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Liked the project? Now get the book!
2010November 15
Our parents would be proud: we’ve made the books! Well, one of our super-special clients has, at least, and we could not be more thrilled by this fun and unexpected surprise! You guessed it, the Wiener Hauskrankenpflege strikes again…
The book, which came out only last week, has been released by the Archiworld Co.. It focuses on signage systems from all around the world, and presents them in a way that is both accurate and fun to dive into, which makes it the perfect gift for your favourite designer or type nerd this season.
As you may remember from our last post, we accompanied the WHS in their recent move, and helped them design an original signage system, focusing on making their vast and impressive office fun and intuitive to navigate, for both staff and visitors.
This project entailed a mix of typography, design and interior architecture with a dash of psychology, building upon our various specialties and interests here at wollzelle. We are therefore all the more delighted it clicked and are looking forwards to discovering the dozen more that are presented in the book!
Our thanks to the WHS for their support, as always, and to the fine folks at Archiworld for thinking of us.
Joseph Binder Award 2010
2010November 11
Organised yearly since 1996 by Design Austria, our local equivalent to AIGA, the Joseph Binder Awards commemorate this influential figure of the XXth century by recognising fresh inroads in the field.
Its international jury is comprised of well-known creatives and leaders of the industry, and the award covers the crème de la crème of graphic design, meaning illustration, information design and typography to the exclusion of multimedia and other less clearly defined works.
Today, we are delighted to announce we were selected amongst the 63 shortlisted projects, out of 447 entries submitted by this year’s 206 participants from all over the world — the United States, India, Croatia and beyond in addition to neighbouring countries such as Germany and Switzerland.
This means wollzelle is featured in the 2010 edition of the Awards book, a gorgeous booklet that condenses the best in design over the past two years.
Our winning project was the WHS Lagebericht 2008, an unusual publication combining the traditional fixings of an annual report with original photography and engaging copy whose release marked the first of many award-winning projects for our esteemed client.
The ceremony was held in Vienna’s Museumsquartier, and a great time was had by all, networking and discovering the work of our peers.
Our thanks go out to Design Austria and the Awards jury for thinking of us and and deeming our work worthy of such recognition. As always, our most heartfelt gratitude to the great team at the WHS for affording us such freedom in preparing their projects.
First at the American Design Awards
2010November 08
The American Design Awards are a young and independent competition. Founded in 2000, their aim is to reward projects and companies with a strong sense of ethics and a clearly defined commitment to the creative community.
Today, we are delighted to announce we won the first prize in the “Annual Report Design” category of the 2010 Summer Semi-Annual contest. We are especially proud of this one, considering there were 1 640 applicants in this particular edition and only 55 winners across all categories!
Of course, the real winners are the product and the clients who commissioned it. In this particular instance, it is our long-term partner, the Wiener Hauskrankenpflege who can add this accomplishment to their long list of awards!
The winning project was our WHS Lagebericht 2009, an annual report with a twist, presenting the WHS inside and out from both a financial and social standpoint. Blending original type, off-beat photography and engaging copy, it aimed to put a fresh twist on the dry and serious business of annual reports, without sacrificing legibility or, for that matter, usability — for these are essential legal documents after all.
Going gold at Momentum 10
2010November 02
The Wiener Hauskrankenpflege and wollzelle share a rich history of breakthroughs and creativity. From paper to collaterals all the way through signage, it has been our pleasure and honour to push the boundaries of corporate communication.
How to store trophies in ball form
Over the years, we have had the honour of receiving accolades from our peers in the industry, and the pleasure to thus spread our client’s message further.
Continuing this long tradition, we are thrilled to announce we won a Gold award at Momentum 10 last week, for the aforementioned WHS Leitsystem, an innovative signage system we implemented at the WHS’s new headquarters, to guide visitors efficiently through a vast building, all the while keeping pressure and administrative jargon to a strict minimum.
And the winner is…
Needless to say, we are thrilled to receive our second Momentum award in two years, and in the very coveted “Aesthetics” category to boot. Competition was steep, and we do wish to grab the occasion to tip our hats to the other contestants.
