I have begun working on a new site for NYC-Based illustrator Lauren Redniss. I have completed the architecture and wireframes for the site and am beginning the comps in Photoshop.
Here are a few samples of the site planning.
Overall Information Architecture for the site
Wireframe for the Home Page
Wireframe for the Blurbs page
I have been freelancing for the last couple of weeks building a blog for at a great interactive agency called Kapitall in SoHo.
About Page
Blog Page
They are working on a really great product that provides a game-like visual UI for buying and selling stocks. Their UI was designed by Cordell Ratzlaff, the man behind Mac OSX. It is a great place to be working. Their site is here. I have also been helping develop wireframes for some new features they are working on.
I am designing and producing an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) called “4th Wall” for my Thesis project. My thesis concept is to introduce casual players to the ARG experience. I am aiming for teen to young adult people who have either never heard of an ARG or are relatively new to the idea. I have had tremendous help from Eric Chung – a first year MFA student in the Design and Technology Department at Parsons.
I cannot put too much detail about it on the web as one of the main tactics of the game is to conduct web-based research and I do not want to risk players finding information that could spoil the game. However, I can discuss the narrative of the game and show some of the assets I have designed for it.
The Narrative
The story of the game is about a reporter working for the Daily Informant news site named Paige Stein. Paige has been working on a story that she insists will be groundbreaking when it is published. However, she goes missing and her apartment is burned to the ground before that can happen. Her editor, Sam King has found a piece of evidence that may unlock the secret of her story and disappearance in the wreckage of her apartment. He enlists the players to help him fill in the blanks of the story.
Assets
The assets I have created are for ficticious companies and organizations that help create the alternate reality in which the game lives.
Tyger Pharmaceuticals – A large pharmaceutical company
The Daily Informant – an online news source
TheyKnowWeKnow – a paranoid conspiracy theory blog
Metatonic Society – a zealous self-help organization
Other assets that are still in development are several AS3-based games and puzzles that players need to solve in order to complete the game and a couple of multimedia elements that will pop up along the way. I am hoping to launch an Alpha Test by early next month.
I am working Victoria Vesna to help establish a framework for collaborative class between Parsons and UCLA. I helped build a system using WordPressMU that allows for multiple users to create accounts and add content having to do with the three class between the two universities. I collaborated with Christo Allegra and Bruce Drummond to design and build the site.
I was Brought in to help design and implement a streaming media system at Parsons. I helped organize the video equipment, help to find a real-time editing solution and assist designers Doris Yee and Chris Calmyn build the site for the project.
I was brought in as a Creative Consultant for the re-branding of the ‘mktg’ marketing group here in New York. I was responsible for helping the Creative Director concept and architect their new web presence.
They have since re-designed again, but here are the designs that I submitted.
I was able to work with some very talented students to help design and develop the site for the event. I helped Art Direct the project with Leanne Wagner. I also designed the background video.
The site is not live yet. But,
here is a link to the Development space.
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