Our collaboration with Org has won a global digital award for Best Professional Services Website.
The award highlights the vital role of digital pioneers in an ever-changing digital landscape. Out of 1,200 entries, from 22 countries Org captured the Silver award for ‘Best Professional Services Website’ at the 2023 Vega Global Digital Awards for their innovative approach.
Following strategic brand and identity work by Ringers, WONDR worked closely with the team to bring the brand to life on a new digital platform that showcases Org’s offering and depth of services.
About Org
Org is a more human kind of professional services company created to harness the power of people who get things done. Unlike other professional services companies, Org believes every interaction will be more rewarding, every project will run more smoothly and every organisation will find the process of digital business process optimisation easier if we begin each day with one simple reminder – more. human. please.
About the Vega Digital Awards
Organised by the International Awards Associate (IAA), the Vega Digital Awards recognise excellence in various categories, including Websites, Video, Mobile, Social, Animation, Marketing, and Podcasts, while honouring outstanding digital achievements worldwide.
The judging panel was comprised of over 25 industry experts from around the globe who choose WONDR for a total of 5 awards as part of this years programme. As a result WONDR were also selected in the Top 10 Agency list for the second year in a row.
For the second consecutive year, WONDR has been listed in the ‘Top 10 Global Agencies’
Once the main award programme concludes, the Vega Digital Awards select their top ten participating agencies for the honours of being listed in the ‘Top 10 Leading Global Agencies‘.
This list is to highlight the years ‘Pillars of Digital Creation’ to be crowned the best among their contemporaries, showcasing companies that embody the very essence of excellence, culminating from creativity, strategy and expertise.
"Being recognised as one of the Top Leading Agencies across the globe is a true honour and we are proud to be delivering design excellence for brands worldwide"
Dermot O'Shea Founder & MD - WONDRWONDR has been named #6 in the 2023 Top 20 Leading Agencies, progressing from #10 last year. The Top Leading Agency listing is further recognition for WONDR and follows on from our 5 wins at this year’s programme.
This year we collected awards for:
Vanguards of the Digital Space
This year the Vega Statuette has been upgraded to honour the “Vanguards of the Digital Space”
Stoic and prepared, the Vega statuettes exude the very essence of what it takes to be a frontrunner in a digital age. The statuette depicts the figure of a warrior, who’s postured upright with their shield up, ready to take on whatever comes their way.
The statuette’s face is indiscernible under their helmet, signifying how those who go further do not always do so to seek glory.
“With all the noise that riddles the digital universe, salient talents will shine brightest, much like the stars.”
Vega Digital AwardsAbout the Vega Awards
The Vega Digital Global Awards highlight the vital role of digital pioneers in an ever-changing digital landscape. Organised by the International Awards Association (IAA), the Vega Digital Awards is an Adobe Authorised Affiliate.
This year’s programme had over 1,200 submissions from 22 countries, with a judging panel comprised of over 25 industry experts from around the globe. Clearly demonstrating the influence and reach the awards have in its mission of honouring excellence in the digital industry.
Our collaboration with Innovate Health Tallaght University Hospital has won a global digital award for ‘Best Healthcare Services Website’.
The award honours digital creators, who pioneer new horizons in an ever-changing landscape, celebrating digital excellence worldwide. Out of 1,200 entries, from 22 countries, Innovate Health TUH captured the Gold award for ‘Best Healthcare Services Website’ at the 2023 Vega Global Digital Awards.
Working closely with Ringers, a new digital brand, positioning, visual language and website was delivered for Innovate Health Tallaght University Hospital.
The new website encompasses the brand vision, the depth of expertise in the innovation centre’s team leadership and the centre’s success to date. The digital product profiles alumni technology ideas and partnerships and gives clear and concise access to stakeholders on how they can work with the brand.
About Innovate Health TUH
The aim of ‘Innovate Health TUH’ is to help progress innovation in the MedTech space and to revolutionise Irish and Global healthcare. Innovate Health supports forward-thinking healthcare ideas, testing and development.
