STANLEY CUP SUMMED UP ANIMATED AUDIO-VISUALIZATION
Featured on Gizmodo, CBS Sports, CBC, Yahoo!, and various sports and information design sites, and named one of The 10 Best Sports Infographics Of 2012 by Deadspin, this animated ambient data visualization of all goals and penalties of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs quickly became a viral hit. Hover over the image (and all images on this page) for an alternate view, and click through to see the full video.
IS THE INTERNET AWAKE? VISUALIZATION
One of several projects of mine to be named Infographic of the Day at Fast Company's Co.Design blog, this animated HTML5 visualization went viral on Twitter and was widely covered in the online press, including Andrew Sullivan's The Dish. It later appeared on Swissmiss as well. Click through to see it in action.
THE WEATHER WHEEL VISUALIZATION
A slowly rotating wheel displays historical weather data for 50 major cities in an innovative and novel way. Blue dots shrink and grow to indicate seasonal rainfall, while arrows orbit representing wind speeds. Featured on Kottke.org and various design sites.
THE DOW PIANO AUDIO-VISUALIZATION
Featured on FlowingData, Swissmiss and several other design hubs, and named one of the best infographics of 2011 by Fast Company's Fast.Co blog, this interactive piece translates the ups and downs of the stock market into musical notes. Using a five-note scale spanning three octaves, pitch is determined by the daily closing numbers of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The variance in volume mirrors the trading volume changes throughout the year. Cross-published on CNNMoney, the piece inspired programmers of EA Sports' Fight Night Champion to make a similar system tracking their code revisions. Possibly related: NPR's Planet Money later produced a show where home prices were translated into brief operas.
MIDI KEYBOARD CONCEPT
Designed to look good in your home, this musical keyboard concept abandons the cheap spaceship look of most MIDI products in favor of serene simplicity. Pitch and modulation wheels are reimagined as tensioned faders at left, while more faders at top could be assigned to automation tasks. Click through to see video.
LIZZY MUSIC VIDEO
Completely designed around a simple, fixed circular form, this video sticks to clean lines and basic animation as various objects are abstracted to fit the shape. Essentially an animation test I completed in a week or two, with the aim of taking on freelance music video projects in the future.
FRANKLIN THE LADIES' CAT SHORT FILM AND CARTOON SERIES
First conceived as a funny short film successfully funded on Kickstarter, this ongoing YouTube series was featured on Cartoon Brew and other animation sites. The character design was inspired by 1920-1930's cartoon stars like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Felix the Cat, but the setting is decidedly contemporary.
MONKEY TALKS ANIMATED SERIES
A futile-by-design attempt to create what the public wants, this five-episode series hits all the right notes in a clumsy chord: Robots, breasts, and funny monkeys. The intro sequence and set design is elegantly tied together through the use of a limited color palette and tightly composed shots, and the uniquely streamlined production process allows new episodes to be created in less than 24 hours.
GONE ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Art directed as a minimalist, black and white poetic geometric abstraction with an emotional center. While uncompromising and melancholy, this film with no dialog and the most spartan character designs you could imagine (no faces!) has connected deeply with an audience of over 50,000. "Gone" has also been used as a music video by both The Ungrateful Guests (London) and Martin and James (Berlin).
I worked at CNN for 12 years, the last 6 as Art Director of CNNMoney, where I lead a team of designers and worked on layout, data visualization, motion graphics, UI, mobile apps, workflow, strategy, news graphics, and tea drinking. In the spring of 2012, I quit to pursue my own creative projects and freelance gigs. I'm currently most interested in motion design and data visualization projects, but let me know if you have an assignment you think might suit me!
I also work as an illustrator, so check out my portfolio.
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