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It's been a long time

2011-01-26T06:26:00.000-08:00

We just realised how long it is since we updated this blog . . . oops.

Update to follow in the next few days with details of our latest work. Given we last signed in here in August 2010, expect some reading.

The new NDB SAIR project site is live

2010-08-05T06:07:00.000-07:00

We're proud to report the new NDB SAIR project site is now live featuring a site-wide CMS and client log in areas.

The NDB SAIR site presented numerous challenges from a development perspective - not least of which was programming a comprehensive searchable database capable of generating numerous results which included video, downloads and PDF's.

The site has been extremely well received and we look forward to working together with NDB on forthcoming projects.

www.sair-ndb.com

RGU Care North European Community initiative website goes live

2010-07-29T12:31:00.000-07:00

Deepblue is proud to announce the new RGU Care North website has gone live at www.rgucarenorth.com. The new site features a comprehensive Content Management System (CMS) to allow for full control over text editing, images and adding/deleting pages. The site is still quite barren as the RGU team add content but we expect it will become more populated over the coming weeks and months.

Angita Pharmaceuticals commission Deepblue

2010-06-18T10:02:00.000-07:00

We're delighted to announce that Angita Pharmaceuticals has enlisted Deepblue for the production of a new logo, website, web hosting, web marketing and various print materials.

Work is to begin immediately on this new and exciting project. Updates to follow.

www.birnenperformance.com goes live

2010-06-18T10:00:00.000-07:00

Deepblue is proud to announce the release of the new Birnen Performance car website (www.birnenperformance.com).

The Birnen site features an extensive e-commerce system which encompasses more than 10,000 unique products - all tied together in a Web 2.0, fully standards-compliant interface.

Job done :D

www.ciewellcontrol.com site goes live

2010-05-25T01:32:00.001-07:00

We're pleased to announce the new www.ciewellcontrol.com has just gone live complete with extensive CMS which allows page titling over the top-of-page graphic.

The new site is in replacement for CIE's previous oileng.com site - which is now being redirected to ciewellcontrol.com.

Twitter on the Deepblue home page

2010-05-13T03:45:00.001-07:00

Keener-eyed visitors to the Deepblue site will have noticed we've started featuring Twitter on our home page. The reason? Cause we think working on new projects is more important than speaking about them. From here on, we'll be updating this news area less regularly and instead using Twitter for updates on our recent work. There's something strangely intriguing about using SMS to update your home page after all!

New projects being developed by Deepblue

2010-05-13T03:44:00.003-07:00

Last minute news this but Deepblue has also been selected by global oil and gas company, NWT to produce a new shopfront site detailing their various products for sale.
In addition, we've also been chosen by Itsabox - an innovative new childrens toy company to produce an online shopsite for their products including e-commerce capabilities.
Also, Millstream have approached us to produce some 3D work for their website.
Busy times indeed - and that's the reason for less time spent on these pages, more time using Twitter!

NDB SAIR database web project

2010-05-13T03:44:00.001-07:00

Project Management Support company, NDB, commissioned Deepblue to produce a highly intelligent and immersive online review platform.
Further details will be posted here soon as the project nears completion (expected early June this year) however we're delighted to have been selected from development companies across Scotland to work with NDB on this interesting and engaging development job.

FPD Lochview website almost ready for release

2010-05-13T03:43:00.005-07:00

Also scheduled for release later this month, the new fpdlochview website is nearing completion.
Deepblue is currently adding third party 3D content to the site along with last minute images taken by our photography partner, Dougal Thomson.

Rigmar CD-rom almost ready for release

2010-05-13T03:43:00.001-07:00

We're currently adding in the final text sections to the Rigmar Rush CD which is due for release - again later this month once content has been finalised.
The CD features extensive use of 3D imagery and animation - all produced by Deepblue's 3D dept. More screen shots will appear here soon.
In addition, Rigmar also commissioned us to produce another CD-rom detailing Rigmar as a company - as well as an HD presentation for use at their recent Business Award nomination.

