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Happy New Year from Tipik!

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:00:00 GMT

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a prosperous and successful 2013!

Tipik helps DG EMPL promote 'Youth Guarantee'

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik has produced an engaging video to help the European Commission promote the 'Youth Guarantee' scheme to Member States.

Some 7.5 million young people across Europe now find themselves out of employment, education or training. In order to deal with this crisis, the European Commission is encouraging all EU countries introduce a 'Youth Guarantee' to ensure that all young people up to age 25 receive a quality offer of a job, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of leaving formal education or becoming unemployed. Tipik is helping the Commission get the message across with a clear and accessible video explaining the concept.

For the Youth Guarantee video, Tipik took the care of the entire package: production, script-writing, direction, voiceover, editing and music.

Reducing waste: Tipik shows the way forward to Brussels businesses

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik is one of 11 companies in Brussels that succeeded in reducing waste by an impressive average of 22% last year.

Through a pilot project organised by Agoria, Tipik, along with 10 others, managed to reduce the amount of waste paper and cardboard by an average of 22% and reduce the volume of unsorted waste by an average of 14%. We also succeeded implementing better organised waste streams.

The project, which may now be expanded, is part of "Waste Network Brussels", is organised by Brussels Environment and BECI with the aim of reducing the 50,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard and the 27,000 tonnes of small unsorted waste produced by offices in Brussels.

Agoria believe that a 30% reduction compared to the initial volume is feasible if we continue to implement measures to further reduce waste and improve waste management.

For more information: Agoria

Tipik Events gets moving with 'Culture in Motion 2012'

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:00:00 GMT

There's a reason why Tipik Events' department was so strangely quiet last week – our team was busily organising DG EAC's highly anticipated and highly successful 'Culture in motion 2012' event.

The project was quite a complex challenge with an array of diverse tasks to be taken care of. We supported all technical and logistical aspects including:

the registration website;
visual identity;
management of participants (badges, conference bags, etc.);
coordination of speakers (travel, hotel shuttles, etc.);
catering;
exhibition area (signage, audiovisual equipment, etc.).

Apart from preparing the overall three-day conference, our team also took charge of three sub-conferences comprising 1250 participants in total.

The conference was a real team effort with the events team receiving solid support from our IT experts, production studio and audiovisual team and our products managers. The event was even web streamed live with ongoing Twitter updates courtesy of our social media expert from The Hub. We're happy to report that both DG EAC and the participants were delighted with the outcome! “I'd really like to thank you for the great job you did which directly contributed to the conference's success,” noted Margaret Molloy from DG EAC. "The Culture in Motion conference was a wonderful event, impeccably organised and really well produced. Congratulations to everyone involved," said a participant.

Thanks to:

Tipik Event: Emilie, Baudoin, Anna, Alessio, Dominique and Anna-Lisa
Tipik IT: Hicham, Alexis, Karima, David and Gregory
Tipik Products: Vincent
Tipik Studio: Brieuc, Christophe, Alessandro and Adeline
Tipik AV: Valérie and Pierre
Tipik Management: Marie-France and Olivier

‘Science: it’s a girl thing!’ in top 20 online resources for women in STEM

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The ‘Science: it’s a girl thing!’ campaign has been ranked 19th on an international list of the ‘Top 40 Important Online Resources for Women in STEM’. Launched in June of this year, the campaign has already made its way into the 20 alongside such eminent resources such as Women@NASA and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ TechWomen.

‘Science: it’s a girl thing!’ encourages young women across Europe to consider careers in science and research. Tipik, in conjunction with and on behalf of the European Commission, is responsible for conceiving, developing and implementing an engaging website and an ever-expanding and active Facebook page.

View the ‘Top 40 Important Online Resources for Women in STEM’

‘Restructuring in Europe’ now online

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The recently-published ‘Restructuring in Europe’ report is just one of the many publication projects Tipik has successfully managed for DG EMPL over the past months. In this case, our team was responsible for the illustrations, graphs, layout, translations and general production.

Read the report online.

Thanks to:

Tipik Studio: Mi Ran, Alexandre, Brieuc
Tipik Translation: Florence and Aino
Tipik Products: Ines
Tipik Management: Anne

DG MOVE website goes live

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:00:00 GMT

We’re delighted to announce that the new DG MOVE website is now online!

The Tipik team played a big role in the development of the new site, particularly usability and quality assurance aspects. Our team was responsible for:

Creating the new ‘look & feel’ banner;
Improving the overall usability;
Improving page lay-out for the website’s key entry pages;
Improving the information architecture;
Migrating existing content into the new architecture;
Including in-site SEO enhancements, and;
Ensuring quality control.

Check out our handy work online.

Thanks to:

Tipik Content: Nadia and Yuri
Tipik Efficiency: David, Sarah
Tipik IT: Santisouk, Anthony, Manu, Alexis and Raphaël
Tipik Studio: Manu, François
Tipik Products: Begoña, Giovanna and Vincent
Tipik Management: Roxane

Tipik showcases its talents with a series of brochures for DG TRADE

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik recently produced three brochures dealing with the commercial links between the European Union and the Central America region, as well as with Peru and Colombia. Our graphic designers handled the visual aspects using their expert know-how and additionally carried out photo research to illustrate the content supplied by the European Commission. The task involved producing a series, meaning that continuity and coherence needed to be maintained between the different products. The completed brochures were then laid out in two languages (English and Spanish).

Revising and editing the content was also carried out by Tipik, as was mock-up quality control and printing the brochures (3600 copies in total for the Spanish versions and 1500 for the English versions).

These three brochures explain how commercial agreements with these countries enable us to improve access to European goods in their markets and how companies can efficiently exploit the business and investment opportunities created by these agreements.

Thanks to:

Tipik Studio: Mi Ran, Adeline and Benoit
Tipik Products: Francesco, Ines and Élodie
Tipik Management: Alice and Stéphane

Tipik’s green games promote recycling in Saint-Gilles!

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:00:00 GMT

In August 2012, the municipality of Saint-Gilles hired us, to carry out a campaign intended to raise awareness about the problem of bottle banks being used for illegal dumping in the municipality and to promote the use of public bins and recycling facilities.

Working on a very tight budget, Tipik’s resourceful team developed a two-pronged street marketing campaign including:

the creation of green spaces on the bottle bank islets – the idea was to encompass the bottle bank in a protected area, a sort of mini "natural reserve";
a street action that could be easily reproduced by street educators – this operation consisted of transforming a certain number of strategically located public bins into mini basketball hoops, and thereby turning the act of throwing away waste (and separating it for recycling) into a playful act. This encourages residents to get involved. The ease with which the campaign can be replicated is part of the concept. It means it can be copied endlessly with extremely limited resources.

This campaign required the cooperation and coordination of many services operating in the municipality (sodding, installation of a white wooden fence, a deck chair, flowers and a sign based on those used in public parks and natural reserves). In short, a miniature garden was created, in the city, in real time.

Moreover, the choice of the location turned out to be a determining factor.

For the “green space” action, the location was selected strategically based on its visibility among the public in the municipality. Three bottle banks in front of the municipal hall were chosen. In addition to the traffic generated by people visiting the hall to carry out administrative procedures, this location also hosts many popular events (markets, people enjoying an aperitif, flea markets, etc.) which therefore ensures high visibility for the campaign.

