FWA

05/05/2024

24 years ago today.

Now… we begin our 25th year.

11/04/2024

Back in 2003… check out that email address!

09/04/2024

Anyone have a physical certificate actually signed by me ?!

I only ever had SOTM, PCA AND SOTY printed and posted out for a limited time.

09/04/2024

Finding some nostalgia!

Anyone actually go to this book launch in London? We were blessed to be sponsored by also.

15/01/2024

Repost • Incredible news this morning!! We just won our first Site Of The Year on A big thanks to our team's hard work and the amazing support from our clients and judges. Party time!!🎉

15/01/2024

We announced FWA of the year today and this is the reaction from one of the winning team. It makes all the ups and downs of the last 25 years all worth it:

Quote Edan Kin Kwan

“Today marks a milestone: we've won Site Of The Year on The FWA. 🌟

Flashback to 14 years ago: I was in a small council flat in Hong Kong, without income after losing my singing contract. I was at a crossroads, searching for a new direction. I don’t have a “started from my garage” story; instead, as a comparison, my flat was like a bedroom with a 2x4 ft bathroom. 😅

It was a challenging period, but as many say, when you're at rock bottom, the only way to go is up. Thanks to my cousin Eddy C., who introduced me to her designer friend for a potential freelance project, I stumbled into the creative digital world. With no prior experience in design or creative thinking, every step was a learning curve.

I spent countless hours teaching myself, driven by a newfound passion to craft beautiful visuals. I put together a 3D Flash portfolio full of conceptual projects and shared it on FWA. This led to my first SOTD award, opening the door to an incredible opportunity at Firstborn in New York.

Winning on FWA today feels like a full-circle moment. From the lows of losing a dream to finding my true passion in visual storytelling, it's been an incredible journey! Can't wait to see what comes next!”

15/01/2024

FWA of the Year 2023 & People's Choice Award winners announced!

https://thefwa.com/editorial/fwa-of-the-year-2023-peoples-choice-award-winners-announced

FWA of the Year 2023

1 Year Long Global Competition

365 FWA Of The Day Winners

12 FWA Of The Month Finalists

500+ International Judges (200+ women, 200+ men)

1 FWA Of The Year Winner:

Lusion v3

https://lusion.co/

Description:

"Our 3rd version of our portfolio featuring some of our latest work, experiments and thought process."

Credits:

Lusion Ltd

FWA People's Choice Award 2023

1 Year Long Global Competition

365 FWA Of The Day Winners

12 FWA Of The Month Finalists

1 International Public Vote

1 FWA People's Choice Award Winner:

Loewe x Howl's Moving Castle

https://howls.loewe.com/



Description:

"LOEWE's third collaboration with Studio Ghibli is a Howl’s Moving Castle capsule collection. This exclusive interactive mobile experience takes users on a journey where they must follow their heart."

Credits:

Stink Studios

Loewe

05/01/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT!

The FWA People’s Choice Award (PCA) 2023, VOTE NOW!

See the finalists and VOTE HERE:

https://thefwa.com/pca

06/11/2023

New AI showcase: from us.

09/10/2023

NEW FWA WEBSITE:

We're looking for help creating the all new FWA website.

We're looking for agencies and individuals to come together with a community vibe to become a team with varied skill sets to help us with the next generation of FWA.

We have a vision for the new website already.

NOTE: we're looking for those who can help on a pro-bono basis.

Please message me directly or email [email protected] to show your interest and for further information.

Finally, if you can share this to your network that would be a huge help in itself.

Much love

03/10/2023

🤖

03/09/2023

As The FWA heads towards 25 years (!) recognising the best work every day, it means even more to read comments like these after so many years.

Being relevant for a quarter of a century isn’t easy, especially online.

Thanks Haraldur Thorleifsson ! 🧡

The full text (tweet, or whatever they are called now):

“My website just won the award for site of the month!

As a designer that started out in web design, the FWA has always been the highest honor in our industry.

It’s an award that highlights the best of the best. Winning site of the day is already a huge honor.

Site of the month is the next level above. A very competetive category of cutting edge web designs.

Thank you to and , the best collaborators possible.”

01/09/2023

FWA of the Month for August has just been announced:

Önnu Jónu Son

An Audiovisual Album Experience for Önnu Jónu Son and his upcoming album.

Credits: Haraldur Thorleifsson, Robbin Cenijn, Aristide Benoist ueno.

com/cases/onnu-jonu-son

🏅🏅🏅

An Audiovisual Album Experience for Önnu Jónu Son and his upcoming album. The 11 songs are released over the upcoming months accompanied with a short

16/08/2023

09/08/2023

Flashforward 2003

06/07/2023

THREADS - the FWA profile is secured.

Rather than posting the same content to another social channel… the focus of the FWA Theeads account is going to be FWA nostalgia.

Epic moments from the last 20+ years

Follow for a natural nostalgia buzz 🤩

20/06/2023

UNIT9 Celebrates it's 300th FWA!

20/06/2023

Today is a HUGE milestone and achievement for UNIT9 and also The FWA ...

