FORM Illustration

Where's Bear Bear?

Dollblanket

An experiment in nonlinear narrative and interactive art,Dollblanket: A Reliquary explores a space inhabited only by what is left behind. The work has been shown in gallery exhibitions, featured on Lynda.com, K10K, and has been studied as an example of nonlinear narrative in university coursework throughout the U.S.

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The Way I See

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Miss Pittypat and Her Cat

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Mother Nature with Relics

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Tim & Sarah

This non-traditional wedding invitation illustration depicts a couple addorned in turn-of-the-century symbolic imagery for concepts including honesty, happiness, prosperity, and fidelity.

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Party Animals

This children's illustration attempts to answer the age old question, "What would happen if 2 sheep, 2 pigs, a cow and a chicken threw a party?"

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Monkey and Babydoll

Discover Africa

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Identity & Collateral

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Website

Offering exotic and profound travel experiences, Discover Africa's personalized safaris are among the most unique in the world. They asked FORM to design a web presence and identity collateral that could capture the high-end, personal nature of their services. FORM used an earthy palette, classic typography and dramatically cropped photography to create an immersive website evokative of epic adventure and intimate, once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The identity collateral incorporated non-traditional materials such as twine, copper gromets and hand-sewn muslin slips. The print work was honored in the 2009 AIGA Cleveland Design Competition.

Cleveland Play House

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Season Campaigns

Cleveland Play House asked FORM to design a cohesive new look and feel for their season repertory campaigns. We created a distinctive design treatment, devised the photo concepts, selected modeling talent and art directed the photo shoot by our talented colleagues at Kalman & Pabst.

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Website

This website and content management system for the Cleveland Play House is beautiful and functional. The Play House staff is able to easily update their own content while maintaining the aesthetic integrity of the design. The clean layout allows for a lot of content without overwhelming the viewer.

The site design was used as a creative guide for the new look of the Play House's print collateral. The site was recognized with a 2011 AIGA Cleveland award, Interactive category.

Spangler Candy

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Dum Dum Pops Website

Spangler Candy, makers of such legendary treats as DumDum Pops, Saf-T-Pops, and Circus Peanuts, asked FORM to redesign and enhance the web presence of their most prominent brands. For the DumDum Pops site, FORM designed a fun and welcoming interface, and used a combination of programming, design and illustration to introduce online brand enhancements including an online game, screen savers and wallpapers, an interactive trivia quiz, online coloring books and a flavor-voting contest.

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Flavor Factory

Spangler Candy, makers of legendary treats DumDum Pops, Saf-T-Pops, and Circus Peanuts, asked FORM to redesign and enhance the web presence of their most prominent brands. For the DumDum Pops site, FORM designed a fun and welcoming interface, and used a combination of programming, design and illustration to introduce online brand enhancements including this online game,screen savers and wallpapers, an interactive trivia quiz, online coloring books and a flavor-voting contest.

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Flick-a-Pop App

Ready! Set! Flick! Spin the flavor wheel and get ready to flick as fast as you can. Tap to unwrap your pop, then start flicking! As you go, the Lick-O-Meter shows you how you're doing. Flick fast enough, and you can finish off a pop in one chomp! When you finish a pop, shake for another! How many Dum Dum Pops can you eat before time runs out?

Need support for this app? Click here.

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Flavor Frenzy

Westlake Reed Leskosky

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Website

FORM was asked to design a dynamic and elegant website that enhance the firm's portfolio of work. Seeking to reflect the elemental and minimal design qualities for which Westlake Reed Leskosky are known, FORM employed similar visual design teqniques to create a striking yet functional website.

Forest City Enterprises

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Easthaven Identity

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Mercantile Place identity

Identity+Print

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Mercantile Place Look Book

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Easthaven Website

When Forest City Enterprises renamed their upscale residential property Easthaven at the Village, they asked FORM to create a new identity and tone to help reposition the property in the market. Drawing inspiration from European hotels and antique wine labels, FORM created an identity system, collateral materials, website design, brochure and wayfinding program evocative of creature comforts and fine living.

Great Lakes Theater

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Branding and Season Campaigns

FORM developed a new brand image for Great Lakes Theater. We created the overall look and feel, provided art direction for photo shoots, designed seasonal campaign collateral including brochures, ads, mailers, street pole banners and posters, and designed individual show logos for each season's repertory.

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Website

FORM designed the Great Lakes theater website to create an immersive user experience, and a dramatic new look and feel for the classic theater company's brand. The tight crops of large imagery are intended to replicate the theater's intimate environment and closeness to the stage and actors. The site is also technically sophisticated, with dynamic content, e-commerce and a robust custom content management system.

gen eff.