The location used for the “street basketball” action was the Place Morichar which was recently renovated and functions as a play and leisure area for many people from the area. In addition, it is equipped with some sports facilities and numerous bins for waste sorting.

The “green space” action was filmed and edited in the form of a 2 minute-long time-lapse to be used to promote the campaign. The “street basketball action” was filmed in order to produce a short "tutorial and promotional" style film designed to be disseminated using the municipality’s social network accounts as well as among local associations.

The online campaign was supported by the distribution of flyers consisting mainly of pictograms so that we can easily communicate with an audience of people from various linguistic groups with varying levels of education. Disseminating the time lapse using social networks and the municipality’s website served to boost the impact of the campaign.

Tipik promotes EU Contest for Young Scientists

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The build-up to this year’s EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) is already underway for budding scientists across Europe and the Tipik team is once again assisting DG RTD with a range of activities around the event.

The contest, which will take place between 21 and 26 September in Bratislava, promotes science interchange between Europe’s top young scientists, allowing them to exhibit their work, compete and share ideas with their peers and the public.

This September, the Tipik team will once again be responsible for promoting the event through social media platforms, producing audiovisual coverage (a trailer, general event coverage, participant and jury member portraits, etc.), providing a technical crew and photographer to support independent journalists, providing logistical support and organising activities for the participants.

Learn more about the contest.

Tipik Events busily prepares for autumn activities

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Although the summer is still in full swing, the Tipik Events team has already turned its eye to the autumn and the range of interesting events to organise. Between September and October, our events team will take charge of:

The meeting of Asset Recovery Offices Platform subgroup on the reuse of confiscated assets (September 5, 2012, Brussels);
The meeting of the European Commission’s Network to promote Women in Decision-making in Politics and the Economy (September 28, 2012, Brussels);
A Work Forum on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (October 25-26, 2012, Brussels).

For the Work Forum, organised with DG Justice and comprising 150 participants, our team will take charge of a wide range of tasks, including:

Travel and transfer arrangements;
Accommodation arrangements, ensuring adapted rooms for participants with disabilities;
Organisation of a gala dinner at the Thon Hotel EU;
Catering at the Charlemagne during the day;
Development of registration website;
Design of conference visual identity;
Development and production of conference packs;
Translation of background documents into EU languages and Braille;
Onsite assistance;
Decoration of rooms;
Recruiting velotypist and legal expert in human rights and disability rights to prepare conference report.

Tipik publishes PRACE scientific report

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Earlier this summer, the Tipik team completed work on the annual scientific report of PRACE, the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe. PRACE is a research infrastructure with 24 member countries whose representative organisations are creating a pan-European supercomputing infrastructure, providing access to computing and data management resources and services for large-scale scientific and engineering applications.

For the annual report, our team was responsible for developing a new slogan, creating the graphic design and layout, proofreading, editing and printing. You can learn more about supercomputing and check out our handy work.

Tipik exhibits the European Parliament’s art collection at Parlamentarium

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

From 16 August to 31 October the Parlamentarium – the EP’s visitors’ centre in Brussels – is welcoming a new temporary exhibition (the second after the 'making of' exhibition): ‘ART@EUROPARL’.

With the support of Tipik, the European Parlia ment will present a selection of 54 pieces (two per EU country; one exhibited in a display case, one shown on screen) from its modern art collection. This collection was established 30 years ago on Simone Veil’s initiative (first president of the elected Parliament) and today consists of some 550 artworks from all EU Member States, as well as third countries.

Founded with the idea of communicating Europe’s common heritage through modern art, ‘ART@EUROPARL’ aims to inform people about the European Parliament’s Art Collection, its raison d’être, its history, its selection rules, its financing, etc.

This art exhibition offered Tipik the chance to demonstrate its expertise across the board. We took charge of:

recruitment of a curator for the exhibition;
event organisation (setting up of the exhibition and organisation of a vernissage);
press and public relations (organisation of a press preview, promotion);
graphical production (official poster, exhibition catalogue, web visuals);
content production (press release, exhibition panels and catalogue, press kit, invitations);
proofreading and translation in English, French, Dutch and German;
printing;
audiovisual production (slide show of the exhibition).

SHIFT mag [n°22] is out now

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The summer 2012 issue of our magazine went to the printers last week and is now available online.
What’s in the 22nd edition?

A feature story on education in the EU, one of the pillars of the Europe 2020 strategy, with a special focus on Romania which has been playing ‘catch-up’ to bring its education system in line with those of its European neighbours.
An exclusive interview with the Cypriot Presidency of the EU.
A report on the highlights of the Rio+20 Conference (covered on the spot by one of our journalists).

And also:

The Controversy – Corruption alert for Europe.
Looking East – Ukraine: culture caught in a political mess.
Snapshots – Copenhagen Photo Festival: three years of everyday photographs, three years of art.

Read it online

EcoAP: the latest web production by Tipik

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The new version of the EU's Eco-innovation Action Plan website “EcoAP for a sustainable future” is one of the latest web productions by Tipik.

For this production – created for the European Commission’s Directorate-General Environment – Tipik was responsible for the following aspects:

creation of a logo;
website architecture;
graphical design;
migration and redesign in Documentum.

Visit the website – available in five languages (DE, EN, ES, FR, IT)

Audiovisual – Agenda for Change: making it simple but not simplistic

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The Agenda for Change is a statement of intent by the European Commission to change the way that aid is delivered by the EU. Building on years of experience as the world’s largest donor, the European Commission has produced a blueprint that ensures aid has the greatest impact on its recipients.

A couple of weeks ago, the European Commission’s Directorate-General Development and Cooperation asked Tipik to produce a simple but not simplistic animation that explains this complex policy to development stakeholders and the general public. In cooperation with some very talented animators from Kiwano Motion, the end result is not only a clear explanation of the policy but also, we hope, enjoyable to watch.

See for yourself

The video is also available in a French version.

Tipik at the crossroads… of Europe!

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

In June a team from Tipik was in the city of Pavia in Italy for reasons of tourism – so to speak! They had the responsibility of organizing, for the European Commission, the first edition of what will be an annual event aimed to promote cultural tourism among stakeholders and businesses, destination managers, national and local authorities, as part of the European new initiative “Crossroads of Europe – Cultural and Religious Routes".
Commissioned by the Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry, Tipik took charge of:

the event organisation (both scheduling and logistics) in Pavia, including booking venues, welcoming participants, catering, production of conference kits and assembly of thematic stands;
the development of an interactive map with the different roads in Europe and their most striking stops;
proofreading (in French) and translation in English, German and Italian of the content of the map (information and description).

The city of Pavia was chosen for this first edition because it is located at the crossroads of five cultural pilgrimage routes.

All of Tipik’s legal expertise on one website

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik has a brand new website on which you can find a host of information related to Tipik Legal. Meet our department of European law experts: find out who they are (history, team and philosophy), what they do (projects and expertise) and how they work. Moreover, discover some excellent job opportunities in our legal department – see our offers in the “Careers” section.

Visit Tipik Legal.