Birnen Performance Limited new website due to go live

2010-05-13T03:42:00.001-07:00

The Birnen Performance Limited website is also due for release later this month once the web admin has finished adding to his extensive product roster - at last count, around 40,000 in total.
Clearly a site of this extent required a very special Content Management System - coupled with extensive web hosting - so we opted to host it on our professional servers located in Los Angeles.

Completion and Intervention Engineering Limited new website

2010-05-13T03:41:00.001-07:00

The new CIE website is due to go live later this month at ciewellcontrol.com once the company has finished uploading content to the pages.
As with all Deepblue-produced sites, the CIE website features a proprietary CMS - in this case, one that allows the site admin to add titles to the banner at the top of pages.

European Community and RGU-led initiative CARE North

2010-05-13T03:40:00.001-07:00

Deepblue has finished work on its new design for the European Community Initiative and RGU-led site, RGU CARE North. The site features an innovative online form builder system which allows the site administrators to build their own online surveys in real time.
The site is expected to go live later this month once the CARE North team has populated it with content.

www.thistlecouriers.com leaps to first position under google searches for scottish couriers :)

2010-04-16T01:01:00.001-07:00

We're delighted to announce the huge success of our seo web marketing campaign for scottish courier company, www.thistlecouriers.com. On checking results under their preferred search criteria - scottish couriers - we were impressed to find the www.thistlecouriers.com site now occupying first position. All pretty impressive when you consider the site couldn't be found in the top 150 (we didn't check any further) results just 6 months ago.

If you think your company could benefit from a high ranking in search engines (and let's face it, what company wouldnt) then feel free to get in touch thru our main site www.deepbluemedia.co.uk

Scottish courier company, thistlecouriers.com, keeps rising up the directories

2010-03-30T09:43:00.000-07:00

Deepbluemedia's marketing campaign for Scottish couriers Thistle Couriers continues to gather pace with yet more impressive results in Google and other search engines. In particular, the company is now noted as number one under searches for Aberdeen couriers in Google - with a marked rise under other search strings too.

We've got lots more news from the last few months which we still need to post. Stay tuned for further updates coming in the next few days regarding some exciting new projects.

Lecht community site goes live

2009-12-17T11:03:00.000-08:00

As part of our complete redesign of the Lecht 2090 resort website, we've just completed work on the new community area, intended to unite skiers, snowboarders and mountain bikers in their own network.

The pages can be seen at http://lechtscotland.ning.com - take a look - it's good stuff :)

We've got a strong feeling this is going to be a very good season - both in terms of snow and in terms of the Lecht site.

Christmas is definitely in the air

2009-12-15T19:06:00.000-08:00

Which can mean only one thing - we must be nearing the time that Deepblue unleashes a new Christmas message to our clients.

This year we've somewhat pushed the boat out. Stay tuned to see just what we're producing.

In other news, the new 3daberdeen.co.uk site is almost ready to for release. We expect to have it done in the next week or so - not that anyone will notice anyway cause it's that time of year that food and drink takes to the fore. And why not indeed :)

Lecht edited 3D videos

2009-12-09T02:10:00.000-08:00

Just in case we forgot - and yeah, we actually did forget - there are now two new versions of the 3D videos we produced for the Lecht ski centre online now at our YouTube page.

The first is the Lecht 3D summer animation which has been cut to a unique soundtrack. The second is another render, this time a 3D animation of the Lecht in winter - again, this time put to music.

We've got another little surprise on the way too . . . but it'd just be telling if we said anymore about it right now.

Check back in the next week or so to see something truly unique ;)

www.lecht.co.uk winter website goes live

2009-12-08T19:06:00.000-08:00

We're not fans of hyperbole - but equally, this is actually rather good. We've just completed work on the new Lecht winter website which can be seen at www.lecht.co.uk. The site features live web cam zooms and a panorama as well as live weather, road, snow and run reports.

Better still though, the site features some of the best 3D modelling and animation you'll see this side of Pixar . . . yep, the line about not liking hyperbole was a total lie.

But - and still a relatively big 'but' - this stuff is actually mighty impressive.

BTW - the new deepblue site is due to go live in the next few days too - as is the full Rigmar site.

Thistlecouriers.com also continue to rise up the listings under various searches for UK couriers and Scottish couriers.

