Studio Explorations

Venture Media Group

Venture Media Group, located in Carpenteria, CA near Santa Barbara, is a design studio that is a blend of inspired imagery and designs from a family of like-minded digital professionals. As climbers, surfers, skiers, musicians, and artists, they strive to share the experiences and joys of natural environments through the visuals they produce.

They are a group of young entrepreneurs who set out to create a business that would be a direct extension of their values: creativity, accountability, and responsibility. The have made a commitment to using environmentally low-impact practices, including the use of soy-based inks for their printed products as well as in-house recycling. They have partnered with 1% for the Planet. They donate an average of 5% of their profits annually to approved environmental organizations, and they offer an eco-discount program for their clients.

VMG provides the following services to their clients: film and video, photography, and design for print and web. Their web-based clients include Tioga (bicycle accessories), Budweiser, dotFit (a fitness learning site), American Gladiators, plus many others.

Many of their sites are a blend of their film and photography backgrounds, but the most interesting use of Flash is on the Budweiser site. The site that was developed for Budweiser has an interactive beer-pouring game that first explains what the perfect pour for a beer is, and then you are directed to take the beer-pour challenge. Using the mouse you are asked to set the angle of the glass, and then position the bottle. Once you feel you have the proper positions click the “Pour” button, and see how you do.

The one thing I would like to see on this site is a direct link to the sites that they have created.

Jeff