UNIT9 has just won its 300th FWA award. Their first FWA win was back in February 2003, for the website for a company that became a powerhouse also (Nexus Studios)

A 20+ year winning streak is a bit special and tells us what an incredible company UNIT9 remains to this very day.

On a personal note (Rob Ford), I know most people in this industry but I have only met a tiny amount in person. When I did a book launch for one of my Taschen books, I can picture it right now, standing in the Taschen shop and the team from UNIT9 there. We had a great chat, even though I was super nervous and I can picture Piero Frescobaldi and Tom Sacchi even now.

Great people, great work and an incredible achievement.

Super high fives to everyone at UNIT9, past, present and future.

Oh... I nearly forgot, they made this amazing AI inspired website to celebrate their 300 wins... make sure you check it out:

UNIT9 Celebrates it's 300th FWA!

05/05/2023

5.5.2000

04/05/2023

01/03/2023

Super high fives Stink Studios and Loewe Technology for scooping FWA of the Month for February with their amazing mobile project:

Loewe x Howl's Moving Castle

"LOEWE's third collaboration with Studio Ghibli is a Howl’s Moving Castle capsule collection. This exclusive interactive mobile experience takes users on a journey where they must follow their heart."

LOEWE's third collaboration with Studio Ghibli is a Howl’s Moving Castle capsule collection. This exclusive interactive mobile experience takes users on

03/02/2023

We've just updated our submission options to include AI. Here's the updated info about submitting to FWA and a submission link at the bottom:

We award the best there is:

FWA is where you go to experience cutting-edge innovation in digital design and development. It’s a space that encourages the digital industry to push the boundaries of technology, to show people what is possible.

- AI (submit a URL or a case study URL of an AI project)

- Apps (web, tablet, mobile)

- AR (submit a URL or a case study URL of an Augmented Reality project)

- Installations (submit a case study URL of a real world installation)

- Metaverse (submit a URL or a case study URL of a Metaverse project)

- NFT (submit a URL or a case study URL of a NFT project)

- VR (submit a URL or a case study URL of a Virtual Reality project)

- Websites (desktop, tablet, mobile)

- Other (anything in the digital industry that is innovative... submit a case study URL)

After submitting a project, it will enter the FWA project cycle that makes it instantly visible on the Live Judging page and a candidate to win a FOTD (FWA of the Day) based on the scores from our expert team of judges.

FOTD winners enter the cycle for FOTM (FWA of the Month); FOTY & PCA (FWA of the Year & People's Choice Award).

https://thefwa.com/submit/project/

01/02/2023

🏆 Ending the week in the best way with an FWA of The Day for Pernod Ricard's Beefeater Gin dynamic Snapchat lens, incorporated into the brand's 3D billboard in London.

By activating the filter, users were able to bring the billboard content to life in AR - bursting open a hovering Big Ben and releasing a Beefeater London Dry Gin bottle into the skyline.

More info 👉 https://bit.ly/3kFbPP3

Congrats to our partners at Pernod Ricard and McCann London!

01/02/2023

And... the Super High Fives for January 2023 go to Resn for winning FWA of the Month and becoming the first finalist for FWA of the Year 2023, with their epic work for KPR:

"Enter New Eden, an immersive world brought to life with captivating art and storytelling. One world, two factions. Divided in belief, united in purpose."

Enter New Eden, an immersive world brought to life with captivating art and storytelling. One world, two factions. Divided in belief, united in purpose.

18/01/2023

ChatGPT... a poem about The FWA :)

The FWA, a shining light,
Recognizing digital might,
Websites from all around,
Gather to make a joyful sound.

Design, technology, and creativity,
Evaluated with great scrutiny,
Judged by experts in the field,
Their verdict, the website's yield.

An independent program, true,
No bias, that's the FWA's virtue,
Winning, an achievement grand,
A digital work, truly grand.

A community of digital minds,
Connecting and sharing, one finds,
Resources and events, all in store,
FWA, a digital community, truly more.

A benchmark for excellence, it's said,
FWA, a digital award, truly led.

:)

15/01/2023

Media.Monks !!!!!!!! Even though they have won "all" the awards... one award, the ultimate award, has eluded them for:

7,732 days

(254 months)

(21+ years)

The award is the FWA of the Year and today, I am over the moon for them to be able to announce that Media.Monks now does have ALL the awards as they have just been selected by over 500 FWA judges as the FWA of the Year 2022 winner with their incredible project:

Getty Villa: Persepolis Reimagined (for J. Paul Getty Trust)

However, it doesn't end there as they also were selected by the international public vote as the FWA People's Choice Award winner for 2022 as well! Also with Getty Villa: Persepolis Reimagined

https://thefwa.com/cases/getty-villa-persepolis-reimagined

Maximum high fives to all of the Media.Monks teams!

For Getty, we brought the ancient Persian city of Persepolis back to life, with a virtual tour of its grand palaces, towering statues, and peerless

05/01/2023

IT'S THE BIG ONE!

Today marks the start of voting for the FWA People's Choice Award 2022.

This is a public vote to pick the best project of 2022, from the 12 monthly winners at FWA

Vote and share:

https://thefwa.com/pca