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<modified>2008-04-17T05:23:53Z</modified>
<tagline>Web design firms, professional web companies, branding agencies, multimedia firms, graphic designers, web design developers and individual portfolios.</tagline>
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<entry>
<title>M Studio</title>
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<modified>2008-04-17T05:23:53Z</modified>
<issued>2008-04-16T16:32:33Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1600</id>
<created>2008-04-16T16:32:33Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">M Studio is a small Flash specialty studio that develops engaging, and award winning user-experiences. Their specialty is working with visual firms to achieve the best implementation of technology to create compelling interactive media. This award winning site design was realized by MSLK, and the programming was created in-house (of course). One of the best all-around, minimalist portfolio sites we&apos;ve seen in years!...</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--08-->Flash specialists]]></dc:subject>
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M Studio is a small Flash specialty studio that develops engaging, and award winning user-experiences. Their specialty is working with visual firms to achieve the best implementation of technology to create compelling interactive media. This award winning site design was realized by MSLK, and the programming was created in-house (of course). One of the best all-around, minimalist portfolio sites we&apos;ve seen in years!...
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</entry>






<entry>
<title>Bunch</title>
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<modified>2008-04-16T16:05:34Z</modified>
<issued>2008-04-16T16:03:31Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1599</id>
<created>2008-04-16T16:03:31Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Bunch was established in 2002 by Denis Kovac and Paulo Silva. It spread organically from London to Zagreb and then to Singapore. Talented friends joined, and they formed the multi-disciplinary design agency that is the Bunch of today. Bunch&apos;s focus is on the creation of intelligent and consistent brands for a diverse range of international clients. One of their cool side projects was inviting 100 graphic designers to re-invent and mess with their logo in a side-site called Made in Bunch....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--05-->international firms]]></dc:subject>
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Bunch was established in 2002 by Denis Kovac and Paulo Silva. It spread organically from London to Zagreb and then to Singapore. Talented friends joined, and they formed the multi-disciplinary design agency that is the Bunch of today. Bunch&apos;s focus is on the creation of intelligent and consistent brands for a diverse range of international clients. One of their cool side projects was inviting 100 graphic designers to re-invent and mess with their logo in a side-site called Made in Bunch....
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</entry>






<entry>
<title>Magnani Caruso Dutton</title>
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<modified>2008-04-14T21:11:27Z</modified>
<issued>2008-04-14T09:58:25Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1118</id>
<created>2008-04-14T09:58:25Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">This top-of-the-froth design firm has recently (and finally) updated its website. Now we can all discover how MCD, working across a wide spectrum of clients, is known for its smart, clear thinking and precise design execution. If you really want the scoop, and you&apos;re on their insider list, they put together a entire graphic design book of their work almost every year - an impressive portfolio for a company that really flies under the radar....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--01-->best of breed]]></dc:subject>
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This top-of-the-froth design firm has recently (and finally) updated its website. Now we can all discover how MCD, working across a wide spectrum of clients, is known for its smart, clear thinking and precise design execution. If you really want the scoop, and you&apos;re on their insider list, they put together a entire graphic design book of their work almost every year - an impressive portfolio for a company that really flies under the radar....
