San Francisco, CA - July 15, 2008 - Method, a leading brand experience agency, today announced a relationship with hot social-media entertainment start-up boxee. Method worked with boxee to develop a comprehensive, multi-platform brand system and identity, as well as the interface and experience design for boxee's break-through service.
boxee, a venture-acceleration, Method Ventures client, announced their public alpha in early June (downloadable from www.boxee.tv). boxee integrates offline and online media with social networking and overlays the platform with an intuitive, TV-like interface that's easily controlled by remote. boxee's free, downloadable software lets you share information about what you're watching and listening to with friends. This shared entertainment experience, available on computers or TVs, takes personal and streaming media to a whole new level.
boxee identified Method, the award-winning brand experience agency, as the optimal partner for reaching their brand and product interface goals. In boxee, Method recognized a revolutionary product with a high probability of success, and the disruptive technology and innovative approach made boxee an exciting candidate for Method's venture acceleration program.
Method's initial objective was to ensure rapid user adoption by creating a powerful brand and award-winning identity, and by designing an intuitive product interface across all communications and touch points. Highlighting the user experience for both boxee's software and website, Method created a strategic brand identity and design language for the interface. In tandem with boxee management, Method worked to help define the product feature set and validated it against competitive products. Finally, Method created reference examples for developers and integrators to enable better and faster implementation.
"boxee is an incredibly exciting company with a product that is game-changing in the converging PC/TV entertainment market,” said Chris Tacy, Chief Innovation Officer at Method. “The entrepreneurs behind boxee have a vision, track record and ambitious focus on execution and success that make them an exceptional fit for Method. The partnership between boxee and Method has been a win-win. We are excited to be involved in such a pioneering community-driven company and look forward to assisting with boxee's launch and next round of investment."
Method Ventures focuses on working with entrepreneurs on a hybrid fees and equity basis to rapidly move them from idea to business. By identifying promising entrepreneurs with ground-breaking ideas who have recently raised seed funding and applying Method's best of breed strategic and tactical expertise, Method Ventures helps entrepreneurs and investors alike reduce timelines and thus risk. This "acceleration" process leverages Method Ventures' network and extensive entrepreneurial and venture experience to increase the odds of success and allow portfolio companies to use capital more efficiently. Method Ventures was formed in Q3 of 2008 and boxee is the most recent company chosen to participate in the acceleration program.
About Method
Method is a brand experience agency that helps business leaders harness the competitive power of design. With deep expertise in research, strategy, design and technology, Method offers a rigorous, intelligent approach to solving increasingly complex brand problems in the physical and digital realms. Method has enabled over 150 businesses to outperform competitors through unified branding and communications, compelling user experiences, and successful product and service development wherever customers can be found: on the web, mobile, print, advanced television and within physical and immersive environments. The firm has a blue-chip client roster that features brands such as Sony, Gucci, Microsoft, Visa, Comcast, Nike, Adobe, and Yahoo!, among others. Method has offices in San Francisco, New York, and London. Additional information about Method and boxee's partnership can be found on method.com.
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