We are incredibly pleased to announce that Magnitude have won 2 Webby Awards.
In the restaurant category we won
We will be writing a lot more about this accolade over the next couple of weeks so keep coming back for more info.
To give you a flavour of how prestigious these awards are the BBC also won the people’s voice prize in this years webby awards for the best news category.
Daryn
Magnitude have been acknowledged as one of the best web design innovators in the world after receiving two nominations at the 2008 Webby Awards and even more impressively are the only agency in the North of England to be shortlisted for an award.
This year’s awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and Magnitude’s fellow nominees include Apple, the BBC, MTV and a host of the biggest global brands and creative agencies.
Magnitude are up for two awards for their work with Wagamama and Me and My Bod- the ‘Best Restaurant’ website and the People’s Choice category which both have McDonalds, The Earl of Sandwich and YoRoto as contending nominees. The winner of the People’s Voice Award goes to the nominee with the highest number of votes. Readers can vote for Magnitude online at http://pv.webbyawards.com
The Webby Awards are the leading awards honouring excellence on the internet and have been hailed the ‘Online Oscars’ by Time Magazine. This year’s judging panel consists of members of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences which includes David Bowie, Jamie Oliver, Matt Groening and internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf!
Magnitude’s MD Tony Humphreys commented: “These awards are the biggest in the business. To be nominated is a terrific achievement for the team and a huge accolade in itself.
“We have worked with Wagamama for several years to develop an innovative and truly interactive online presence and these nominations are a sign that we have produced an industry-leading product.”
David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards added: “The Webby Awards honour the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the internet. Magnitude’s nominee selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.”
Voting for the People’s Voice category closes on 1st May so everyone needs to get voting for Magnitude now! Winners for all categories will be announced on 6th May.
After a forray into newspaper media The Sun and following the successful week of mentions on BBC 6 Music, I have tried my hand at TV. I appeared on BBC 1’s Saturday Kitchen with James Martin on 12/04/08.
Due to BBC policy about wanting “Bright and Exciting” people we were told that we are not allowed to wear Black/Grey/White/Beige/Bro
This weeks guests were Lawrence Keogh, Jason Atherton and Sarah Brightman all of whom were very nice people.
Today sees Adidas, a leading global sports brand in a Dutch copyright court.The case began 10 years ago and sees Adidas attempting to increase the protection of their ‘3 stripe’ branding that makes their clothing uniquely ‘adidas’. They are accusing a few smaller trainer brands of copying the Adidas look and taking ‘unfair advantage’ of their leading global brand. In the past the likes of H+M and K-Swiss have done very well selling trainers with 2 or 5 stripes. A ruling from the Dutch courts is expected April 10. Read more…
For the past few months Magnitude have really pushed with their PR and have so far featured in an array of local and national press ranging from the Yorkshire Evening Post to industry mag, The Drum. Magnitude are also in the process of rebranding so watch this space as our new look is coming soon.
In the meantime and as part of ‘Operation PR’ we recently had some great staff photos produced by Harrogate-based photographer, Ian Marshall. Who incidentally is James, our Client Service Manager’s best man… Awww
Anyway if you fancy a nosey, just click on the link.