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>DixonBaxi</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalthread.com/designcompanies/motion_design_tv_branding/dixonbaxi.php" />
<modified>2008-04-10T15:25:57Z</modified>
<issued>2008-04-10T15:02:02Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1224</id>
<created>2008-04-10T15:02:02Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"><![CDATA[&Uuml;ber talented motion design firm based in London founded by two award winning directors, has updated it site from the olden golden... If you've ever turned on a TV, you've seen their work, which has included such wonders as "helping MTV find its balls again" to the on screen graphics of Formula 1 racing sports. Truly, not enough can be said about the work of this duo, and perhaps enough has already been said. Check out the work, and let the images do the talking....]]></summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--16-->motion design, tv &amp; branding]]></dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[&Uuml;ber talented motion design firm based in London founded by two award winning directors, has updated it site from the olden golden... If you've ever turned on a TV, you've seen their work, which has included such wonders as "helping MTV find its balls again" to the on screen graphics of Formula 1 racing sports. Truly, not enough can be said about the work of this duo, and perhaps enough has already been said. Check out the work, and let the images do the talking....]]>
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>Jonathan Yuen</title>
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<modified>2008-04-03T18:48:05Z</modified>
<issued>2008-04-03T18:20:46Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1596</id>
<created>2008-04-03T18:20:46Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">An impressive portfolio, with an immersive, interactive, illustrated interface, from a Malaysian individual who integrates Far-Eastern and Western design influences. Enough alliterations already? We&apos;re just getting warmed up. This splendid designer from Singapore splashes the waters with his subtle brush, which reveals a subdued, but sophisticated style. Don&apos;t be shy! Just dive into the deep waters of this dynamic portfolio to discover some very distinctive identity designs....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--01-->best of breed]]></dc:subject>
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An impressive portfolio, with an immersive, interactive, illustrated interface, from a Malaysian individual who integrates Far-Eastern and Western design influences. Enough alliterations already? We&apos;re just getting warmed up. This splendid designer from Singapore splashes the waters with his subtle brush, which reveals a subdued, but sophisticated style. Don&apos;t be shy! Just dive into the deep waters of this dynamic portfolio to discover some very distinctive identity designs....
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>INTERspectacular</title>
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<modified>2008-03-24T20:33:28Z</modified>
<issued>2008-03-24T20:17:53Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1590</id>
<created>2008-03-24T20:17:53Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Luis Blanco and Michael Uman two wild and funny guys! They are the warped brains behind the award-winning design and concept studio INTERspectacular. Mostly focusing on character development, and motion branding, they are the creative force behind Comedy Central&apos;s recent network identity redesign&amp;#151;in which they introduced edgy MTV-esque interstitials and station IDs. Meaning, they basically get to cut loose and design the craziest stuff they can imagine. Today, they are creating print and broadcast projects for some of the world&apos;s most engaging brands, from Volvo to Virgin Mobile....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--16-->motion design, tv &amp; branding]]></dc:subject>
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Luis Blanco and Michael Uman two wild and funny guys! They are the warped brains behind the award-winning design and concept studio INTERspectacular. Mostly focusing on character development, and motion branding, they are the creative force behind Comedy Central&apos;s recent network identity redesign&amp;#151;in which they introduced edgy MTV-esque interstitials and station IDs. Meaning, they basically get to cut loose and design the craziest stuff they can imagine. Today, they are creating print and broadcast projects for some of the world&apos;s most engaging brands, from Volvo to Virgin Mobile....
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>David Navas</title>
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<modified>2008-03-24T19:30:56Z</modified>
<issued>2008-03-24T19:16:25Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1588</id>
<created>2008-03-24T19:16:25Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Quite a powerful talent, David Navas has created a number of intriguing minimalist illustrations and art pieces. But not content with mastering just one medium, his recent work has also covered animation, videos and motion graphics for television channels including MTV, Mun2 and The Locomotion Channel. His illustrations, comics and photographs have been published in the U.S., Mexico and Argentina, and his work has carried him between Europe and the U.S., to where he currently resides in New York City....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--13-->illustration]]></dc:subject>
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Quite a powerful talent, David Navas has created a number of intriguing minimalist illustrations and art pieces. But not content with mastering just one medium, his recent work has also covered animation, videos and motion graphics for television channels including MTV, Mun2 and The Locomotion Channel. His illustrations, comics and photographs have been published in the U.S., Mexico and Argentina, and his work has carried him between Europe and the U.S., to where he currently resides in New York City....
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>Modernista!</title>
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<modified>2008-03-21T23:12:12Z</modified>
<issued>2008-03-21T20:41:06Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1587</id>
<created>2008-03-21T20:41:06Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Instead of building out actual web pages, Modernista skipped right to the web results by building &quot;hot links&quot; directly to google, flikr portfolios, wikipedia descriptions, and facebook pages (no myspace or friendster - they really are forward thinking!). Yes, Modernista! has done the unthinkable for a web firm, although in a way, it&apos;s a logical progression for an agency showing they &quot;get&quot; online media and web 2.0. The only drawback to this approach is that these pages, which are maintained on other sites, and are subject to breaking down....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--02-->usa based firms]]></dc:subject>
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Instead of building out actual web pages, Modernista skipped right to the web results by building &quot;hot links&quot; directly to google, flikr portfolios, wikipedia descriptions, and facebook pages (no myspace or friendster - they really are forward thinking!). Yes, Modernista! has done the unthinkable for a web firm, although in a way, it&apos;s a logical progression for an agency showing they &quot;get&quot; online media and web 2.0. The only drawback to this approach is that these pages, which are maintained on other sites, and are subject to breaking down....
