Medieval Help Desk
May 5th, 2009Can Design Save the Newspaper? Jacek Utko
April 24th, 2009A Site About Something
February 19th, 2009A Site About Something
I’m approaching the release of a project that I’ve had the enormous pleasure of working on with author and composer Richard Geller and 3D artist Silvia Sayas for two years. It hasn’t been a full-time endeavor but has involved many, many hours of discussion and planning as well as production work. I’m not going to reveal yet what A Site About Something is about, but wanted to share a few preview images.
I’ll be writing quite a bit about the site both here and in A Blog About Something.com because the work illustrates a number of philosophies I’ve developed about the nature of engaging web experiences, some bold new marketing strategies, a new vision for user interface design, and some techniques I’d like to share pertaining to digital illustration and the actionscript that brings it to life.
For now, enjoy the preview images. More to come soon.
PALO!
October 14th, 2008
PALO! website image
My latest project - a website for Miami’s “Cuban Funk” band PALO! that borrows heavily from old Havana and Miami ephemera. The “store” is an old Cuban ration book. Explore and enjoy http://www.gopalo.com and their excellent music, too. There are a few easter eggs hidden in the site to watch for.
Check Out Dipity
September 27th, 2008What a cool tool for timelines, presentations, etc.
Free to set up at http://www.dipity.com
The Font Conference
August 13th, 2008Typefaces debate whether Zapf Dingbats should be allowed into the Font Conference.
America is F*cked (Graphically at least)
August 10th, 2008Strange Maps
July 24th, 2008I found this one quite by accident; a blog with articles and images of wonderful maps. This is real design geek stuff here. These maps provide a very interesting look at how information has been organized, prioritized and presented through history.
Check out Strange Maps
BOOM! Student Interactive Advertising
July 10th, 2008
I usually teach at a college level, but was asked to teach a 3 1/2 day course in “interactive advertising” to high school students between quarters. I wasn’t sure what skill levels I’d have, and there was a mix of interest between advertising strategy and production across the seven students. We decided to create a mock interactivity agency and that path took us through discussions of branding, technology and a few hours spent looking at what other agencies were doing.
I’d like to share what a group of very clever high school students can do in a half-week with a bit of technical help, project management and scheduling support.
Illustration - The Face of Leonardo DaVinci
May 31st, 2008An understanding of portrait illustration reveals a face lost to history. Diabolically simple.