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Website

FORM designed and developed the identity, brand and website for gen eff, a non-profit organization that raises awareness among young adults of their risk of serious disease. FORM used sophisticated new technology, social networking tie-ins, and non-traditional design to create a website that draws the interest of young adults.

This website was recognized with a 2010 AIGA Cleveland design award, Interactive category.

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Identity

The Human Fund

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Warhol POP Collateral

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Website

The Human Fund supports arts programs for under-served youth in Cleveland. The fund's founder asked FORM to help launch the new charity with an identity and overall brand that would express the non-traditional, upbeat attitude of the organization. Since then, FORM designed the collateral and website, as well as ads and invitations for their annual fundraisers for four years running.

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Identity

Identity+Print

Lionsgate Films

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The Haunting in Connecticut

Lionsgate Films asked FORM to create a creepy iPhone app to promote their horror film The Haunting in Connecticut. The app includes a Ouija board, seance, live on-board film trailer and a few surprises designed to delight horror film fans.

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Axe-a-Friend

Lionsgate Films asked FORM to develop this iPhone app to help promote the DVD release of their horror film, My Bloody Valentine 3D. In the film, a madman with a pick axe is on the loose and an ultra-3D gorefest ensues. Our app puts you in the blood-soaked shoes of the madman: snap a photo of a friend, then swing your phone like a pick axe to incur some serious virtual damage to your pal's pic. Think this is gross? Check out the movie.

Need support for this app? Click here.

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My Bloody Valentine 3D Mini Site

Lionsgate Films asked FORM to develop this mini site to cross promote the Axe-A-Friend iPhone app and the DVD release of their horror film, My Bloody Valentine 3D. In the film, a madman with a pick axe is on the loose and an ultra-3D gorefest ensues. This mini-site puts you in the blood-soaked shoes of the madman: snap a photo of a friend, then swing a pick axe to incur some serious virtual damage. Think this is gross? Check out the movie!

Cleveland Institute of Art

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Website

FORM created a new web presence for prestigious school of art and design, Cleveland Institute of Art. Our intention was to elevate the school's online presence to a clean, new look. The site content is driven by our customized LUCY content management system that allows for total content control through a visually oriented and easy to use interface.

Stark Community Foundation

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Kelly Tires

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Be Fierce

FORM worked with agency Marcus Thomas to create this fun, interactive trade show application for the Kelly Tires' new Fierce product line. The application allowed tire dealers to "trade places" with the brand's young target audience by snapping a photo of themselves, and then superimposing it onto interchangeable bodies with trendy hairstyles, clothing and drag-n-drop accessories. The end result was a silly, self-deprecating photo souvenir.

10,000 Lakes Festival

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2009 Campaign Illustration

This illustration was created as the centerpiece for the 2009 10,000 Lakes Festival Campaign.

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Website

FORM created the 10KLF branding, identity, illustration and print collateral for five seasons of this national jam band festival. The CMS allowed 10KLF staff to easily update and manage the site content, including a festival schedule, sponsors, calls-to-action, membership database and online contests.

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2008 Campaign Illustration

This illustration was created as the centerpiece for the 2008 10,000 Lakes Festival Campaign.

FORM Apps

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What's On

FORM partnered with Napkin Studio to create the visual design and GUI for this robust iPhone entertainment guide. With over 1. million downloads, this popular app allows users to check television and movie theatre schedules, set reminders, view up-to-date entertainment news, create favorite lists, and more.

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Vroom! Fire Truck

Vroom! Fire Truck for iPad is designed to encourage imaginative play and develop hand-eye coordination by allowing little ones to make-believe they are driving a real fire truck. They can tap, drag, tilt and rotate to squeal the tires, rev the engine, and interact with a lots of dials, buttons, sirens and switches.

Need support for this app? Click here.

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CornHole! Holiday

Don your Santa hat and chug some 'nog, it's time to play Holiday Corn-Ho-Ho-Hole! Enjoy the songs and spirit of the season as you wallop a friend with your bag-tossing might. Or play against a wisecracking Elf with a bag full o' bad attitude just for you. Don't freeze your jingle bells outside - stay in, burn a nice yule log, and get tossing!

Need support for this app? Click here.

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Ghost Tour

FORM developed this GPS-based adventure tourism iPhone app for ghost hunters and fans of the paranormal. Upon its release, it was chosen as #4 in Apple's "New and Noteworthy" travel apps list, and rose to #23 Top Paid Travel Apps within 10 days of its release.