Romina Iannuzzi, designer and Thomas Pamminger, CCO and CEO
Of course, no awards ceremony would be complete without a party, and a good time was had by all. We have published a short album on wollzelle’s brand new Facebook page, but, for the ultimate in suspense, here is the big reveal in glorious Technicolor:
Designers hold their breath…To wrap up, we would like to thank our friends and partners at the WHS, without whom this project would not exist. We appreciate their continued support and their trust in letting us develop wild concepts for them. It means the world to us!
Winning at the Austrian Annual Reports Awards 2010
2010October 04
The Wiener Hauskrankenpflege’s 2009 Annual Report is causing quite a stir nationally! It has recently been awarded the first place in the NGOs category of the Austrian Annual Reports Awards (AAA). Run by Trend magazine for 22 years, the AAAs recognise annual reports that excel in both style and substance. Their jury is composed of independent businesspeople, and its grading system has been recognised for its clarity and transparency.
2009 was a key year for the WHS. It was a year of change and transformation for this worthy, time-trusted Viennese institution. Therefore, we are doubly happy that their message is being broadcast to the magazine’s 300 000 regular readers across Austria, thereby increasing the recognition of their brand, message and values.
Featuring original photography, hand-drawn graphs and refined type, this report encapsulates all that the WHS stands for: relatable, straightforward, human.
With its new identity, new offices and now increased national recognition of their accomplishments, the WHS is successfully answering the challenges of the XXIst century, and we could not be happier. We at wollzelle would like to thank the WHS for their trust over the years.
Also, a tip of the hat to our partners in crime who helped the report see the light of day: Bösmüller, who turned our digital files into beautiful print, Wolfgang Kühnelt, who helped shaping the copy for the report, and Franco Winter who brought to life the many portraits that enliven and shape the report.
Learn more
- Visit the WHS
- Download the report
- View the statistics (also available as PDF)
European Design Award 2010
2010June 11
Last Sunday the best of graphic design, illustration and multimedia design in Europe were honoured at the European Design Awards Ceremony in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This ceremony is the crowning event of the ED-Festival, a 3-day conference organised around lectures given by speakers and graphic design celebrities from all over Europe. The festival travels every year to a new city in Europe. After Athens, Stockholm, and Zurich, Rotterdam hosted the festival from 28 to 30 May 2010. Images from the Award Ceremony.
The European Design Award Catalog 2010
We are pleased to announce that we received a bronze trophy in the category Publications/Annual Report for the WHS Lagebericht 2008 and the website for the St. Gilgen International School made it to the list of finalists.
WHS Lagebericht 2008
WHS Lagebericht 2008, details
St. Gilgen International School website
About the award
The European Design Awards is the comprehensive annual awards organization acknowledging the best of graphic design, illustration and multimedia design in Europe. It is based on a collaboration of 14 prestigious communication design magazines in Europe who have taken upon them to support and promote the event. Representatives of these magazines compose the jury: 2+3D (PL), Design Austria (AT), Design Week (UK), +design (GR), Elephant (Int), étapes: (FR), Grafik Tasarim (TR), idpure (CH), KAK (RU), Novum (DE), Progetto Grafico (IT), TYPO (CZ), Visual(ES), BNO Vormberichten (NL).
full metal at Momentum ’09
2009December 10
The Wiener Hauskrankenpflege 2008 annual report, which we introduced on this very blog only a few weeks ago, has just won a silver award at the 2009 Momentum event.
For those of you keeping count, this does indeed mean we have gone full metal, after receiving both bronze and gold from other juries for this particular work.
Needless to say, we are thrilled and honoured by this show of support from our peers in the industry.
The award ceremony, much like the trophy itself, in fact, was a ball. A great time was had by all, the highlights of which we wanted to share with our readers, who unfortunately could not attend, but whose continued enthusiasm and support made this very project possible.
We dedicate this prize to you !
