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Skysprout (Work in progress)

I have been involved in this exciting new project for a children’s clothing brand “Skysprout”, mainly creating xhtml and css for the theming. I am working alongside one other Developer and an Art Director to produce an eCommerce experience which we hope will grow Skysprout’s online presence. For this project we decided to use Magento (an open source eCommerce solution) to power the store and integrate Wordpress to handle the front-end.

Bank of England

Within the project I got to use a wide range of skills from Css to Flash As3. I started by setting up the wordpress environment and getting it ready for development. Once the site was in place it was required to produce a mini interactive tour of the bank. For this I decided to use flash As3 to keep in congress with the flash produced to handle the video content. As well as the code development of the site I was also able to get involved in creating the video content using Cs3 After Effects.
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Caroline Bird

This website promoting poet Caroline Bird  required us to put ourselves into the mindset of creating something for an individual, rather than a brand/company. Our approach was to provide a blank page so that the poetry would be the focus.

This was a technically interesting project… I chose Steven Sacks’ Gaia Flash Framework as a basis for the Flash build and built 3d assets in Swift. We used ActionScript 3 and PHP to code a Flash/Wordpress integration so that the site could be managed easily by Caroline.

Inside & Out

I decided to use JavaScript/Ajax to build this microsite, which employs an accordian-style navigation. The content of the site is light, so rather than creating a traditional navigation, we created this alternative stylistic navigating experience.
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Campus Ali

I worked on the concept, built a WordPress installation, used xhtml/css to build the theme and shot and edited an introductory video for this blog. Stafford Long wanted to promote their graduate recruitment marketing services - we identified the agency’s unique selling point in this area as having a dedicated resource (a Campus Analyst) who travels the country researching and gathering information on university campuses.
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Elevation Networks Website

Elevation Networks is a student-led initiative to bridge the gap between employers and students from under-represented sections of society. Their objective is to bring people together through inspiration, to overcome barriers.

The website is based on a typical crowded notice board, along a busy university campus corridor. We also added in a green screen video shoot of students introducing different sections of the website.
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KPMG website

This project had many interesting challenges as there were a wide range of technical design requirements. The site was built on a custom CMS designed in-house by a colleague using c#.net. I did a lot work on the site with Flash/AS2, JavaScript, XHTML and CSS.
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RM ‘Virtual World’

Awards:
Winner, November 2006 Ri5er

I shot individuals against a green screen and also used Illustrator, Flash and After Effects for the website and game. There was a tight deadline for the project, which was tough considering the technical challenges - but in the end we managed to exceed the client’s expectations and got good feedback from users.
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Pizza Hut ‘Create your own’

We developed a Flash website with animation and special features including a ‘Pizza Patrol’ game. I did much of the design, Flash and video work. The theme for the website was ‘create your own’, as Pizza Hut managers receive all the support they need to run their own business. The design is based on creativity (hence the painting and drawing theme). An AAA accessible version was also produced.
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Severn Trent Water ‘Thought Provoking’

Awards:
Winner, 2007 RAD - Best Website
Winner, April 2006 Ri5er

I worked with and AD, writer and fellow developer to create this site - adding animations, sound effects and using an unusual navigation in order to achieve a fun, engaging feel. I also designed and built interactive features such as a bath based game and interactive water saving feature. We also made a simple content management system so that the content could be kept up to date throughout the campaign. In a two-month period, the website received more than 7,000 visits. In total, 963 applications for the scheme were received, and all positions were filled in time for the September 2006 start date.
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