Need support for this app? Click here.

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Ask The Dead

It's like a seance in your pocket! Now you can use your iPhone to call the other side. FORM introduces Ask the Dead, a creepy ouija board game in Apple's Top 50 Paid Entertainment Apps.

Need support for this app? Click here.

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Abandoned

FORM's community-driven, GPS-based iPhone app, "Abandoned", enables users to explore modern day ruins from empty mental asylums and submerged cities to forgotten hotels and ghost towns. GPS mapping automatically locates nearby abandoned places. Users can share comments and reviews about each location, and upload their own locations with descriptions and photos. The app can also be used to store a private log of locations.

Need support for this app? Click here.

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CornHole!

The ultimate backyard game, CornHole!, is now an original FORM iPhone App. The most recent release, CornHole! 2 Player, features 2-player game play and a new mode that enables single players to compete with a virtual opponent.

Need support for this app? Click here.

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Zombie Clock

Weren't you just wishing for an iPhone app that is an alarm clock with cool drawings of zombies? Us too.

Need support for this app? Click here.

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iZapper

Zap your friends with this awesome iPhone tazer.

Need support for this app? Click here.

PBS/KSU

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Eureka! Creative Art Series

Created for PBS children's program Eureka! The Creative Art Series web site, this illustration incorporates the Eureka "ship" atop an adventure map that is also the navigation for the website.

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Patrons

This scratch board illustration accompanied Patrons, a short story written by Joe Murray for a PBS children's program.

"Some took offense like brooding hens, and turned their backs to imagine it gone. This went on for an entire afternoon and well into the twilight. Some people stared at it for so long, they forgot to look up, and the ravens built nests in their hair.

It's a diamond.
It's a dandelion.
It's a hurricane.
It's a dream -
They all said it was something else. And they were right."

Flashes of Hope

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Kick It Website

FORM recently launched a sophisticated website for Kick It, a national grassroots organiation that helps people organize charity kickball games to raise donations for pediatric cancer research. The website enables users to organize and post games, assign players, send event invitations, post photo galleries, purchase products and donate online. The robust custom content management system enables Kick It volunteers to manage sponsors, track donations and ecommerce sales, upload press releases and news items, upload online resources and update calls-to-action.

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Website

Flashes of Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating uplifting portraits of children with cancer. FORM designed and developed a new web presence and custom content management system for the organization. The new design provides ample page real estate for showcasing the group's powerful photos, and the FOH staff can easily update the site as new chapters are formed or news, photos and sponsors are added.

Society for Photographic Education

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Website

FORM designed and developed a robust new website for the Society for Photographic Education. It features high level functionality such as member-only login areas, real-time activity feed, eCommerce, collection and management of memberships and donations, community-driven content and commenting, user portfolio management, news and events, and annual conference registration. We also redesigned their corporate identity.

This site was recognized with a 2011 AIGA Cleveland award, interactive category.

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Identity

Organic Spa Magazine

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Skin Care Guide App

Organic Spa Magazine's Skin-Care Guide is a list of the leading companies in the natural and organic beauty field. A few years ago, this list may have been limited to a few companies. Today, thanks to consumers' interest in a greener and cleaner world, the list has grown tremendously. Organic Spa Magazine, the leading ecostyle magazine in America today, created this list to showcase the companies who are making strides, both big and small, in the ever-changing world of organic beauty.

Need support for this app? Click here.

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FIDO

FORM developed the name and identity for FIDO, Fully Integrated Desktop Objects.

The mark was featured in Rockport's LogoLounge Volume 6.

Identity+Print

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Hello, Tomorrow

Paying homage to classic sci-fi films, Hello Tomorrow is an atmospheric web-based game that takes place somewhere near Area 51. As a government operative stranded amid a B-Movie landscape, the player must defeat a fleet of retro-style flying saucers through clouds of unexplained smoke and decidedly low-fi sound effects.

The game tracks players' high scores to encourage web-based competition. True to its 1950's roots, the family-friendly game engine automatically eliminates profane user names from the score board.

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THE FORM BOT

FORM combined 3D animation and Flash technology to create this interactive virtual toy that allows the user to construct their own custom robot then turn it on, spin it around, and watch it walk. Klaatu, Verata, Niktu!

DANCE Cleveland

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Website

FORM designed a new website for DANCECleveland, the nation's oldest presenter of contemporary dance. It's designed to reflect a contemporary aesthetic, and the minimal interface allows the imagery of the dancers to become a focal point.

