Ernesto Perez-Carrillo ClickFire Media 2009-10-19T16:30:30+00:00 For cigar aficionados, the pleasure doesn't end when the ember goes out. This worldwide community takes deep social pleasure in talking about cigars, sharing news and invitations, and especially in discovering rare and high quality brands. Understanding that, digital studio ClickFire Media fused Twitter and Google Maps to create a first-of-its-kind branded site that publishes real-time tweets from cigar lovers around the world. EPCarrillo.com heralds the December release of a limited edition cigar by renowned cigar-maker Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, and carries the tagline, "Soon, everyone will be talking about one cigar." The idea to combine Twitter and Google Maps came from E.P. Carrillio's New York-based agency DeVito/Verdi; ClickFire developed and executed the technological solutions. To create the site's functionality, the team at ClickFire accessed the APIs of Twitter and Google Maps. While a community of developers has sprung up around Google Maps' API, this particular solution scrapes live tweets, selected for key word "cigar," from all Twitter feeds 150 times an hour-the maximum number of requests allowed-then verifies each user's location and filters the messages for relevance. Every five seconds, it publishes a new tweet on a 2D global map, time-stamped GMT; the servers are located in the United Kingdom. "ClickFire worked with us to create a branded site that connects cigar lovers around the world in real time, and reveals once-in-a-lifetime moments being celebrated with a good cigar, from sealing a business deal to welcoming a new baby," said Tyler DeAngelo, Interactive Creative Director of DeVito/Verdi. "It's reaching everyone." "We're proud of this solution," said Peter Corbett, ClickFire co-founder and partner. "It brings Google Maps and live Twitter feeds together ina way no other brands have, in a complementary partnership that perfectly supports the much-anticipated launch of an inherently social product: a fine cigar." 224 0 Agency: DeVito/Verdi Interactive CD: Tyler DeAngelo Interactive Design Studio: ClickFire Media Project Manager: Carolyn Dempsey Sr. Producer: Ephraim Kehlmann CD: Winnie Tsang EP: Peter Corbett 0 0 0 0 2010-03-12T03:12:21+00:00 1026 253 http://www.epcarrillo.com/ 2009-07-22T14:18:26+00:00 I always have some issues with incorporating Google maps into a heavily branded website. We all know that colour is the most recognisable and important element of any brand, or it could be argued, wayfinding scheme. Basically, here are maps that can be customised, allowing you to change the colour so they become more aesthetically consistent with your website, and can edited with the needs of end user in mind, revealing only the information they need. This has many uses, including making maps accessible to those with a colour vision deficiency, or only to show certain modes of transport, lines, etc etc. Not used these on a project as yet, nor all check how accurate they are. Any thoughts? 215 0 0 0 0 0 2010-03-10T22:42:32+00:00 257 370 http://maps.cloudmade.com Information Architects Japan 2009-04-10T13:08:48+00:00 Latest version of the web trend map. It makes for interesting viewing. You'll have to follow the link to see it in detail. But if you're very very quick you still have chance to offer your comments before it's published. 208 0 3 1 1 0 2010-03-12T02:18:14+00:00 21 462 http://informationarchitects.jp/web-trend-map-4-final-beta/ people and animals gpsdrawing.com 2008-06-19T16:10:06+00:00 I was sent this link by a friend a while ago after discussing those moments when you can start with an idea that is so fundamentally wrong, you might just end up with something that is brilliantly right. Quite how someone with the spare time, a bike and a gps device can decide to cycle 67km an create this masterpiece is beyond me. But It's a great use, or mis-use, of simple, mobile technology and ended up forming part of a sustainable transport event we created a few weeks ago. Some great entries in the gallery. Check out the dog doodles too. 167 0 1 1 0 0 2010-03-08T02:46:54+00:00 129 716 http://www.gpsdrawing.com/gallery/land/bboat.htm White Space Gallery Lukas Marti 2008-01-29T18:29:09+00:00 A fellow designer Lukas Marti recently developed this website for a gallery in Zurich. What is worth highlighting is how the artists are showcased on the site. Instead of preselecting the artists work as most galleries/exhibitions/portfolios tend to do, the work is gathered from Google. All content is generated from what is readily available on the web. This of course puts a lot of questions forward, Are you less successful if your entries in Google are low? What happens if your name is common? etc.. Personally I think it is a very interesting move for both gallery and designer, knowing that it would cause an overdose of discussion with the artists. 126 0 Lukas Marti Benno Fäh 2 2 3 0 2010-03-11T15:59:09+00:00 57 894 http://www.whitespace.ch/ Lee Rickler 2007-04-12T03:42:28+00:00 This is a self initiated project with a basic brief to provide a locational reference for the City of London. Features to include the use of Google maps/ Google Earth with the provision that visitors can submit their own locations. 58 0 Lee Rickler 1 2 5 0 2010-03-11T22:57:29+00:00 150 1116 http://digilondon.com