Hello again

As you are no doubt aware, it's that time of year where we put fingers to keyboards to express, in written word, our best wishes for you and yours over the festive period and into the coming year. A natural part of this process is a reflective look back over the past 12 months. 2009 has been a year so monumental for Red Box New Media that it can only be described by cliché ... 'the best yet'.

Once again we've had great fun with working with all our clients and we’re very proud of the work we've produced. Here are some of the years' highlights:

We helped Hugh Jackman hack and slash his way to the top of the charts in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" with a global digital advertising campaign that offered free goodies for download on Windows Live Messenger [ Read more here ]

We helped Microsoft launch Windows Live Messenger 9 in France by creating a special set of fun animated emoticons, exclusive to French users only [ Read more here ]

We got Chow Yun Fats' flaming balls off to a flying start with a digital advertising campaign for "Dragonball Evolution" [ Read more here ]

Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson and Hank Azaria, (amongst others), featured heavily in our multi-region, digital advertising campaign for "Night At the Museum 2". No monkeys were harmed during the making of this campaign! [ Read more here ]

We launched the "Online Encyclopaedia of British Comedy" for Pozzitive Television – the legends behind TV hits like "Little Britain", "dinnerladies" and "Coogan's Run" and radio comedy from the likes of Armando Iannucci, Jeremy Hardy and Simon Pegg. [ Read more here ]

Following on from the French 'taster'; we produced a global, integrated digital campaign for "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" that included free goodies via Windows Live Messenger and various other freebies via ICQ; with banners and buttons to boot! [ Read more here ]

July saw the launch of yet more corporate websites for production companies with Big Bear Films, (makers of comedy hits like "My Hero" and "Big Top"), and Summer Films, (creators of the ever popular series "Living With My Idol" and "My Shocking Story"). [ Read more here ]

Launching in time to be the ideal Christmas stocking filler was a brand new comedy DVD, "Milton Jones Live Universe Tour, Part One: Earth"; for which Red Box produced all sleeve and on-body artwork as well as promotional materials. [ Read more here ]

Those lovable, hirsute boys, The Hairy Bikers, came back to our TV screens with a bang – and a brand new series plus multiple 'specials' over the year. To celebrate the fact we revamped their website from ground up and have even found time to launch a shop full of their own product range. [ See more here ]

October saw us go to back to the silver screen, chasing the tail of that adorable rogue the "Fantastic Mr Fox", creating messenger and mobile goodness for all! [ Read more here ]

Before finishing up the year with a massive integrated digital campaign to promote the launch of "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel". With over 580 different pieces of creative material created, ranging from screensavers to mobile artwork to messenger goodies; all going live in over 15 countries and on at least 7 different technology platforms ... we're expecting you to buy a ticket to see the film, OK?

But that wasn't all for the year. We also found time for many other projects, collaborating with existing clients and partners and welcoming new clients into the family; like multi-award winning British actress Manjinder Virk, [ See more here ], and Father Films, who's award winning documentary "Naming Pluto" we'd highly recommend you watch, [ See more here ].

There were, of course, too many projects to name in total, but sufficed to say that we've enjoyed working on each and every one and are extremely excited about what's coming up throughout 2010. Many of you may well be aware of what we're up to here in the studio, but should you wish to follow what we're doing, you can always find out more by either signing up to our Studio Blog, (http://www.redboxnewmedia.com/blog), becoming a fan of us on Facebook, (http://www.facebook.com/redboxnewmedia) or reading our daily ramblings on Twitter, (http://www.twitter.com/redboxnewmedia).

Finally, we'd like to dedicate all of our work this year to three very special men: Kenneth Baxter, Alan Smiles and John Stroud; who will all be deeply missed.

And so, as another year comes to a close and the turkey overload and in-laws loom ever closer, I'll take the opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2010.

Adam & the gang