Whew - busy times!

UK courier company results

2009-11-17T04:22:00.000-08:00

A web marketing undertaken by Deepbluemedia to help promote Thistle Couriers under the search term UK Courier companies has begun to gather pace with impressive new results.

In addition, we've also had great success with the term courier companies and Scottish couriers. We'll keep you posted on progress as the new results begin to filter through from our work.

definitive - the best snowboard game ever

2009-10-23T11:12:00.001-07:00

Yep - yet another work-oriented post but it has to be done :).

Stoked is officially the best snowboard game ever.

A few months back we said it was Shaun White's outing - but then we got Stoked.

Released in the US about a year ago, we were held in high anticipation of Stoked finally shipping over here.

Like so many films, tunes, books etc this was a major release and anticipation was high. Personally, I always find there's direct correlation between hype and disappointment - one feeding off the other. The most hyped things normally end up being the biggest disappointments.

Not so in the case of Stoked.

If you've been riding before, you'll get it straight away. If you've never been riding, you soon will after playing this great, great game.

Truly a marvel of programming, design and 3D, this game is a wonder to behold.

Not since the early days of Amped and, particularly, Amped 2 has a game truly captured the essence of snowboarding.

Ride for style or huck to glory - the game actually remembers how you play and unlocks attributes based upon your particular technique.

Better still, how about this . . . certain things in this game are actually weather-dependant. Just like in real life, not all lines are possible until the snow comes. Yep - this game actually has next to real life changing weather patterns. Wait for that huge dump and go riding in waist deep (no kidding here btw) powder.

If you only buy one game this year, make it Stoked. Sure, your love life, social life and general health will likely suffer from hours glued to your plasma . . . but then all good things come at a price.

Take a sabbatical from your friends, expect your dinner to be in the dog, say goodbye to daylight hours. Who needs them anyway. Xbox calluses are way more entertaining.

Oh did we fail to mention one last killer feature . . . you get to fly your own heli. Scope a spot and fly to it. How good is that?

Don't just take our word for it - here's the link http://www.gettingstoked.com/

new www.subsea-nigeria.com video presentation

2009-09-09T08:14:00.000-07:00

Deepblue has just finished producing a video for the Subsea-Nigeria conference advertising the upcoming event at this year's Offshore Europe conference in Aberdeen.

The video, which uses various transitions, 3D models and effects can be seen by clicking here.

In addition, we also produced flyers, business cards and letterheads for the conference.

The Subsea Nigeria conference main site can be seen at www.subsea-nigeria.com

www.subsea-nigeria.com, www.bellfrontglobal.com and www.netlohpublishing.co.uk go live

2009-09-02T01:43:00.000-07:00

Deepblue has just released two new budget web productions - www.subsea-nigeria.com, www.bellfrontglobal.com - as well as www.netlohpublishing.co.uk, all of which went live at the end of August 09. This is in addition to continued web marketing and SEO work on www.thistlecouriers.com and www.worldofcufflinks.com

Also, we are still promoting our www.webdesignaberdeen.co.uk which is a showcase of recent work performed by the company.

We have also just been commissioned to produce websites for the Aberdeen-based companies www.des-ltd.co.uk and www.dulcia.co.uk - with both sites expected to go live later this month.

Work still continues on the new Lecht winter website, while the summer mountain bike site is still live at www.lecht.co.uk

Details of our other new projects will appear here soon.

www.thistlecouriers.com web marketing

2009-08-26T12:11:00.000-07:00

Deepblue has been commissioned to perform web marketing and SEO services on the Thistle Couriers website (www.thistlecouriers.com).

The program has been designed to get Thistle Couriers to the top of search engines under the key phrases local, national and international courier company.

