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With the release of Facebook's Timeline for Brands, we have decided to do something new and funky with our cover image. Check it out and be sure to ask us about getting a cover design for your business. www.facebook.com/zisewebdesign

Zise has been working with the Australian, family owned company Hi-Tec Oils to re-design their website.

Hi-Tec Oils specialises in producing high quality lubricants, greases and specialty products. To see what they have to offer you can visit the online store and view their range of premium products.

The team at Zise has been working hard to make the new website look clean, sleek and easy to navigate. Take a look at our before and after shots to see the difference yourself!

Dont forget to check out their website at www.hi-tecoils.com.au

Another year has passed, and how quick has it gone! With Christmas drawing close the cheer in the office is slowly rising, all eager for the break and the Aussie Christmas feast.

Zise will be closing our doors from 4:30PM Wednesday 21st December for a merry three week break, our doors opening again on Monday 16th January 2012.

If there are any emergencies please email info@zise.com.au and we will contact you as soon as possible.

We would like to thank everyone for a wonderful year, wish you all a merry Christmas and hope to see you all in the new year.

Mascots are a highly useful element of branding as they enable the viewer to understand what it is your company has to offer. A good mascot design will represent the company image, so it is important to think about what type of mascot most demonstrates your service, products and/or ideas.

Depending on how complicated or detailed the mascot needs to be, we will usually create the image as a vector. This way clients can resize and reuse the image without any hassles.

To start with, we get a general idea of the character that is wanted (a human, animal or anything in between) and what it should symbolise, and we begin with 2-3 sketches.

In this case, the company specifically wanted a bull with a cowboy hat and a rope. It needed to be simple enough to print on a shirt, but also to incorporate into a logo design. The initial sketches are very rough as this enables the client to make suggestions without the artist having to spend a lot of time on something that might not get used.  

Sometimes the client might combine ideas from each sketch, or they might pick one without wanting any changes. We encourage our clients to put forth their suggestions in the sketch stage as much as possible so they will be 100% happy with the end result.

Similarly, our illustration process starts off with the same amount of sketches and is then finished off in Photoshop as bitmap image. This allows for much more complicated figures and colour, however bitmaps cannot be enlarged in the same way a vector image can be.

When deciding which format to use, consider what the image will be used for, and if it is for one use only. A vector image can be easily resized without losing any details, so it is easy to incorporate into other designs. A bitmap will lose quality if it is resized and is usually used for posters, or web.

Sometimes a client will ask for a change, and then decide that they preferred how it was before. We are happy to make these changes but we strongly encourage customers to inform us of any major changes they would like before we get to the colouring stage.

In these vector examples, flat colours have been used in order to keep things simplified. The more shading we put in, the more detailed the image looks. This isn't necessary for all mascot designs as oftentimes simplicity is key.

If you would like to find out more about our Mascot, Logo or Character Designs, feel free to contact us and get a free qoute!

We have had the pleasure to work with the Team from the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services (PFES) in developing thier eLearning Resources. Recently PFES launched one of the web development projects to the public, which provides information to Local Counter Disaster Planning Committee members.

This program is a short web-based course that provides useful information on items such as: Counter Disaster Arrangements Hazard Responsibilities Approaches to Emergency Management Local Counter Disaster Plans and much more.   The website includes shore interactive flash based quizzes, scenarios and excellent illustrations of characters. The website was designed to assist Darwin and Northern Territory members to gain insightful and updated information on these topics. If you are a Local Counter Disaster Planning Committee member then check out the website resource here.