Discover Your National Library - 20 Jan 2010

Wednesday saw the opening of the new exhibition in the National Library of Ireland - 'Discover Your National Library'. The exhibition, designed and developed by Martello Media, is situated in 2/3 Kildare Street, and allows visitors to explore the Library's rich collections through various interactive mediums. The online exhibition can be seen here.

 

TEDx Talk in Dublin - 12 Nov 2009

Mark Leslie spoke at this evening's TEDx event in the Science Gallery, on Shared Values for a Global Culture. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Watch Mark's talk here.

 

IDEA Awards - 06 Nov 2009

Guinness Storehouse and Martello Media were winners in the Exhibition Design category at this year's IDEA awards. 2009 is the fifteenth year that the Irish Design Effectiveness Awards have been held, to reward and celebrate the client design relationship and deliver the clear message that good design is about client needs and not just aesthetics. The new Entry and Exit Experience at the Guinness Storehouse directly led to a 10% increase in visitor numbers, following the philosophy of Design Business Ireland, that effectiveness is the most important factor to the client and therefore the essential ingredient of good design.

 

Expo 2010 Shanghai - Nov 2009

Martello are delighted to have produced the winning design for the exhibition that will be in the Ireland Pavillion at next years World Expo in China. The Ireland Pavilion at EXPO 2010 in Shanghai has been designed to show the relationship between urban and rural, manmade and natural, by setting the creativity of the Irish, their ancient history, vibrant modern culture, crafts, and manufacturers, into the context of a small but surprisingly varied and beautiful island.

 

IDI Design Awards - 08 Oct 2009

New Entry and Exit Experience at the Guinness Storehouse was the winner of the Exhibition Design category at the IDI Design Awards. Designed by Martello Media, these additional elements have boosted visitor numbers to Ireland's most popular visitor attraction.

 

Museums Association Conference - Oct 2009

Martello are partners of this year's Museums Association Conference. The annual conference is the biggest museum and gallery event in Europe, with over 1,400 museum professionals discussing the key issues affecting the sector today. The full programme for the conference can be downloaded here (pdf).

 

Irish HCI Conference - Sept 2009

Peter from Martello gave a presentation at this year's conference on Human-Computer Interactions. He spoke at the User Experience Workshop held in Trinity College, Dublin. More information on the conference can be found here.

 

Ireland's National Necropolis - May 2009

Having completed the interpretative master plan, Martello are now working on the detailed exhibition design for the new visitor centre at Glasnevin Cemetery. Glasnevin is Ireland's largest cemetery, and is uniquely positioned to make a direct connection with every major historical and cultural event that has occurred in Irish modern history.

 

Wind is Our Wealth - May 2009

Martello assisted in launching a Wind Energy initiative, which aims to revive the Irish economy. Martello created an informative video including 3D visualisations, to help explain the concept to the Irish people. The project is directed by Spirit of Ireland, a voluntary group of experts who are working to make Ireland energy independent within 5 years.

 

European Museum of the Year Award 2009 - April 2009

The Life and Works of WB Yeats at the National Library has been nominated for the EMYA prize. The European Museum of the Year Award is awarded by the European Museum Forum to a small number of museums which are judged to deserve special commendation. A list of previous winners can be seen here.

 

Digital Media Awards - 13 February 2009

The 2009 Digital Media Awards took place on Friday Feb 13th at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Santry. Martello Media were delighted to be nominated for their innovative work on the Guinness Storehouse Entrance and Exit area.

 

Fighting Words - Winter 2008

Fighting Words is a creative writing centre based in Russell Street, Dublin 1, established by Roddy Doyle and Sean Love. The centre helps students of all ages to develop their writing skills and to explore their love of writing. Martello Media installed multimedia equipment and provides ongoing technical assistance to this charity project.

 

IDEA Awards - 7 November 2008

The Irish Design Effectiveness Awards (IDEA) were held on Friday as part of Design Week 2008. IDEA provides a platform from which design solutions are measured for their economic effectiveness and perceptible influence, rather than solely on aesthetic value. Martello were delighted to be awarded winner in the New Media / Multimedia category for Cosmos at the Castle.