Putting a face and a voice on human trafficking

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

In the framework of the launch of the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings (2012-2016), Tipik has produced a series of interviews with former victims of forced labour, forced prostitution and other forms of forced criminality for Directorate-General Home Affairs. This was indeed a delicate mission which demanded sensitivity and the utmost professionalism. In order to give the witnesses the respect due to them, the interviews were covered by two experienced journalists (one of whom has a background in international criminal matters and interaction with victims). The services provided by Tipik included interviews, shooting and post-production and translation.

Watch the video (long version) on Vimeo.

Tipik organises DG HOME’s contribution to the European Commission’s Open Day

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT

As part of the European Commission’s Open Day 2012 held in May, Tipik produced a stand (including assembly) and promotional items and organised activities illustrating the theme “Protect yourself from Cybercrime”. For the stand, we designed a panel several metres long representing different parts of a house (child’s room, sitting room, kitchen, etc.).

Going through the panel, children and their parents had the opportunity to take part in several educational activities: drawing pre-printed images, watching presentations on Cybercrime on a loop, writing comments about Cybercrime on a message wall, learning with a “10 commandments” board and taking part in a touch screen quiz in 3 languages (translations by Tipik’s translators). Tipik also took care of the graphic design and Flash technology for the quiz.

Visitors didn’t leave empty-handed: 6,000 bags, 10,000 stickers, 5,000 pens and diverse printed documentation (designed and produced by Tipik) were distributed throughout the day.

A new EU contract for Tipik!

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The European Commission's DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion is engaging our services for the next four years (a two-year contract which is renewable once). This four-year contract, worth €28 million (€7 million a year), will see Tipik provide DG EMPL with media relations and communication planning support, audiovisual products, web services (development and maintenance) as well as printed products (editing, translation and layout).

Seven deliverables (print) are in the pipeline already. More coming soon!

Brussels Economic Forum 2012: blue chip event for Tipik

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Again this year, high level decision-makers such as Nemat Shafik (IMF) and Mario Monti (Italian Prime Minister), economists, business executives and the media gathered on 31 May 2012 at the Brussels Economic Forum (BEF) – organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs – to discuss and debate European economic development. And once again this year (we have contributed to success of the BEF since 2009), Tipik shaped the success of the event by creating the visual identity, the website and print and online realtime newspapers, written by expert journalists.

Different skills, one goal: the perfect product for our clients. Tipik’s graphic designers took care of the visual identity of the event, which included posters, banners, the website, layout for print and online products and more. Tipik’s editorial department ensured the on-time delivery of a printed Forum Newspaper, including the outline, articles written by qualified journalists and interviews with high-level participants within short deadlines. Tipik journalists covered the event on the spot, with articles for the online edition of the Forum news, photos and quotes published “live from the event”. A special edition of an electronic newsletter was sent the day after the event to keep readers updated on latest developments. The eagle eyes of our product department spotted any inconsistency to ensure the high quality of deliverables, while Tipik’s IT department ensured it was all running smoothly from the technical point of view.

Tipik passes its quality audit!

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT

On the 24 and 25 of May Tipik hosted DNV for its first periodic audit following its recertification in 2011.

The audit took place over two days, enabling the auditor to meet several staff members to discuss a multitude of different aspects such as the quality management system (2012 aims, documentation, internal audits, job descriptions etc.), internal organisation, human resources management as well as project management (the auditor also attended a project launch meeting). The auditor was able to experience the positive dynamic at Tipik and praised the work done throughout the year, especially in terms of sub-contractor evaluation.

The priority area for this year- incident reports and incident follow-up- is an example of our attempt to implement the ISO standard on a daily basis in our work. We understand that describing incidents enables us to thoroughly analyse undesirable situations and to implement solutions in the short-, medium- and long-term to learn from our mistakes in order to avoid repeating them in a future project.

Tipik is a company committed to providing quality products and services and which is constantly improving: for this reason we are delighted to receive visits from experienced auditors. The audit allows us to take stock of our work and to ensure we are continually evolving and improving quality. The work is still going on!

Tipik shows that science really is a girl thing!

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik is delighted to announce the launch of ‘Women in Research and Innovation’, a new campaign of DG Research and Innovation, on 21 June in the European Parliament. Tipik is responsible for promotion, media relations, online presence and the organisation of activities for this campaign. The first phase of the campaign will run under the slogan ‘Science: It’s a girl thing’ for the next six months.

This is a pan-European campaign, aimed at girls aged 13-18, with a special focus in five focus countries: Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Poland. It will encourage girls to develop an interest in science, nurture their confidence and challenge stereotypes around science, and show them that science can be a great opportunity for their future.

The launch day will include a conference in the European Parliament, light refreshments and a myriad of science, music and dance activities on the Esplanade outside the Parliament. One thing not to be missed is the shooting of a new music and dance video, ‘Chain Reaction’, filmed by Tipik Multimedia and starring girls from across Brussels and beyond!

Following the launch in Brussels, a mobile roadshow will roll into cities in each of the five focus countries, bringing music and dance, and offering fun, on-the-spot scientific activities demonstrating the connection between science and music, cosmetics and more. It will involve role models who can transmit their passion for science to girls.

For more information, browse the complete list of activities.

Head in the stars

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT

While it may be important to keep our feet on the ground, that shouldn’t stop us from reaching for the stars. Tipik’s AV department has just produced 3 videos showing how the EC is tackling the issue of space debris, space weather and the exploitation of space data. These films follow hard on the heels of a media toolkit we have produced, to mark the launch of Egnos-Galileo. Both products show how well anchored we are in the European space science community.

SHIFT mag [n°21] is out now

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The spring 2012 issue of our magazine is now available online (and in your post box in a few days).

What to read in this 21st edition?

A special story on Croatia, the 28th state to become a member of the EU in July 2013.
Two exclusive interviews with:
- Selah Sue, the Belgium singer, recently honoured at the European Border Breakers Awards 2012
- Amelia Andersdotter, the 24 year old Swede who is currently the youngest Member of the European Parliament
A story by the director of the documentary film ‘Dublin’s Trap’ which focuses on the combined effects of the economic crisis and European and national migration policies in Greece, and the emergence of two new worrying issues for the EU: the treatment of asylum seekers and the rise of nationalism.

But also:

The Controversy – Emissions trading stand-off: What is the role of aviation in climate mitigation?
Looking East – European Capital of Culture 2016: Poland, a laboratory of change.
The Snapshots – 2012 World Press Photo: The winning European images from the 55th World Press Photo Contest

Read it online

Video : What’s ‘The Hub’ @Tipik?

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The Hub is the latest department at Tipik. But what do we do exactly? Our main goal is to give clients the visibility they need to reach their target audiences. We use cutting-edge tools and an innovative approach to do this. Whatever the message, we’ll find the channel!

To find out more, click on the video!

Festival of Europe 2012: the countdown is on!

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT

On 12 May 2012, for the third year running, Tipik will be organising the Festival of Europe, the Open Day at the European institutions in Brussels. Promotion and event management are at the core of our work. To draw people to the event, Tipik has implemented a promotion campaign based on designing a website in 4 languages (French, Dutch, German and English), undertaking public and media relations and advertising through out-of-home displays as well as producing official promotional material including posters, postcards, banners, etc.

