With the release of CS5.5 Adobe have built into InDesign all of the functionality taken for granted and used with interactive PDFs that is required for the development of interactive documents for the iPad as well as android and Blackberry tablets. These fully interactive documents, which it is possible to distribute for release via the new Adobe Reader, are both engaging and with the right design approach compulsive.

The inclusion of many of the features previously incorporated into interactive PDFs mean a whole new set of possibilities can be unleashed and brought to life within previously static publications for tablets. The fact that these possibilities are enabled through a page layout program enables you to keep a strong grasp on the visual appeal of previously printed documents which now extends to those of us who are committed to using tablet technology not just for entertainment but also as part of their business strategy.

The approach from Adobe to the printed page means that your documents can now become placeholders used to augment the written word with video, sound, slide shows, hyperlinks, and embedded web content. It’s also possible to create pan and zoom objects which allow you to take a closer look at previously static images, as well as build 360º panoramas.

The possibilities are endless for the creation of structurally complex pieces of designed literature, which switch seamlessly between articles, creating clickable spaces. Without doubt this drives the requirement for the inclusion of more visual material which in turn allows you to fully integrate it into any document to comprehensively illustrate and engage your viewer as a participant.

As a tool to illustrate and structure complex information, it’s challenging but a great deal of fun to work with.

Our hope is that in some way we may be able to help you achieve results you can be proud of, with a little help from Adobe of course.

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The short films provide a fascinating insight to the hidden stories behind the gallery’s star objects, and include the visitor favourite Rutland Dinosaur, one of the world’s oldest fossils Charnia, and local discoveries such as the Barrow Kipper and the Barwell Meteorite.

Filming for the final “Making of ” podcast took place during the gallery’s launch day on September 2nd, officially opened by Sir David Attenborough.

Our creative director Pete Manship realised a life-long ambition by meeting and interviewing one of his childhood inspirations:

“It was an incredible experience to meet the living legend, Sir David Attenborough, a rare and unique specimen, who lit up the packed museum gallery like a human comet, trailing sparks of inspiration and admiration in his wake.”

As an official sponsor, Glass Page is delighted by the overwhelming public interest in the new gallery from far and wide. The museum has seen a record number of visitors through its doors since the new gallery opened; being visited by 5,244 people on 3 and 4 September compared to an average of 760 during a weekend.

The Dinosaur Gallery films are available to watch on the Leicester Museums & Galleries YouTube channel.

Watch this space for news on the final “Making of” podcast.

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This could all change with a new development from Adobe. Their new product Edge utilizes the latest web technologies such as HTML 5 & CSS3 along with good old Javascript to create some of the animation and interactivity that we love from Flash websites. Usually saved for coders, Adobe have created a beautiful UI to manage these technologies aimed at designers, not just developers. A free preview version is out now for designers to get using today, with the full product set to be released early next year. I’m sure Flash will always have its place on the web but there’s no denying plugin-less solutions like Edge will make cross platform web design a fair deal easier.

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If you are new to running projects and need a helping hand, here’s a few useful tips:

1.  Always have a project file (preferably with dividers) for all the collateral collected

2.  Keep on top of your budget weekly checks are well worth it

3.  Have a key dates sheet on your wall as a reminder of what needs to be done and when

4.  Create a schedule for the event from start to finish to avoid anything being missed

5.  Make a “Pack List” of everything that should go along with you to the event

6.  Have a good contact at the venue who you can get in touch with at any time

7.  Have a weekly “To Do” notes page of what needs to be done that week

8.  Have weekly conference calls with all the key players (using the “To Do” notes as an agenda)

9.  Collate a key contacts sheet to keep close at hand it’s amazing how often you can spend time on site searching!

10. Use a trusted Production Company (do I need to mention any names?!?!) to make your event run smoothly and to take care of a lot of the above for you!

Make sure your suppliers are true partners. We are always complimented on our calm, can do, partnership approach.

