Case studies by sector
- Corporate (7)
- Education (4)
- Engineering (2)
- Financial Services (2)
- Health (4)
- Heavy Industries (1)
- Legal and Professional Services (11)
- Logistics and Distribution (1)
- Manufacturing (4)
- Media and Publishing (10)
- Public and Third Sector (17)
- Retail (1)
- Telecommunications (2)
Case Studies in Media and Publishing
One and Other (Sky Arts)
One & Other was an ambitious art project conceived by world-famous UK sculptor Antony Gormley that aimed to create a living portrait of the UK by “elevating the human” and putting 2,400 people from all over the UK on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square for one hour each, 24 hours a day for 100… read full post
BBC Blogs Network
BBC Blog Network – from consulting to final implementationOver the last two years Headshift has provided strategic and technical consulting, information architecture, design and implementation services for the complete re-launch of the BBC’s public blog network – one of the largest on the web. The process has gone through severalstages and we are currently completing… read full post
Major UK Publisher
The wiki for this UK publisher is a platform designed to support the work of editors, PR specialists and innovators inside and across departments around new product ideas, innovations and market intelligence. An increased need to share ideas With the wiki we responded to the increased internal need to be able to brainstorm and share… read full post
BBC Backstage
BBC Backstage is the BBC’s developer network to encourage innovation and support new talent, and has served to kick-start the developer community around the various feed and API services provided by the BBC. However, as the community has grown there has been a need to enhance the site’s features and broaden the audience beyond the… read full post
Do the Green Thing
‘Do the Green Thing’ is an experiment in changing social behaviour through the use of social media. The aim is to reduce CO2 emissions by doing ‘green things’, and then sharing and displaying your green activity to encourage your peers to follow suit. Headshift built the vertical social network for ‘the Green Thing’ based on… read full post
Metro Newspapers
Our client Metro is a global free newspaper group with a presence in multiple cities and countries around the world. Headshift helped Metro implement their new website in France – a pilot project that aims to include an extensive amount of user generated content in order to develop reader loyalty and participation. A network of… read full post
The Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery online represents a radically open, uncensored and eclectic approach to art. Artists from all over the world can upload their art for public viewing in a space that showcases their work to thousands of daily visitors. An editorial group blog sits alongside this user-generated content, giving context and insights to all current… read full post
BBC Every Square Mile
Every square mile is a BBC initiative designed to preserve the natural history of an area by collecting stories from local people and plotting them on a map of the area. Creating a ‘People’s History’ Headshift worked with BBC to create a prototype for the Every Square Mile project. The project centred on a pilot… read full post
BBC Prototypes
Exploring social media and testing how they can be used at the BBC we developed a range of social software prototypes, ranging from collaborative co-production tools, smaller social networks to new ways of bookmarking to obtain a better overview of the news. Working with a fellow market innovator Working with the BBC let’s us test… read full post
BBC Bubbles
BBC Bubbles is a place for kids to store and share their favourite stuff online – links, blogs, photos, videos, MP3s – and find other things they like. The interface was built by Headshift in collaboration with the BBC as part of their Online Prototypes initiative. Innovating for the web-natives Building online tools for children… read full post