For D-Day, Tipik has planned diverse activities to keep the whole family entertained! Following a flag ceremony, the ‘Solidarnosc 1980’ Esplanade at the European Parliament will turn into a village with NGO exhibitors, a special place for children, and musical, artistic and sports activities. Our event crew will be present on-site to make sure everything runs smoothly.

In addition to this, people will have the opportunity to visit the institutions from the inside or attend debates taking place within the institution premises.

2012 is the year of active ageing and intergenerational solidarity. For the occasion, Tipik got the chance to invite Mamy Rock, a stunning 69-year-old DJ, to play an exclusive DJ set on Luxembourg Square. From 5:30 pm, Mamy Rock will crank up the volume and rock the place for more than one hour with an amazing playlist!

One week after Brussels, Tipik will head to Strasbourg to organise the Open Day on Sunday 20 May.

The new website will be online very soon. In the meantime, visit the event’s temporary page

New website: “50 years of Common Agricultural Policy”

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik’s latest web production has just been published: a website marking the 50 years of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Commission.

Created from A to Z in 22 languages, the interactive site invites all EU citizens to join the celebrations of CAP, allowing interest groups to post their activities and events taking place this year and offering a toolkit for those planning such activities.

A special calendar kit to mark anniversary of EU agricultural policy

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik was recently commissioned to produce promotional items to mark the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Commission.

First one of this long list is the CAP 50 calendar kit, which includes a wall planner, a timeline poster in 22 languages, a desk calendar and an agenda. Three hundred of these calendar kits will be distributed at the Commission’s stand at the "International Green Week 2012" in Berlin later this month.

Latest Shift Mag out

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Take a look at the latest Shift Mag issue, dealing with young Europeans and their European identity.

Read Shift Mag No. 20 online.

Season’s Greetings

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMT

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our valued clients and partners. Wishing you and yours a vibrant and prosperous 2012.

Meet our European Network!

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik’s partner agencies from all over Europe are experts of marketing, PR and events. With a broad coverage of local experts in 32 countries, the network spreads ideas and best practices, especially strengthening our event capacity throughout the continent.

Watch the video of our European-level meeting

Tipik launches European cross-border journey planner competition

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik, on behalf of DG MOVE, has launched the voting phase of an online competition to elect the best multimodal cross-border journey planner for Europe! Europe already boasts more than 100 different journey planners but not one of them covers all countries and all transport modes. The aim of this competition is to find a tool that allows travellers to choose the transport mode that best suits them and allows them to travel as quickly, as cheaply or as sustainably as possible.

Now it is time to let the public decide! You can choose from 12 shortlisted candidates submitted by companies from across Europe until 13 January 2012: browse the planners.

Europe Direct teaser out

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Watch the new teaser by Tipik’s video crew, produced for Europe Direct. Filmed on rooftops in Brussels, the video promotes the Europe Direct contact points that help EU citizens with questions on everything related to the Union and its activities.

Don’t miss the impressive pictures from the filming session!

Tipik's organised events now all online!

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik has a brand new Events website on which you can browse the portfolio of past events we have organised and also check out our future events.

Our growing Events team is constantly busy organising high-profile events in Brussels and around Europe. Get to know all about our events, see the pictures, and discover how we go from the event concept stage to full event implementation with maximum impact.

Tipik Events

New videos by Tipik

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Don’t miss out on our latest clips, check them out here!

EUCYS official movie:

The official video for the EU Young Scientists’ Contest which took place in Helsinki in September 2011.

Parlamentarium teaser:

A promotional teaser for the opening of the Parlamentarium – the European Parliament’s visitors centre.

European Culture Forum in Brussels

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The European Culture Forum is a major platform bringing together 800 cultural figures from Europe and its partner countries on 20 and 21 October.

Tipik has taken charge of the event’s overall organisation, including travel arrangements, information material, registrations, interpretation facilities, etc.

Forum delegates will be discussing the challenges facing the cultural sector during times of economic crisis and globalisation. They will also have an opportunity to enjoy a concert performance by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, which is marking its 30th birthday on the eve of the Forum.

Tipik makes Parlamentarium launch happen

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Parlamentarium is the brand new visitors’ centre of the European Parliament for adults and children alike. It opened its doors to the public on 14 October with a Tipik-made opening ceremony.

The look of Parlamentarium - the green-yellow-blue squared identity visible all over Brussels on gigantic cubes and on buses - was made by Tipik’s graphics studio.

A big event organising team was behind a special VIP event and the launch itself last week. At the launch event the visitors could get to know the centre in any of the 23 languages and with a multimedia guide. The President of the EU Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, cut the ribbon and the first 1,000 visitors were invited for cake, and were offered activities, live concerts, etc.

Situated at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels and open every day of the week free of charge, the centre explains what the Parliament does in a practical and interactive way.
Tipik’s Parlamentarium teaser
Website of the Parlamentarium

Tipik on the scene at EUCYS 2011 young scientist contest

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:00:00 GMT

From 23 to 28 September 2011, young scientists from around Europe met in Helsinki for the 23d European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS). Tipik was widely involved throughout the event.

Commissioned by DG RESEARCH and in collaboration with Finnish organizer TEK, Tipik provided daily video coverage, media relations support, management of the DG RESEARCH stand and organisation of the entertainment. During five days packed with activities, Tipik’s staff proved its ability to work within tight time constraints as the client requested delivery of a video documentary each day.

Take a look at the trailer (YouTube)
Find out more on the EUCYS 2011 website
Check out photos of the event on Tipik’s fan page

The autumn edition of SHIFT Mag is out

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The latest issue of SHIFT Mag, focusing on 'Elder Europe', has been published.

Read SHIFT Mag No. 19 online.

Tipik revamps Commission’s Justice website

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The new, revamped DG Justice website is online now. The fresh, newly structured site now makes it easier for Europeans to surf through the complex structures of different justice areas. Tipik’s work included a new design, migration, editorial structure and language versions in 23 languages.

Take a look at the new Justice site.

Tipik produces eBook for European Data Protection Supervisor

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The European Data Protection Supervisor has released its 2010 Annual Report. Tipik has been commissioned by the EDPS to reuse the InDesign layout file intended for print to turn the annual report into an eBook with a multimedia and interactive added value: videos, hyperlinks, first and multi-level tables of content, search engine, smooth turning page reading experience, navigation, printing, and sharing buttons, and last but not least a PDF version that also includes all these features and content, allowing offline reading and quality printing.

Tipik ISO 9001 certification renewed

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:00:00 GMT

This week, our quality certification was renewed following an audit checking how Tipik’s quality procedures are carried out on projects in the various departments.

Tipik’s quality management system is audited regularly by the Det Norske Veritas certification organisation. The ISO 9001 standard not only establishes the framework for quality management systems, but also provides the requirements for good management practices in general, which can be applied to the management of an organisation or to a specific project.

Tipik received ISO 9001 certification in July 2005 and its current certification is valid through 2014.

The summer issue of SHIFT Mag is out

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The latest issue of SHIFT Mag, focusing on 'X-treme Europe', has been published.
Read SHIFT Mag No. 18 online.