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We also needed to satisfy the needs of a charitable status organisation with one foot in the park’s 15th century history, but with the vision and enthusiasm to look towards the 21st Century.

The requirement to remain ever more competitive in the supply of information to attract discerning visitors hungry for accurate information meant that the charity needed to take that first leap into the void. As this was their first toe in the digital water, to give the park a formal web presence that was authoritative and accurate, making the right choice was extremely important.

Our design solution, Sitelayer, provided the appropriate means to meet this challenge whilst maintaining the essence of what the park is to the general public and park patrons.

The flexibility for page layout and content management that Sitelayer offers has been received with great enthusiasm and consequently been examined with rigour by the park’s orchestrator, Michael Harrison.

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Before the morning’s session began, iPads were distributed among the tables in the conference hall loaded with custom-designed feedback and voting apps. Throughout the morning delegates were prompted at several points to use the iPad to vote on various different questions with results updated live on the large screen. This instant response gauged the whole room’s opinions on the content being discussed.

The delegates were also encouraged to use Twitter apps to ask questions and send in feedback so that the speaker had a list of questions ready and waiting at the end of their talk. The system proved so successful that the feedback gained in the morning’s session allowed the organiser to restructure the afternoon’s content according to the suggestions.

With the iPad used as a feedback system hopefully you’ll never have to sit at the back of the conference hall with your questions unanswered ever again!

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This comes in the form of a beautiful bespoke folder with custom tabs and a personalised client front page. This offers a useful framework and guidelines including “things to consider”, templates, top tips and notes pages.

We have produced this for our clients, many of whom have a day job and are lumbered with the responsibility of organising a conference, workshop or party.

We appreciate that some clients already have their own systems in place and are used to the detail that comes with planning an event so for them, it’s just a great gift.

We’re offering this on the basis that it will help our clients define their key messages, content and outcomes for the day, resulting in the most efficiently run and impactful events.

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They come in all shapes and sizes, from small point of sales product shapes e.g cans and phones, to larger objects such as water flumes and event stations – even inflatable buildings!!

The great thing about inflatables is that they are eye-catching, they make a statement. At an event, they can really add impact whatever the audience or product.

The recent Lloyds Pharmacy Sofa Tour showcased a large three-hearts red inflatable sofa. This really added so much value to their road-show by attracting people of all ages, creating intrigue and encouraging them on to the stand. But it was more than this, it was also a practical tool giving somewhere for people to take a seat, making people feel at ease and under no pressure.

In summary, it seems that inflatables can achieve anything you want……. so maybe look into it for your next event.

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We are seeing more and more in the media about how 3D technologies are altering communication experiences, whether it be in film, computers and books or projection mapping on buildings and holographic video conferencing it’s everywhere.  Innovation solutions like this are changing the way we interact with our environment, so why not do it at your event?

We recently produced a holographic projection creating a virtual presentation on stage for a large employee engagement programme we ran for London Underground.

London Underground came to us with a 6 month employee engagement programme at which they wanted the MD to present the LU Story, strategy and vision. However, this did not seem like a particularly realistic solution bearing in mind the intensively busy, public facing and business nature of MD’s role, as he could hardly have guaranteed his presence at every single event – his time is worth too much to the business.

But in order to really engage with employees it was also vital to deliver a consistent message. So, we provided the perfect solution, a solution that would create the wow factor they were after, ensure key messages delivered consistently, and a cost-effective way of the MD being in two places at once.

In short, we produced a full-size holographic train (including sound effects) that dropped the holographic MD off on stage, which was styled as a station platform. But this was no mean feat by Glass Page. We started off by filming a train coming into Gloucester Road tube station late at night, ensuring we captured footage to the most accurate degree to emulate the platform edge of the stage. Then the skilfully rehearsed MD was taken to a studio where we filmed his 15 minute presentation on green screen, in one clean take.

Creating the holographic projection enabled us to produce graphs, charts and video elements for the holographic MD to interact with to aid his presentation.

This was so impressive that even the London Mayor came to visit!!

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