Equilibrium sweeps Australian Web Awards

Perth web development company, Equilibrium, scooped the pool at the Australian Web Awards on Friday night winning four major awards for ‘Nick Cave – the exhibition’, including Most Outstanding website.

The site stood out from more than 200 entries winning the awards for Best Government website, Best Not for Profit website, Best Arts and Events website, as well as Most Outstanding website.

Commissioned by the WA Museum, the website was designed to showcase the popular exhibition held at their city site between 23 May and 19 July. It consisted of a collection of images, stories, blogs, vodcasts/podcasts, interactive games and quiz’s all focused on the career of the internationally renowned Cave.

To further support the marketing of the exhibition, the team at Equilibrium also devised a viral email competition encouraging readers to interactively answer a series of Nick Cave questions in a fun game for the chance to win an iPod whilst at the same time promoting the exhibition to a national audience.

Equilibrium director, Stephen Dodge, said he was thrilled with the accolades the site had received.
“We were confident we had created a great site that would be judged well, however this result is beyond our wildest expectations.

“The team worked diligently to combine great design, functionality and usability within the boundaries of the WA Government framework to ensure a really satisfying and unique user experience,” he said.

In accepting the Award, Dodge also paid tribute to the support and assistance provided by the team at the WA Museum, saying it had been a pleasure to partner with such a dedicated group of individuals with a clear vision for the project.

The Awards, held at the Langley Hotel, were attended by over 400 industry professionals from around Australia.

The Australian Web Industry Association said judges were sourced from noted web professionals specialising in a variety of areas from around the country, with each site being judged on a number of criteria of design, usability, functionality, accessibility, and code quality.

According to Canberra-based judge Ruth Ellison, the task of evaluating the sites was not easy. “Judging was tough. I think it speaks volumes about the great talent we have in Australia – we’re competing on the world stage.”

http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/NickCave/

http://www.webawards.com.au/

Equilibrium sweeps Australian Web Awards

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