Steve Marchese
Project 01 · 2014–2020

Lovie Letters By Google

Presented By Google

WEB / DIGITAL · VIDEO · BRANDING & IDENTITYTHE LOVIE AWARDS
Executive ProducerThe Lovie Awards2014–2020
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00 · PROJECT OVERVIEW

Looking to expand its European presence, Google wanted to align themselves with the EU's best digital work and highlight their role in the project's success. The current Lovie Awards site had a sponsored Winner's Gallery for "Internet Explorers" to find Lovie winners. And Google had its own showcase experience which focused on effectiveness and highlighted standard industry metrics of success.

So we launched a custom, stand-alone experience focused on the process and passion behind the winning work. Filled with insightful videos, interviews and early drafts of wireframes, storyboards, and other work-in-progress assets, this gallery highlights the entire project — and not just the results. And it also organically integrates the role of Google's many products along the way.

Years
6
Videos
18
Combined Views
100K
Honorees
188
01 · THE CONCEPT + EXECUTION

The Lovie Letters are a collection of unique, behind-the-scenes stories that puts you in the heads of the people responsible for Europe's best and most challenging digital thinking.

To delve deeper into the stories, we created a video series featuring 15 selected winners which showcased the range and talent of Lovie Award winners. We honored celebrities working on social good initiatives like Annie Lennox and Lily Cole, innovators like the founders of Fairphone, journalists trapped in Antarctica, and the team at the ESA that landed a satellite on an asteroid. All used the power of the Internet (and Google) to achieve these successes.

Every project has drama attached to it: late-night re-writes, new tech that doesn't perform as advertised, a client with cold feet — stories of how everything finally came together after almost falling apart. With galleries filled with work-in-progress photos, wireframes, and storyboards, this experience celebrated the process behind the winning work and the behind-the-scenes dedication needed to create award-winning work.

Credits
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Steve Marchese
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jeff Zemetis
CLIENT / PRESENTING PARTNER
Google
PRODUCTION PARTNER
Konrad + Paul
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Type
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Palette
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Motion
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Stack
Next.js 16 · Sanity · Vercel · Resend
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