Cloud 9 Digital Design ltdMike , - The Boss
Graphic designer, marketeer, surfer and general daredevil, Mike created Cloud 9 way back in 1994. Mike's background is in actionsport and publishing. He has a reputation for creating ideas from even the least promising of briefs, and an attention to detail that you’ll find reassuring. If you’re looking for creativity, flexibility, and a genuine desire to help you succeed, with a bizarrely unorthodox approach you won’t be disappointed - If you're looking for a man in a suit and tie, you may be.
Okay – The more you know us here at Cloud 9, the more you will know how much I (Mike) love all things surf & skate. Penny Skateboards recently ran a neat contest for filmmakers to create a promo video for them. Although I started writing this blog entry to highlight the [...]
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Here at Cloud 9 we just love our bikes. No matter what kind of rider you are, there’s a bike for you. Although most of us have mass produced cycles, it’s the smaller bike builders that get the heart racing (or jumping – depending on your thing). Got something for a cheeky little bike builder?Tell [...]
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Levi’s has released the latest ad in its Go Forth series of spots. The campaign is centred around youthful freedom, usually of the semi-naked-in-nature variety, but this spot also features kids fronting up to riot police, scenes the brand no doubt didn’t actually think would be happening when they released the spot… Titled Legacy – [...]
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Remember “Cats with Thumbs”? Well, the latest cinema spot for Cravendale Milk, ponders the question, ‘who first thought to milk a cow?’ The resulting film is, unsurprisingly, rather funny. Thanks to creative review for spotting this one!
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We recently came across a rather naughty viral for Skittles… {Please note: this isn’t suitable for under 18′s} Although there’s a big disclaimer saying it has nothing to do with Wrigley or Skittles themselves, there’s some nice production in it that cost ‘someone’ some cash. Clearly, watching the video it’s obvious why they can’t be [...]
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Twelve British artists, including Tracey Emin and Chris Ofili, have been chosen to design posters for the 2012 Olympics. Great, but couldn’t some designers have been asked as well? Alongside Emin and Ofili, Fiona Banner, Michael Craig-Martin, Martin Creed, Anthea Hamilton, Howard Hodgkin, Gary Hume, Sarah Morris, Bridget Riley, Bob and Roberta Smith and Rachel [...]
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Another marker for the start of summer is the number of outdoor theatre productions that are advertised. As it’s on our doorstep, Clare and I decided to watch a production of ‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’ at Packwood House, one of Warwickshire’s most popular National Trust venues. Whilst some of the audience came armed with deluxe [...]
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There are over 3 million business pages on Facebook and over 80% have less than 100 ‘likes’ (or fans as they were known as until very recently). The fact is that everyone knows how to create a page, but making it really WORK for your business as part of your marketing strategy is whole different [...]
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We have no strong political views one way or the other here at Cloud 9, however it does seem the Lib Dems are trying to win our votes in getting down with the kids in launching their own Manifesto iPhone app Could a queue of Lib Dem MPs be ordering their Apple iPads on [...]
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So, you’ve got pots of money and a hot new product or service? Surely the more you spend on Google Adwords, the higher your ranking right? WRONG! Google is now combining the maximum price you’re prepared to pay per click with the quality of your website in order to determine how high up the sponsored [...]
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