Watch this space for further projects we're working at - details to be posted here soon (there's a lot!).

webdesignaberdeen.co.uk goes live

2009-07-21T07:50:00.000-07:00

After months of doing next to nothing with the domain name http://www.webdesignaberdeen.co.uk, we finally found the time over the quieter Aberdeen holiday to get some material in place and, in our opinion, produce a rather natty new website :)

The site went live on 20th July 2009 and features extensive links to all our work - past and present. We'll be adding more sections to the page over the coming months but, for now, to take a look head over to http://www.webdesignaberdeen.co.uk.

we're busy :)

2009-05-20T08:19:00.001-07:00

Yep - we've just got word on yet more new contracts. This is the stuff we'll be working at over the coming months:

A new website for the Lecht

A new website for Ellon Academy

Website, brochure and copywriting services for Memorial Tags

An additional classical website for singer/songwriter Jenna Robertson

A new website for Aberdeen band Vesuvian

Brochure flash website for Aberdeen-based artist Keith Thomson

Various advertising materials for Fotheringham Property Developments

An additional mailing template system for Sales Evolution

Web hosting for an additional six companies

In addition, we have also just completed work on a new website for adventureflightlimited.com featuring a fully updateable CMS website with online booking facility

Also, we have just completed a highly successful web marketing campaign for dyceroofing.com. Please see below for a brief selection of results. If your site is bathing in obscurity, give us a call and we'll perform some magic to get you traffic :)

Google results (the only ones that really matter after all!)
Roofing Aberdeen - position 1
Roofing Companies Aberdeen - position 1
Roofs Aberdeen - position 1
Roofing repairs Aberdeen - position 1
Aberdeen roof repairs - position 1
Alkor Aberdeen - position 1
Roof tile renovation Aberdeen - position 1

We are currently working on other new projects, the details of which will be posted here soon.

ROVpeople.com web marketing

2009-04-15T06:04:00.000-07:00

Deepblue has been commissioned to undertake a web marketing drive for the new website constructed for oil and recruitment company, www.rovpeople.com.

Dyceroofing.com web marketing

2009-03-16T08:44:00.001-07:00

Deepblue has recently been commissioned to perform web marketing for the Aberdeen-based roofing company, www.dyceroofing.com.

theblackballoon.co.uk website

2009-03-10T06:18:00.003-07:00

Deepblue has recently completed work on a new site for events, entertainment and balloon company, The Black Balloon - www.theblackballoon.co.uk

ROVpeople.com website

2009-03-09T04:53:00.000-07:00

Deepblue has just finished work on a new site for ROV recruitment company, ROV People - www.rovpeople.com.

Worldofcufflinks.com web marketing

2009-03-09T04:22:00.001-07:00

Deepblue has started a new web marketing initiative for the online cufflinks company, World of Cufflinks - www.worldofcufflinks.com to help the company achieve higher rankings within Google and other search engines

Champagnefountainhire.com web marketing

2009-03-09T04:20:00.000-07:00

Deepblue has started a new web marketing initiative for the champagne fountain hire company, Zest Fountains - www.champagnefountainhire.com to help the company achieve higher rankings within Google and other search engines.

Happy New Year from deepblue

2009-01-20T06:09:00.000-08:00

Well the new year has started with a bang - as ever. We're super busy working on more creations. Full details will be posted here later

Merry Christmas from Deepblue

2008-12-10T04:01:00.000-08:00

In addition to getting www.videoaberdeen.com live, we also managed to finish this year's Christmas message.

The 2008 Deepblue Yuletide video can be found here.

Merry Christmas one and all.

Video Aberdeen is finally live

2008-12-10T03:59:00.000-08:00

We're proud to finally be able to say that our showcase site, www.videoaberdeen.com is now live. Christmas is a busy time of year for Deepblue however, despite all the odds, we put in the hours and finished the site late last night.

We hope you like :)

Shaun White - update

2008-11-27T01:50:00.000-08:00

We were speaking pish - the Wii version of SW, while super good fun, is nothing compared to the xbox one that's accounted for way too many late nights here.

If you do not have this game already, buy it now.

On another, completely unrelated subject, if you don't have Emiliana Torrini 's new album, buy that now too.

In fact, maybe put Emiliana first. Once heard, definitely never forgotten. Incredible, uplifting, deep tunes.

You can buy it here. You could, very obviously, download it from other places but, being honest, that wouldn't be fair.

Buy it then mail me if you hate it. Empty postbag methinks

Finally we get WeMakeThingsGood live

2008-11-14T06:38:00.000-08:00

We've finally got around to finishing off one of the many new Flash portfolio sites we're currently producing, http://www.wemakethingsgood.com/.