This site was recognized with a 2011 AIGA Cleveland award, interactive category.

Kalman & Pabst Photo Group

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Website

We developed this clean and powerful new website for high-end photography studio Kalman & Pabst. Our custom content management system makes it easy for K&P to update and manage their own portfolio. A brilliant before/after tool shows off their retouching skills. And to help portray the friendly and fun nature of their staff and work environment, we incorporated a quirky "polaroid wall", a virtual studio tour, a light-hearted staff page, and realtime social networking feeds.

This site was recognized with a 2012 Cleveland Addy Award.

Luscious Verde

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Website

FORM created this website for Luscious Verde, designers of high-end, custom social announcements. They asked FORM to create an online presence that would capture the vibe of their popular brand and appeal to their discerning customers -- from Hollywood glitterati to New York fashionistas. The new design expresses a fun, creative bent while showcasing the sophistication and quality of their unique products. And to help the busy folks at Luscious Verde keep their site content fresh, FORM also created a robust, custom content management system that features easy-to-use drag-and-drop tools.

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

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Annual Report

FORM designed the inaugural First Message to the Community for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

Identity+Print

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Identity

Identity+Print

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Print Ads

Identity+Print

LAND studio

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Website

FORM designed and developed this website for LAND studio. The site design places heavy visual emphasis on the results of the group's efforts to make Cleveland a more artful and interconnected place. A custom content management systems enables the LAND studio staff to easily update the site content.

Akron Canton Airport

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Website & Mobile Site

FORM designed and developed a bright, lively new website and mobile site for the Akron Canton Airport. In addition to serving critical information such as arrival, departure, booking and emergency event information, it also features brand-enhancing interactive content such as interactive quick-polls, a "fun stuff" roll-out area, robust blogs and social networking integration.

This site was recognized with a 2012 Cleveland Addy Award.

Cleveland International Film Festival

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Website

This CIFF site includes one of the most dynamic and useable film schedules on the web, as well as an intuitive shopping experience, an abundance of in-line movie trailers and related media, real-time social media stream and more. The site is driven by LUCY, our custom content management system tailored for arts and culture, non-profit and entertainment industries. In addition, we developed a tandem mobile site and Android/iPhone app, and refreshed the CIFF logo by simplifying the mark and designing a new type treatment and identifier.

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iPhone App

FORM designed and produced an app for the 35th Cleveland International Film Festival. The Cleveland International Film Festival is presented every spring and is Ohio’s premier film event featuring over 280 films originating from close to 60 countries. This year's event runs from March 24 - April 4, 2011 at Tower City Cinemas in downtown Cleveland. The app allows users to easily search films by Title, Category, Program, or Day. Film details, images, trailers, and up-to-the-minute screening information are available in real-time along with theater contact information and maps.

Need support for this app? Click here.

Mobile

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Mobile Site

Mobile version of Cleveland International Film Festival site was design especially to provide the most current film info for festival-goers.

Cleveland Public Art

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Website

Cleveland Public Art has improved public spaces through art and design since 1984. Its projects can be seen throughout Cleveland, from the most visible public spaces to the most disadvantaged communities. CPA asked FORM to create a new website that would help convey its mission and raise awareness of the projects it facilitates. FORM's solution was to employ bold visual design and engaging photography to help draw users into CPA's portfolio of projects, and a custom content management system enables CPA's staff to easily maintain the site - from portfolio and interative map, to news updates and sponsor logos. An online donation system enables CPA to accept online credit card contributions.

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Annual Appeal

Urban Community School

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Website

FORM developed a website, identity and print collateral for Urban Community School. The look and feel intends to communicate the innovative and individualized education that the school provides for primarily low-income children from Cleveland's near west side. The website is tied to FORM's custom CMS system which empowers UCS staff to easily maintain their own site content.

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Yoocee Fundraising Game

Cleveland's Urban Community School asked FORM to create a viral marketing tool to raise awareness of the school's mission and capital campaign. The result is webgame Yoocee. The game incorporates in its gameplay information about the school's needs and fundraising goals. It encourages users to play the game against others in the community and compete for high scores and bragging rights. FORM employed a blend of programming, design and illustration to create the game's exceptionally warm and fun atmosphere.

Cleveland School of the Arts

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Website

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Annual Fundraiser Collateral

Identity+Print

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Annual Message

This series of bold and cohesive print materials are part of FORM's effort to redefine Cleveland School of the Arts' brand image. The new look conveys the energetic and positive environment of the school, and underscores its continuing role as a social and economic asset to the city of Cleveland.

