Orion Publishing Group
Michael Palin's New Europe Online Galllery
Weidenfeld & Nicolson @ 60
Virago Publishing
Fisher Meredith – solicitors
Asterix
South Bank Employers Group (London)
Freehand Puppet Theatre
Tandem – communications and research
Louisa Creed – rag rugs
Christine Poulson – author
Whole Life Coaching
Esk Valley Railway
2 Skint 4 School
Child Poverty Action Group
Save the Children
Eye to Eye Photo Libary
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
School Councils UK
Eye to Eye
British Association for Performing Arts Medicine
Edward Thomas Fellowship
Crescent Arts
Bristish Association for Adoption and Fostering
Charities Development Fund
Tax Credits (Scottish Office)
Young Lives (DFID)
Health Activist (NHS)
London Borough of Greenwich
Make Child Benefit Count
Genetic Engineering Network
End Child Poverty
Scarborough Local Food Group
Dig It Up!
Fawcett Society
EcoNexus
The Orion Publishing Group is one of the leading commercial publishers in the UK. It embraces the imprints of Orion, Gollancz, Weidenfeld & Nicolson and Phoenix and publishes more than 4,000 books and audio products. Orion authors include Ian Rankin, Terry Pratchett and Maeve Binchy
Orion commissioned envoy to project manage, design and create the original OrionBooks website which ran from 2004 to early 2010. envoy continues to work with Orion on the graphic elements of their new website which change each month.
'This is FANTASTIC. Clear design, simple to use and very exciting. I could spend hours browsing. What an achievement.'
Rights Director, Orion
envoy also designs and implents a wide range of email newletters for Orion including Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Raven Mysteries, Horrid Henry and the Gollancz imprint.
An online gallery of exclusive images created to promote the publication of Michael Palin's New Europe in paperback.
The gallery is generated, without flash or javascript, using an unordered list of photographs and cascading style sheets (CSS). This has the advantage that the photo caption text is visible to search engines and it ehances the gallery's accessibility for all web-users.
envoy was commissioned to create a web presence to complement the radical new cover artwork created by the advertising agency Fallon to celebrate sixty years of publishing by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
‘These pages . . . are absolutely gorgeous’ Joslyn Tinker, PR Director, Fallon
'... all in all an enchanted garden'
'... dignified and neat, witty and intelligent, as a cultural site should be!'
Building on the established Virago brand, the website has a strong personality. The interactive 'Virago Modern Classics timeline' and 'Meet the Author' pages fulfill a user's curiousity about the books.
The Virago virtual postcards, 'Send this Page to a Friend' feature and the email subscription list spread news of the website by the web equivalent of word of mouth.
The 'On this Day' calendar engages visitors with a quote or event which relates to the specific date of one or more Virago books. This draws people into the extensive Virago backlist and – together with the competitions – gives users good reason to return regularly to the website.
This website was extensively tested. Read some of the comments.
envoy created this website and then managed it for 12 months before handing it over for in-house day-to-day management.
Archive copy available on request.
The website is a means of recruiting clients by reassuring them about the professionalism and credibility of this firm. This is achieved by the mood of the site and by providing extensive information about the firm's services, as well as photographs and detailed biographies of its professional staff.
An advertising campaign, which originally ran on the London Underground, was adapted to the web to add attention-grabbing interest to this website.
Archive copy available on request.
The official website for the English language editions of the Asterix albums.
This website was designed in compliance with the strict style and content deadlines instituted by the client to protect the world-famous Asterix brand.
The Esk Valley Railway Development Company briefed envoy to create a website which would increase passenger numbers on this line by promoting trains as an environmentally friendly and stress-free way to explore and appreciate the magnificent landscape along the route.
The resulting website offers inspiration for days out and practical information to help people plan their journeys. For instance, there are sample fares and printer-friendly timetables for each station. The interactive map of the line gives an overview of the route and then leads to detailed information about things to see, what to do and where to eat, at all the places served by the Esk Valley line.
‘It is all I ever hoped it would be and more.’ Angela Thirkill, Developoment Manger, EVDRC
‘This is fantastic. An excellent website, everything you could want in terms of travel.’ Jerry Swift, Head of Corporate Responsibility Government & Corporate Affairs, Network Rail
'This looks really fantastic – I love it! The way you've used the doodles and stars is really good and the handwriting font for the RHS links is great with the ruled background.'
Tim Nichols, Press & Parliamentary Liaison Officer
at CPAG, who commissioned this website.
'Thank you for managing the content of our website so promptly and reliably'
Martin Barnes, Director, CPAG
envoy has been working with CPAG since 2000, implementing regular updates on its website.
This searchable database contains over 250 images selected from the work of Palestinian children who participated in a series of photographic workshops. The images can be browsed by themed galleries, articles from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) or a particular refugee camp.
Images can also be searched by keywords or the ages of the people in photographs.
Archive copy available on request.
A top 20 superbrand website in Marketing Week's internet league table, 2001.
The website was rated on its navigation, content, brand proposition and effectiveness. The ranking shows how well Save the Children has translated its appeal onto the internet.
envoy project-managed the creation of this website and managed the content and additional developments over the succeeding 18 months.