This new breed of MedTech was created to facilitate idea generation, problem-solving and implementation while focusing on key areas such as Brain Health, Chronic Disease and Aging Well. Combining new ideas with Digital Technologies which will enhance the delivery of healthcare, thus providing better outcomes for patients.
The brand aims to attract both domestic and international investors/partners and allow Innovate Health to continue its work both now and in future.
About the Vega Digital Awards
Organised by the International Awards Associate (IAA), the Vega Digital Awards recognise excellence in various categories, including Websites, Video, Mobile, Social, Animation, Marketing, and Podcasts, while honouring outstanding digital achievements worldwide.
The judging panel was comprised of over 25 industry experts from around the globe who choose WONDR for a total of 5 awards as part of this years programme. As a result WONDR were also selected in the Top 10 Agency list for the second year in a row.
Our collaboration with MedTech product innovators LUMA Vision has won a global digital award for excellence.
LUMA Vision are medical product designers, whose mission is to build a future in which Cardiologists and Electrophysiologists have an absolute & evidence-based understanding of their patient’s well- being. As part of an expansion phase, WONDR delivered a new brand name, identity, positioning, and visual language complete with a bespoke digital home.
The award honours digital pioneers in an ever-changing landscape, celebrating digital excellence worldwide. Out of 1,200 entries, from 22 countries LUMA Vision captured the Platinum Award for ‘Best Biotechnology Website’ at the 2023 Vega Global Digital Awards.
Our design team began working from the concept of dimensional data & providing insight, which inspired the creation of the logo in which you can see the influence of the ultrasound waves. The result was a scalable design system that works across all digital applications.
Once the new name and branding were established, WONDR began designing the website facilitating the new name and branding, a website that delivers and supports stakeholder engagement, a content flow that is easy to navigate through processes, and that is easily updated and maintained.
Fionn Lahart LUMA VisionThis award follows on from our recent ‘entrepreneur of the year award’, its great recognition for our brand and product which strives to be pioneers in all aspects of design
Co-Founder & CEO
About the Vega Digital Awards
Organised by the International Awards Associate (IAA), the Vega Digital Awards recognise excellence in various categories, including Websites, Video, Mobile, Social, Animation, Marketing, and Podcasts, while honouring outstanding digital achievements worldwide.
The judging panel was comprised of over 25 industry experts from around the globe who choose WONDR for a total of 5 awards as part of this years programme. As a result WONDR were also selected in the Top 10 Agency list for the second year in a row.
Our collaboration Radiocentre Ireland has won a global award for digital excellence.
The award highlights the vital role of digital pioneers in an ever-changing digital landscape. Out of 1,200 entries, from 22 countries Radiocentre Ireland captured the Gold Award for ‘Best Broadcasting, Radio and Television Website’ at the 2023 Vega Global Digital Awards.
Radiocentre Ireland collaborated with WONDR to localise and develop a vibrant digital brand that could be used across both web and physical events to enable Radiocentre Ireland to showcase the power of radio & audio as a medium.
About Radiocentre Ireland
The RCI website provides access to special events, the latest trends & research reports in order to provide a depth of trustworthy information for brands, advertisers & agencies on the reach and impact of radio & audio as a marketing medium across Ireland. It aims to promote the effectiveness of radio/audio to brands, advertisers and agencies in the Republic of Ireland.
Radiocentre Ireland (RCI) is a body brought together by RTÉ and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) which aims to promote the effectiveness of radio/audio to brands, advertisers and agencies in the Republic of Ireland.
With over 3.2 million Irish adults listening to the radio every single day, the brand led with a more youthful visual language to better reflect the changing demographics of listeners across Ireland.
In an era of endless choices for brands & agencies to spend their marketing budgets, Radio Centre Ireland commissions bespoke research to measure the effectiveness of radio & audio in Ireland.
The Irish research looks to validate, measure and build trust in the medium to help increase its share of marketing budgets.
About the Vega Digital Awards
Organised by the International Awards Associate (IAA), the Vega Digital Awards recognise excellence in various categories, including Websites, Video, Mobile, Social, Animation, Marketing, and Podcasts, while honouring outstanding digital achievements worldwide.
