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Aug 10, 07_ Rotter and Friends Fall '07 collection - Extraordinary New York illustrator turned t-shirt maven launches newest collection. Taking her pen and ink creations to the next level she has created her newest line of wearable art that everyone would be proud to own. Get a piece at: www.rotterandfriends.com

April 14, 07_ FreeBord - Concept, design and art direction for full page, global print ad that ran concurrently in: Transworld Snowboarding, Transworld Snowboarding Japan, Onboard Magazine, Arkade Magazine, Australian Snowboarder Magazine, New Zealand Snowboarder Magazine, White Lines Magazine (UK), Snowboard UK and Document Snowboard (UK).

March 16, 07_ Mr. Pinkwhistle site launch. Simon Mark's renowned San Francisco hair salon was founded in 2003 and houses some of the most talented, creative and cutting edge stylists in the Nation. Simon's love of unique art and minimalist architecture are evident in a space that is both aesthetically pleasing and gallery fresh. View Mr. Pinkwhistle at: www.mrpinkwhistle.com

Feb 06, 07_ ICON Aircraft website launches. A revolutionary approach to personal aircraft design, ICON founders and board members are working to change the face of general aviation by making aircraft ownership a more realistic goal. The website is currently limited to investor login: www.iconaircraft.com

01.01.07_ The CleanWell website has launched. CleanWell is the first company to take a purely organic approach to killing germs. Featuring Ingenium™, a patented blend of botanically sourced plant oils that harness the natural antiseptic properties of Thyme, CleanWell products kill 99.99% of all germs without the inclusion of harsh, artificial chemicals. Ever Growing is committed to supporting safe, sustainable alternatives to healthy living and worked closely with CleanWell's founders to develop a site that is both informative and inviting - encouraging individuals to make small changes toward a healthier future. Check out CleanWell products at: www.cleanwelltoday.com

08.12.06_ The Toby Neilan website has launched. Specializing in illustration and screen-printing Toby's graphic art takes a clean, stylistic approach to both fashion and modern architecture. Toby takes his own photography and introduces hand drawing and digital manipulation to create high quality prints that have attracted an impressive client roster including: American Express, Harvey Nichols, Issey Miyake, MTV, and Y-3. View Tony's portfolio at: www.tobyneilan.com

01.11.06_ Sega Labs - Full Auto has received a One Show Interactive 2006, Viral and Email award of Merit: Business to Consumer category. See: www.oneclub.org

18.10.06_ The Sega Labs - Full Auto campaign website has received a CLIO Internet Advertising Award. See: www.clioawards.com

15.08.06_ The Silas and Maria website has been updated to include the 06-07 Autumn/Winter Look book. Featuring Robert Boon's optical images, new, must-have shoes and accessories capped off with super chic cold weather gear, it's begging for your attention. See what you've been missing at: www.silasandmaria.com

04.07.06_ New York based Rotter & Friends have released their Spring/Summer '07 Look book and promotional materials. Featuring Ever Growing Studio's art direction and design, the Look book and poster highlight the illustrative prowess of Jess Rotter in a new line of "where'd you get that!?" T-shirt graphics. Come on, you know you want some.

16.06.06_ Mitsubishi Motors North America OEM website has a new look and feel coming. Envisioning the ultimate road trip? The site allows users to build their own vehicles choosing color, options, and price range. Created as a 2007 model-year showcase, Ever Growing Studio's art direction and design deliver a clean, easy-to-use visitor experience.

01.05.06_ Ever Growing Studio provided concept design and art direction for Adidas Originals Skateboarding. Those that go know. Combining the flow and energy of skateboarding's elite with a sneaker geek's eye for perfection the site design pays homage to both the shoe and the team riders that wear them.

03.04.06_ The Amos Toys website has received a hefty update, giving you a look at some tasty new soft vinyl figures, comics, and for those of you who couldn't get enough, a full-length book! 'Vortigern's Machine and the Great Sage of Wisdom' co-written by James Jarvis and Russell Waterman.