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</entry>






<entry>
<title>Rubens</title>
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<modified>2008-03-22T03:14:25Z</modified>
<issued>2008-03-21T20:32:27Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1586</id>
<created>2008-03-21T20:32:27Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">With a simple stroke and a minimalist style, Rubens from Brazil demonstrates great technique in his drawings... But his art is more than just technique. In his simple, no-words site, each brand and subject he tackles with his pen relays an interesting message - from depicting a drunk Jesus, to a consumer with an Adidas &quot;habit&quot; - which often makes you look twice. Rubens is a talented illustrator with a twinkle in his eye, a slight smirk, and a double-edged pen....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--13-->illustration]]></dc:subject>
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With a simple stroke and a minimalist style, Rubens from Brazil demonstrates great technique in his drawings... But his art is more than just technique. In his simple, no-words site, each brand and subject he tackles with his pen relays an interesting message - from depicting a drunk Jesus, to a consumer with an Adidas &quot;habit&quot; - which often makes you look twice. Rubens is a talented illustrator with a twinkle in his eye, a slight smirk, and a double-edged pen....
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>bleach</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalthread.com/designcompanies/international_firms/bleach.php" />
<modified>2008-03-22T03:16:50Z</modified>
<issued>2008-03-21T19:27:49Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1585</id>
<created>2008-03-21T19:27:49Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Founded in 2003 by David Puzey and Matthew Hunt, bleach is a multi-disciplinary graphic design consultancy practiced in brand identity and development, design for print, packaging, web and motion graphics. bleach clients define the firm&apos;s diversity, ranging from youth leisure brands, and art galleries, to retail developers....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--05-->international firms]]></dc:subject>
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Founded in 2003 by David Puzey and Matthew Hunt, bleach is a multi-disciplinary graphic design consultancy practiced in brand identity and development, design for print, packaging, web and motion graphics. bleach clients define the firm&apos;s diversity, ranging from youth leisure brands, and art galleries, to retail developers....
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>Sangre - Pable Scaglione</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalthread.com/designcompanies/international_portfolios/sangre_pable_.php" />
<modified>2008-03-22T03:20:51Z</modified>
<issued>2008-03-21T19:15:38Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designcompanies//3.1584</id>
<created>2008-03-21T19:15:38Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Graphic designer, art director and illustrator based in Buenos Aires, Pablo has a unique style and an amusing eye, dabbling in a little bit of everything since 2000. His range of talents include identity design, brand creation, website design, print pieces, tv shows, and all kinds of other aesthetic creations. Friend of the people and the animals, Pablo has a natural talent for typography - especially visible in his modern, and youthful graphic identity designs....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--06-->international portfolios]]></dc:subject>
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Graphic designer, art director and illustrator based in Buenos Aires, Pablo has a unique style and an amusing eye, dabbling in a little bit of everything since 2000. His range of talents include identity design, brand creation, website design, print pieces, tv shows, and all kinds of other aesthetic creations. Friend of the people and the animals, Pablo has a natural talent for typography - especially visible in his modern, and youthful graphic identity designs....
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>IOWA Interactive</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalthread.com/designcompanies/best_of_breed/iowa_interactiv.php" />
<modified>2008-04-15T16:11:05Z</modified>
<issued>2007-11-14T19:43:10Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designcompanies//3.1316</id>
<created>2007-11-14T19:43:10Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Contrary to initial impressions, IOWA is actually located in the heart of sea-side California, near Marina Del Rey. They specialize in identity design, DVD/CD-Roms and they seem especially proficient in creating clean, uncluttered web site designs for their clients... usually in Flash... and usually for the advertising agencies, marketing firms and audio designers who are too busy making their own magic to bother with making their own web sites... And who would bother anyway, when you have these pros on your team?...</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--01-->best of breed]]></dc:subject>
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Contrary to initial impressions, IOWA is actually located in the heart of sea-side California, near Marina Del Rey. They specialize in identity design, DVD/CD-Roms and they seem especially proficient in creating clean, uncluttered web site designs for their clients... usually in Flash... and usually for the advertising agencies, marketing firms and audio designers who are too busy making their own magic to bother with making their own web sites... And who would bother anyway, when you have these pros on your team?...
