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Quinlan Road e-card
Loreena McKennitt "An Ancient Muse"
english & french versions

Project:

  • adapting the QuickTime promo movie into a Flash movie
  • gathering assets, programming & construction, publishing

    • Challenges:

  • balancing file size against visual/audio quality
  • coordinating communications with international team

    • Features:

  • formatted with respect to previous QR e-cards
  • bilingual versioning
  • stereo sound

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    hawksleyworkman.com

    Project:

  • official web portal for Hawksley Workman
  • session-based site in Flash/XML/PHP/MySQL

    • Challenges:

  • adapting legacy code
  • expanding database

    • Features:

  • friendly GUI for managing fan accounts
  • community poetry wall
  • Flash movie video trailer for album promotion

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    framingplace.net
    algonquinartcentre.com

    Project:

  • merging Framing Place & Gallery and Algonquin Art Centre sites
  • creating Flash/PHP/MySQL/QuickTime
  • adapting Microsoft VB/ASP
  • cross-referencing two businesses and their assets

    • Challenges:

  • adapting legacy code
  • adapting and expanding database structures
  • balancing equal interest in two diverging, yet related, web sites

    • Features:

  • Flash intro splitter with QuickTime intros to both sites
  • easy activation of interstitial ad, announcing current events
  • Flash banner ads enable further cross-linking
  • database integration allows calendar & also artists/artworks to be shared between the two sites

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    Algonquin Art Centre: artists & artworks database

    Project:

  • artists & artworks database for the Algonquin Art Centre
  • PHP/MySQL database scripting
  • image processing

    • Challenges:

  • adapting legacy database
  • merging content from Framing Place & Gallery
  • image formatting

    • Features:

  • comprehensive info on local area artists & artworks
  • beautiful images of paintings and bio photos
  • open-ended data structure
  • various search options

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    dairylaneheights.ca

    Project:

  • sales web site for Dairy Lane Heights condominium project
  • site written in Flash/HTML/PHP/CSS

    • Challenges:

  • Organization of the sales literature and suite plans
  • Winter photography of Phase I building exterior

    • Features:

  • Suite Selector (Flash) 3D virtual suite navigator
  • Slide show of images of Phase I interior, exterior and window vista views
  • Easy, intuitive exploration of suites and condo features

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    Algonquin Art Centre: one minute video tour

    Project:

  • video tour to promote the AAC
  • MiniDV footage to QuickTime final

    • Challenges:

  • appropriate tone in writing narration
  • packing vast content into one minute

    • Features:

  • custom editing, voiceover talent, music, audio post
  • colour & gamma correction
  • compression for three different bandwidths

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    Framing Place & Gallery: one minute video tour

    Project:

  • video tour to promote the FPAG
  • MiniDV footage to QuickTime final

    • Challenges:

  • appropriate tone in writing narration
  • packing vast content into one minute

    • Features:

  • custom editing, voiceover talent, music, audio post
  • colour & gamma correction
  • compression for three different bandwidths

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    maguspaper7.ca

    Project:

  • web portal for Magus Paper #7 film project
  • site written in Flash/XML/HTML/PHP

    • Challenges:

  • sensitive subject matter of a tribute/dedication site
  • installation of database-driven online forum

    • Features:

  • easy-to-update content via FileMaker Pro
  • Flash slide show
  • QuickTime movie trailer display in three resolutions
  • phpBB2 bulletin board system

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    ephemeralgreen.com

    Project:

  • web portal for ambient musician & painter Mark Connors
  • site written in Flash/XML/HTML

    • Challenges:

  • album cover animation concept
  • elegance in design

    • Features:

  • easy-to-update content via FileMaker Pro
  • fast load time

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    Queen St North: 88 second video tour

    Project:

  • video tour to promote record store
  • MiniDV footage to QuickTime final

    • Challenges:

  • appropriate tone in writing narration
  • packing vast content into 88 seconds

    • Features:

  • custom editing, voiceover talent, music, audio post
  • colour & gamma correction
  • compression for three different bandwidths

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    Queen St North: Database Organization

    Project:

  • record & clothing store database system for customers, distributors, products, special orders

    • Challenges:

  • adapting manual spreadsheet system to integrated, automated database system
  • ease of use for store employees
  • open-ended architecture, yet highly specific usage

    • Features:

  • auto-generate outgoing orders & customer email notifications
  • easy catalog importing

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    beverleyhawksley.com

    Project:

  • artist site & artworks database

    • Challenges:

  • gallery feel
  • inviting, yet neutral
  • artwork data collection & organization

    • Features:

  • xml artwork database
  • live pricelist
  • viewable images for all artworks, including zoom
  • easy updates of standard web site info via filemaker pro/xml
  • innovative navigation
  • exhibition flyers on entry
  • artist diary

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    lightbodyhealingtouch.com

    Project:

  • spa services web site

    • Challenges:

  • organizing & differentiating the therapist's many talents
  • serious approach to esoteric services

    • Features:

  • introduction to health, wellness & esoteric services
  • live pricelist
  • easy updates of standard web site info via filemaker pro/xml
  • interesting health & wellness information encourages returning traffic

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    headtofootspa.com

    Project:

  • spa services web site

    • Challenges:

  • calm, soothing design
  • soft introduction to spa environment
  • effectively selling spa services & beauty products

    • Features:

  • gentle welcome
  • live pricelist
  • easy updates of standard web site info via filemaker pro/xml
  • interesting health & wellness information encourages returning traffic

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    karlmohr.com

    Project:

  • musician web site

    • Challenges:

  • adapting legacy code
  • creation of multiple databases that dynamically export flat XML files
  • Flash display of XML data files

    • Features:

  • hours of MP3 audio downloads
  • QuickTime music video downloads
  • opt-in CGI mailing list
  • music store & merchant gateway via multibeatrecords.com

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    geldart.ca

    Project:

  • sound editor site & giant film resume

    • Challenges:

  • work history organization via html
  • low bandwidth audio demo loads on entry
  • targeting film producers to the site
  • html clarity for client to continue updates

    • Features:

  • background audio loop via flash 'remote control' file
  • rotating flash header demonstrates previous projects
  • custom photos (ext)
  • categorized work history html pages including film poster images

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    interdimensional.com

    Project:

  • Flash intro for record label web site

    • Challenges:

  • to give news of recent manufacturing of vinyl records
  • conjuring the atmosphere of the music on the label
  • spinning the company logo on a virtual turntable

    • Features:

  • streaming background audio derived from music on the label
  • intense visual flash animation
  • ability to easily update for newly-released material

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