Matmi the big winners at the Big Chip Awards
Cheshire agency Matmi swept the board at last night's Big Chip Awards, the annual celeberation of the leading digital companies in the north west of England.
The Macclesfield studio picked up five gongs at the Manchester ceremony including the new media agency of the year award and the grand prix for a United Airlines game.
E-commerce specialist Ampersand IT was another big winner, taking home best e-business project and the tasty website award for its work with Made.com.
You can read an interview with Matmi founder Jeff Coghlan in the latest issue of The Drum magazine.
The Big Chip Awards 2011 winners in full:
Best E-business Project
Winner: Ampersand IT
Project: Made.com: Luxuriously Affordable, Great Design
Best Public Sector Project
Winner: mediaburst
Project: Florence
Best Not for Profit Project
Winner: Skylab
Project: British Gas Swimfit
Commended: Individuals and Tandot Ltd.
Project: MadLab
Best Mobile Project
Winner: Matmi
Project: Optathlon
Best Use of Visual Design
Winner: Code Computerlove
Project: Visual Design Brings Thrills of Florida Theme Parks To Life
Best Application of Technology
Winner: Stardotstar and All Out Productions
Project: Radio 1 on IPTV (concept project)
Best Use of Animation
Winner: Mi
Project: The Sharp Project
Best Use of Search
Winner: 11 Out Of 10 Ltd.
Project: Pure Gym
Commended: Lakestar Media
Project: SEO for online fashion retailer Missguided
Best Use of Social Media
Winner: Greater Manchester Police
Project: GMP24 – Greater Manchester Police Twitter Day
Best Digital Marketing Campaign
Winner: Matmi
Project: Optathlon
Best On-line Brand Development
Winner: Matmi
Project: Gorillaz: Escape to Plastic Beach
Best Newcomer
Winner: cahoona
Best Established Freelancer / Micro-Enterprise
Winner: Digital Blah Blah Ltd.
Commended: Sam Easterby-Smith
Big Green Chip Award
Winner: The DTP Group
Project: Knight Frank sees TCO plunge 90% with DTP
Game of the North
Winner: Distinctive Developments Ltd.
Project: Hockey Nations 2010
Little Chip Student Award
Winner: University of Central Lancashire
Students: Matt Slade and Naseem Naeem
Big Green Chip International Award for Innovation
Winner: Code Computerlove
Project: Flash vs HTML
Big Chip New Media Agency Award
Winner: Matmi
Anthony Wilson Original Modern Award
Winner: Ampersand IT
Project: Made.com: Luxuriously Affordable, Great Design
Tasty Website Award
Winner: Ampersand IT
Project: Made.com: Luxuriously Affordable, Great Design
Grand Prix
Winner: Matmi
Project: Optathlon