Content is King
There's an old adage in design that says "Content is king."
A website should always aim to showcase its content in the best
possible light.
It makes sense that a photographer's site should be built around... well, photographs.
Big, crisp, clear photographs.
Built with this idea in mind, the online presence of portrait photographer Dave Meir features a liquid design that resizes gallery images to fill the browser window at any resolution. The galleries are all generated dynamically, so that images and testimonials can be updated in minutes, and an intuitive navigation system including both mouse and keyboard controls make for easy and
enjoyable browsing.
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Informative, Interactive
Sonic Foundry was looking for someone to build an informative, interactive flash-based overview of their new product, Mediasite. I was looking for a challenging, stimulating project to sink my teeth into. Perfect.
Working closely with Sonic Foundry's Senior Graphic Designer and VP of Sales and Marketing, I built this product demo which would be distributed on CD to high-profile customers around the world. The success of this project led to an eventual full-time design position with Sonic Foundry.
For samples of my work done while employed at Sonic Foundry, please contact me.
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It's All About Feeling
For singer/songwriter Charlie Schaller it's all about feeling.
This project was built around the idea that a good website - like a good song - invokes feelings.
The custom-built player puts control of the music at the browsers' fingertips, and the smooth, subtle transitions compliment the sound perfectly. A custom web-based content management system makes it easy for Charlie to keep his site up to date and his fans informed no matter where his music takes him.
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Polished Professionalism and Personal Warmth
Piano tuning is a very intimate trade.
The goal for Cy Shuster was a site that would show that he is skilled enough to tune a $100,000 Steinway, and personable enough to be welcomed into your living room.
The result is a standards compliant css/xhtml site with a design that exudes polished professionalism and personal warmth.
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Hooked Up
Walleye.mn asked me to put together a look and feel for their statewide blog aggregator, it's a lightweight and usable interface with a touch of Minnesota nice.
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Logotype for singer/songwriter Charlie Schaller. |
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Logo for Main Street Prop Company, builder of custom photography props and sets. |
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An initial 'S' appears in the negative space between two tuning forks in this simple, bold logo for a piano technician. |