Feb 26, 2010
Identity Launch: White Orchid Life Center
White Orchid Life Center is the dream and passion of Coni Pappas, an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner out of Florida. Embodying her passion for life, yoga, and the ocean, the logo is ethereal, inviting, and refreshingly tropical portraying a brand packed with a lot of emotion, strength, elegance, and distinct character.
Feb 19, 2010
Project Update: Karma Yoga Project
Many of you are aware that we have donated a website and hosting to the Karma Yoga Project. The Karma Yoga Project is dedicated to improving children's lives both locally and globally. They are partnered with Beyond the Orphanage, and next month Donna Helm-Yost will be traveling with Beyond the Orphanage to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to continue the assistance and study of the long-term effectiveness that is provided to the orphans both physiologically and emotionally. The goal is to build a better tomorrow by investing in the children of today. Everyone at Cloud Nine Labs wishes Donna a safe travel and the best of luck.
If you would like to find out more information or help out, please follow the link below.
http://karmayogaproject.org
Feb 12, 2010
New Partnership: Rackspace Hosting
Cloud Nine Labs is proud to announce our new partnership with Rackspace® Hosting to provide you with a hosting infrastructure that is designed and built to meet our high expectations and yours. Secure and scalable, it comes with Rackspace 100% network uptime guarantee and24x7x365 expert customer and technology support.
Feb 5, 2010
Identity Launch: Brejtfus Enterprises
Brejtfus Enterprises is nationally renowned vendor of acoustical tiles that are used in movie theaters and other related venues throughout the country. Brejtfus Enterprises' identity is a unique, fun, and strong, rich look that maintains the fun curves of their old brand while strongly distinguishing Brejtfus from the competition.
January 28, 2010
Web Launch: M2 Benefit Solutions
Part of the M2 Group family of sites, M2 Benefit Solutions serves as the "landing page" to connect potential clients to M2's direct consumer site M2 Smart Benefit Card, and to M2 Assure their site targeting corporate and large group clients. The site continues the strong, progressive yet versatile theme.
To visit M2 Benefit Solutions click here
http://m2benefitsolutions.com
Jan 25, 2010
Web Launch: Sharpvan
Arizona's mobile Sharpvan now has a new home on the web. Continuing the fun, bright and unique 3-D look of the logo, Sharpvan.com highlights the rich texture and contrasting colors with a unique yet easy to use web site design and layout. When you go to the site, be sure to play with the Van.
To visit Sharpvan click here
http://www.sharpvan.com
January 20, 2010
Illustration Launch: Joey
Meet Joey. This friendly little guy will be the face of JoeyPost.com which is currently in development and will launch q3, 2010. Joey is an original concept that has been hand-drawn by a Cloud Nine Illustrator - paying especially close attention to even the smallest details, textures, perspective and lighting.
January 13, 2010
Web Launch: 2 Design Group
Christine Moritz and Trisha Fotsch approached Cloud Nine requesting a very minimalist - sheik concept for their Interior Design Company based out of Chicago, IL. The idea was to create gallery based site that will allow the user easily navigate between services and visually isolate each image of their portfolio and most importantly: not be overwhelmed. Textual information was kept to a minimum and images have been carefully selected so users will understand and be enticed, but ultimately encouraging a phone call in to further explore their award winning interior design services.
Click here to visit 2 Design Group.
http://www.2DesignGroup.com
January 8, 2010
Identity Launch: SHARPVAN
Arizona's famous SHARPVAN needed a new look and feel as business expanded. Owner Jeremy Babcock chose Cloud Nine to create a fun, bright and unique identity. The end result is an extremely unique 3-D identity and theme that stands out with rich texture, contrasting colors and the depth of carefully placed layer effects.
January 6, 2010
Identity Launch: Effective Representation
Effective representation is a political initiative designed to facilitate discussion and analyze overall elected accountability as well as various bills/amendments and movements. The idea is to remain politically neutral in order to facilitate the needs of all parties and as a result, a strong and memorable yet neutrally themed identity has been created. Cloud Nine will also be developing the Effective Representation web interface.
January 04, 2010
Industry Disappointment: Montreals New Logo
Wow! 2 Years development time and 487,000.00 Canadian dollars ($468,850.00 US) went into the creation of the new Montreal Logo (not the thumbs down but the “M” thing between them). Everyone at Cloud Nine is scratching their heads and perhaps even their eyes but that reaction doesn't seem all that different from citizens of Montreal. Boasting a 5% approval rating makes it clear that not just anyone can create beautiful and effective web and graphic art. Their website isn't horrible but surely it is not worth the 4 million or so they dropped on it! We'd sure love to see the user research and case studies done on all of this!
By the way Montreal, you commission a logo where you have 2 years to make integration plans and it even doesn't show on your current website? Oh Canada...OY!
To visit Montréal's website click here
http://ville.montreal.qc.ca
December 26, 2009
Identity Launch: M2 Benefit Solutions
Cloud Nine was approached to create a family of 5 corporate identities representing the various divisions of the M2 Group. M2 Benefits Solutions has been the first to be officially revealed and represents a strong, progressive yet highly versatile theme. Cloud Nine Labs will also be developing all 5 of the M2 websites scheduled to roll out q1 and q2 of 2010.
December 18, 2009
Web Launch: Diesel Tunes
After successfully tackling the Diesel Tunes corporate identity, we went to work thematically integrating and developing a large e-commerce website. The end result was a robust, versatile, highly informative and stunningly beautiful website aimed to facilitate buyer queries and sales while providing management with a high level of back end support.
Click here to visit Diesel Tunes.
www.dieseltunes.com
December 12, 2009
New Graphic Art: “Finally Free”
This piece represents the final draft of a new era of Cloud Nine digital art. A combination of photography, 3D, hand drawn and digital effects have been combined to create a thoughtful, elegant and perhaps slightly somber yet liberating setting. Ian, the Cloud Nine Creative lead is the artist and received inspiration from “inner feelings and perhaps at one time, wishful thinking”. Due to the personal nature of this piece he has authorized only 9 full size print versions to be created and no digital rights to be distributed.
To purchase one of the 7 remaining prints, please contact us.
info@cloudninelabs.com
December 06, 2009
Charitable Donation, Web Launch: New Exodos
Cloud Nine is the lead sponsor for New Exodos, a Phoenix based charity lead by Phil Mclveen and directly related with Toys for Tots. Along with dozens of other major companies, we have donated our time and experience in order to create a website that will help facilitate various donations, benefiting people in need.
Click here to get involved by visiting New Exodos.
www.newexodos.com