Hearmanchester.com, a series of audio portraits along the Rochdale Canal in Manchester city centre that we worked on last summer has been nominated TWICE in the forthcoming Big Chip 11 Awards! The project, which was a partnership between Marketing Manchester, the Mersey Basin Campaign, British Waterways, Cityco and Manchester City Council, was developed by our friends at Stardotstar, who are very excited about the project being nominated in both the Best Public Sector and Best Use of Visual Design categories (and so am l!). The ten audio portraits are presented by punk legend John Robb, who meets everyone from councillors to body-poppers, and psychogeographers to pop stars as he makes his way along the towpath. You can even download a handy map for each portrait, giving you the heads up on related destinations around town.
The Rochdale Canal is a bit of hidden gem in the city centre, so even if you thought you were the uber-Manc, we bet you'll discover something new from the trails. Who knows, it could be just the nugget of Mancunian insider knowledge that you'll need to impress your mates down the pub next time you're watching a predictable Federico Macheda wonder-goal on TV.......
That's fantastic news, well done everyone!
Posted by: Louise | Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Thanks Louise! We're chuffed to little mintballs. Enjoy the vinyl.
Posted by: Kate | Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 12:16 PM