 

Guinness Storehouse Launch - 29 October 2008

Wednesday sees the launch of the new developments at the Guinness Storehouse, Ireland's No. 1 visitor attraction. Martello designed unique multimedia and immersive spaces for the new entrance, exit and atrium areas. Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Mr Martin Cullen will officiate the launch.

 

IDI Design Awards - 8 October 2008

Martello celebrated at the Mansion house with three victories at the 10th Annual Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards. The Awards is an occasion to celebrate the excellent standard of design achieved by designers on the island of Ireland for 2007/2008.
Atlantic Edge at the Cliffs of Moher was awarded best Exhibition Design, Cosmos at the Castle won best Digital Animation, and Strangers to Citizens was commended for Exhibition Design.

 

Martello's Fun Palace 'Oscar' - 8 March 2008

A party from Martello will attend a gala evening in the Disney Hotel in Anaheim, Los Angeles where ‘Cosmos at the Castle’, in Cork, will be presented with a THEA Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Themed Attraction Design’ from TEA, the world body for themed attraction designers.
Martello is the first Irish design company to ever design a THEA winning project - the fun-park industry’s equivalent of an Oscar.

 

Digital Media Awards - 7 February 2008

Martello’s WB Yeats Exhibition in the National Library came runner up in the Grand Prix and was also a category winner at the Digital Media Awards.
The Cosmos at the Castle exhibition was also a finalist, in the categories ‘Best Animation’ and ‘Best Educational Project’.

 

Irish Aid Centre opened by both Ahernes - 22 January 2008

The Taoiseach Bertie Aherne and the Foreign Minister Dermot Aherne jointly opened the Irish Aid Centre in Dublin’s O’Connell St. Martello collaborated with award winning architect Tom de Paor to create this strikingly modern centre to raise awareness of Irish efforts to assist the developing World.

 

New Appointments Boost Design Team - 20 December 2007

During 2007 Martello was strengthened by a number of talented new designers. Maryann Jardine has joined Martello’s New Media Design team. Architect Caroline Kiernan is working with Mark Leslie on spatial design. Joanne Byrne has already made an outstanding contribution with the graphic design at ‘Cosmos’ and ‘Strangers to Citizens’.

 

Digital Media Awards Short List - 14 December 2007

Martello have been short-listed for no less than four Digital Media Awards for 2007 to be presented by Minister for Trade and Enterprise Michael Martin at a gala dinner on February 7th 2008.
Cosmos at the Castle has been nominated for ‘Best Animation’ and as ‘Best Educational Project’. It goes head to head in this category against Martello’s WB Yeats Exhibition in the National Library which has also been nominated for as ‘Best Business to Consumer’ project.

 

The Irish Contribution to Europe - 11 December 2007

Arts and Culture Minister Seamus Brennan opened the Martello’s ‘Strangers to Citizens – The Irish in Europe’ exhibition in the National Library’s Heraldic Museum. The exhibition is timed to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the flight of the Wild Geese to Europe.

 

British Recognition of Irish Interpretative Design - 26 November 2007

The AHI (British Association for Heritage Interpretation) held its annual ‘Interpret Britain and Ireland Awards’ at the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre on Monday 26th November 2007.
This was the first time in its 21-year history that the AHI have held this event outside of Great Britain. This was in recognition that two of the three winners were Irish projects, and that Martello Media had submitted an AHI award-winning project for an unprecedented fifth year in a row.
Ten projects from throughout Great Britain were highly commended, but the three winners were:- The Cliffs of Moher Experience by Martello, The Foynes Flying Boat Museum by Jack Harrison Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, by Event

 

Managing Director, Mark Leslie Interviewed on Pat Kenny - December 2006

Following Martello's recent success with the National Library of Ireland, at the Interpret Britain and Ireland Awards, Mark...

 

Press Release - November 2006

The National Library of Ireland and Martello Media have won the AHI Interpret Britain and Ireland Award for Yeats: The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats

 

Martello Anniversary - July 2006

Martello Media's 20th Anniversary (1986-2006) will be celebrated at a reception in the National Library of Ireland on August 3^rd.

Guests will be able to view Martello's latest exhibition Yeats: The Life and Works of W B Yeats.

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