01.04.06_ Ever Growing is proud to announce that the Nathan Perkel Photography site has been named the PDN Photo Annual 2006 Web Winner. Photo District News (PDN), the award-winning monthly magazine for the professional photographer, has been covering the professional photographic industry for over two decades. Every month, PDN delivers unbiased news and analysis, interviews, and portfolios of the latest photographic work.

09.01.06_ The Ça Ira (There Is Hope) site has launched. The site showcases San Francisco-based photographer Mark Holthusen's stunning photographic illustrations for the opera Ca Ira. Scored and directed by Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters, visitors are presented with Holthusen's visual narration for Waters' production on the French Revolution and the life of young Marie Antoinette. Select images culled from hundreds of finished works give a glimpse into the creative process behind countless hours of set design, artistry, imagination, and experimentation. A rich, visual feast traversing each of the three acts is delivered to invite user experience and exploration. Visit www.markholthusen.com/caira or buy Ça Ira at Amazon.com

01.12.05_ Sega Labs - Full Auto campaign site has launched. The site for the new Xbox 360 game Full Auto is fashioned as a play on 1970's educational scientific materials wrapped in the film stylings of the great corporate training film producers.

14.10.05_ Current TV's Awaiting Input site has launched. Careening through the city on his trusty bicycle, Arron's sole intent was to capture images that conveyed the color and uniqueness of well-known US cities. Haunting ethnic neighbourhoods and the graffiti covered alleys bisecting movie-set stereotypes of subculture hangouts, he photographed what he saw in his mind's eye.

08.09.05_ Amos Toys updates with the 'In-Crowd Wrestling Federation (ICWF)'. This is the 10th set in the James Jarvis-designed In-Crowd series of 8-10 cm plastic figures. See them here: www.amostoys.com

01.09.05_ There's an enormous amount going on with Ever Growing these days. Arron's been holed-up in a semi-scary San Francisco basement photographing paper sets and screwing up well-known cityscapes. Soon to be seen blowing up television stations and unleashing robots, it's wise to be on the lookout as he's coming to your town via video...

22.08.05_ Version 3 of the Silas and Maria website has launched! Just in time for Fall 05 this sleek and stylish new space welcomes you to the future with the season's newest graphics. The latest Men and Women's Look Books offer an escape from the dreary winter months to come. A new section has been added to showcase the brilliant Tonite line by Fergadelic in all its colourful glory. Check it out at: www.silasandmaria.com

18.08.05_ The online portfolio of New York based artist Jess Rotter has launched. Jess combines her talent for fine art with her wickedly irreverent style to create eye-catching images with endless meaning. An accomplished artist, you can find her unique designs adorning t-shirts, CD packaging and gallery prints. Her clients include X-Girl, Birdie Clothing UK, Nylon Magazine, and Martha Wainwright. You can discover Jess at: www.jessrotter.com

06.08.05_ Ever Growing Studio was tagged for the Hot&Cool Creator close-up with a full-scale feature in Japan's popular Web Designing magazine. Published as a monthly guide that provides everything from ideas to techniques for designing award-worthy websites, Web Designing features innovative and technically challenging design work for a wide-ranging audience.

10.07.05_ Ever Growing was featured in the recent publication of Taschen's best selling design series, Web Design. Showcased in two separate books – Web Design: Best Studios and Web Design: Best Portfolios, Ever Growing Studio has the honour of sharing the publications with some of today's most innovative and successful interactive agencies. Over 90 of the best design studios from over 30 countries are profiled in the publications. Ever Growing Studios' work on the Mark Holthusen Photography site is featured in Best Portfolios.

10.06.05_ Shift Magazine's June issue features the work of Ever Growing Studio. Kazuhiro Hara from Design Wedge does the write up for the Cool Site Review.

05.05.05_ Ever Growing Studio and the new Nathan Perkel Photography website receives the TAXI Design Network : website of the Day (WOTD) Award.