AG Interactive

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Website

American Greetings Interactive division asked FORM to design a web presence that would appeal to its technology savvy partners and vendors while still conveying the warm, personal and genuine tone of the AG's “social expressions” mission. FORM’s design, though primarily white, modern and clean, retains a friendly and light-hearted feeling by prominently featuring tightly-cropped photography of actual AG Interactive staff “expressing themselves” in sync with web emoticons.

The site design received honors in the AIGA Cleveland Design Competition.

Hopewell Therapeutic Farm

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Website

FORM created a new website that would convey the peaceful and nurturing environment at Hopewell, a therapeutic farm community for people with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. FORM orchestrated a photo shoot to capture the feeling of the community, and designed a warm tone that expresses a sense of welcoming and calm. The design is powered by one of FORM's custom content management systems which enables Hopewell staff to easily update the site content, and an e-commerce system enables visitors to donate or purchase event tickets online.

This site was recognized with a 2011 AIGA Cleveland design award, Interactive category and Judge's Choice.

Green City Blue Lake, CMNH

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Men's Health Magazine

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Learn Her Secrets

Men's Health Magazine asked FORM to create an interface design for their whimsical iPhone App "Learn Her Secrets", that helps men understand women's thoughts about relationships.

Need support for this app? Click here.

SPACES

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Website

FORM designed and developed a new web presence for SPACES, a gallery and forum for experimental artists. The site features dynamic content, realtime twitter feed, archival database, eCommerce, blog and custom content management system.

This site was recognized with a 2011 AIGA Cleveland award, interactive category.

University Circle Inc.

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Website

FORM's new website design for University Circle makes it fun and easy to find everything in this arts and culture district - from the Cleveland Museum of Art and The Botanical Garden to Severance Hall and The Natural History Museum. To encourage tourism, FORM redesigned the site architecture to emphasize the near proximity of points of interest, and encourage cross-polination of related events and locations. The "Visit Wizard" creates an automatic itinerary based on the user's interests. A custom content management system enables UCI staff to easily update the site content, and an eCommerce system facilitates donations and ticket sales.

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iPhone App

This app enables users to easily locate hundreds of places in University Circle. A GPS-based interactive map allows visitors to find interesting places nearby. A complete list of events displays what's happening now, this weekend, or this month in the Circle. Users can also add locations and events to their own Favorites list. Photos and videos allow users to explore locations before they visit.

Need support for this app? Click here.

Doggy Heaven

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Website

FORM worked with a group of dedicated dog rescuers to design and develop Doggy Heaven, a website where pet owners can create free memorials with photos and stories in tribute to their departed canine companions. Visitors can leave messages, virtual treats and cute "tokens of affection" for the dogs, and users can create muliple entries and modify their memorials through a simple account login.

Boom Ideas

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Identity

Boom is a firm that creates gala events and fundraisers. FORM created a spirited logomark and identity system for the firm that combines the concept of kinetic movement and champagne bubbles.

CBS

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Big Brother CornHole

FORM worked with CBS to create this fun bag-toss game in promotion of their popular summertime reality show, Big Brother. The app allows Big Brother fans to challenge each of the show's "HouseGuests" in a one-on-one match of the classic backyard bag-toss game, CornHole. The fast-paced 5-inning format allows fans to battle multiple HouseGuests and share their triumphs on Facebook. The app hit the Top 20 on iTunes' Top Free Sports chart within 5 days of its release.

Need support for this app? Click here.

Paladar Latin Kitchen

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Website

The fine folks at Paladar Latin Kitchen asked FORM to create a unique web presence that would capture the authenticity and fun atmosphere of their Annapolis and Cleveland restaurants. The result is a site that strikes a balance between upscale and eclectic, contemporary taste and traditional influences. The restaurant's many menus are presented in web text for maximum SEO, and it's all updated through a customized content management system. A custom designed email campaign compliments the site design.

Cleveland Zoological Society

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Website

This website for the Cleveland Zoological Society uses clean design and sophisticated programming to help visitors learn more about the society's mission, donate and join, browse upcoming events, participate in quick polls and more. The site is built on our custom content management system that allows CZS staff to easily manage their own content and automatically display tweets and other social media feeds.

FORM is a creative services boutique that builds meaningful brand experiences across mobile, web and print.

The Skinny

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What's The Skinny?

If FORM were a person, this would be a little peek into its brain. Cool things. Random thoughts. Even the silly and stupid stuff. Only without all the icky gooey bits.

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