A great night was had by all at last nights Big Chip awards, held at the Palace Hotel in rainy Manchester. After a dinner of some (surprisingly good) lamb with a main course of wine and beer it was awards time, and we were treated to some of the best work from our thriving digital community in the North.

Nails were bitten and the tension was high as we awaited our judgement in the “Best Use of Animation” category for our self initiated video project. Unfortunately – this year we didn’t walk away with any shiny new perspex to add to the trophy shelf, but we feel it is a great achievement just to be shortlisted alongside such talent as The Neighborhood and Ian Hogg (who was a well deserved winner for his stunning viral for AHD Imaging – and was the stand out piece of work on the night).

Other entries we loved included the great work produced by Love Creative on the Dr Martens campaign, and the fresh and tasty website produced for Original Source that features some cracking flash work.

As we nurse our hangovers we are already looking forward to next year, and hopefully getting some of our spanking new projects shortlisted.