Click the link to visit. We like it. We hope you like it too.

Web marketing initiative for WorldofCufflinks.com confirmed

2008-11-14T06:37:00.001-08:00

We've just been commissioned to co-ordinate a comprehensive web marketing campaign for the specialist Cufflink website, World of Cufflinks . . . expect to see Google domination anytime soon ;)

Shaun White Snowboarding - our verdict

2008-11-14T06:32:00.000-08:00

Yep - first thing Friday and we could be found in the local Gamestation getting a copy of Shaun White Snowboarding. The hype is to be believed - it actually *is* the best snowboarding game ever made - particularly the Wii version.

Finally we can take a break from bowling, golf and tennis and do smth a little more interesting instead. This game is great - buy it now :)

Bored at work . . . .

2008-11-13T14:28:00.000-08:00

Just a few ideas to while away the tedium . . . . click here

Google outdoes itself again

2008-11-13T13:36:00.000-08:00

Not content with being the most powerful, relevant and omnipotent search tool on the planet, Google also has a raft of other cool stuff (as we're sure you know already).

One of the coolest of these is the mighty Google Earth, it's real world mapping tool that uses data from NASA to give you a ufo's eye view of the planet - to the point you can zoom right down onto your own rooftop, Bourne Identity style . . . unless, of course, you live in a complete backwater that amounts to a lane and lamp post (their data pretty much covers populated areas).

Anyway - that's all well and good for now but what about how it looked in the past? How about a virtual 3D tour of ancient Rome for instance?

Yep - amongst many, many other things that has been developed around the Google Earth model. you can now view ancient Rome in all its splendour.

I did Latin at school - so naturally, i think it's wicked - but even if you didn't, it's still worth a shufty. If only to see what happens when too many great minds get together in the same room and someone ventures forth, "I wonder what would happen if we tried . . . ."

The full BBC post on Google Ancient Rome system can be found here

Also, if you want to go see it first hand, go here - earth.google.com/rome/

Wii're Wii Fit

2008-11-11T07:31:00.000-08:00

No, not really . . . but yeah, the upcoming Shaun White game did mean a trip into town to try track down a Wii plus balance board. Be warned - getting hold of a Wii Fit (ie balance board) was no small task. We tried pretty much every shop in town before having to settle for a second hand one from Game.

Still - roll on Friday . . . we've already got it booked as a 'public holiday' of sorts . . .

Finally a reason we might want a Wii

2008-11-03T15:49:00.000-08:00

We're pretty much die hard 360 fans - despite countless good reasons to buy a ps3. The Wii has its merits too but there's never seemed to be enough reason to buy it.

Now tho, Ninty has come out with a reason for us to actually consider the Wii as smth more than just a family console.

Shaun White Snowboarding is the first non-health-specific title to be released on the console. Most importantly tho, it looks as tho it's actually managed to finally crack the problem of producing a genuine option to traditional controllers for a snowboard game.

Great - yet another piece of tech vying for our hard-earned. Check some in-game footage here. It still begs the question, why can't any of the other consoles actually get their heads around the fact that alternate controllers are big business? Guitar Hero, Rock Band . . . . Surely evidence enough?

November 14th couldn't come soon enough

2008-11-03T15:44:00.000-08:00

Hmmm - one reason and one reason only . . . the release of possibly the most hotly anticipated video game in history (well, in our opinion anyway).

Yep - Shaun White snowboarding is coming - just look at this for a trailer . . . or, even better, how about this.

New deepblue showcase sites

2008-10-26T07:42:00.000-07:00

Deepblue is proud to announce the forthcoming release of a number of new specialist websites detailing the company's extensive video, Flash and 3D production work.

For years we've been told we should build a Flash-only website but, being honest, we still get such positive feedback on the existing Deepblue design, it's been hard to justify changing it. By setting up these individual domains, we'll now be able to profile our considerable Flash, video and 3D portfolios without having to take down the main Deepblue site.