The judging panel was comprised of over 25 industry experts from around the globe who choose WONDR for a total of 5 awards as part of this years programme. As a result WONDR were also selected in the Top 10 Agency list for the second year in a row.
Our collaboration with travel retailer ARI has won a global digital award for excellence.
Formerly known as Aer Rianta, ARI operates in 14 countries across 5 continents, boasting a team of over 3,500 dedicated professionals. Following a global rebrand, ARI teamed up with WONDR to design a new website which would enhance their digital branding experience thus marking a fresh chapter for the company.
The Vega Awards honour digital creators, who pioneer new horizons in an ever-changing landscape, celebrating digital excellence worldwide. Out of 1,200 entries, from 22 countries ARI captured the Gold award for ‘Best Travel/Tourism Website’.
ARI‘s upgraded digital home showcases a modern and user-friendly design, featuring enhanced navigation and functionality. The digital expression of the brand perfectly embodies the company’s new identity and their commitment to providing joy in all they do.
Creating 'Joy On Your Way' for every passenger
ARI’s guiding principle, “Joy On Your Way,” serves as their north star, and drives them to create a journey filled with joy and discovery for every passenger, whether it’s shopping in their stores or engaging with partners in the boardroom.
About the Vega Digital Awards
Organised by the International Awards Associate (IAA), the Vega Digital Awards recognise excellence in various categories, including Websites, Video, Mobile, Social, Animation, Marketing, and Podcasts, while honouring outstanding digital achievements worldwide.
The judging panel was comprised of over 25 industry experts from around the globe who choose WONDR for a total of 5 awards as part of this years programme. As a result WONDR were also selected in the Top 10 Agency list for the second year in a row.
WONDR are proud to share that 4 of our clients have been shortlisted at the international UX Design Awards.
The UX Design Awards are one of the most prestigious international awarding bodies, who honor the impact accomplished UX design has on shaping a positive living environment for all. Congratulations to our lovely clients and the fantastic WONDR team who worked together to deliver world class work.
The awards are run by the International Design Centre Berlin, who this year celebrate their 50th anniversary. Previous winners at the UX Design Awards include Mercedes Benz, Microsoft, Samsung, Philips, Dyson and Bang & Olufsen to name but a few.
All Award Winners for this year will be announced during the #UXDA22 Virtual Award Ceremony on 1 March 2022. In addition to the main awards, there will also be a special public vote award through the UX Design Awards site. The online vote will be running until 28 February and we would welcome your support for any of our entries highlighted below.
The 4 projects that have been nominated are:
Package Portal App
Nominated
Innovative design to bring Decentralised Finance (DeFi) for the delivery data industry.
ESB Networks Website
Nominated
Helping Ireland as a nation to be updated on the national power network.
11Onze
Nominated
The world’s first Fintech Private Social Network, ‘La Plaça’, delivers a Netflix of Banking experience to empower & reward the community with financial control.
ESB Generation & Trading
Nominated
The Realtime Trading Visualisation (RTV) application was designed to enable engineers to manage and trade the power generated from ESB’s power grid (including renewables).
Global Award-Winning Work
These award nominations follow on from our recent success where we collected 4 awards at the International Vega awards, all of which validates the consistent quality & innovation that WONDR’s delivers across the globe.
Diarmuid Ó Sé FounderAll these projects were built from excellent collaborations with our client partners. We believe the more open the collaboration is, the more likely you will deliver innovation that is globally recognised.
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By putting the user in the centre of the experience to simultaneously increase online revenue by 165%.
At FBD Insurance, Ireland’s largest Irish-owned insurer protecting Irish consumers, farmers, and businesses for over 50 years, they had a specific problem on their site. They wanted to transform the entire digital platform into a core revenue-generating channel that puts customers and their needs at the very centre of the experience.
We brought all aspects of our work together through the user interface design. We were careful not to let the visual design affect the highly attuned customer journeys and UX design.
To reflect FBD’s compelling brand positioning of ‘Protection, it’s in our nature’. We integrated a publishing platform. This enabled FBD to share helpful claims advice, safety initiatives and community programs.
