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WEBSITES & APPLICATIONS

Channel4/4Homes

Channel4.com/4Homes

Standard Brightcove video player but with a cuepoint advertising flash extension. 4Homes in association with B&Q wanted to be able to advertise B&Q products as they appear in 'Kirsty Creates...', a DIY show with Kirsty Allsopp.

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BBC Embedded Media Player

BBC Embedded Media Player

Back in March 2009, working with the interface designers at Fjord, I built a flash prototype version of the new BBC Embedded Media Player in conjunction with the latest BBC iPlayer.

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Marks & Spencer TV

Marks & Spencer TV

Re-working of the Marks & Spencer online TV player. Along with the team at Adjust Your Set, who were responsible for the original version, we continued development by introducing a popup player for embedding in key areas of the M&S website, and a syndicated version for embedding on social networking sites such as facebook. M&S TV features a Click-to-Buy function that allows customers to purchase what they see in the video.

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Excel-Models

Excel-Models.com

Modelling Agency founded by former model Allison Bewley née Bramwell in response to society's desire for more accessible fashion icons in contrast to the prevalent waif-like image.

Allison's brief was mainly concerned with simplicity and elegance.

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Livestock Productions

Livestock Productions

Livestock Productions are a live events company who source acts and provide event production & design services. Along with my friend and colleague Scott Smith at Design Vertigo we redesigned the Livestock brand and website.

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Sozopol Quay

Sozopol Quay - Waterside Living at its' Best

www.sozopolquay.com
Sozopol Quay is a new waterside development in Bulgaria. The site was built using Adobe Flash and Actionscript and XML. By using XML the site owners are able to easily update all text and images without needing any knowledge of Flash.

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Cyan - Out of the Blue

Cyan - Out of the Blue

www.cyan.bb
Cyan is a luxury apartment development in St. James Barbados. The site was built using Adobe Flash.

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ANIMATION, VIDEO & GAMES

Thomas Pink TV

Thomas Pink TV

Working with Adjust Your Set we produced an online TV player for Thomas Pink, the Jermyn Street shirt makers. The video platform was provided by Brightcove and the player was built with Brightcove's new BEML markup language along with Actionscript 3. The video content aims to reinforce Thomas Pink's reputation for luxury shirt making and providing commercial opportunities by using a Click-to-Buy function that allows customers to purchase what they see in the video.

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Essex County Council - Recycling Animation

Essex County Council - Recycling Animation

At Four Communications we were asked to produce an animation about the process of recycling in the UK. This animation was co-designed and developed using Adobe Flash

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Fantasy Cabinet

www.fantasycabinet.com
Online game in which you choose your own Government Cabinet. Released during a cabinet reshuffle to promote the Four Communications Public Affairs team. Built using Adobe Flash and Actionscript2 and XML.

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APACS - Easy as 2 4 6 Animation

APACS - Easy as 2 4 6 Animation

At Four Communications we produced an informational advertisement informing members of the public how the banking process works. The project was co-developed and designed using Adobe Flash.

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The Ritz - Promotional Film

The Ritz - Promotional Film

While working at Four Communications I was asked to edit together promotional footage of The Ritz Hotel to use on their website.

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Dubai Nakheel VIP Presentation Kit

An updatable presentation kit to present Nakheel projects to VIPs and delegates. The presentation kit had to contain animation while still capable of being updated by non-developers. Using touch screen technology presenters zoom in on satellite views of the various Nakheel projects in Dubai City.

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MEED Projects Promotional Animation

MEED Projects Promotional Animation

At Four Communications, Meed Projects asked us to develop a promotional video for online and marketing material distribution.
The animation was built with Adobe After Effects and 3D Studio Max.

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EMAILERS & ADVERTISING

Livestock Productions

Livestock Online Marketing

Providing ongoing online marketing services for Livestock Productions the live events company.

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Lloyds MPU

Lloyds 360 Project

Banner ad campaign for Lloyds of London's 360 Risk Project returned an astonishing 7% return rate, the most successful banner ad campaign by Lloyds. Built using Adobe Flash and After Effects

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Learning for Life - Email Invite

Learning for Life - An Evening with Nick Danziger

Email invite for Learning for Life, a leading Not For Profit organisation that empowers the education of young people in South Asia.

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Sony Playstation FlashBook

Sony Playstation FlashBook

Online book detailing Sony Europe's Recent Press Coverage in the UK, Germany, France and Spain

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