I make nice things for nice people.
Don’t take my word for it though,
here’s what my clients think.
Victoria Jones.
Arts & Humanities Manager, Great Ormond Street Hospital
When Hoss was asked to help us create something special for the children here at Great Ormond Street none of us could ever have imagined what he would bring us - pure mesmerising magic. Hoss not only sorted the technology and an amazing animation for us he also wrote a whole story about our new building in which this project lives. The story of Tookubah and all those who live there.
This is one of the most popular creative projects which we have carried out and Hoss was definitely one of the nicest, most helpful, flexible, approachable, imaginative, non egotistical people we had the pleasure of working with and to top it all he has a great sense of humour and knows how to enjoy life.
I certainly hope to work with him again in future, if he can squeeze me in.
Victoria Jones
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Felix Velarde.
Underwired
Hoss Gifford. He’s a nice guy. He makes really nice things. He goes above and beyond the call of duty. If you want a nice guy who can really cut it, who gets it bang on, and who doesn’t let you down, Hoss is the right nice guy to do it. And if we could afford to keep him handcuffed to a Mac in London, we would.
Robin Watts.
Pinknoise
The rarest of rare things — a Flash author that is not only an artist, but a programmer too. His knowledge of the ins and outs of Flash at all levels is encyclopedic. Can’t recommend him highly enough.
Jamie Byng.
Canongate
Hoss Gifford is one of the most imaginative and brilliant designers I have ever come across and his work has consistently pushed the boundaries of what the web and designers can do in tandem if they think out the box.
What he achieved with Life of Pi was simultaneously in keeping with the book and yet a work of art in its own right. Yann Martel adored it as he felt, like we all had, that Hoss had retained the essence of the book’s feel and mood and meaning. But Yann also loved it, like we all did, because it is sublimely beautiful and proof of what books can inspire in other people in terms of activating their imaginations and creative juices.
From a publisher’s point of view working with Hoss was a treat because he didn’t need to be briefed other than in the most general sense - we wanted him to make a short film in Flash that would make people curious to check out the novel but which they would enjoy on its own terms even if they had never heard of Life of Pi and had no subsequent desire to read it.
We scored big time. Hoss delivered the film 2 weeks after Yann won the Booker. And I think there is no question that he helped fuel the buzz around this wondrous novel and its sales.
I can’t wait for to see the results of the next collaboration which is already underway.
Long live King Hoss.
Yann Martel.
Author
Hoss Gifford and (producer) Peter Collingridge combined exceptional creativity and technical skill with a sound understanding of the book. I was not the only one pleased with the result; the tens of thousands of hits speak to the fact that many, many other people were too.
I can’t imagine a better team (besides two nicer guys) to translate written words into virtual images. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to write to me at yannmartel@hotmail.com.
James Jefferson.
Creative Director, Equator
Hoss, I am writing to thank you on your input in the ITC Classics project, recently completed. The balance of unbeatable skills and an unusually high level of professionalism that you brought to the project was a huge asset to the team at Equator. It was a vital element in delivering our high hopes on budget and in a timely manner, without headaches or sleepless nights. I am looking forward to working together on similarly challenging projects in the future.
James Jefferson
Creative Director
Equator
Ewan Colville.
s1 Head of Marketing
I called in Hoss, then the creative force behind web agency Flam Jam, to create a viral for entertainment website s1play.com. The resulting viral was exactly on-brief, and thanks to Hoss, just a little bit subversive. This was a good thing. The viral was a massive success, was listed in FHM magazine’s top 100 online games in 2002, and two years later it’s still played more than 500 times every week. At its peak, ‘takeaim’ was played 47,000 times in a week. We then asked Hoss to develop viral solutions for s1jobs, Scotland’s No.1 recruitment site. These too did exactly what we wanted - massive referral and advocacy of s1jobs.
If you want to promote your brand on the internet, try talking to Hoss Gifford.
Ewan Colville
s1 Head of Marketing
Kenny Shaw.
Screenmedia
Most interactive projects could do with a bit of Hoss magic - something inspiring, that’s a step beyond your original conception and hopes of what might be achieved.
James Clewett.
Picsel Technologies
Hoss Gifford is a man of epic talent, combining intrinsic understanding of the Flash format, with a very genuine and heartfelt concern for the health and happiness of his clients. He is the doctor of love, the master of disaster, the coyote of cunning. He stands astride the twin virtues of kindness, and expressive ActionScript coding like a colossus. He is truly the Mohamed Ali of Flash programming.
Hoss Gifford is silicon valley chic. If you need more programmer cool, linen shirts and open sandals, he is the man. Voted 4 times NBA MVP, he has talent pouring from every orifice, I envy this man, no, I worship him, I fall at his feet begging to spend more time in his hallowed company.
He gives, then he gives again, this man is a hero - love him!