Suske en Wiske

To celebrate the 65th anniversary of Suske en Wiske, Standaard Uitgeverij decided to launch a special edition called “De Stuivende Stad”. But that’s not all. For the first time they wanted to bring one of Belgium’s most popular comics to the iPhone and iPad. And that’s exactly where Gladiator and the lovely colleagues at Little Miss Robot came in.

A wonderful storytelling

After getting to know each other it became obvious that the people from Standaard Uitgeverij were looking for a creative and reliable partner. One who was able to walk every mile, aiming for the best result… A role that suited us perfectly! We took off with a creative workshop, guiding their creative team into the world of iPhone and iPad experiences. After this boost of excitement we started with the first (and biggest) challenge. With detailed wireframes and prototypes we defined and optimized the user experience of a mobile comic. Mobilizing a fysical comic is more than squeezing things into a tiny screen. When we sorted all of this out we opend up Photoshop and designed an interface for both iPhone & iPad, fully Suske en Wiske branded. After that, the development team brought this experience to life and after 2 weeks we saw the first beta versions running on our devices. In the meanwhile we were also combining a wonderful set of audio material (made by the talented people at Het Geluidshuis) with all the visual material we received. A unique initiative where audio and visual elements were combined into a wonderful storytelling.

Available in the App Store

We finetuned the designs and ux, implemented these latest updates in the applications and we invited Mrs Vandersteen over for a first premiere. Together with the Standaard Uitgeverij she took a look at all of this iPhone and iPad madness and said.. Let’s do this! And now it’s your turn. You can find more information about this project at www.suskeenwiske.be/iphone.