DESCRIPTION: Speech studio is an online video upload and grading program that improves the learning comprehension of your public speaking students. With Speech Studio, students can upload video files of practice speeches or final performances, comment on their peer's speeches TECH SPECS: Flex, Flash, SQL, .NET DESCRIPTION: This Flex Application is the premium content player for all of Cengage's course technology's division. The system behind this application has a one click deployment method for web, CD and DVD. TECH SPECS: Flex, Flash, SQL, .NET DESCRIPTION: Wheel of Terms is a Flash-based game designed for Thomson Learning. The game, which is similar to the Wheel of Fortune game show, serves as a learning tool for college students. This game keeps users' scores on www.course.com so that professors can track their students' progress. DESCRIPTION: This is a Flash-based demo designed to highlight some of the key features in Sam 2007 Prograder. This piece appeared at trade show booths, as an online demo, and in CD giveaways. DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: This is a Flash-based demo designed to highlight some of the key features in Sam 2007. This demo is a movie intended to be played in the background of a trade show booth. It was later made into an online demo and CD giveaway for the sales department. DESCRIPTION: Bug Bounce is a prototype Flash-based game for Thomson Learning. The goal of the game is to get the highest score possible. This is achieved by gaining points through bouncing a bug with as much power as possible. By answering questions correctly, the player gains more power for bouncing. Overall, the purpose of this game is to add an entertaining element into learning. DESCRIPTION: This Flash demo was made for LogMeIn to show new users how to use LogMeIn Rescue. This was part of a re-branding project for LogMeIn. DESCRIPTION: A interactive Flash app for the home page of LogMeIn.com that helps visitors get to the product that best suits them. This Flash file is XML driven. DESCRIPTION: A multifunctional Flash-based button. This single swf file can be used in many ways. By simply changing the variables on the URL string, the outline color, the URL link, the text on the button, and the overall layout can be manipulated accordingly. DESCRIPTION: A set of LogMeIn logos redesigned to unify all the available products as one brand. This is part of the rebranding project for LogMeIn. DESCRIPTION: This small Flash interactive panel was made for jivjiv.com to prompt visitors to set up a store, buy wallpaper, or buy ring-tones. DESCRIPTION: A self-started Flash demonstration of how technology can mimic nature. In this interactive piece, a tree grows into a random form after given a few parameters. The user can play with the sliders of the parameters. TECH SPECS: HTML, Movable Type, CSS, SQL and Flash
DESCRIPTION: Mac Over Matter, a self-started side project, is a public weblog sharing digested news, reviews, musings, and tips with the Mac-based community.
OBJECTIVE: Make a dynamic site that allows for easy entry posting and editing, as well as comment posting from visitors.

SOLUTIONS: Use Movable Type software to set up a basic weblog and finetune it to an optimal design. DESCRIPTION: This was a set of gif banners aimed at generating new traffic and acquiring new users. DESCRIPTION: Mac Over Matter, a self-started side project, is a public weblog sharing digested news, reviews, musings, and tips with the Mac-based community. The versatile logo is a light-hearted take on the Mac Finder icon and also suggests knowledge, but within a fun setting. Featurization Tools are a suite of centralized Flash-based tools that simplify and accelerate the Affinnova Design Process. It automates repetitive tasks and reduces the chance of human error by pulling data from the same source. Featurization Tools create a matrix of genes and alleles; tag the matrix to indicate allele classes, constraints and special notes; generate ActionScripts automatically (thus bypassing tedious custom writing); generate XML for uploading to a database; and generate color-coded heat map data for reports. OBJECTIVE: Promote Music Teller to retailers, record industry, and investors. SOLUTIONS: Take inspiration from the logo and create a clean, modern, stylish tech look for Music Teller's identity. Using a motif of geometric shapes and muted, cool blues, unify the signage, print collateral and Music Teller graphical user interface. TECH SPECS:

COLORS: 4/4
LINE SCREEN: 120lpi
PROCESS: offset
SIZE: 8X17

DESCRIPTION: Using Affinnova's "Idea" technology, an optimal holiday calendar was derived for Affinnova's clients. This printed calendar shows the power of "Idea" by demonstrating how over one million designs can be optimized down to the top design in a given demographic. TECH SPECS:

COLORS: 4/4
LINE SCREEN: 120lpi
PROCESS: offset
SIZE: 8X17

COLORS: 4/2
LINE SCREEN: 133lpi
PROCESS: offset

DESCRIPTION: Sister Hazel is an acoustic jangle pop/rock group from the South. The Sister Hazel CD, Somewhere More Familiar, was designed using rustic imagery, evoking a sense of the familiar and reflecting the mood of the music. TECH SPECS:

COLORS: 4 and spot varnish
PAPER: Yupo
PROCESS: offset
LINE SCREEN: 133lpi

DESCRIPTION: For this promotional folder, a unique diecut mimicked the shape of the graphics. Printing was done on Yupo, a special plastic paper with a UV coat that protected the ink, thus making this folder survivable as a tradeshow giveaway. OBJECTIVE: What type of magazine would attract college students? SOLUTIONS: C-zine was a free 4-color glossy hip college publication. It featured articles relating to college crowds and involved them in the 'zine by having contests and giveaways. OBJECTIVE: Sister Hazel, a pop/rock group, was looking for a new look that would suggest their homegrown, Southern roots in rock-n-roll. SOLUTIONS: Achieve "a hometown in the South" look by using rustic imagery such dirt roads and overgrown fields and by using a soft brown, yellow, and green palette. TECH SPECS:

Flash
asp

DESCRIPTION: A self-started project, this Flash game was invented for two people to play over the internet in real time mode. TECH SPECS: HTML, ASP and Flash 6
OBJECTIVE: Develop a website guiding prospective homeowners through different styles of homes at Newton Terraces. Also, create a convenient method for updating the website.
SOLUTIONS: Incorporate floor plans, specs, and news into the website to keep customers updated and interested. Separate all website images and text from the main Flash document and organize them into more manageable, external files. TECH SPECS: HTML, ASP and Flash 4
OBJECTIVE: Develop a dynamic website for a construction company. Add a human element that included playfulness and humor.
SOLUTIONS: Create animations of workers and trucks and incorporate into the website for a fun, memorable user experience. Include a back end user admin page.