With the new Oi office in mind I have been looking for inspirational office decor…First off would be a unique, stand out building, something like the Vodafone headquarters in Portugal, pictured above.

Working in the studio, ideas are obviously important, so how about this pod from Mind Lab. Designed by Bosch & Fjord, this is a stand alone pod with the walls made of white board. Also looks a bit like a padded cell for when you are going crazy searching for that elusive idea!

Next up a really cool board room table. Something a bit like this Lego table from Boys and Girls Agency would be cool?

Check out more images of this Lego table here.

Some team meeting rooms would also be useful. Maybe taking inspiration from Google Zurich’s ultra cool converted Ski Gondolas…

Google are well known for their amazing offices and you can see more images here, but how about this for a relaxation space…

As a bit of a fitness freak myself, next on my wish list would be…a running track, what else?!

Dtac Headquarters, Bangkok, includes a massive circular library amphitheatre, and an entire Funfloor with indoor soccer, table tennis, running track, and concert and performance spaces. Crazy!

Check out more images of the headquarters here.

As an innovative company i feel that stairs would just be too mundane. Therefore i would like to put in a request for a slide. If it’s good enough for the Google office…

As for the actual decor, something bright and inspiring, stimulating our highly creative minds…

Upperkut’s studio is based in the basement of a church, so they were unable to do anything with the structure of the building, but have made the most of what they have got by introducing colour patterns and graphics for their walls.

With so many cool offices for inspiration these are just a few snippets but see loads more here.

Another great HTML emailer from our creative and digital team. Using the existing Private Rooms emailer template, we needed to tailor the design to invite guests to an exclusive evening Bollywood Spectacular ….

The invite was personalised with each recipient’s name and we have it from a credible source that the acceptances came flooding in as soon as we sent it.

This follows months of research, testing and development in order to provide a strong digital platform for the business to communicate its services to existing and new clients going forward. As part of this project Oi have looked extensively at Collins Stewart Wealth Management’s different competitor sects websites/digital presences, and have followed the latest industry usability standards in creating a new design layout and site structure.

Firstly, the website is much simpler and easier to navigate. We have introduced a landing page (as shown below) that clearly directs the different target audiences to areas whereby content is tailored to their specific needs. The website has a much more user-friendly horizontal navigation, with sub-navigation for each section, aligning to the latest website design trends and to provide an optimum user experience.

New lifestyle imagery has been introduced, with the blue orchid (Collins Stewart Wealth Management’s brand icon) subtly appearing in their different clients environments. This imagery is also reflected in the new literature produced by Oi. The website is now connected to Iris – Collins Stewart Wealth Management’s bespoke investment and marketing communications platform built by the agency – so latest news, literature and other investment related communication posted on to Iris will automatically feed across improving the speed and efficiency of how information is updated.

Ongoing work on functionality, applications and e-marketing of www.collinsstewartwealth.com will continue over the coming months, so make sure you have a look as it continues to grow.

(Below is the much simpler and more effective landing page, which ensures the different target audiences are served information tailored to their requirements.)

It has been reported that Kraft have begun a search for packaging that will minimise the melting of chocolate during hot weather….

What a fantastic bit of product development – really getting the edge on their competitors. There’s nothing worse than a half melted chocolate bar on a summers day, so I for one am hoping they succeed in their hunt for this super smart packaging.

Oi is really excited to have won the pitch to work on the marketing and communications for Guernsey’s new waste development strategy, working as a partner with the States of Guernsey Public Services Department…

Finding the best solution to dealing with Guernsey’s waste has always been a tricky issue and a number of attempts have been met by much controversy and therefore failed in the past. So, the Public Services Department are launching a public engagement and participation programme – encouraging everyone to get involved and have their say in what they think is right for the Island’s future.  The aim is that everyone gets involved, and has access to the ongoing information so that it is a collaborative decision making process, and one that will find the best solution for everyone.

Oi provided a strong creative and strategic response which took into account the sensitivity of the issues, as well as having to achieve high impact and far reaching communications on a limited budget. The work will include a website which will act as an information portal, digital marketing, advertising, posters, flyers and some other unique cost effective solutions.

Watch this space as we develop the creative and roll out the campaign….

This unique pop-up brochure for 51 Buckingham Gate was Steph Brun’s latest work, and left for me to oversee it’s binding into life… and consequently take all the glory.

Steph’s challenge was to create a strong marketing piece, that would leave enough of an impression to capture it’s audience without the need to give it to anyone. Used for an international business-to-business speed dating event, the rules were simple, no leave behinds and just a few minutes with each client…

With it’s multiple fold out pages and doors that open to reveal interior photographs of the hotel, it creates an effective dynamic story to accompany the conversation and showcase the hotel.

Nice work Mr Brun!

Do you know which UK brand this furry friend represents…the answer could be simples!?

If you’re confident you know the above brand you could win a bottle of Laurent Perrier rose champagne by clicking here.

Attention. Final and most emotionals part of Orlov Family History Trilogy is now showing! For Meerkat madness clicks here.

Following on from some serious Flash programming on the home page of the Cherry Godfrey website, the Oi digital team has also introduced customised animated clocks on the travel insurance section of www.cherrygodfrey.com…

The series of clocks are linked up to be in real time with various international time zones, plus the programming also allows for automatic changes with the different summer and winter times.

If you’ve got time have a look here.

The Oi direct team, which specialises in investor communications, has recently been appointed to manage the global printing and fulfillment for M&G Investments…

We take the highly technical information feeds for the M&G report and accounts, and print them following brand guidelines but with meticulous attention to detail, precision and organisation to ensure mailings are accurately dispatched to shareholders all over the world.  The information is time-sensitive and it’s critical that it is not only delivered on time but is 100% accurate…no margin for error here then.

We deploy our extensive experience in technical production, printing and global distribution to cement a successful working relationship with M&G Investments and give them confidence in our ability.

The Oi direct team is also responsible for global investor communications mailings for Investec Asset Management, Collins Stewart Fund Management, and a number of other large financial organisations.

For more information about our investor communications services contact Jenni Cameron on +44 1481 716606 or email jenni@oi-you.com

We recently produced a really nice brand awareness Flash animated banner advert for Cherry Godfrey.

Featuring on the home page of www.cherrygodfrey.com the banner was the most effective way to showcase the wide range of services Cherry Godfrey provides. After a load of story-boarding, and some heavy duty Flash programming, we had lift off! Check it out here.