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The Observatory is a small company by agency standards, but we’re not your typical agency. We’re not certain that the typical agency even exists anymore. We offer wide range of services from illustration, through design and photography up to advanced technology products. Our passion is being challenged by our clients with projects that hunger for delivery embodied in remarkable products. It stands for terms of creative execution, project experience and development. Our goal is establishing long term relationships with the customers based on trust and experience gathered over the years.
Our studio is located in Jersey, Channel Islands where our work is created with devotion. However, for us it is much more than just ‘work’. Our talented team of directors, designers, illustrators, photographers, programmers, motionographers and developers are constantly evolving both as people and specialists. All that to be better at pushing clients on new, deeply engaging territories.
About Us
The Observatory is an interactive agency with a dynamic blend of marketing strategy, design and technology. We’re a small company by agency standards, but we’re not your typical agency. We offer a wide range of services from brand strategy, design, illustration, motion graphics, film production, photography, 3D Cg & animation, to advanced digital media and technological products. We thrive on work from all business sectors from small business start-ups, where creative inspiration is key, to large-scale development projects for
international brands, where industry leading technology and digital skill are paramount.
Our studio is located in Jersey, Channel Islands where our work is created with devotion. However, for us it is much more than just ‘work’. Our talented team of directors, designers, illustrators, photographers, programmers, motionographers and developers are constantly evolving both as people and specialists to deliver on inspirational and diverse projects.
What is Visual Culture.
Objective: “To thrive and engage through mutual flexibility and talent.”Visual Culture is the future for design. Through technological advancement, smaller agencies bursting with talent are now disregarding traditional boundaries of time and geography and working creatively on a worldwide scale. The sharing of skills, talents, exploratory creative work, digital movements and inspiring work now has no limitations. The Observatory Visual Culture embraces global talent from independent designers up to large-scale creative agencies. We work together to create truly inspirational projects. For clients, this provides a scope of service traditionally associated with larger scale agencies, but with the added benefit that resources can be more
clearly allocated towards much more flexible and agile teams of unique creative talent.
Visual Culture in Motion
Our passion is being challenged by our clients with projects that hunger for delivery embodied in remarkable products. Our goal is establishing long term relationships with all of our clients, based on trust and delivery of service. What we really do is come up with a lot of ideas every day to inspire and open up our clients to new engaging territories. We imagine, engineer and optimise innovative digital experiences. Today, creating exceptional work requires integrating the diverse talents of a cross-disciplinary team of strategists, designers, developers, photographers and project managers. Our vision is realised through the collective efforts of our five practice groups, design, illustration, photograhy, motion and strategy working in concert to create work that demands attention, makes an impact and delivers results.
The Studio
We’re proud of our design and we’re passionate about implementing ideas into effective communication strategies that produce results. Nothing leaves our studio until we’re absolutely convinced that it’s the right concept for you and not only delivers creatively but also helps meet bottom line business objectives. The Observatory imagine, engineer and optimise innovative digital experiences for some of the world’s leading brands. The line between design and technology is forever blurred. Whatever the job, it’s our responsibility to be innovative, to be daring, to be accountable, to zig when the other creatives zag. A good idea executed properly and effectively is what we deliver.
Design & illustration
We are passionate about the form, function and structure of images, brands and visual. Our talented illustrators love nothing more than rendering ideas into visual language.
Branding
Branding is something we love and feel were pretty good at it. We have worked with Multi-National companies but have a passion for new business start-ups as we understand the importance of creating and incubating a future-proof visual foundation that helps your business evolve. Were here to help, listen and deliver.
Websites
Need a website? You’ve come to the right place. We design and develop beautiful, functional sites. Looking for something a bit more in depth like a CMS, blog or e-commerce platform? No problem. Using the latest technology, squeezing the multiple languages that are necessary to create a future-proof site to the last drop, we develop original web solutions bursting with ideas, creating a product which is both effective and efficient. Get intouch and see what we can offer.
Photography
With an Award winning background in Landscape and action photography, we now focus our skills on; location Portraiture, weddings, fine art, & Corporate communications for web & print. The relaxed style of our photography is individual and guaranteed to compliment any brief. Do you need an Award winning photographer with an approachable understanding of your projects needs? Visit Matts personal site www.mattporteousphotos.co.uk for the complete folio of current works and book an informal appointment to discuss your requirements.
Film, Motionography, Animation & 3D Production
This is creative video and motion media production that utilises all of our skill sets at The Observatory. We apply our knowledge of; branding, strategy, design, photography, 3D, animation, Audio production & traditional film making to create a multi faceted presentation or Micro movie that showcases your product or message. Motionography is guaranteed to bring real wow factor that will certainly set you apart from your competition. Get intouch and see what we can offer.
Visual Culture Partnering
We don’t profess to be experts in everything, which is why we like to partner with other freelancers globally from time to time. If you’d like us to add you to our partner culture, send us an email telling us a bit about you and some of your work. Or if you think there are any areas you think we could add value to your project, drop us a line. Currently we work with some great folks in Slovenia and New York.