Apadmi and Uniform triumph at Big Chip Awards

THE North’s digital and creative businesses were recognised at this year’s Big Chip Awards in Manchester last week.

Hosted by comedian Andrew Ryan, the awards attracted 246 entries from 127 digital and creative organisations and freelancers from across the North.

The biggest winner on the night was Sheffield’s Tuna Technologies which won Best Use of Visual Design and Best Use of Gaming for Eufloria, a real-time strategy video game which won the Grand Prix Award.

Other big winners were Manchester digital agency Apadmi and Liverpool design firm Uniform, which both won two awards. Apadmi won Best Mobile Project and Best Application of Technology for its work on the BBC iPlayer Radio App.

Uniform picked up the Big Chip Imagination Award and the Anthony Wilson Original Modern award for its Postcard Player, a prototype that demonstrates how paper electronics can be used.  

Manchester’s Code Computerlove won Best Not for Profit Project award for its Behind the Brands project which ranks the social and environmental policies of the world’s 10 biggest food and beverage companies. R.O.EYE, also in Manchester, walked away with the Big Chip Digital Agency of the Year prize.

Chair of Big Chip Steering Group, Shaun Fensom, said: “This year Big Chip has attracted the widest spread of entries yet, from all parts of the North. I am delighted to see such a strong range of entries, with big advances in areas such as gaming and application of technology. The longest-running digital awards in the UK are showing the world that the North has a strong, mature and growing sector.”

The awards are organised by trade association Manchester Digital, with support from partners including Digital Union in the North East, Leeds Digital Festival, Creative Sheffield and Creative Liverpool.

The full list of winners:

Best E-business Project
Space 48
Taps Website Redevelopment

Best Public Sector Project
DigitalLab@MMU
MyKE.Biz

Best Not for Profit Project
Code Computerlove
Behind The Brands

Best Mobile Project
Apadmi
BBC iPlayer Radio App

Best Use of Visual Design
Tuna Technologies
Eufloria HD

Best Application of Technology
Apadmi
BBC iPlayer Radio App

Best Use of Animation
Kilogramme
Max and the Late Night IT Security Battle

Best Use of Search
PushON
Al Fresco Holidays

Best Use of Gaming
Tuna Technologies
Eufloria HD

Best Digital Marketing Campaign
MBNA
Proactive multi branded email alert programme

Best Use of Brand in Digital
Amaze
Creating Amazing Online for Lexus

Little Chip Student
Manchester Metropolitan University
James McAvady, BSc Web Development

Best Start-up
Yippee Entertainment Ltd

Best Established Freelancer/Micro Enterprise
James Peel

Big Chip Digital Agency Award
R.O.EYE

Big Chip Imagination Award
Uniform
Postcard Player

Tasty Website Award
Fat Media Ltd
Theatre by the Lake website

Anthony Wilson Original Modern Award
Uniform
Postcard Player

Grand Prix
Tuna Technologies
Eufloria HD