Our work

Probably best known as one of the trainers on Network Ten's hit show "The Biggest Loser"; writer, taekwondo champion and TV personality, Tiffiny Hall displays an innovative, holistic approach to weightloss that empowers everyone, especially women, with a strong anti-diet message that is both inspirational and authentic.

Tiffiny's book publisher, Hardie Grant, contacted us in 2011 to develop a simple, bright, clean one-page site to promote her book, "Weightloss Warrior". As part of our ongoing relationship with Tiffiny and Hardie Grant, we updated the site to feature her latest book, "Fatloss for good" in 2012.

The Eastern Ranges GP Association (ERGPA) is a not-for-profit organisation that assists local GPs and a population of more than 225,000 people in the outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia with training, information and other vital support services.

ERGPA approached Thirst Studios to undertake a usability review and redesign of their existing site in order to improve the user experience. A key success of the redesign has been the simplification of certain common, yet complex user tasks such as finding appropriate resources and publications within the wealth of information available.

Metis is the leader in full service Australian property investment, with a focus on high capital growth investment opportunities in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

We worked closely with Metis to develop the strategy for their suite of online properties, including their website and a business-to-business online application, to facilitate the easy management of property developments and clear communication between their customers and development partners.

RU Stranded hopes to be a leading global online data services provider that supplies critical information about services, individuals and supplies during times of emergency and disaster. Their aim is to provide people affected by such events with vital information in times of need.

We helped RU Stranded design and develop a simple web-based application that cleverly combines complex features provided by Twitter and Google Maps, to allow visitors to effortlessly communicate and help one another when disaster strikes.

The Buchan Group (TBG) is a leading international architecture firm with offices in Australia, New Zealand, London and Dubai. They are one of the largest architectural groups in Australasia and are well known for their innovative integrated design solutions across a diverse range of projects, including mixed use, retail, entertainment, hotel, residential, commercial, civic, education and health.

We had the great pleasure of working with The Buchan Group in 2011 to completely re-design the user experience, user interface design and information architecture of their online presence to be much more representative of the company's quality of work and expertise.

From a technical perspective, the implementation of a customised Expression Engine content management system (CMS) provided the team with a much easier to use, full-featured CMS.

Cliniko is a complete practice management system that is easy to use and very affordable. It's loved and used by Healthcare Practitioners all around the world and is particularly popular with Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists and Massage Therapists.

We worked with Cliniko to develop the interface designs for the updated website which launched in 2011.

My Grandma's Kitchen is a children's picture book and cookbook written by Louise Fulton-Keats, granddaughter of Margaret Fulton - Australia's best known and most popular cookery writer. The book features a fun rhyming story and whimsical illustrations, along with 30 of Margaret Fulton's much-loved recipes.

We helped Louise develop an interactive, fun design for the website, using artwork, textures and illustrations from the book.

Eastern Ranges GP Association (ERGPA) have traditionally produced a high-quality printed Annual Report that is presented to members each year at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). In 2011 ERGPA decided to 'go green' and produce a web site for the Annual Report rather than a printed version.

This helped save not only the environment, but also real dollars for ERGPA, as the website design and development costs were lower than the traditional design layout and printing costs. As a bonus, unlike with a printed Annual Report, ERGPA was able to edit the content right up until the AGM!

The challenge for us was to ensure that the website design and development produced an even higher quality end-product than the previous printed versions. ERGPA was extremely pleased with the final result and see the site as a template for future Annual Reports.

Medicare Local is a community consultation portal that is designed to empower the community to champion healthcare initiatives from the grass roots.

The approach we developed for Medicare Local utilises user-generated, community-sourced insights, ideas and initiatives to inform the development of new and improved healthcare services for the local region.

The site provides a straightforward experience where ideas can be uploaded easily, commented on, and 'liked'. There is a good set of community guidelines on the site that steers responsible on-line community participating, and the site hosts a blog which also contributes to a Twitter feed.

Jane Kennedy loves food, both cooking it and eating it. But Jane can't eat anything she wants to. That's because she gets FAT. In "Fabulous Food, Minus the Boombah", Jane shares more than 80 great recipes that are fast, fresh and bursting with flavour. They will also make you feel fantastic.

Hardie Grant approached us to design and develop the site to accompany Jane's cook book, "Fabulous Food, Minus the Boombah", incorporating great imagery used across both the print and electronic versions of the publication.

Integrated Publication Solutions (IPS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax Media Ltd, which offers complete business solutions for publishers from printing to sales.

Fairfax Media Ltd. approached us in 2011 to help them design and develop the IPS website to help support their dedicated, expert team in managing their extensive (and growing) suite of excellent publications throughout Australia and New Zealand.

We developed this engaging, animated site to promote Academy-Award winning director, Adam Elliot's brilliant feature-length claymation movie, 'Mary and Max'.

The site makes extensive use of Adobe's flash technology to provide an interactive experience that reflects the wonderful movement and ‘feel' of the film. With such beautiful artwork we really couldn't go wrong!