The new domains which we're currently developing are:

3DAberdeen
A showcase portfolio site detailing the extensive 3D capabilities of Deepblue. This link is just a taster

Wemakethingsgood
A showcase portfolio site detailing our video and Flash skills. Again, we made the video first - the main site will come after . . .

VideoAberdeen
A showcase portfolio detailing our video editing and production skills

In each case, we hope to have the sites ready within the next couple of weeks. Please note, in each case, these videos were originally produced at Hi-Def 1920 x 1080 ie Full HD output. They look stunning on a 42" HD plasma ;)

We're also working on a number of other projects - details of which we'll post here later this month.

Summer summed up

2008-10-26T07:21:00.000-07:00

Summer summed up - It rained . . . and then it rained some more. Regardless, it's been a busy season for Deepblue. Along with the work below, we managed to make trips to see the Foo's in Manchester in June, T in the Park in July and Hydro Connect in August. It rained at all of them - but it takes more than the odd torrential downpour to dampen a strong spirit :)

Here's links to things we've been making recently. Please note, in most cases, these sites are currently being populated with text and images by our clients and, as such, some will appear more complete than others:

E-commerce site for Red Bus Art
Fully updateable e-commerce website for travelling art gallery, Redbusart.

Dyceroofing website
New website for specialist roofing company, Dyceroofing.com featuring Flash video.

HD Scotland Youth Website
Fully updateable website for the Scottish Huntington's Association with membership areas and updateable Flash content. Note - we also now provide web and email hosting for the HDScotland organisation on our server space in Los Angeles.

World of Cufflinks Website
Fully updateable e-commerce website for worldofcufflinks.com

E-commerce site for the Stewart and Wu Clothing Company
Fully updateable Flash e-commerce website for the Stewart and Wu Clothing company. featuring tiered membership system and exclusive ID tag generation for clothing to prove authenticity. Also features Flash video upload function and intelligent, membership-based shop area. Note - design supplied by Stewart and Wu.

Solo Equestrian website
Partly updatable website for innovative horse products company, Solo Equestrian

Evolve website
New website for financial company Evolve

Elsewedy microsite
Partly updatable media listing for Elsewedy Cable company featured on the Youroilandgasnews website

Various maintenance for Your Industry News site
Various projects completed on behalf of the directory website, Yourindustrynews

Streaming Flash video website for Goboza.com
Fully updateable .NET/Flash video website for Goboza.com

Evolve mailing system
HTML online client email system for Evolve

ICM Video
One minute video for International Cable Management (ICM) for use in an advertising directory as well as their own website

Duvet Duck website
We're also working on an e-commerce project for Duvet Duck which will go live later this week.

Cattery website
We're also working on a new website and booking system for an Aberdeen cattery. This site should also go live in the next week or so.

Jenna Robertson site
Deepblue has also been commissioned to make a number of changes to singer Jenna Robertson's website, including a new Flash streaming video section.

Third party work
We have also completed numerous projects on behalf of other third party design companies. Please contact us if your company requires programming skills, completed discreetly at a competitive price.

Stewart and Wu mobile site
We're also working on a new website for Stewart and Wu aimed at mobile and handheld users complete with product verification system. More details to follow.

Deepblue video and presentation site
We've also almost completed a new Deepblue promo video which we hope to put live this week, complete with a new online presentation of our work.

More stuff that we don't believe in

2008-06-24T13:22:00.001-07:00

Yep - despite our continued insistance that we don't believe in these things, we've gone and joined another online community. This time it's our Flickr page which can be found by clicking here.

The actual address of this page is http://flickr.com/photos/deepbluemedia/ .

You wait and see - we'll end at experts at this stuff. Just as well really cause we'll no doubt start getting asked to make these things soon enough ;)

New content being added all the time

2008-06-16T08:47:00.001-07:00

We're currently in the process of adding new material to the Deepbluemedia blog site. New this week are examples of our video production, some links to recent projects and a grab of on-going design work.

Patience pls . . . after all, we don't actually believe in these things ;)

The new Deepbluemedia blog

2008-06-11T11:38:00.000-07:00

Deepbluemedia sets up a new blog . . . . the world holds its collective breath in anticipative awe

pearls of wisdom don't normally come this cheap