Tipik retains its “Ecodynamic Enterprise” label

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Three years after obtaining its first eco-certification, Tipik has now gone a step further by earning a 2-star rating.
Bruxelles Environnement, the body which administers environment and energy matters on behalf of the Brussels-Capital Region, rewards the most-deserving businesses for the quality of their environmental management. The highest accolade under this graduated certification system is a 3-star rating.

Our eco-actions, as appropriate for a communication agency, include: lower consumption of paper and energy (water, electricity); responsible waste management (e.g. selective sorting); not to mention sustainable buying (choice of suppliers) and participation in environment-related events (e.g. European Mobility Week).

Tipik launches campaign to boost business language skills

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Languages mean business, a campaign to promote more efficient internationalisation in Europe, was launched this week. During the six-month project, Tipik put together a website in 22 languages aimed at encouraging European small businesses to improve their language strategies. The campaign was based on a Tipik-developed survey conducted at 40 small businesses in 27 EU countries showing how the companies improved their sales, networking and international activities thanks to good language skills. Rather than just suggesting that more language courses be offered to staff, the campaign promotes a wider palette of tips, such as hiring native speakers and professional translators, organising lectures on cultural issues, networking with universities, etc. To promote the campaign, Tipik produced a video teaser and campaign leaflets - all in 22 languages.

The campaign is one of the activities of the European Commission’s Education and Culture Directorate-General to promote multilingualism.

Languages mean business

Regional policy website revamped

Thu, 19 May 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Understanding the EU’s regional policy just got easier as Tipik took on the task of restructuring the Directorate-General’s website. DG REGIO’s site now includes video clips, filmed and voiced over by Tipik, showing what regional policy is up to along with accessible explanations of the policy’s goals and an interactive map of where it is active.

The site showcases what Tipik can do to make a complicated policy more accessible to the general public and still remain relevant to the expert visitor – in house policy experts restructured the information, ColdFusion and video compression techniques were exploited by our designers and translators will cover all the official languages of the EU.

Check out the new look REGIO website.

Sing it out loud for Festival of Europe

Tue, 17 May 2011 22:00:00 GMT

A giant sing-off at a mass, open-door karaoke session at the European Parliament – trust Tipik to find a unique way to liven up the Open Day at the European institutions, Saturday 7 May 2011.
Viral marketing techniques used for last year’s Festival of Europe saw the public strutting their stuff outside the parliament, following a YouTube campaign – Flash Mob. For this year ‘s Giant Euro -Karaoke we cranked up the volume, set up a huge screen and brought out the crowd’s inner Gloria Gaynor! If you needed a break between peering down corridors of power, then Tipik’s mass karaoke provided a welcome diversion.

More on the Giant Euro-Karaoke
Pre-publicity to get the ball rolling, the Tired of Singing Alone? campaign

Tipik launches design competition for the issuing of a commemorative coin

Thu, 05 May 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Last week, Tipik launched the “10 Years of the Euro” competition, a project which took less than a month to produce.
The competition is being organised by DG Economic and Financial Affairs to mark the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the euro. Competition entrants can suggest a design for the two-euro commemorative coin, millions of copies of which will be struck and then introduced on 1 January 2012.

The project specifically included the production of the site’s graphic identity and its translation into 13 languages, as well as the recruitment of jury members and the administration of voting. Thanks to the speedy efforts of its web, graphics and linguistic departments, Tipik managed successfully to launch the competition website.

Tipik launches an augmented reality application for the European Parliament

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT

For the Festival of Europe on 7 May this year, Tipik’s IT department has developed an interactive guide on the main European institutions in Brussels.

The application is available on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, and will allow users to make the most of the Open Day at the European institutions, notably with its augmented reality system. Once you’re in the European district, simply point the camera in front of you. Information describing the building and institution will appear on the image, with a 360° view adding to the experience.

The entire programme of festivities is also available in four languages (English, French, German and Dutch).

Noël Magis appointed Tipik’s Event Director

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik is happy to welcome Noël Magis as our new Event Director.
Read more about him in the “Meet our experts” section.

EP President's website given a new look

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The website of the President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, was revamped and launched by Tipik recently.

Taking less than four months, the project included a graphic overhaul and a platform upgrade, in line with the guidelines from the President’s cabinet.

The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek

Festival of Europe: A familiar tune for Tipik!

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT

After organising the 2010 event, Tipik has once again been called on to work with the European Parliament and organise Open Day at the European institutions on Saturday 7 May 2011.

Between visits to official buildings, information sessions on the daily work of institutions based in Brussels and exploring the ‘Volunteers' Village’ (hosting associations and organisations involved in voluntary work, this year’s central theme), as well as fun activities, dancing and concerts for people of all ages, the event will stay true to its leitmotif: celebrate citizenship!

Following the success of the Flash mob in 2010, the ‘must see’ activity this time round will be the ‘Giant Euro-Karaoke’. The public is invited to join together and sing along to the biggest hits from the French and English-speaking world, as voted by them in the run-up to 7 May.

The latest issue of SHIFT mag, focusing on ‘Womanlike Europe’, has been published.

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Read SHIFT Mag No.17 online.

100 years of International Women’s Day, Tipik turns it on in Strasbourg!

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik’s Event department headed to Strasbourg on 8 March to help with celebrations for the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.

To mark this milestone, the European Parliament called on Tipik to produce a whole host of products honouring women and their 100 years. Drawing on the resources of its Event and Graphics departments, Tipik put together, among other things, a photo exhibition “100 years – 100 women”, banners and a pop-up display inside the European Parliament and also decorated the Hemicycle in Brussels.

With contributions from women from the European Parliament, the day drew to a close in positive spirits, with fond memories of a successful event.

Tipik, leading web agency for international institutions 3rd year running!

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Once again, Tipik was ranked 3rd leading Belgian web agency in 2010, confirming its rightful place in the top 100 published every year by the magazine Inside Digital Media. The ranking is based on 2010 turnover and is testament to Tipik’s healthy growth.

Tipik is therefore the n°1 web agency on the market covering international and European institutions.

With its 2nd place in the Top 30 000 of Trends-Tendances (category: Communication Agency), the quality work produced by Tipik is clearly grabbing the attention of the media and professionals in our business sectors.

Tipik – active in 33 countries

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:00:00 GMT

On 21-22 February, Tipik met with all its European partner agencies in Brussels to discuss current and future projects spanning Europe. Tipik is now based in 33 countries through its 28-agency network. The partner agencies help Tipik organise events, handle logistics, identify local expertise, etc. They cover a wide range of specialist areas in communication, PR and event organising, providing added strength to Tipik’s teams.

The European Network was launched in 2010.

Who are Tipik’s partners?

Tipik's figures of 2010

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik ended 2010 with a turnover of EUR19.8 million. Our staff number saw an increase, as well, with 130 communication experts working for us by the end of the year. Also, Tipik's partner network grew last year with 29 European communication agencies, making Tipik present all over Europe and beyond when organising events and other campaigns.

More: Staff and turnover trends

The latest issue of SHIFT Mag, focusing on Faraway Europe, has been published.

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Read SHIFT Mag No.16 online.

Happy New Year from Tipik!

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Our offices will be closed on 24 December – 2 January. We wish you an excellent holiday season!

100 videos in Tipik multimedia library!

