interactive
From my early early days of game design with Digital Fugue to recent freelance projects here are a few interactive design things that represent my capabilities.
Chef’s Widow.com
freelance project : October 2009
Custom WordPress theme from scratch
What can I say about the Widow other than she is one of the best clients I have ever dealt with! Amelia posted a tweet back in August asking if anyone wanted to help update her blog. I threw my hat into the ring and just this past October a launch occurred. She’s happy. I’m happy. Everyone’s happy. Oh and when in Cleveland do check out The Greenhouse Tavern. You’ll be happy you did.
KaKaKaKaty.com
freelance project : October 2009
Custom WordPress theme from scratch
My wife asked if I could just whip up a new theme for her blog. Sure honey. No problem.
As for the name of her site you’ll just have to go there to read about it. 
My Everyday Adventures.com
freelance project : July 2009
Custom WordPress theme from scratch
A former Hanson colleague (Danielle Wiley) put me in contact with a person wanting a new website and business cards to coincide with BlogHer 2009 in Chicago. I designed the blog and business cards simultaneously hoping to provide a cohesive look between the two mediums. Check out the before version here.
General Motors Intranet/Portal
designed @ GM : May-December 2007
As one of my last projects at GM I was leading design direction for the next generation portal/intranet to be utilized for 284,000 employees in 33 countries around the world.
General Motors Sidebar
designed @ GM : May-December 2007
This “sidebar” was a parallel project to the intranet/portal that would place most common tasks as a desktop app for convenience and speed.
Darcy Gifford.com
freelance project : May 2007
A freelance writer’s website to highlight a sample of their work.
Active Media Architects: In less than eight months time I rapidly lead design for over twelve e-commerce websites. That included developing presentation layer code for back-end implementation.
Top Guns Trading
designed @ Active Media Architects
A stock trading subscription based e-guide.
Ocean Racing
designed @ Active Media Architects
A high end yachting/sailing apparel and accessories e-commerce website.
Enlightened Lighting
designed @ Active Media Architects
A wholesale Christmas decoration distributer e-commerce website.
No longer in service.
Switch Discs
designed @ Active Media Architects
A social “disc switching” website in the same vein as the former Peerflix website.
Article from PC Magazine still available here about a beta version of the site that includes many additional screenshots.
No longer in service.
body. mind. spirit. nutrition
designed @ Active Media Architects
A vitamin and diet supplement e-commerce website.
Last project I designed and developed for Active Media Architects. I designed and front-end coded website in two weeks including designing a brand identity.
No longer in service.
Sportsmen Express
designed @ Active Media Architects
A hunting, camping and sporting goods e-commerce website.
No longer in service.
PowerSport Parts
designed @ Active Media Architects
A motorcycle, dirt bike, snowmobile and ATV parts e-commerce website.
No longer in service.
Hylant Group flash e-card
designed @ After5Design : October 2005
This is a little e-card distributed through an e-mail announcing a donation in the recipient’s name to the charities listed.
MVCDS Annual Fund e-card
freelance project : Spring 2005
This is one in a series of a few e-cards distributed through an e-mail for Maumee Valley Country Day School’s Annual Fund campaign. There were different versions catering to a certain audience and some included music as an additional mood generator.
Hanson, Inc.
2002-2003
All the projects listed below exist primarily as originally designed.
House of Quorn
Digital Fugue : 1993-1995
Back in 1993 there was revolutionary interactive game that hit millions of computers that went by the name of Myst. I was hooked and soon found myself designing a game! Even though our game went nowhere it lead to a lucrative design filled career for me!
