Well …2023 has flown by so fast, it’s been a busy year, from vision mixing at Hull New Theatre for Two Pianos to launching a new fine dining Indian restaurant brand, we have worked on some fantastic projects with our incredible clients. Here are just a few highlights from 2023.

Genuary 23’
For the month of January we created daily artworks based on ‘prompts’ all generated by different forms of code. The prompts are created to test and push generative code based art. Some of our artworks were created in languages such as HTML, After Effects Expressions, JavaScript, MAX Scripts, Illustrator JS and Flash ActionScript (I know very old school).

Outputs: https://realdesignstudios.com/genuary-calendar-2023/

Aldercote Web Update
Aldercote asked us to update their online presence with a unique design and interactive website. We created 3D versions of their vehicle-mounted access platforms; converting CAD drawings to 3D models and then converting these into WebGL & HTML5 interactive media, which increased thier online page engagement by over 1200%.

Link: https://aldercote.com/products/cz-range/

Meeting Ian Anderson from tDR
I finally - after many years - managed to meet and listen to an amazing designer/philosopher and one of my main ‘influencers’, Ian Anderson from the Design Republic. I popped over to La Biblioteka in Sheffield for the release/signing of the A-Z of TDR reprint and Q&A. Managed to get my original A-Z signed and even purchased the reprint.

25 Years Old
If you didn’t see our recent post (...tut tut tut) this September we turned 25! Yes 25, it was 1998 when we first started REAL DESIGN, we have weathered the millennium bug, financial crash of 2008, a name change (…and then change back) to the pandemic in 2020 - it’s been a wild ride and we have had the privilege of working with amazing people, companies and creating some fantastic solutions.

Link: https://realdesignstudios.com/news/25_years_strong/

4-Day Work Week
We have been discussing internally for months how we would make a ‘4 day work week’ work for REAL and its employees. When we all moved to remote working due to the lockdown, we really didn’t have time to discuss it, we just had to make it work. Digital agencies need to be progressive in their approach and the ‘4 day work week’ for REAL is the next step. We will be trialling this over the next few months and of course open to feedback from our clients and employees.

Link: https://realdesignstudios.com/news/trialling_something_new/

As the festive weeks get closer, we would like to thank our amazing clients for their constant challenges and keeping us on the cutting edge of digital media. We will be taking some time off over Christmas break (20th of December 2023 to the 3th of January 2024) but we look forward to more exciting projects in 2024.

Merry Christmas from the team at REAL DESIGN