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik’s audiovisual team has been filming around the globe for the past three years, providing mostly the European Institutions with campaign clips of a wide range of policy sectors, teasers, flashmobs, covering different ceremonies, etc. Browse these videos on the Multimedia site.

Emmanuel Stark appointed Tipik’s Commercial Director

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik is happy to welcome Mr Emmanuel Stark as our new Commercial Director. Formerly in charge of DDB Focus Europe and owner of All Stark’s Production, he has been in cooperation with Tipik for years and takes on his new post at Tipik as of 9 November.

New on Tipik Multimedia

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Watch the latest campaign teaser by Tipik on our multimedia website: Music against poverty is a competition for young people for a good cause.

Events team giving the Belgian Presidency its best shot

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:00:00 GMT

The 9^th Round Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion took place on 18 and 19 October in Brussels, with over 400 participants from policy-makers to NGOs discussing poverty in Europe.

Tipik's Event team reinforced the team to make this high-profile event - including a visit of His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium and Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium – to run as smoothly as possible. Six workshops, a gala dinner, seven on-site visits and a plenary session turned out a great success. Our audiovisual team also covered the plenary session live: scripting the event (light, audio, gears on stage), creating slides, showing the videos, etc.

Tipik has won a contract to organise six conferences within the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union. These conferences form part of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.

Tipik attracts numerous job-seekers to Job Days

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik was present at the Job Day Europe, a recruiting event in Brussels held on 2 October at the European Commission (Berlaymont). Our staff members were on hand to present the company alongside Managing Director Juan Arcas, one of the event’s key speakers. Tipik was a focus of attention from job-seekers throughout the event.

See images of the event:

Marco Polo site gets a facelift

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:00:00 GMT

The new site for the Marco Polo transport programme is now online!

Marco Polo is the first in the series of three programme websites Tipik is developing for the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation. We designed the site, drafted new content and integrated everything into Documentum. The main objective of the site is to attract new beneficiaries and inspire existing beneficiaries (freight transporters). The content therefore seeks first and foremost to explain the programme, demystify the procedures surrounding applying for and spending Marco Polo funds and show what the programme has achieved.

New from our video studio

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Check out our latest videos on Tipik Multimedia! Our audiovisual crew recently covered the Open Days in Brussels - the 8th European Week of Regions and Cities - in Brussels and the EU Contest for Young Scientists in Lisbon.

Watch these videos and more

Tipik kicks off multilingualism competition

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:00:00 GMT

“Tongue stories” is a language campaign aiming to reach out to Europeans and promote the benefits of foreign language learning. It’s an online competition in which Europeans can send in their stories to the website and the most inspiring ones will be rewarded. Tipik put together the whole competition package online in the space of just six weeks and it was launched last week. The project included concept and visual identity creation for the campaign website, content journalism and translation of the website into 22 languages, and PR and networking for selecting celebrities to promote the campaign.

The project is an initiative of the Education and Culture DG of the EU Commission, running until Europe Day in May next year.

This is Tipik – video out

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Who are we and what do we do? Watch the new presentation video of Tipik!

Tipik filming a science contest in Lisbon

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik’s latest video project has taken our audiovisual team to Lisbon. Our AV crew is filming the European Union Contest for Young Scientists 2010 with a trailer of the event, coverage of the award ceremony, interviews with the winners, etc. Tipik’s videos will be broadcast all over Europe – through TV stations in 38 participating countries.

Take a sneak peek here: contest trailer.

Follow the contest on Twitter.

SHIFT Mag No.15 out

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

The latest SHIFT Mag, « Europe in the vanguard », has been published. Read SHIFT Mag No.15 (pdf).

Tipik at Job Day Europe

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik will be present at the Job Day Europe, a recruiting event in Brussels, on 2 October at the European Commission (Berlaymont), with Tipik’s Managing Director Juan Arcas as one of the event’s key speakers.

New from our Graphics studio

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

After a busy summer at the studio, new publications are out, featuring visual identities created by Tipik’s graphic designers.

Browse our graphic portfolio.

Tipik in charge of international child poverty conference

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

As part of the Belgian EU Presidency agenda, Tipik organised a two-day conference on 2-3 September in the Belgian town of Marche-en-Famenne. The event, entitled “Who Cares? Roadmap for a Recommendation to fight child poverty”, was attended by 300 participants, including members of the Belgian royal family, EU ministers and international experts. Tipik’s job was to make the event run smoothly from start to finish: we covered all practical arrangements from the invitation process to transportation, technical assistance and arranging rooms for 15 exhibitors.

Tipik in action: film crew in Bulgaria

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik’s audiovisual team went to Bulgaria to film the construction of the Vidin-Calafat Bridge, connecting Romania and Bulgaria across the Danube. Our film producer, camera crew and sound technician captured the construction project which is co-financed by DG Regio of the European Commission and to be finished in 2011.

Read the related news on the website of Danube Bridge Vidin-Calafat Project.

See pictures of the set:

New videos by Tipik

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Check out the latest videos produced by Tipik on our multimedia website: five clips cover award-winning European regional policy projects.

Tipik gives new look to online EU business guide

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Today saw Tipik publish a revamped website for Your Europe – Business, a practical guide for doing business across the EU. The overhaul project has given a fresh new look to 3,200 pages – a major project involving our IT team, graphics studio and translation and editorial teams.

"I fight poverty" campaign kicks off

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik published on Friday the “I fight poverty” website dedicated to raise awareness among young Europeans of the EU's action in the field of development cooperation. The highlight of the campaign is the "Music against poverty" competition which invites European 15-25-year-olds to compose their own songs on tackling world poverty. Entries will be presented on the audiovisually rich campaign website and the winners will win a session in a professional recording studio and the chance to perform at European Development Days. Tipik’s campaign for EuropeAid will also be promoted at different music festivals around Europe through Tipik’s European network and on social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and My Space.

New SHIFT Mag website launched

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:00:00 GMT

At the same time as its summer issue – dedicated to travels across Europe – SHIFT Mag is also launching its new website. With fresher graphics and a more dynamic look, this new portal will provide more details about the magazine, its editors, its circulation and production – don’t miss the “making of” video clip!

Visit the website: www.shiftmag.eu
Read SHIFT Mag [n°14] (pdf).

SHIFT Mag No.14 is out

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:00:00 GMT

The latest SHIFT Mag, focusing on travelling in Europe, has been published. Read SHIFT Mag No.14 (pdf).

A booklet made by Tipik presents food security projects worldwide

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:00:00 GMT

In less than four months, Tipik produced a colourfully illustrated booklet entitled Food Facility Auction Floor, presenting high-quality projects for EuropeAid. It includes more than two hundred food security projects in Africa, Asia and Central America – some financed by the European Commission, others still looking for investors. Therefore, the booklet serves as an “ad” to attract public and private investors. Everything from contact with projects worldwide to journalism, translation and graphics was covered in-house at Tipik.

Tipik-organised photo competition reaches out to 27 countries

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik recently organised a photo competition for teenagers on behalf of the European Commission’s Economic and Financial Affairs DG: “The euro – what does it mean to us?”. The names of the winners were announced at the Brussels Economic Forum on 25 May.

