more specifically, glo was built to be an online example of my drive to constantly do things better. here i experiment with new technology, new methods of page layout & new ways of shaping the user's experience within digital media.
This logo was nothing but a passion job for me. At the time I wanted something with which to brand my newly conceived WordPress folio mash-up, so I began searching for inspiration that suited the dynamic, ever changing nature that is potentially, a WordPress powered website.
Aural lights have always interested me as a visual person, the science behind them, the many variations that they come in and the amazing colour combinations they spawn momentarily all throughout the dawn skyline. This long-standing curiosity of aurorae, also seemed like a nice fit for what I was trying to achieve in my new identity online. Thus, coined from auroras themselves, the name “glo” was born (i then added the ‘motion + ux’ words in an attempt to offer atleast a tiny bit of affordance to the name … :P).
To my amazement, several versions of the ‘glo’ domain were available straight up (an occurrence thats increasingly rare nowadays), so without delay, I promptly reg’d myself a cheap glo domain, and this became the central focus behind my new brand, and the website it was designed for.
Designed to aesthetically encapsulate the beauty of auroras, the glo ‘g’ is formed from flowing shapes made of natural blues and greens, in an attempt to capture the appearance of luminescence and movement.
Since it’s birth, Creative Nature has maintained it’s own proprietary ASP.Net CMS. During the CMS’s life time it has had several interface redesigns. I project managed the final of these UI redesigns / re-brands (which should be coming to completion very shortly). After creating a simple, memorable name and brand for the CMS’s UI to follow, I began work pulling together all the feedback I had received from frustrated clients over the years, to formulate a clear strategy that would effectively approach all raised concerns and UI problems – and improve the overall UX performance of the CMS.
Amongst the concerns that I was trying to address, were issues related to inter browser operability, the speed and usability of the CMS and the overall dark and gloomy aesthetic. This redesign attempted to address all of these significant concerns.
Along with the overhaul of visuals to a cleaner / more functional interface, a lot of work was done on condensing, streamlining and optimising CMS code and function, which yielded significant performance improvements. I worked very closely with the development team to achieve this outcome and to ensure that the quality of the CMS’s UX was not sacrificed for ease of development, or any other reason.
Unfortunately, I’m unable to show off the final CMS with the new UI in action, at this point (as it is a proprietary CMS), but I have a copy of the hollow skins (complete with some jQuery UX enchancement), uploaded here (note you can click the menu items to the left to access different functionality screens – albiet without the actualy functionality actually plugged in..)
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
I took this image whilst away down south in Denmark.
I think this shot is from Elephant Rocks / Greens Pool.
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a website for an Tanzanian tech training institution.
My role was to shape the UX for the website. This is one of the concepts that was presented to the client, but not the one they chose to proceed with. I am showing you this instead, as I like it better. :)
This website is no longer online.
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a website to contain the controversial new SOE 2007 report.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
This site won an award at the 2007 WA Web Awards.
This site is no longer online.
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a website for an upcoming musical artist, Mick Gander.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
This website is no longer online.
I designed and developed this website as part of an assignment for a final year multimedia unit.
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a website to contain the controversial new SOE 2007 report.
My role was to shape the UX for the website. I also assisted DEV with styling once the site was implemented into a CMS.
This site won an award at the 2007 WA Web Awards.
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a new website for a prestigeous new housing estate down south called Rapids Landing.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
This website is no longer online.
I designed and developed this website as part of an assignment for a final year multimedia unit.
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a website for a Choir group of Tanzanian children.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
This site won an award at the 2007 WA Web Awards.
This website is no longer online.
I designed and developed this website as part of an assignment for a final year multimedia unit.
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a website for upcoming musical artist, Sauda Jazzmin.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
This site is no longer online.
I designed this logo for a friend, in my spare time.
After it was agreed that we create a Booze hound character to represent the Boozle brand, I set to work sketching it out on paper, then moved over to Illustrator to vectorise the drawings and add the custom typeface, then finished off by transferring over to Photoshop for final FX.
This brand is about to be applied to the website online, as part of a complete re-brand – coming to my folio very soon!
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a new website for Ecologia.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
I took this image as part of a uni assignment in a Photography minor unit.
It was taken from a wharf in Fremantle harbour.
Back in the days where I freelanced as a graphic designer, I was engaged to design a logo / brand for a small public Pre-School.
Back in the days where I freelanced as a graphic designer, I was engaged to design a logo / brand for a new chain of restaurants.