"Your outstanding website has been chosen as the website of The Day on TAXI!. website OF THE DAY is an effort from the design community on TAXI to recognize and share superior websites that display unparalleled use of creativity and innovation." - TAXI

04.05.05_ The Nathan Perkel Photography website gets news coverage and links on Newstoday - Heavy-Backpack - k10k - Pixelsurgeon - Styleboost - Surfstation and many more. Thanks to all for their kind words and amazing support.

25.04.05_ The Nathan Perkel website has launched. The site is an online vehicle for the portfolio and personal explorations of San Francisco based photographer Nathan Perkel. Dedicated to the beauty and energy of the everyday world, Nathan's photos are an homage to the perfection of objects and people as they are.

16.03.05_ When the Amos Toys website launched In January, we invited you to come back for more surprises. As promised, it's a wild new world inside the heads of James Jarvis and Will Sweeney that's far too bizarre to be ignored. There's a fantastical addition to the popular In-Crowd series, #9, Major Moulty's Amazing Magical Plastic Band. As the name suggests, it's a collaboration of mystical proportions too powerful to deny. Amos Toys also brings you two new comics and accompanying vinyl figures, including Will Sweeney's 'Tales from Greenfuzz' and James Jarvis's long-awaited 'Vortigern's Machine'. From the wily pimp magician to the hotdog assassin, there's something for everyone in this update!

14.03.05_ Ever Growing Studio is pleased to have received industry recognition for Arron Bleasdale’s work in producing another award winning design. The Venables Bell & Partners website received a Best of Division award for Advertising Industry Self-Promotion from the 2005 AdMark ADDY® Awards on March 9th.

15.02.05_ The Silas and Maria website has been updated for Summer 2005! Come take a peek at a preview of the Summer 05 Catalogue, peruse the new Look Book and check out the many posh garments and accessories from the current S05 line. The site highlights artwork from the Japanese Silas stores, a new 'Sounds of Silas' mp3 jukebox to spice up your online music collection, and a brand new ‘Tonite’ section, home of Fergadelic's season 10 graphics. Best of all, you can test your wits and skill against 0510 and Teru in the soon to be famous Silas Arcade, featuring Fergadelic and James Jarvis adaptations of two of our most favourite arcade games.

21.01.05_ Venables Bell & Partners have received a long overdue update to their website. VB&P, winners of multiple awards for their creative excellence, have added to their impressive print campaign portfolio with work for: HBO's popular Six Feet Under, iShares from Barclays Global Investors and a classic among wine aficionados, Robert Mondavi. Always worth a visit are VB&P's stylish, often humorous TV spots which, if you missed them, can be enjoyed directly on the site. They have expanded their collection with the Mervyn's "Oscar de la Hoya Campaign", Bell Sports and iShares.

03.01.05_ The Amos Toys website has launched. Created as a place of worship for fans of illustrator and toy designer James Jarvis, the site will also house the alternate-universe creations of master illustrator Will Sweeney. Photographed in their native environments, you have access to the personality quirks of each vinyl figure. Clicking on King Ken will allow you to view his supreme immensity and rolling over the family sets allows you to see the dysfunctional friends and associates of each individual character. To date Amos has released the successful In-Crowd series and King Ken- vinyl figure collectibles sought after the world over. Future plans for the site include a new James Jarvis project premiering with the release of 'Vortigern's Machine', part one of a fantastical comic journey. Also in the works are a comic and a series of vinyl figures designed by Will Sweeney, Silas collaborator and erstwhile guitar god. 'Tales from Green Fuzz' and Helmut the Hot Dog Man will join us in the Spring of 2005. Check back with Amos often as there are other surprises planned for the 2005 programme.

01.12.04_ Ever Growing Studio is honoured to get props in Gas Pressing issue 04. Published by Gas As Interface Co., Ltd. as a special offshoot to the Japanese Gas Book, artists, designers and other creative types are chosen for their unique and uncompromising style. Artwork from Silas and Maria, Nike Soccer Tape, Clinic and Nike Skateboarding are featured in exposition 3 - web design. Check out Gas Book online at: www.hellogas.com

23.11.04_ The Mark Holthusen website has launched. An award winning photographer known for his stark, anti-humanistic and perversely amusing style, Holthusen captivates the viewer with his elegant yet jarring imagery. Left clean and unfettered The site expands and contracts to showcase each image according to its unique construction.