For Tipik, this six-month project meant handling the competition promotional campaign in 27 countries, producing competition material such as the 22-language competition website along with special flyers and posters, recruiting members of the competition jury and arranging a four-day stay in Brussels for the seven winning teams.

150 European projects - all in one book

Sun, 30 May 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik has put together a major publication for the European Commission’s Regional Policy titled ‘Investing in our Regions – 150 examples of projects co-funded by European Regional Policy’.

Over the course of a year, Tipik’s journalists researched all 150, interviewing project managers and finding out how European Regional Funding is making difference on the ground.

The result – a liberally illustrated, coffee table book highlighting the diversity of ideas that are funded all over Europe.

Flashmob at the European Parliament a big success

Mon, 17 May 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Check out the flashmob video from Europe Day 8 May on YouTube.

Tipik signs eTIC charter

Sun, 09 May 2010 22:00:00 GMT

eTIC Benelux – a charter for companies providing information and communication technology services – is a code of good practice for businesses. Over 400 companies have signed the charter, which aims to encourage a more balanced and transparent way of doing business in the field of ITC. By signing the charter, Tipik is committing itself to transparency with its clients in terms of time and budget management, resource issues, copyright, etc.

What are we committed to? (eTIC website) (in French)

Tipik building the Festival of Europe on 8-9 May

Wed, 05 May 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik is involved in organising headline events for the Festival of Europe on 8-9 May in Brussels and Strasbourg. The European Parliament, together with the other EU Institutions, will be marking the 60th anniversary of what is regarded as the founding moment of the EU, the Schuman Declaration in 1950. Tipik’s event organisers, audiovisual team and graphic studio have been busy for weeks now, working on PR event planning, designing the right products and producing videos.

Our services and products for the events include promotional publications, planning segments of the cultural programmes, organising a mini-football tournament, and marketing the various events on both the radio and via posters and at a special movie screening, to name but a few.

Finally, Tipik’s audiovisual team has produced a dance video for the Flash Mob dance event in Brussels on 8 May along with the accompanying music soundtrack.

Flash Mob Europe Day Brussels 8 May (YouTube)

New videos by Tipik

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Check out the latest audiovisual production by our video studio: Mission for the European Parliament (in Danish), produced for the European Parliament Office in Copenhagen. The video is an educational film introducing teenagers to the European Parliament.

High-profile website delivered by Tipik in record time

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:00:00 GMT

In the space of just three weeks, Tipik produced from scratch a website for Agriculture commissioner Ciolos: The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013 – Your ideas matter. This consultation site, on which Europeans can debate the future agricultural policy, was developed and produced in 22 languages at record speed and launched on 12 April.

New videos by Tipik

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Check out the latest audiovisual production by our video studio: Nine countries, one goal – Samso (regional policy).

SHIFT Mag No.13 is out

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

The latest SHIFT Mag, focusing on European Idols, has been published. Read SHIFT Mag No.13 (pdf).

Tipik's European network

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik has implemented an extensive partner network that covers all of the European Union and candidate countries - an important helping hand in Tipik’s pan-European projects. Our preferred partners in each country have signed formal agreements to help Tipik organise events, assist in logistics, identify local expertise etc.

List of our European partners

Tipik gets a new look

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik launched its new website on Valentine’s Day.

SHIFT Mag No.12 is out

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT

The latest SHIFT Mag, focusing on Euroscepticism, has been published. Read SHIFT Mag No.12 (pdf).

Tipik’s videos mark the fall of the Berlin Wall

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik produced 11 short videos for the European Commission to mark the 20^th anniversary of democratic change in Central and Eastern Europe. “1989: The year that changed Europe - 20^th anniversary” has been promoted for broadcasting on more than 500 TV channels around Europe, bringing the momentous events of the year into living rooms all over Europe.

The videos cover interviews of people who witnessed the 1989 revolutions at first hand in Hungary, Lithuania, Germany, Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia.

Tipik’s healthy eating campaign reaches out across Europe

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT

A European campaign encouraging schoolchildren in the 27 EU countries towards a healthier lifestyle and better eating habits was launched by Tipik at the end of September. The array of campaign services included roadshows in seven countries as well as the campaign's visual identity, graphic products, branding, website, print publications and campaign videos.

Watch Euronews coverage of the campaign.

Tipik video, graphics and reporting at Open Days

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT

During the first week of October, Tipik covered the Open Days, a key annual event in Brussels for European regions and cities. The 7^th edition of this European event attracted 600 speakers and 7,000 participants from 213 regions. Tipik took charge of the audiovisual and journalistic coverage of events as well as event graphics.

SHIFT Mag No.11 is out

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The latest SHIFT Mag, focusing on stereotypes and humour in Europe, has been published. Read SHIFT Mag No.11 (pdf).

Tipik flies the European flag in Strasbourg

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:00:00 GMT

This year’s inaugural session of the European Parliament signalled the 30th anniversary of the election of its members by direct universal suffrage. The Parliament wanted to mark the occasion in a slightly more memorable way, and through Tipik (or Tipik’s Events Department, to be more precise), it did just that!

Tipik mainly took charge of staging the official ceremony on 13 July 2009, during which a detachment from Eurocorps hoisted the European flag. Music was provided for the occasion by the Strasbourg Philharmonic, the symphony orchestra led by Etienne Bardon and the children’s choir the ‘Petits chanteurs de Strasbourg’ of the National Rhine Opera, directed by Phillipe Utard.

Tipik is looking for legal experts from Belgium, Germany, France, Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and the UK

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik is urgently seeking legal experts from Belgium, Germany, France, Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom for medium-term assignments related to the evaluation of the EU law transposition into the national legal systems.

If you are interested, please send your CV to: ca@tipik.eu

Tipik visuals intensify global campaign

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT

An image of Aung San Suu Kyi is being projected onto the façade of a building nearby the European Parliament in Brussels (18-19 June). The projection, organised by Tipik, is part of a global campaign calling for the release of Myanmar’s icon of democracy on this her 64^th birthday.

More information:

Protests marking Suu Kyi birthday (BBC)
Aung San Suu Kyi fête son 64e anniversaire en prison (LeSoir) (FR)
Protests around the world to mark Suu Kyi birthday (Bangkok Post)

Tipik Multimedia: Aung San Suu Kyi

SHIFT Mag No.10 is out

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The latest SHIFT Mag, focusing on democracy in Europe, has been published. Read SHIFT Mag No.10 (pdf).

Tipik launches SME Week, a major campaign in 35 countries

Wed, 13 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The first European SME Week campaign, targeted at small businesses, was a challenging, multi-faceted project organised by Tipik for the European Commission’s Enterprise and Industry DG. With websites, news reporting, graphics, videos, competitions… the array of services was wide and colourful.

Tipik organised all event logistics from travelling to catering and show technology. The audiovisual team covered the opening event live, adding motion graphics to the show, and produced several videos to both market the campaign and report on the opening event afterwards. Our journalists had covered enterprise policy for more than six months in preparation for informing citizens in 35 countries about the campaign – the material was translated into 21 languages by Tipik. The visual identity and all promotion material graphics were also produced by Tipik’s graphics studio.

The opening event in Brussels culminated in a talk show and entrepreneurship video awards. The audience was impressed with Tipik’s contribution to the event - a true success resulting from a year of careful preparations behind the scenes.

