The Adobe MAX Awards is a global awards program that recognizes the best uses of Adobe software for creating engaging experiences. See the groundbreaking work from this year's finalists.
To promote healthy relationships among youth, Replay: Finding Zoe/ReJouer: Où es Zoé guides players on an online journey to equality and an understanding of gender-based violence. Players search with friends to find Zoe, who is rumored to be in an abusive relationship. As they navigate their neighborhood, they play games that encourage them to be respectful, confident communicators who can challenge misconceptions about relationships and abuse. They also learn some warning signs of abuse and how to find community resources.
We Choose the Moon delivers more than 110 hours of streaming audio and animations to recreate Apollo 11's historic journey to the moon in realtime. The interactive experience was concepted by The Martin Agency and designed and developed by Domani Studios using Adobe AIR, After Effects CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Fireworks CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, Photoshop CS4, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4.
TeamTool enables mobile users to connect with friends and share details about their favorite landmarks using a range of rich features from text and audio to video and GPS information. TeamTool was created using Adobe Flash Lite, Dreamweaver CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, and Photoshop CS4 Extended.
Synchronous Objects reveals the interlocking systems of organization in the choreography of William Forsythe's dance, One Flat Thing, reproduced. Users can explore choreographic structures, discover patterns and re-imagine what they might look like through streaming video, animation, information graphics and interactive creative tools. Concept, analysis, tools and visual representations are created by The Ohio State University's Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, Department of Dance and William Forsythe. Website interface and application architecture designed and developed by tracermedia.
In State of the Sockeye, Periscopic takes visitors on an online exploration of threatened salmon populations in the North Pacific. Visitors can click on regions for detailed views of waterways, examining where sockeye salmon populations are threatened or extinct. Interactive charts and graphs highlight changes over time to provide users with immediate insight into areas facing the greatest threats. The easy-to-use site appeals to conservationists, as well as to people with a more general interest in preservation.
More than two million teenage girls have explored the virtual world of Spark City--shopping in its malls, interacting with other members, and participating in a futuristic economy. The game was created using Adobe Flash CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver CS4, Illustrator CS4, Photoshop CS4 Extended, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4.
This popular mobile device-based video game provides an enhanced user experience, with greater interactivity and access through a variety of platforms. The game was created with Adobe Device Central CS4, Dreamweaver CS3, Flash CS4 Professional, Flash Lite, and Photoshop CS3 Extended.
SmallWorlds.com combines the best of online gaming, social networking, and digital media to deliver an engaging, 3D online social community. The application was developed using Adobe Flex 3, Acrobat Connect Pro, Flash CS4 Professional, and Photoshop CS4.
QNX CAR Application Platform by QNX Software Systems
The QNX CAR application platform transforms the automobile into a first-class provider of cloud services, including on-demand movies, online games, Internet radio, social networking, and many other applications. The platform was built using Adobe Flash Lite, Flash CS4 Professional, Illustrator CS4, and Photoshop CS4 Extended.
Virtual Wallet by the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
PNC's Virtual Wallet gives banking customers intuitive and compelling online tools to track and manage all their banking activities. The interactive application was created using Adobe Flex 3.
With PianoMarvel, Rain has created a challenging and enjoyable application that makes learning to play the piano fun. The highly visual tool was developed using Adobe Flex 3, AIR, Flash CS4 Professional, and Illustrator CS4.
For the Pepsi Max It campaign, Proximity BBDO created a dynamic online gaming experience that let players control six real-life claw machines connected to the Internet. The game was created using Adobe Flex 3, AIR, Bridge CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, Photoshop CS4 Extended, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4.
School Improvement Network created PD360, a rich-media online environment that lets educators around the world collaborate and network. The application was created using Adobe Flex 3, ColdFusion, Acrobat 9, AIR, Dreamweaver CS4, Fireworks CS4, Flash Remoting MX, and Photoshop CS4.
AgencyNet and Cactus Marketing teamed up to deliver Own Your C, a dynamic online forum for Colorado teenagers to discuss peer pressure and making smarter choices in their lives. Own Your C was developed using Adobe Flex 3, Flash CS4 Professional, and Photoshop CS4.
Working together, unit9 and JWT Paris unveiled an interactive online experience for Nestlé Extrême ice cream that enables consumers to create and grade their own short films. The popular site was developed with Adobe After Effects CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, and AIR.
Morgan Stanley Matrix helps investors make informed decisions about their money with compelling trade ideas enriched with audio, video, and charts. Matrix was created with Adobe Flex 3, Acrobat 9, Photoshop CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, Fireworks CS3, and Illustrator CS3.