26.09.04_ The Environment website launched today. Built to connect the extended skateboarding community, the site is a natural extension of the San Francisco Bay Area shop and embodies their commitment to creative expression and progressive design. Giving insight into the purpose of Environment, the site features home grown team footage from the upcoming DVD, a virtual tour of the shop, and a showcase of unique and artistic window displays.

25.09.04_ Clickonthings SFO - Reforms* gets updated with this promotional movie for upcoming project ClickOnThings - personal photographic journal/ diary and portfolio of Arron Bleasdale. www.clickonthings.com

24.09.04_ The Silas and Maria website has re-launched to include new fashion and features to help you slosh through the long winter months. The much-anticipated update includes Silazine issue 2, the fashion lookbook for the 04-05 season, and a fresh serving of artwork designed by French for the Japanese Silas stores. Update your unfashionable computer with the custom desktop makeover kit -choice wall-paper, unique icons and pleasantly soothing system sounds. Take a listen to the new and improved jukebox and view the artist section, dedicated to the creative psyche of the website engineers - Ben Sansbury's edge of your seat 2004 Berlin exhibition, and a taster of the upcoming visual banquet, ClickonThings by Arron Bleasdale.

20.09.04_ Nike Soccer Tape receives the prestigious Communication Arts: Interactive Award for Advertising. The site is featured in the Communication Arts September - October 2004 Interactive Annual 10. p.p. 118 - 119 and highlights the innovative design, functionality and appeal of the campaign. The judges weigh in:

"An unbelievable display of soccer culture in a slick, quick-and-dirty package. If it weren't for this site, I don't think I'd have the respect for soccer that I have now." - Craig Swann

"I love the rough, gritty design of this site; it's right-on for the audience. They've also done a great job of creating something unexpected." - Sasha Kurtz

07.09.04_ Nicki Jack Music website launched today. Nicki Jack is a Malibu-based composer, producer and director known for creating original pieces for television, film, radio and multi-media. Highlighting Nicki's music, show-reels, movie credits and studio projects, the site reflects Nicki's personal and professional commitment to her craft and provides samples of her expressive and imaginative musical style.

12.07.04_ The Superheated website launched at the beginning of July to house the online portfolio of corporate writer and high-tech publicist Melisa LaBancz-Bleasdale. Designed to focus solely on content, the site highlights a collection of published works covering a variety of security, technology and industry trends and technologies.

21.05.04_ Venables Bell & Partners website launched today. VB&P, winners of the prestigious EFFIE awards for excellence in advertising, are a San Francisco based design and communications agency.

VB&P required a web presence with substance; easy to navigate and classic in style. Attention to detail and creative problem-solving led Arron to build a custom zoom feature in the Print section that allows viewers to focus on the messaging that is often lost in dominant visuals. A streaming-video showcase highlights VB&P's distinctive television and integrated media campaigns. Visit the television spots and enjoy! Site design and development by Arron Bleasdale.

"We are extremely pleased with the site. As creative perfectionists we are almost never pleased and Arron has created something with a pace, tone and feel that is ideal for our agency. From the beginning, he understood our objectives and was able to grasp our subtleties. He created with taste and obvious talent." - Blake Bäkken, Art Director, VB&P

10.03.04_ The newly launched 2nd edition of the Silas and Maria website received accolades in Creative Review's feature on fashion (Volume 25. p. 35). The issue highlights the Silas II website, capturing the graphic and interactive design work of Arron Bleasdale. Creative Review is known for exposing the world to cutting edge designers and visual luminaries, and extended this honor based on the overwhelming success and unique style of the Silas I website.