Tipik enlarged with 18 new employees

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:00:00 GMT

18 new colleagues joined Tipik at the beginning of April. This international team of legal experts will deal with EU law in all 23 official languages for a legislation codification project of the European Commission. Tipik’s total staff number now reaches 161. The company has grown significantly in the recent years in number of the turnover, contracts won and employees.

Tipik’s videos to feature in NATO anniversary celebrations

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik won a contract a few months ago to carry out some audiovisual work for NATO, namely to produce six stories showing how NATO makes a difference in people’s everyday lives. The videos are now ready and will be used at NATO’s 60th anniversary summit in Strasbourg this April.

See the videos here:Tipik Multimedia - NATO

New DG Enterprise and Industry website launched

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik has set up the new, restructured website for DG Enterprise and Industry. This major project has taken only one year to be completed.
And the restructuring continues: five sub sites have been produced and around 33 are still to come in the next eight months. The project involved restructuring the site, rewriting, revising and translating the content into 23 languages. This scope of work required a large team of project managers, coordinators, assistants, editors, translators, proofreaders, graphic designers and web editors.

Our multi-task teams produced a homepage with a 3D flash animation allowing visitors to visualise practical examples of how they benefit from EU regulations.

Get your updates from Tipik

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT

You can now subscribe to RSS feeds both from the Tipik and Tipik Multimedia websites. This will allow you to keep abreast of the latest news at Tipik as well as check out our new video productions.

Solar energy project takes Tipik to French island of Réunion

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik’s TV crew has been on the move again, this time filming a solar panel project on the island of Réunion. The project is geared towards energy independence using photovoltaic electricity production and received a RegioStars award this year from DG REGIO in the climate change category. Tipik’s coverage featured in the award ceremony.

Watch Tipik’s video here: Adaptation to or mitigation of climate change (RegioStars Awards)

Tipik leading web agency for international institutions

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik was ranked as the 4th web agency in Belgium in 2008, according to the March issue of the magazine Inside Digital Media, making it the top web agency for international institutions. Tipik made nearly EUR 9.7 million last year in web activities alone, which cover 60% of its entire activity range. The company doubled its turnover between 2007 and 2008 and is now safely nestled among the top four web agencies in Belgium, a move up five places from 2007.

Tipik’s latest contract: ECFIN

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:00:00 GMT

At the beginning of February Tipik won a four-year contract worth €6 million for the Economic and Financial Affairs DG of the European Commission. Tipik will be in charge of the editorial content, graphic design and web production of ECFIN’s information and communication campaigns.

Tipik’s film studio: more lights, more action

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik’s clients are increasingly eager to embrace the possibilities of video communication. Thematic videos, documentaries, expert interviews, video teasers etc. are a crucial part of Tipik’s repertoire these days. For film production, Tipik has gathered together a team of creative script writers, tracked down the right professional actors and music-makers and even built a film studio in its office space as and when required. In 2009, Tipik expects to see a considerable growth in the video demands.

See our videos on Tipik Multimedia

Tipik launches Multimedia portal

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Tipik today launched a new portal, Tipik Multimedia, covering the company's expanding multimedia services (video, animation, sound). The site provides an online portfolio of products delivered to clients across Europe. It also serves as a tool for Tipik's clients, who can consult and validate their multimedia products via this service.

Demand is constantly increasing for modern communication channels and more varied communication initiatives. Tipik's multimedia studio responds to this demand using cutting-edge technology, thereby helping organisations to maximise the impact of their messages.

A new EU contract for Tipik

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:00:00 GMT

In addition to several European contracts (DG Justice, Freedom and Security, DG Enterprise, DG Agriculture, Publications Office, Europe Direct) won by Tipik this year, the latest contract is DG Trade/DG Relex. During a four-year contract worth €2 million, Tipik will provide DG Trade with editing and production for information products. Tipik’s subcontractor of graphic design will be GOPA-Cartermill and for proofreading of 23 languages, Euroscript.

Quality is us - praise for Tipik from ISO 9001 audit

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:00:00 GMT

At the beginning of August, Tipik scored very good marks in its ISO 9001 re-certification audit. DNV awarded Tipik ISO 9001 status for its quality management system back in 2005. Since then, regular audits have taken place every six months. Re-certification audits, like the most recent one, are conducted every three years.

This time around, the auditor was particularly impressed by the wide variety of projects Tipik is delivering on a daily basis.

For Tipik, quality means respect for the client. The company has a long-term quality policy involving each employee, project and procedure 'in house'. Between these external audits, Tipik's own auditors are constantly performing quality evaluations. Tipik is working on more than a dozen projects at present, delivering quality to clients old and new.

Tipik given a green label by Brussels environmental authority

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Tipik is green, says Bruxelles Environnement–IBGE. This environment and energy body of the city of Brussels studies companies’ environmental-friendly procedures. To award those who promote ecological values and show action in practice, Bruxelles environnement labels companies with ”stars”: first one and three at the most.

Tipik received its first star in June 2008 for its green actions. With green ambitions, Tipik’s own Ecoteam has worked for 2,5 years to improve the company’s eco-efficiency. Green initiatives by Ecoteam, such as recycling, energy-saving lamps in the office, free bicycle rental and ecopicnic every summer have proved useful and successful among the Tipik staff.

Our video studio is a hive of activity

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Recent productions include :

A 40-second clip on the fight against torture.

The 2 days of filming took place in the cellars at Tours et Taxi and in Boitsfort. One sure way to send shivers down your spine.
Client: EuropeAid (European Commission).

10 short clips on the fight against poverty.

All clips have been put onto 1 DVD and will also be shown on the Internet. Each clip lasts 2-3 minutes and takes a very simple approach: one problem > one solution provided by the European Commission. No blabla. All substance.
Client: EuropeAid (European Commission)

3 reports on regional projects in Europe.

The development of renewable energy in Alsace. The innovative use of hydrogen in Turin. An eco-village project in Namur Province, Belgium.
Client: DG REGIO (European Commission).

Tipik wins new European contracts

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Since 1 January 2008, Tipik has won several calls for tender and is continuing to diversify its activities among the European institutions.

DG Justice, Freedom and Security
Writing, Graphics, Audiovisual and Events Organisation.
Total forecast budget: €34 million
DG Entreprise
Communication campaigns, press releases, translations in 23 languages, audiovisual production, graphic design, writing and concepts for web and paper communication products.
Forecast budget: €10 million.
DG Agriculture
Information and communication products.
Forecast budget: €2.5 million.
OPOCE
Editorial and graphics production.
Forecast budget: €1.6 million.
Europe Direct
Development and maintenance of the “Europe Direct” contact centre.
Forecast budget: €25 million. This contract was won as a consortium together with the company ESN.

Tipik ranks 9th among the top 50 interactive agencies

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT

The magazine Inside Digital Media has just published its annual ranking of interactive agencies. The 50 major web design companies in the country are ranked based on their turnover.

Tipik ranks 9th on this list, with growth of 37% recorded for 2007.

The result only takes account of Tipik’s “web” activities, which have been estimated at 65% of total turnover. In reality, Tipik has total turnover of €8.439 million, which places it among the top 3 agencies working with European institutions.

More information on the financial status of Tipik