We are Ant and Bee a partnership who between us have over twenty years experience in design. Alone or together with regular collaborators we provide a top quality service but at rates that reflect the fact that we don't have to pay for Soho office space. We specialise in CD and Vinyl packaging, Enhanced CD / CD-Rom design and authoring and web design.
Our network of associates with complimentary skills means that we are able to apply our knowledge and experience to the design and development of cross disciplinary projects such as large websites and DVD Video projects. Ant and Bee have long standing associations with experts in film and video, 3D modeling, painting, music making and web development as well as CD/DVD manufacturing companies, which means we can draw on a large pool of expert knowledge when working on clients projects.
Technology keeps moving on, evolving constantly with exciting new developments seemingly a weekly event. In parallel to this, many design principles remain constant even as others are challenged and overturned by the pace of change. We endeavour to maintain our high standards and to keep moving with the technology without ever falling over ourselves to embrace every last fad and fashion, an ethos that could be summed up as, no sacred cows, no emperor's new clothes.
Ant and Bee have produced dozens of Enhanced CDs for a wide range of Artists as well as CD roms for business and promotional purposes. Our interfaces are built from scratch for each project so everything from the transport controls to the quit screen are unique. Given the chance we will try to work short animation sequences into the interface.
The clips displayed here can't really convey the quality or attention to detail that we apply to our work so if you're interested in receiving a CD ROM showreel please send us an email with your contact details.
Below is a list examples from our Enhanced CD work
The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl XL Recordings (XLS142CD)
25 February 2002
Gotan Project - Santa Maria XL Recordings (XLS143CD2) 16 Sep 2002
Royksopp - Remind Me Wall Of Sound November '02
Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp XL Recordings (XLS167CD) 18 August 2003
Blonde Redhead - Equus 4AD Records (BAD 2415CD) 24 May 2004
Oceansize - Remember WHere You Are Beggars Banquet (BBQ370CD) 1 September
2003
Basement Jaxx - Just One Kiss XL Recordings (XLS136CD2) 17 September '01
Various Artists - 28 Days Later Film Soundtrack XL Recordings (XLCD161)
Tindersticks - Sometimes It Hurts Beggars Banquet (BBQ369CD) 5 May 2003
MIA - Galang X-L Recordings (XLS199CD1) 1 November 2002
Andy Votel - Komedahead Twisted Nerve (TNXL013) 24 May 2003
The White Stripes - The Hardest Button To Button XL Recordings (XLS173CD)
17 November 2003
Dizzee Rascal - Jus' A Rascal XL Recordings (XLS175CD) 26 November 2003
Vera Cruz - Soul Collides Crazel Town (CRZCD001) June 2004
Ant and Bee have more than ten years experience in print design ranging from packaging for CDs LPs Video and DVD, through to logos and magazines. Here is a small selection of our work to which we will be adding over the next few months. You will also find an introduction to the animated world of Monsieur Voila.
Artful Music Corp
We've designed numerous covers for the Artful Music Corporation including
their most recent CD 'News International'. The Artful Music Corporation have
a large catalogue of Royalty Free music which has been used all over the world
by TV production companies in addition to all the specially commissioned work
they do.
Jah Wobble 'Deep Space'
One of a number of designs that we've done for the ground breaking bass
player and band leader's 30Hertz Record label.
Dr Robert 'Bethesda'
Complete re-design for one of ex Blow Monkey's frontman Dr Robert's solo albums.
Swayzak present 240 Volts This compilation for the Swayzak boys came out on their own label.
Jet Lagged One of a series of flyers and one sheets promoting this film for The Jet Set Film Company.
Jet Lagged One of a series of flyers and one sheets promoting this film for The Jet Set Film Company.
Monsieur Voila Monsieur Voila is a character developed for American photographic development company SmARTlens to promote their ground breaking Voila ARTware software product.
We will be adding to this section in the next few weeks.
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