legal Services, and Pixelcarve.com for Self Promotion.

“We were once again amazed by the high standard of excellence represented throughout the entries we received this year. W3 winners continue to embody what the internet is all about and continue to raise the bar in Web development and design. We are honored to have reviewed such a diverse and remarkable pool of work this year” said Linda Day, the executive director of the IAVA. “On behalf of the entire Academy, congratulations to this year’s W³ Award entrants and winners as they continue to push the limits of Web Creativity.”

W³ Awards Info:

The W³ Awards honors creative excellence on the Web, and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning Websites, Web Video and Online Marketing programs. Simply put, the W³ is the first major Web competition to be accessible to the biggest agencies, the smallest firms, and everyone in between. Small firms are as likely to win as Fortune 500 companies and international agencies.

The W³ is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, and is sponsored by AdvertisingAge, the Media Partner of the W³ Awards.  The International Academy of the Visual Arts is an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Alloy, Brandweek, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Victoria’s Secret, Wired, and Yahoo!. For more information, and a full member roster, please visit www.iavisarts.org.

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Pixelcarve Inc. was selected as a Silver Winner in 2 categories this year for 2 websites: Avenue-Road.com for website Branding, and SineNY.com for Fashion.

“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.” 

W³ Awards Info:

The W³ Awards honors creative excellence on the Web, and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning Websites, Web Video and Online Marketing programs. Simply put, the W³ is the first major Web competition to be accessible to the biggest agencies, the smallest firms, and everyone in between. Small firms are as likely to win as Fortune 500 companies and international agencies.

The W³ is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, and is sponsored by AdvertisingAge, the Media Partner of the W³ Awards.  The International Academy of the Visual Arts is an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Alloy, Brandweek, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Victoria’s Secret, Wired, and Yahoo!. For more information, and a full member roster, please visit www.iavisarts.org.

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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.

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.”

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.” 

W³ Awards Info:

The W³ Awards honors creative excellence on the Web, and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning Websites, Web Video and Online Marketing programs. Simply put, the W³ is the first major Web competition to be accessible to the biggest agencies, the smallest firms, and everyone in between. Small firms are as likely to win as Fortune 500 companies and international agencies.

The W³ is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, and is sponsored by AdvertisingAge, the Media Partner of the W³ Awards.  The International Academy of the Visual Arts is an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Alloy, Brandweek, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Victoria’s Secret, Wired, and Yahoo!. For more information, and a full member roster, please visit www.iavisarts.org.

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Our Designer Team starts working with graphic design at 2002, we did more then 2500 different graphic and print designs pages, create more then 1000 working sites. And now based on our experience we collect in our featured collection already more then few hundreds best design in the world! We situated in California.

What mean great design for us?

This is everything: color, style, usability, and layout, all what you can see now in internet pages. Good graphics website can’t be without smart navigation. And a perfect color doesn’t work without good layout ideas. Yes we are putting all together – and then give our award for best designers!

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For two consecutive years now, Pixelcarve has been involved in helping promotion and branding for CSCS and during their annual award ceremony at Formula Kartways, they presented us a plaque for our commitment and involvement.

About CSCS:

Canadian Sport Compact Series (CSCS) is responsible for sanctioning and promoting Canada’s Largest Sport Compact Drag Racing Events.  2007 marked the most successful season in the history of CSCS. This success set new industry standards by creating a multifaceted lifestyle / motorsports event for all sport compact enthusiasts. Phrases such as “One of a Kind” are often used to describe a CSCS event.  Whether you’re into drag racing, drifting, road circuit lapping, show & shine, or audio competition, CSCS has it all! 

The philosophy of CSCS is to implement four important concepts: showcase Canada’s fastest sport compacts, maximize the sports business potential, promote greater awareness of this increasingly popular sport, and to educate the public about safer driving!  It is this synergistic effort which has led CSCS to the forefront in the sport compact industry.

Furthermore, CSCS takes great pride in promoting and supporting charities and organizations such as the “Toronto School Board District” in educating the public about the dangers of street racing. CSCS is also proud to be a member of “RASR” (Racers Against Street Racing) that encourage street racers to race at the track. This alliance will be beneficial to the community to help create awareness and educate street racers about safer and more productive ways to enjoy their passion.