22.02.04_ Silas and Maria - The much awaited 2nd edition launched today. Concept, Art Direction, Design and Development by WedoStuff (Arron Bleasdale and Ben Sansbury).

This season's Look Book and catalogues feature the posh side of Silas and Maria with their newest line, 'Babette'. Highlighting the amazing talent of various Silas artists, take a browse through the private collection of artist-selected works. Never wanting to let you down, the Silas and Maria site provides hours of printable family fun with sticker sheets, a one-of-a-kind James Jarvis diorama (Jamesjavorama) and the first-rate Silas Movie theatre.

Get a rare glimpse of Silas-the-man through snippets of his favourite tunes in the Silas Music Jukebox. With a freshly updated news section and a current store locator, there's no excuse for being out-of-touch with all things Silas and Maria.

19.02.04_ Naked Communications - The award-winning website has been updated! The site features the newest Naked ventures: Naked Flame, Naked Ambition and Naked Inside. Welkkommen Naked Amsterdam! Named 'Naked International', this newest location gives the successful Naked folks an exciting new route to travel. Take a browse through the selection of staff baby pictures while you're there or find a new toy to love!

25.08.03_ Nike Soccer Tape - On this week in history, Nike Soccer Tape received the prestigious Macromedia Site of the Day award. Having met strict quality and creative standards, the team at Macromedia says, "Macromedia recognizes websites based on their strong visual designs, superior functionalities, and innovative uses of Macromedia products".

10.07.03_ Nike Soccer Tape - Campaign website launches. Created in association with Odopod of San Francisco, First -of-a-kind website allows you to make your own online soccer zine. With your imagination, streaming videos, customizable stickers, 'everything's a goal' photos, and soccer rants you have boundless options for endless combinations. Send them around to all of your friends and let the games begin!

01.04.03_ WSK Artists - Kept clean and chic the website is updated and expanded. The site features portfolio work by Art Directors and Designers Arron Bleasdale, Ben Sansbury, Suburbia and MP, Illustrators James Jarvis, Jo Ratcliffe, So_Me, Will Sweeney, and Fashion Stylists Andrew Davis & Joanna Thaw.

06.03.03_ Naked Communications - The award-winning Naked website gets a design overhaul. Naked is an eclectic bunch of creatives with a passion for brands and ideas. Receiving 'Agency of the Year 2002' from Campaign, Marketing and Media Week. Combining humor and vision, the Naked team continues to push advertising to a new level of creative consciousness.

01.01.03_ Nice Nice Entertainment website is launched. Hip Hop label and event promoters Nice Nice Entertainment and Nice Nice Music say, "We're nice nice, the rest are just polite nice." Take some time to give them a spin.

30.10.02_ The Free Association project is made up of David Holmes, Steve Hilton, Petra Jean Phillipson & Sean Reveron. The album, 'David Holmes presents The Free Association' will be released on 13 Amp Recordings on 21st October.

Promotional website includes Art Direction, Design and Development by Ever Growing Studio. Update: (Site did not launch as anticipated but screenshots of effort are available in the work section of the homepage for your viewing pleasure).

30.10.02_ Reforms. Beat.Forms - Reforms* gets a much-needed update. Beat.Forms project added. Hip Hop, breaks, beats and experimental navigation devices to spice up those long, rainy nights.

09.09.02_ Clinic Online launches! - A Fergadelic and Wedostuff production for Domino and Universal recording artists Clinic the band.

So much to enjoy and so little time! You can join the Clinic fan-club, check out the music, entertain yourself with videos and peruse the photo gallery. If that's not enough, you can get the latest news, press, and tour dates or redecorate your life by downloading Clinic desktop wallpapers.

06.08.02_ WSK Artists - website receives a FWA ONE AWARD
( www.FavouritewebsiteAwards.com ).