WONDR’s strategy and process directly led to significant increased conversions and renewals, including a 164% increase in new business policies sold online, among others.
By auditing, benchmarking and prototyping, we developed a best-in-class user experience roadmap.
Do you want to know more details? Read our Case Study here.
Prior to joining WONDR, Sinéad was Head of Customer Operational Excellence in CarTrawler. There, she led multiple teams responsible for customer experience, project management and business process improvement.
Sinéad’s industry background began in design and technology, before moving into the project and operational management side of things.
"While WONDR is an extremely ambitious practice, there is a strong sense of community and social responsibility."
Sinéad Good Operations DirectorWhy WONDR?
Sinéad’s main passion always remained with her foundations in design and technology, which is what brought her to WONDR. “I was at a crossroads in my career. I knew Operations and Project management were still in my future, but I really missed working with creative people, especially with designers and developers”.
“It was also important to me to move to a company that made a difference to the community. While WONDR is an extremely ambitious practice, there is a strong sense of community and social responsibility. Our values are Clarity and Bravery.
These are ever-present in the team’s approach and are visible in the span of clients we have. It’s how we collaborate with and support them to deliver successful products and projects”
Sinéad Good WONDRDriving clarity through simplicity helps clients make brave decisions to drive success via increased revenue generation and disrupting their competition.
Operations in a Creative Environment…
The role of Director of Operations in WONDR is to oversee the day to day operational running of the business and contribute to the development and future growth through Strategy and Vision. Sinéad works closely with each team member but particularly with the Project, Product and Creative Directors in the business.
Over the last 12 months, WONDR has experienced high growth levels which are set to continue, meaning the team is expanding.
Sinéad Good WONDRMy immediate challenge after joining WONDR, involved looking at internal and external processes, spanning all elements of the Operations from project management and technical delivery to people and resource planning.
Working with the team we have systemised all parts of the WONDR business; set in place scalable processes to respond to our growth while maintaining the delivery of creative and innovative solutions for our clients.”
Cultural Changes of moving to WONDR…
“WONDR is Ireland’s top digital product practice. It has a very unique mix of culture, passion and talent, making it a really exciting place to work. No day is the same for the Director of Operations here! Since I joined in January, we have launched a new banking social network in Barcelona, called 11Onze, the new ESB International website and an award winning website for Likha Aesthetic Clinic.” One of the biggest changes for Sinéad when joining WONDR was the move from corporate to agency.
“The difference? Pretty much everything. The pace, culture and the day-to-day tasks. Things happen slowly on the corporate side. WONDR is a fun, fast-paced environment, with plenty of opportunities to collaborate and continuously learn. Decisions come quickly which can be really rewarding.”
“Also being part of a small business, everyone has a role to play and you can see immediately what you contribute and what your value is.”
What’s next for WONDR?
“We have some really exciting projects in the pipeline that we look forward to sharing. For now the next big challenge for WONDR operations as with many businesses, is the return to the office. The pandemic has changed the way people work, perhaps forever.”
Sinéad Good WONDRWhile technology has made it possible for our team to work entirely from home, everyone is keen to get the band back together and also meet all our new faces in person! The key focus will be to maintain our unique culture while implementing a hybrid working model.
A better brush doesn’t make you a better artist. After all it’s simply a tool. And as with all tools and innovations, what’s more important than the technology itself, is knowing how and when to use it.
Ensuring that the innovation augments and supports your creative process. Employing it with purpose and precision to refine, but not dictate, your vision. And so it is with AI.
For the last year, WONDR have been practicing design with AI technology embedded directly into our flows and processes. We now predict, with up to 95% accuracy, how real users are going to perceive and interact with our designs and our technology choices.
This allows us to challenge and validate the instinctive decisions all designers bring to products. Though these choices are borne from experience and intuition, they are not beyond question, or improvement. In this way AI acts as a sense-check. An impartial, data-rich challenger providing us with accurate feedback and clear opportunities to refine our work.
Mariana Spagnuolo Design LeadThis impartiality is critical in protecting the voice of the user. It removes subjectivity from our own & our clients’ decisions. It’s not what we say it is, it’s simply what it is.
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