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The largest website in the audio industry. The Audio Engineering Society is the only professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology. Over 70 years old, with over 12,000 members, it sets the standards for the audio industry all over the world.
At over 27,000 pages, it also has the largest website in the industry. Built on an ageing platform and with a history of countless additions and changes, it was long overdue a review. We were asked to re-build the site from scratch.
Before we started on the website, we took the opportunity to tidy up the AES branding. We designed a new logo and issued updated branding guidelines. With so many different people using the branding, we needed to make it clear and easy to ensure that the AES look is consistent across the web, at events, social media and in the many publications and papers it delivers.
We agreed that it would be impossible to roll out an entirely fresh site in one go, so we built an updated site with new hosting, ensuring that the new platform kept the navigation and most important pages. Pages still on the old site were accessed seamlessly from the new site navigation.
Over time, we converted more and more pages from the old to the new site, until the old site withered away.
We had to integrate into a number of different systems. This included giving access to special event and convention websites and institutional access. We also rebuilt the E-library of tens of thousands of papers, presentations and publications and integrated seamlessly into the website.
The AES has dozens of local sections across the world. Previously these were managed and hosted locally. We created a template for all Section sites to work as a subdomain on the new platform, each with their own local administrators. This gave each site a consistent look and feel. It also allowed us to automatically integrate any local event into the main site, to encourage better communication and participation.
The new site is faster, is easier to navigate and makes it easy for administrators to add and change content. We saved the client thousands as it no longer uses dedicated servers or specialised support for day to day website changes.
It also finally brings together all the sections worldwide so they are more connected to each other and the AES.
All of this work was completed with no site downtime and with universal praise from our client.
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After studying Graphic Design at the University of Kent, CJ embarked on her journey into the creative working world, joining Copper Leaf Media to apply and develop her skills as a member of the graphics team.
With the combination of natural creativity matched with her formal qualifications, CJ has been able to rapidly expand her command over new skills, techniques, and mediums, without running out of paper!
Named after our favourite Futurama character. Even for a cat, Bender is able to sleep for extraordinary periods of time. He loves all the different deliveries that come to the office, giving him a never ending selection of beds. He knows just how pretty he is and uses this fact to his full advantage.
Timid Leela is convinced that death follows the slightest noise. She’ll frequently dash out of the office, only to return a few minutes later when it’s clear that armageddon has been averted once again. Her loud meowing is guaranteed to interrupt even the most sensitive conference call. Listen out for her on your next one with us.
Will’s involvement in the industry has taken him to an array of established events and venues across the country, acting as a versatile audio engineer and often assuming a technical project management role. This resume positions him uniquely to work collaboratively with the team, leveraging his experience to ensure that key technical elements are brought to light.
As a member of the written communication team, Ben’s work covers a broad scope. His duties range from delivering PR material, award entries and in-depth case studies, to providing more impactful content for social media or advertising purposes. A self-confessed pedant, this attention to detail serves him well both for writing and proof-reading activities.
Daisy applies her diverse marketing experience to provide social media solutions for a mix of client projects. Producing relevant campaign strategies and engaging content, Daisy’s copywriting and marketing background ensures she’ll help you find the right words. Having lived and worked abroad for several years, her global perspective informs her work.
Altu has worked on many projects during this time, including YouTube videos, animations and even albums – some personal, some commission based. A degree and a background in music technology provide him with a solid understanding of the industry, and associated hardware. Now, he combines his technical skills and knowledge to create striking visual assets for clients.
Altu is the quintessential ‘messy creative’. But, regardless of his chaotic methods, the finished product is always excellent.
Matias was born in Madrid, which is where he currently resides, but spent a lot of his working life and youth in Boston.
Harnessing a wealth of creativity, Matias always seeks to create impactful pieces that hold the audience’s attention whilst clearly communicating meaning.
In recent years Bruce has combined this flair for graphic design with audio visual work, specifically motion graphics and video editing. Successfully producing and directing a large number of video projects for a wide range of clients, including video game and movie trailers, TV ads, digital outdoor advertising, animated logo & title sequences and corporate video for online and events.
With a degree in sound and music production and a flair for marketing, Ellie assists with overall task management and has a keen eye and ear for detail. Assisting with a variety of projects, from graphics to administration, she is always prepared for any eventuality, she even has a powerboat licence!
Lucy applies her framing and graphic skills to the production of visual assets for clients, generating content across a variety of mediums.
Trained to think in the rule of thirds, Lucy applies this approach to her organisational work as well as creative, clearly breaking down projects into manageable chunks to ensure that the team remains co-ordinated.
Motivated by a passion for helping clients succeed, she’s always on the lookout to find new ways to improve her skills. Whether it’s the generation of multimedia and graphic content or co-ordinating projects to ensure that deliverables are met, Ailin loves what she does, and this is evident in all aspects of her work.
She has a keen eye for detail and has always enjoyed anything creative. Steph works on UI and UX design, 2D and 3D graphics, application diagrams and a lot of animated videos. She lives in the Creative Cloud.
She then decided to expand her horizons and moved to London. She has been working as a website designer for over 10 years.
She now looks after all of Copper Leaf’s website development and maintenance projects, as well as providing another valuable pair of eyes on our graphic design work.
She has an MA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from the University of Amsterdam, a PGCE from Utrecht University and a BA (Hons) Environmental Studies. In her spare time she co-ordinates a local environmental campaign group. Marieke is Copper Leaf’s administrator.
Focussing on writing and PR, she has worked with some of the best-known brands in the industry.
Kiera’s forte is communication, in particular the written word. She has an excellent track record in helping companies achieve the maximum amount of exposure in the trade press and social media through well written, carefully researched and targeted PR, case studies and feature articles.
Her skills also include strategic marketing and media advice as well as campaign planning.
A combination of impeccable writing skills, extensive industry knowledge and a far-reaching network of contacts make her a formidable ally when it comes to putting your company in the limelight.
He project-managed the two largest audio projects in Europe; the Millennium Dome and the 2012 Olympic Games. His work spans domains that have taken him to live events, construction sites, hotels, rail, cruise ships, theatre, corporate AV, broadcast, education, and stadia.
He helps manufacturers develop new audio products and, as a digital audio networking expert, is helping to develop and introduce the next generation of audio networking systems. He is also a recognised authority on issues relating to voice alarm compliance.
He has presented papers to the Audio Engineering Society and been an advisor to InfoComm. He is a regular speaker at industry conferences, and a judge for many industry awards. He is also a regular author of articles for industry publications.