Archive copy available on request.
This website, commissioned to mark the centenary of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, links past events with current work, making extensive use of its archive of photographs.
To bring this website alive, the design – inspired by Mondrion's paintings – features numerous photographs from School Councils workshops.
Archive copy available on request.
'What a wonderful idea the Eye to Eye website is ... It is truly original and wonderfully conceived'
'[This website is] very intriguing and I love the interactive stuff. The information is simply but elegantly stated'
The unique qualities of the web help visitors to explore the children's pictures and stories in depth. On the 'Photostories' pages, a click-and-drag photo-puzzle encourages people to piece together images. A spy-hole game allows users to discover the picture gradually. Elsewhere, a slide show tells a story. Sound is used to introduce Arabic phrases and a quiz encourages visitors to explore the website more thoroughly.
Archive copy available on request.
envoy researched and obtained the striking photographs of performing artists to communicate BAPAM's ethos and the diversity of this organisation's interests and clients. The website includes a searchable database of practitioners and incorporates many accessibility features, such as resizable text, access keys and printer-friendly pages.
This website is managed in-house using Contribute software, with the support of envoy.
Recommended as a learning resource by GCSE Answers and SchoolsNet.
'Thanks for the beautifully presented site about Edward Thomas'
'I hadn't read any Edward Thomas for over ten years. I'm now rushing off to Amazon to buy his works. Many thanks!'
'A quality website on a deserving figure'
Changing automatically each month, the time of year is evoked by an extract from Edward Thomas's poetry, emphasising its connectedness with the English landscape and seasons.
This website offers a showcase for each resident artist's work. The calendar gives people quick access to details about workshops and exhibitions.
Since creating the site in 2003, envoy has carried out monthly updates, creating a valuable online archive of exhibitions for the gallery.
In 2008 the site was redesigned by ENVOY to reflect Crescent Arts new branding by Andy Edwards Design
A website is a very cost-effective way to follow up initial contact with potential clients or even extend your relationship with a current client. In their own time and at their own pace, clients can find out about the full range of your services. With a well-designed website, you have the opportuity to establish your credentials and convey your values and working style. Here are a couple of examples, created by envoy in close collaboration with the websites' owners.
'Thank you once again for our fantastic website. It really has given our work a tremendous boost and I continually get compliments about it'
Tandem – communications and research
The Tandem website conveys the quality, range and depth of their experience.
It has proved a useful resource for promoting workshops and conferences and distributing reports.
This ever-growing online gallery of Louisa and Lewis Creed's rag rugs has proved invaluable in allowing exhibition curators to select the rugs which they wish to include in exhibitions throughout the world. It has also enabled them to share their creativity and experience worldwide.
The design of this writer's website echoes the Cambridge setting of her mystery novels. As well as offering detailed information about the author and her heroine, extracts from the books and related links, it includes a series of quizzes reflecting the novels' literary themes and the blog, ‘A Reading Life’.
After careful collaboration with Amanda Brook Chen, envoy created this website to reflect her values and working style.
The 'talk things over' website enables potential clients to learn about her special approach to Whole Life Coaching.
'I am very thrilled with the work you have done - many, many thanks'
'This has got to be the most graceful and quietly powerful coaching site I’ve ever seen.' Kristina Elaine, a Life Coach
Young Lives, funded by DFID (Department for International Development), is an innovative long-term international research project investigating the changing nature of child poverty.
The website is a key tool for advocacy and links the researchers, policy-makers and planners in the 20 participating countries.
Archive copy available on request.
'The website brings real added value to our training guide'
The Health Activist website enhanced the potential of a printed guide by offering additional examples, information and resources.
The email discussion list, managed by envoy, provided a forum for those involved in developing community health leaders to share experiences, network with others and offer peer support.
envoy also developed and executed the on and off-line marketing strategy for the project, in which we worked closely with researcher and writer Ruth Wilson of Tandem.
Archive copy available on request.
Launched to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the introduction of child benefit, this campaign website collected email pledges urging the Chancellor of the Exchequer to increase child benefit and ensure that younger children get the same rate as the oldest child.
This community website promotes a print version of the local food guide, provides an automatically generated 'What's in season' listing and the option to join a local food email list. The pages have been designed to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and access keys enable navigation around the website without the use of a mouse.
'Wow! That's a hell of a website you've got there, and all in a weekend! (I must go write a postcard or two)'
'Very good website! Concentrated and relevant information, easy to navigate'
A rapid-response campaigning site, created within three days. The bold colours, simple navigation and clear graphics add a sense of urgency. We used the immediacy of the web to provide a daily diary as the campaign developed.
Archive copy at
www.envoy.dircon.co.uk/
dig-it-up/
An entry tunnel of arresting facts draws people into this campaign website. Once there, they can take part in an urgent action, make contact with a local group or join Fawcett.
Archive copy available on request.
A crisp website with a serious tone, created to impart technical information and ethical argument to scientists, campaigners, and decision-makers.
'Quietly efficient as ever, thanks so much' Helena Paul, Co-Director, EcoNexus
