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Zeitguys Principal listed in credits for WordPress 3.3

By admin | Published: January 4, 2012

A little boasting here, but one of our own principals, Tom Auger, has his name in lights as a Core Contributor to the popular blogging and content management software WordPress. This year, Tom spoke at WordCamp Montreal, was active on the WordPress official and unofficial support forums, filed bug reports and contributed patches and code to fix bugs and make enhancements.

Needless to say, Zeitguys is heavily invested in WordPress and any new website we build for clients is automatically upgraded to include the powerful content management features of the WordPress platform that allow our clients to manage their own websites with very little technical training required.

We are committed to the WordPress platform and will continue to give back for free to the community in the aim of improving this versatile and powerful platform for all.

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Zeitguys pushes the WordPress envelope for Healthydebate.ca

By admin | Published: April 28, 2011

Healthydebate.ca is a vibrant, expertly curated, community-driven website aimed at fomenting active discussions by community leaders, activists, healthcare professionals, and engaged members of the Canadian public. The scope is healthcare in Canada, and the topics are broad and varied.

Zeitguys was engaged to bring this social media project from the pages of the research grant to full online reality. Our deliverables included:

Information architecture and UX design
Visual design and WordPress theme customization
Plugin research, implementation and customization
Custom plugin and widget development
Project management and testing
Documentation and end-user training

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Zeitguys designs Award Winning photography book featuring the photography of Yuri Dojc

By the Editor | Published: January 1, 2011

“Live the World” is a collection of travel destination photography conceived of by the premier destination club Demeure Club, and features the photography of Yuri Dojc, one of Canada’s most celebrated photographers.

Demeure "Live the World" Book Cover

Along with Demeure Club brand development, Zeitguys Inc. was also given the opportunity to develop for Demeure, this premium photo book highlighting travel destinations around the world. Having worked with Yuri Dojc in the past, we jumped at the opportunity to work with him again on this new collection of his photography. Needless to say, we were thrilled to learn that Applied Arts Magazine has named Live the World as one of its award winning photography books of 2010.

To learn more about Applied Arts Magazine 2010 awards, visit appliedartsmag.com. To learn more about Demeure Club, visit demeure.com. And to learn more about Yuri Dojc, visit yuridojc.com.

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Zeitguys wins Prestigious Applied Arts Interactive Media Award

By overclocked | Published: April 14, 2010

Zeitguys, inc. a Toronto-based design and development company, was delighted to learn that they were selected to be a winner of the Annual Applied Arts Interactive Media Award. Their work on the uHear iPhone App won the attention of the judges and appears in the May, 2010 edition of Applied Arts in the magazine’s Awards section as well as in the current online edition.

“This is a pretty great moment for Zeitguys,” stated Senior Partner and Creative Director Tom Auger, when he received the long-anticipated award. “It’s fantastic that an app that’s such a good cause for hearing well-being is getting this kind of attention. Hopefully this will just increase the app’s profile and more people will download it and test their hearing.”

uHear is a scientifically accurate hearing testing tool, with three different tests based on standard tests used by audiologists. It delivers accurate results and features a cool touch interface that encourages younger people to try it out and test their hearing.

The app, which can be downloaded from Apple’s iTunes store for free has been ranked consistently high in the Medical Apps category in the North American iTunes store. It is currently climbing in France and Germany since the recent release of translated versions. Unitron Hearing also offers a simplified online version of the uHear self-assessment hearing test, created by Zeitguys in Adobe Flash.

Zeitguys hopes that this recent exposure will encourage more customers looking to create innovative interactive experiences to contact the Zeitguys team and start the dialogue.

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Contact Zeitguys at 416-966-4345, tom[dot]auger[at]zeitguys[dot]com

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The Laurence Group Jump Site

By the Editor | Published: January 12, 2010

Headquartered in Waterloo Ontario, the Laurence Group of Companies encompasses 3 lines of business: Financial Services, Merchant Banking, and Real Estate. This compact Flash website is designed as the jump off site into each of the Laurence Group lines of business.

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Summerlee: a breath of fresh air.

By the Editor | Published: December 2, 2009

Summerlee Office Solutions Ltd. has always had a knack for style. This promotional campaign “Discover”reaffirmed Summerlee as a leader in office solutions, and brought a breath of fresh air to architects and designers everywhere.

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Rebel Creek Golf Club – a fresh view on golf

By the Editor | Published: October 10, 2009

Zeitguys and Rebel Creek Golf Club have been together since the club was in its infancy. It has now become one of the most respected and played courses in all of Southern Ontario. Zeitguys has worked with Rebel on a vast range of branding and marketing materials, outfitting the course with everything from its brand identity, to its scorecards, game cards, and magazine ads.

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GliSODin Skin Nutrients – Product Packaging

By the Editor | Published: September 22, 2009

GliSODin Skin Nutrients is a professional nutricosmetic line specially formulated by dermatologists and nutritionists to provide powerful antioxidants and bioactive nutraceuticals that promote enhanced and longer lasting results from medical aesthetic treatments and beauty programs. It is one of the first ingestible skin treatments in the North America, and has been praised by numerous publications for its all natural ingredients list. GliSODin is also only sold professionally at premium wellness spas, medical spas, and through dermatologists, and cosmetic surgeons.

When Zeitguys teamed up with Isocell North America to create the identity and product packaging design for GliSODin Skin Nutrients, Professional Nutricosmetics, our main objective was to convey to consumers that this product was indeed a premium one.

GliSODin Skin Nutrients packaging is printed on Ice Silver, Curious Metallic stock. Read More »

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Toorshi Foods Inc. Product Labels

By the Editor | Published: August 11, 2009

Every culture in the world has great things to share. From food to language and dress there is variety of aspects that help establish a visual connection between a place and the culture that accompanies it. Approximately one year ago we were approached by a great Armenian fellow named Hratch. Not being to familiar with Armenian customs or traditions myself, Hratch invited us to tag along on his journey and mission to infuse Armenian culture into the City of Toronto through his tasty Armenian treats. What better way to get into peoples hearts then through stomachs! Hratch had six tasty products that he needed branded.

1. Original Cucumbers
2. Savory Garlic Cucumbers
3. Hot & Savory Cucumbers
4. Hot & Savory Mixed Vegetable
5. Savory Mixed Vegetables
6. Tangy Turnips

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Humber College – View Book

By overclocked | Published: May 14, 2009

This project (or rather, series of related projects) snuck up on us: what started as the design and layout for the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning primary recruitment marketing tool became a complete style and branding program for the entire 2008-2009 recruitment marketing communications: bookmarks, posters, postcards, even a 30-second digital ad for movie theatres! Once we established the overall aesthetic and the visual idioms that defined the 2008-2009 “look” in the initial Viewbook design, the fun was in figuring out how to create “consistent” variations within those parameters.

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