MLB.TV Media Player 4.0 (MLB.com) by MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
MLB Advanced Media created MLB.TV Media Player 4.0 to bring fans closer to their favorite teams with real-time and on-demand games, statistics, and commentary. The media player was developed and delivered with Adobe Flex 3, Flash Media Encoding Server, Flash Media Interactive Server, Flash Media Live Encoder, Flash Media Streaming Server, After Effects CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Photoshop CS4, and IllustratorCS4. Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved.
Kontain and Kontain Enterprise by Fantasy Interactive, Inc.
Fantasy Interactive's Kontain enables anyone to share their thoughts and opinions through simplified blogging and managing content on a rich-media portal. The platform was developed with Adobe Flex 3, Flash CS4 Professional, Illustrator CS4, and Photoshop CS4.
Agency Republic's Killzone 2 Webgame draws gamers into the world of multi-player shooter games with a teaser campaign of surprise "attacks" while surfing the Internet. The online game was created using several Creative Suite 4 Master Collection components, including After Effects CS4.
With i3Cube, i3 has delivered the market's first fully integrated trial management solution, unifying the key aspects of a clinical trial's critical elements. The solution was built using Adobe LiveCycle ES solutions and Flex 3.
GRAMMY Museum Interactives by Second Story Interactive Studios
Second Story's GRAMMY Museum Interactives encourages museum visitors to become part of musical creation through four inspiring visual installations. The installations were created with Adobe Flex 3, After Effects CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, Photoshop CS3, and Illustrator CS3.
Geni Family Tree enables millions of people worldwide to work together online to seamlessly create family trees, stay in touch with long-lost relatives, and share family mementos via photos, videos, and audio. The website was created using Adobe Flex 3, Illustrator CS4, Photoshop CS4, and Flash CS4 Professional.
2010 Ford Mustang by Ford, Team Detroit and Firstborn
Ford, Team Detroit and Firstborn created an inspiring and exciting multimedia rich site to show off every detail of the Ford Mustang, highlighting the next stage of the car's evolution. The site was created using Adobe Flex 3, Flash CS4 Professional, and Photoshop CS4.
Working together, Atlantic Records and AgencyNet created a mobile application that allows music fans to connect and follow their favorite artists with real-time news and notes. Fanbase Mobile was developed using Adobe Device Central CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, and Photoshop CS4.
he U.S. Department of State developed CO.NX to connect U.S. experts with international audiences to better teach the world about the U.S, its policies, and people. CO.NX was created using Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, Flash CS4 Professional, Flash Media Interactive Server, Photoshop CS4 Extended, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4.
Equipment Simulations developed CommandSim to enable emergency responders to practice critical training exercises in a virtual environment. The simulation solution was created using Adobe Flex 3, AIR, Dreamweaver CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, Flash Media Interactive Server, Illustrator CS4, and Photoshop CS4.
colorado SchoolVIEW - Colorado SchoolVIEW---Changing Conversations about Education through Data Visualization by Colorado Department of Education/Center for Assessment/Universal Mind
CDE worked with Universal Mind and the Center for Assessment to create a data visualization solution that gives people an innovative tool to analyze student-progress metrics and turn statistics into actionable information. SchoolVIEW was created using Adobe Flex, AIR, and Creative Suite 4 Design Premium.
Cisco's Customer Intelligence Platform (CIP) delivers an engaging, highly visual application for maximizing the availability and performance of corporate networks. CIP was built using Adobe Flex 3, AIR, Flash CS4 Professional, Illustrator CS4, and Photoshop CS4.
Plug-in Media's Big & Small online experience lets kids interact with their favorite TV show characters from a new perspective, engaging visitors to learn and have fun. Big & Small was created using Adobe Flex 3, Flash CS4 Professional, Photoshop CS4, and Soundbooth CS4.
U.S. Army PDF Mapping by U.S. Army Geospatial Center
From the battlefield to the densest urban center, Army warfighters now have instant access to advanced digital topographic and geographic information delivered in PDF. The application was developed using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro and Acrobat 9 Pro Extended, as well as TerraGo Composer, a plug-in for Acrobat.
Eco:Drive is an innovative, easy-to-use desktop application that helps Fiat owners drive more efficiently. The engaging application was developed and deployed using Adobe Flex, Flash CS4 Professional, AIR, Illustrator CS4, Photoshop CS4, and After Effects CS4.