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My very first SlideShare presentation!

Dave — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:41:49 +0000

Looky here! My first ever SlideShare.net presentation! It’s a little ditty I created to help our traditional media buying folks transition over to the brave new world of online banner ads and all the specs they have to understand and bring into their Work Orders. It’s pretty basic, and it assumes I’ll be talking through some of the details, but it’s hopefully still somewhat informative… and maybe a little entertaining.

An Intro to Online Media File Types

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Google Wave

Dave — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:32:04 +0000

Can’t speak for it’s actual usefulness, as I don’t have an invite yet… but from the videos I’ve seen (good overview video below) it looks like it could be a really amazing new communications shift. Almost like going from paper letters to email… but I’ll hold off judgement until I actually get to try it out. :-)

Motion Graphics and Information Design

Dave — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:35:35 +0000

Check out this sweet ass motion graphic visualization about The Crisis of Credit that our global economy is currently digging itself out of … brought to you by Jonathan Jarvis and The New Mediators:

CAPS – Promotional Video Edit

Dave — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:16 +0000

Summary: Create a promotional video for the Council for the Advancement of Public Schools (CAPS). This 3-5 minute video needed to illustrate all the positive public relations work that had been done in 2008 by the CAPS organization, while also engaging potential new supports to the cause of supporting our public schools. The biggest challenge with this project was the lack of video assets. Most of what was supplied were still photography and newspaper clippings. We did however have a previously edited broadcast quality commercial we made earlier in the year, and a small budget for voice-over talent. (Generously donated at a greatly reduced rate to help support the cause.) In the end, the video was very well received by the client, and we got some great feedback from them about its reception by their supporters. Everyone involved considered the project a success.

Tech: Final-Cut Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash
Role: Editor / Designer / Art Director
Link: See video below

Time for Bed Game – Flash Interactive

Dave — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:55:11 +0000

Summary: Teach children how much sleep they need in a fun and engaging way. (What kids haven’t been preached to on this topic by parents or other adults when bed time rolls around?) Animals are a proven hook for our target age group of 5- to 10-year-old boys and girls. We used illustration, animation, funny voice talent and interactivity to engage the audience. Actionscripting was used to keep score during the games 10 question screens, with a congratulations at the end that loops the user back in for another try or sends them off for additional reading material. Overall, and very popular and successful interactive piece for KidsHealth.org. So much so that it was also featured in GD USA Magazine’s 2005 annual.

Tech: Flash, Illustrator, SoundForge
Role: Designer / Art Director, Character Illustrator, Sound Engineer, Developer, Voice Talent
Link: See Flash Below

KidsHealth Kid Tip – Direct Response

Dave — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:07:55 +0000

Summary: Create a turnkey vehicle to promote awareness and create new business for independent children hospitals. The result was a dual approach that used 12 (monthly) direct mail postcards to generate awareness, and drive traffic to a corresponding microsite designed to convert them to clients of the local hospital. I created the post cards in Quark, spot art in Illustrator, and designed the web pages in Photoshop, and coded the site in Homesite. Just call me a one-man-band.

Tech: Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, Homesite
Role: Designer, Art Director, Developer