Nigeria Web Design - DesignMaschinen

Ask The Machine

DM — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:35:52 +0000

Apparently, the opinion of a machine now officially carries more weight than the opinion of a human. Somebody should have woken me up and said this day had come. And no, I’m not talking about the naughty computer in Eagle Eye…

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Attentionwizard is a service which employs a computer algorithm to predict how distracting your homepage layout will be to a potential visitor. It creates a visual “heatmap” which shows the most interesting parts of the page as red and the least interesting parts as green.

I tried the service (which is still in beta) by registering and uploading a screenshot of the About page (which was the homepage at that time… huh, that’s a story for another day!) for evaluation by the digital oracle.

The machine chewed on it for something like 30 seconds (oh, what suspense), and this was what I got back:

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Hm, I wouldn’t exactly hang that in my study… Let’s take a closer look, shall we?

Apparently, the E logo is the center of attention on that page! Oh, blimey. But I already knew that. In fact (gasp!), I intended it.

Oh, well not to make light of their efforts though. I’m sure somebody somewhere will find it useful.

I just think it would have been easier to ask a few of your pals “Dude, how does my website look?”…

Theatre:Iya Ile Branding

DM — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:29:30 +0000

This image was designed as a proposal for the print branding of the play Iya Ile: The First Wife. The producers eventually went with something else, but here it is for the portfolio.

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Stationery: The Bridge

DM — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:59:13 +0000

The Bridge Clinic (a Health Management Corporation based in Lagos) was interested in branding services, particularly a new logo and letterhead. We knocked up these samples with a medical theme and presented them. They ended up not being used, unfortunately, but we still got a nice addition to our portfolio.

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Ocean Crest Website

DM — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:33 +0000

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This website was designed in early 2009 for the Nigerian shipping firm Ocean Crest International.

The aim was to give the site an artistic look while staying true to the maritime theme.

Ocean Crest primarily wanted a website that would be good enough to impress foreign clients.

N.M.O. Website

DM — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:19:12 +0000

NigerianModelsOnline is a web portal for Nigerian models and fashion talent.

The aim was to create an engaging online experience for fashion veterans and newcomers alike. The site featured a magazine-cover-styled index page, and a cascading content page layout to account for the numerous articles that would be contributed by the magazine readership.

Click the picture to see the full image, or visit the website http://nigerianmodelsonline.com

WyzeAssociates.com

DM — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:20:21 +0000

A corporate-themed website for Wyze Associates Accounting and Management Services. The coins were included as a distinctive touch, and to lighten the mood of the design.

Click the image for a screenshot, or visit http://www.wyzeassociates.com

NigerianModelsOnline

DM — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:40:26 +0000

This logo was originally designed for another fashion-related project.

It was eventually adapted to be the graphical face of NigerianModelsOnline.com.

We like to think it captures the essence of what is black, beautiful and Nigerian.

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The E Logo

DM — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:04:06 +0000

Logo by DesignMaschinen.

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Toffleague Logo

DM — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:52:53 +0000

Toffleague.com hosts an English Premier League fantasy football tournament for Nigerian soccer fans.

DesignMaschinen’s challenge was to create a graphic identity for Toffleague that would look as good as (or even better than) the Premier League club logos it would be associating with.

This logo incorporates two keepers, one captain and two supporting players… a sort of mini-team, and a shield to give the impression of nobility and history.

Everybody was pleased with the result.

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JDSeven.com Website

DM — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:33:06 +0000

Click the picture to see the flash animation.

JDSeven is a haute couture fashion label owned by Mrs. Data Okorodudu, who is popular both locally and internationally for her use of Ankara fabrics in her designs.

DesignMaschinen was tasked with the responsibility of living up to that reputation and creating a web experience worthy of the brand. We went with the fashion show/runway theme, and created a spectacular main menu page for the site.