The National Oceanography Centre was formed by bringing together the two leading marine research institutions in the UK. The NOC will work in close partnership with the wider marine science community to create the integrated research capability needed to tackle the big environmental issues facing the world. Research priorities will include the oceans’ role in climate change, sea level change and the future of the Arctic Ocean.
This new partnership needed a new website to combine the huge archives of research and information currently divided between the two laboratories. It also needed to clearly represent the scale of the new institution and it's position of authority in its field.
A feeling of depth was created by combining a rich aquatic colour scheme with opacities and a fixed 'seabed' background