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>Mutado</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalthread.com/designcompanies/international_firms/mutado.php" />
<modified>2007-08-22T16:05:10Z</modified>
<issued>2007-08-22T15:51:18Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designcompanies//3.1580</id>
<created>2007-08-22T15:51:18Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Mutado is a renown, but small international firm whose work includes design, animation and interactive work &amp;#150; from brand-supporting print and advertising to online animations, motion design and illustrations. Strong at character work, online systems and games, Mutado&apos;s focus is to enable brands to interact with their clients. Which is why, in turn, it&apos;s not really a surprise when Mutado&apos;s own client list includes the likes of Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon&amp;#151;brands well known for their pioneering use of animation and interaction. Great little site... simple, detail-oriented, and easy to use....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--05-->international firms]]></dc:subject>
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Mutado is a renown, but small international firm whose work includes design, animation and interactive work &amp;#150; from brand-supporting print and advertising to online animations, motion design and illustrations. Strong at character work, online systems and games, Mutado&apos;s focus is to enable brands to interact with their clients. Which is why, in turn, it&apos;s not really a surprise when Mutado&apos;s own client list includes the likes of Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon&amp;#151;brands well known for their pioneering use of animation and interaction. Great little site... simple, detail-oriented, and easy to use....
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</entry>






<entry>
<title>Open Communication</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalthread.com/designcompanies/international_firms/open_communicat.php" />
<modified>2007-08-02T19:24:20Z</modified>
<issued>2007-08-02T19:22:08Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designcompanies//3.1579</id>
<created>2007-08-02T19:22:08Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">A really good &quot;English ad shop&quot; in Scandanvia, Open brings their unique marketing and advertising perspective to their international projects and clients. The advantage is bringing great Scandanvian products to the world at large in English, and with an English flair. We quite liked their &apos;open&apos; white site and easy to navigate information. Meanwhile, most of the portfolio shows print, branding and design work. Good stuff....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--05-->international firms]]></dc:subject>
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A really good &quot;English ad shop&quot; in Scandanvia, Open brings their unique marketing and advertising perspective to their international projects and clients. The advantage is bringing great Scandanvian products to the world at large in English, and with an English flair. We quite liked their &apos;open&apos; white site and easy to navigate information. Meanwhile, most of the portfolio shows print, branding and design work. Good stuff....
</content>
</entry>






<entry>
<title>Jivaldi Marketing</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalthread.com/designcompanies/usa_based_firms/jivaldi_marketi.php" />
<modified>2008-04-21T23:44:07Z</modified>
<issued>2007-08-02T16:25:38Z</issued>
<id>tag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designcompanies//3.1578</id>
<created>2007-08-02T16:25:38Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">&quot;Fluid communications&quot; is the pitch of this San Francisco-based integrated marketing and communications firm. Their site design uses a sparkling blue and flowing water motif to bring home the point that their marketing efforts are lucid and adaptable to many business solutions. Jivaldi serves a variety of clients but is recently flowing into marketing for sports and politics. A nice site which emphasizes the best parts of the products that this firm delivers....</summary>
<author>
<name>Digitalthread</name>

<email>fstoj@digitalthread.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject><![CDATA[<!--02-->usa based firms]]></dc:subject>
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&quot;Fluid communications&quot; is the pitch of this San Francisco-based integrated marketing and communications firm. Their site design uses a sparkling blue and flowing water motif to bring home the point that their marketing efforts are lucid and adaptable to many business solutions. Jivaldi serves a variety of clients but is recently flowing into marketing for sports and politics. A nice site which emphasizes the best parts of the products that this firm delivers....
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