The client was very specific about their requirements, thus the logo was only to be a typeface logo.
I designed this logo during my first job as a graphic designer, for Hollands Photographics.
The photographer was the soul photographer for the WATC.
I took this image as part of a uni assignment in a Photography minor unit.
It was taken from a wharf in Fremantle harbour.
I took this image as part of a uni assignment in a Photography minor unit.
It was taken on underneath a jetty, somewhere in Fremantle harbour.
NGIS contracted Creative Nature to embark on a complete brand overhaul. As part of the design team, I was tasked initially to come up with several concepts from which the most promising concept would be chosen and progressed into a polished final brand concept pitch.
One of my concepts was the one chosen for the final concept, and once accepted by the board, was then applied into a style guide and a myriad of other marketing materials.
To fall inline with the parent company’s rebrand process, Creative Nature decided to embark on a similar (albiet minimal) brand overhaul.
As part of the design team, I was tasked initially to come up with several concepts from which the most promising concept would be chosen and progressed into a polished final brand concept pitch.
One of my concepts was the one chosen for the final concept, and once accepted by the Principle, was then applied into a style guide and a myriad of other marketing materials.
To showcase some of the work that had come from Freckle Creative in 2006 – I was tasked with creating a short, punchy showreel.
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To showcase some of the work that had come from Creative Nature in 2008, I was tasked with creating a short, punchy showreel.
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Freckle Creative was engaged to build a website for upcoming musical artist, Sauda Jazzmin.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
This site won 2 WA Web Awards at the 2007 awards (including most outstanding).
Freckle Creative was engaged to re-develop Rotary Dar es Salaam’s website.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
This website is no longer online
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a new website for a bakery / patisserie.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
Creative Nature was engaged to redesign and redeploy a website to improve it’s UX and function.
My role in the project was to lead the creative process, design and implement the website functionality and UX, alongside DEV. This included XHTML, PHP, Javascript, Modx CMS and CSS work
This website is now online.
Freckle Creative was engaged to build a website for upcoming musical artist, Sauda Jazzmin.
My role was to shape the UX for the website.
This website, is no longer online.
Creative Nature was engaged to rapidly build a website to attract interest to an upcoming conference event.
My role in the project was to lead the creative process, produce a viable brand for the website, design and implement the website functionality, along side the DEV team. This included working with various jQuery libraries and online functionality such as cool iris.
Born of final year uni assignments – (as the final folio assignment), Pink Cactus was glo’s first ancestor, adapted into being a folio for my partner at the time and I – as we both settled into the web industry.
She has since taken control of this website, and I believe she will eventually re-launch it with more of her own flavour.
I no longer have anything to do with Pink Cactus – except maybe to help her here and there.
Creative Nature was engaged to redesign and redeploy a website to improve it’s UX and function.
My role in the project was to lead the creative process, design and implement the website functionality and UX, along side the DEV team. This included XHTML and CSS work.
This website is no longer online.
Creative Nature was engaged to redesign and redeploy a website to improve it’s UX and function.
My role in the project was to lead the creative process, design and implement the website functionality and UX, along side the DEV team. This included XHTML, ASP.net, Javascript and CSS work.
To showcase some of the work that has come from Creative Nature’s relationship with Sunset events, I was tasked with creating a short, punchy showreel / animated case study.
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Creative Nature was engaged to create an online medium with which to attract perspective student parents.
My role in this project was to to project manage the entire account / project, lead the creative process, and work with DEV to implement the design / functionality. This included XHTML, ASP.Net, Flash and CSS work.
This site won an Australian Web Award at the 2009 awards (Best Eduction website in Australia)
Creative Nature was engaged to create an online medium with which to bring about discussion of sensitive community issues.
My role in this project was to lead the creative process, and work with DEV to implement the design / functionality. This included XHTML, ASP.Net, Javascript and CSS work.
This website will unfortunately probably never see the light of day (project lost stakeholder leadership part-way through), although I have published the hollow templates (which include some basic UI enhancement via some simple jQuery) to the following link.
Creative Nature was engaged to create an online medium with which to store and showcase a stunning gallery of rich media detailing endemic WA Frog species.
My role in this project was to project manage the entire account / project, lead the creative process, and work with DEV to implement the design / functionality. This included XHTML, ASP.Net, Flash and CSS work.
This site won 2 WA Web Awards at the 2008 awards (including most outstanding)