Stocking up on cool drinks for the hot evening ahead
The air is heavy with anticipation as the winners are announced
Moderator Gerald Votava never missed a beat
Stephan Grötzschel (PaperNet), WHS Chairwoman Evelyn Weismüller and Thomas Pamminger
Winners show it all after the ceremony
Our award partakes of a celebratory drink
More information on Momentum 2009 is available in German, including a gallery of winning entries, press packets, shots of the event, and juror bios.
wollzelle Wins 3rd Place Accolade from the American Design Awards
2009November 03
The American Design Awards has just released the list of its 2009 Summer Semi Annual Design Contest winners. From among 1,400 participants 49 were awarded with the Award of Design Excellence for outstanding design achievements. We are proud to announce that wollzelle won 3rd place at the American Design Awards for the WHS Annual Report.
Next to Gold at the 20th International GALAXY Awards 2009 and the nomination for the Momentum ‘09 Award (we still keep fingers crossed on this one) this is our 3rd award for this design work and we are more than overwhelmed with all the positive feedback.
- See all Semi Annual Design Contest Winners
- Read the ADA Press Release
featured in: Nuova Comunicazione
2008December 09
Does the name Chiodo mean something to you? Our faithful readers will remember wollzelle had the honor of being commissioned by Gucci earlier this year to lay out and deliver a comprehensive communication campaign around this season’s most remarkable watch.
Today, we are thrilled to report that Italian design magazine Il Giornale della Nuova Comunicazione is running a feature on our work in its latest issue (October 2008).
The project encompassed a dedicated overlay on Gucci.com, widgets for Mac and PC doubling as organizers, digital tokens and more.
Most thrilling of all, however, was the design and development of a specially crafted touch-screen based interactive totem, that some of you have seen in stores around the globe over the season. It was fun and exciting to dip our fingers in so many pies and see our vision for Chiodo unfold smoothly on so many supports.
Find out more in our previous blog posts about the Gucci Chiodo project and the about the Gucci Chiodo widgets. Of course, and as usual, we hope you enjoyed the widgets and displays, too.
Gucci.com gets two W3 awards
2007October 19
The Gucci eBusiness Team and the wollzelle design team are pleased to announce that Gucci.com today was honored by the International Academy of the Visual Arts with two W3 awards:
Gucci.com wins Best in Show for structure and navigation and Gold in shopping.
Gucci.com is a Webby Award finalist
2007April 10
wollzelle is pleased to announce that the website we designed for Gucci is nominated for the 11th Webby Awards. This year the Webby Awards chose from a field of 8,000 websites so we are proud to have made the final 5 for the category Best Visual Design – Function. The award show is on June 5 in NYC. So cross your fingers everyone!
Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites.
The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser.
People’s Voice. Vote For Us!
Vote for gucci.com over at the Webby People’s Voice site and show your support!
gucci.com rules in Japan
2007January 17
Two months after we launched the design refresh, gucci.com achieved the third place at the Most Impressive Website 2006 Award from Web Designing a Tokyo based magazine.
Read more: Web Designing – PDF, 732 KB
fluxiom review at Page magazine
2006October 09
Page a professional magazine for creative media design, publishing and trends, reviewed our webservice fluxiom in their current issue. Page is a leading design and publishing magazine in the german-speaking area.
In addition to the smart features fluxiom scores with an intuitive interface […] in practice fluxiom helps to avoid cramped mailboxes […] and messenger services costs.
Page Magazine 11/2006 (p.64f)
It will be interesting if this has any effect on the geographical distribution of our customers. Right now only eight percent of our users are from german speaking countries (as of the October 1, 2006). In general over 80 percent of our customers are outside the EU.
Download the fluxiom review – PDF, 701 KB
fluxiom nominated
2006August 01
Our digital asset management web service fluxiom is nominated for the austrian “Multimedia and e-business Staatspreis 2006”. Head over to www.multimedia-staatspreis.at to see all nominees. The secret who the winner will be is disclosed on September 19, at the gala night.
Update 9/19/06
Fluxiom received a Jury mention in the category “Geschäftsverkehr und Handel” (btw the only one in this category).
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