We worked closely with I Vote For Art to produce a unique online gallery and develop a thriving community of dedicated art aficionados.

Featuring great work from international contemporary artists, I Vote For Art is a 'gallery with a twist' where site visitors can not only purchase artwork, but participate in discussions and vote for their favourite pieces.

Whites kitchens is a family run, bespoke kitchen design and installation business based in Melbourne, Australia.

We helped Whites Kitchens develop a simple, clean, lightweight portfolio site to show off their beautiful kitchens and promote the quality of their craft.

High Street Northcote is one of Melbourne's most dynamic and creative locations, with a history strongning 150 years. Today High Street is home to one of Melbourne's most interesting and eclectic mix of retailers, bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants.

The street is an incubator for some of Melbourne's most innovative independent designers and houses an impressive array of vintage and retro fashion, furniture retailers alongside contemporary fashion and design boutiques, contemporary and epoch fashion, jewellery, gifts and home wares. It's the ideal place to find something a little bit different and a whole lot special.

We designed and built the Northcote High Street in 2011 and continue to partner with the organising committee as part of an ongoing relationship to promote and support the community through the web site.

Red Bean Coffee required a small, simple, beautiful website to promote their quality coffee and reflect the ethical, sustainable values of their organisation.

We made good use of the brilliant imagery they supplied, displaying large, full-screen background images across every page to provide visitors with a lovely 'flavour' for the brand.

Transport Works is a niche provider of integrated freight transportation and logistics management services. The company has extensive experience and a proven track record within the transport industry, successfully providing tailored transport and technology solutions to their clients.

We were approached by Transport Works in 2009 to help them re-position themselves within their marketplace with a carefully planned, more mature brand and integrated online presence.

VicRoads is responsible for planning, developing and managing the arterial road network and delivering registration and licensing services throughout the state of Victoria in Australia.

They have around 3,000 staff operating over 50 offices. They manage over 22,000 kilometres of roads, over 3,000 bridges and process more than 22 million transactions a year for 3.7 million licensed drivers and 4.9 million registered vehicles.

We worked closely with Bullseye to redesign the home page of the VicRoads website as part of their branding refresh in 2009.

Central Snowsports are a ski-hire company with stockists in Falls Creek and Hotham within Australia and Hakuba in Japan. They pride themselves in stocking the best and newest range of rental products. Their motto is "We get you into the right equipment, first time and on time."

We've been working with Central Snowsports since 2006, helping them to develop not only a suite of sites to represent each of their venues, but also a sophisticated online booking facility to enable their customers to easily find and book rental equipment from anywhere in the world.

Taltrade is part of Hardie Grant Publishing and the leading supplier of books into the Australian gift market.

Hardie Grant commissioned us to re-design and re-develop the Taltrade website to add extended functionality, improve user experience and better promote their brand.

The new site provides a simplified, more consistent information architecture, improved interface designs and an easy-to-use, efficient method for finding and ordering titles.

Penrith Therapy Centre (PTC) offers therapy and assessment services for children, families, individuals and couples. Established for over 17 years, the centre has 6 clinical psychologists and 3 associates who work out of a lovely little cottage in Penrith, NSW.

Penrith Therapy Centre approached Thirst wanting a simple, easily updatable website that reflected their professional, caring environment. The priority was to provide information about the clinical psychologists, and contact details.

We suggested a simple, single page approach, which PTC were delighted with. For PTC, the finished design reflected their motto - making therapy a positive experience - making the project a complete success.

Dandenong Ranges Veterinary Centre (DRVC) is a local, community focused veterinary clinic that genuinely cares about their clients, and their client's pets. Given that DRVC provide a gold-star service to their local community, we felt that they deserved nothing less than that with their website!

The goal for the project was to provide an easy to use experience for DRVC clients, whilst still having an easy to maintain, content rich website. Thirst worked closely with DRVC staff to make sure that the site's user experience was just right for their wide ranging, varied audience.

Deepstream is an e-Business software solution that helps it's customers with much faster, flexible and more responsive messaging, communications and delivery within the supply chain and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector.

Having established themselves as strong players in their field, Deepstream were looking to re-position themselves within their industry by broadening their customer base through a re-design and re-positioning of their online presence.

We worked closely with Deepstream to help them deliver a well-designed, easy-to-use web presence that marketed a new subscription-based pricing structure, offering a cheaper, lower commitment entry point for prospective customers, resulting in a huge success and vastly improved subscriber numbers.

Craig Smith has been amusing, entertaining and engaging Australian children with his beautiful illustrations for over 35 years. Along the way, many of his illustrated books have won awards, but best of all says Craig, many of his pictures make people laugh, or groan…

We've been working with Craig since 2009, helping him design, build and maintain his bright, colourful online portfolio.

Meetings with Craig are always a pleasure. Not just because he's such a likeable character to share a yarn with, but because he always has nice coffee and cakes too :)