"We are rewarding websites who use cutting edge technology, together with inspirational ideas, that lead the way for future generations. The quality of work displayed on this site is of the highest calibre and the presentation is first class. Bringing together so many different artists, photographers and illustrators must have been a major task but gives the site an edge over others

Overall a very professional website that will provide an enjoyable surfing experience for a wide range of people. It's a pleasure to add your site to our winners' list and we shall be looking forward to future additions to the site." - FWA

28.06.02_ WSK Artists - website receives the Flash GFX Stunning Site award. "I would like to congratulate you on developing one of the finest and most premium sites ( WSK Artists ) we have ever viewed! We are really animated to present to you the Stunning Site of the Day award for Friday, June 28, 2002. Your site has been appraised, and rated upon the basis of originality, creativity, design, and content." – Flash GFX

25.06.02_ WSK Artists website launched - WSK Artists is an international collective of creatives representing such disciplines as Photography, Illustration and Design. Featuring the work of James Jarvis, MP, Blinkk, Ben Sansbury, Arron Bleasdale, Will Sweeney, Tobias Nilsson, Hannah Dyson, David Weightman, Thomas Mangold, Andrew Davis & Jamie Morgan. website Art Direction, Design and Development provided by Ever Growing Studio.

12.05.02_ Silas and Maria website gets an update. WeDoStuff (Arron Bleasdale and Ben Sansbury) have launched section 2 of the Silas & Maria website. Come and play with the newest catalogues, while listening to the Music Therapy Workshop. If you're still angry after that you can use the printable masks to scare your friends or the pleasant shop girls at the market.

12.03.02_ Ram Records Online gets a much anticipated update. Featuring a new Ram Events section, you can keep yourself up-to-date with the latest tour dates and local events. You can also attend the live web-casts if you can't get out of the house. New cover artwork, flyers and photos have made their way into the Ram Gallery. Even more exciting, is the all new music in the Ram Plates section and the latest releases in Ram beats.

09.03.02_ Surus website launches - Music distributors ST Holdings and Ever Growing Studio present Surus, a music portal featuring the latest Drum n' Bass, Hip Hop, Electro, Garage and Old Skool beats. Enjoy MP3's, mouth-watering desktops, movies and the very special Surus Radio for monthly guest DJ mixes.

01.02.02_ Friends of Ed. 4x4 Photoshop and Flash: Time and Stasis book is now available. The publication features the work and commentary of Arron Bleasdale from Ever Growing Studio. Each book is an original artwork, a manual, a tutorial, a scrapbook, and a laboratory experiment. Buy the book here: ( www.amazon.com )

01.01.02_ 72 Dpi Anime is now available. Book and DVD published by Gestalten Verlag, features the work of Reforms* and Ever Growing Studio. Buy the book here: ( www.amazon.com )

01.12.01_ Specials: New Graphics book published by Booth-Clibborn Editions features the work of WeDoStuff (Arron Bleasdale and Ben Sansbury) with the Silas & Maria website laid out in a glorious double-page spread. Buy the book here: ( www.amazon.com )

26.07.01_ Naked Communications website launches. Art Direction, Design and Development provided by Ever Growing Studio.

17.07.01_ BBC World Clubbing launches - Pick a city and explore! Ever Growing Studio presents the new BBC World Clubbing website, an online resource for clubbers and music lovers worldwide.

30.05.01_ Silas and Maria - WeDoStuff (Arron Bleasdale and Ben Sansbury) have just launched the very long-awaited Silas and Maria website.

28.03.01_ BBC Liquid News - Ever Growing Studio launches the Liquid News portal streaming daily showbiz news for the BBC.

01.08.00_ BBC Japan TV - Ever Growing Studio launches the Japan TV website. BBC Choice is bringing a UK audience two nights of Japanese TV ranging from cult classics to the never-before-seen. Highlights include: the first ever episode of monkey!, exciting, original, BBC choice documentaries about fashion, music, sex, shopping and the future as well as cult gangster flicks "Tokyo drifter" and Beat Takeshi's "Violent Cop".

02.12.99_ Ram Records website is launched for venerable Drum & Bass label Ram Records. Art Direction, Design and Development by Ever Growing Studio.