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Aroma Espresso Bar

Michael — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:26:03 +0000

I spent four months diving deep into coffee culture and Israeli phenomenon known as Aroma Espresso Bar. This place has a magical magnetism that sucks in the Israeli population from across Manhattan. Using their established brand image, I design for both print and web for the US division of Aroma.

The Debate Society

Michael — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:16:37 +0000

http://thedebatesociety.org/
A fresh new look for Brooklyn’s premier theater company. What a great experience working with these guys. The development of the aesthetic and functionality of this site was a collaborative effort between myself and the three “members” of the debate society. We had multiple sessions making their vision come to life. I used a custom WordPress theme with various modules that allowed for a highly dynamic and customizable site.

Technologies used: WordPress/PHP/JQuery/HTML/CSS

Marilyn Montufar

Michael — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:00:02 +0000

http://marilynmontufar.com
The most beautiful, intelligent, caring, motivated, strong, talented, funny girl I have met… and this is her work.

Technologies used: JQuery/PHP/HTML/CSS

NoTakeOut

Michael — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:00:39 +0000

http://notakeout.com
David Leach and Kurt Holmes had an idea. Then one day we met and created a plan for making this idea a reality. Using the power of WordPress, I designed and programed a custom theme that allowed easy content management with a clean and clear interface.

Technologies: WordPress/PHP/HTML/CSS

Manhattan Short Film Fest

Michael — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:00:54 +0000

http://www.msfilmfest.com/
This annual global film festival takes place simultaneously in cities across the world (though hosted through Manhattan). I worked with it’s creator, Nick Mason, to create a backend for the festival venues lists allowing easy updates.

Technologies used: PHP/HTML

Photographer Romy Suskin

Michael — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:00:45 +0000

http://romysuskin.com
Romy Suskin is a Los Angeles based photographer who primarily shoots portraiture for everyone from artists to musicians. Working with Romy and MMA Creative Group, we created an identity and aesthetic which I then used to design and program her website. The identity was also used to design her business cards and letterhead.

Technologies used: JQuery/PHP/HTML/CSS

Lonely Tree Productions

Michael — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:00:47 +0000

http://lonelytreeproductions.com
Friend and ex-coworker Jeff Warden approached me to create an identity and website for his film production company and happily i agreed! I added an extra bonus by creating an XML back end for the site that allows him to update it with new films, news, and press. Jeff is an emerging Filmmaker who’s won all kinds of awards, so be on the look out!

Technologies used: Flash/ActionScript/XML

Bright House Events

Michael — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:00:23 +0000

http://brighthouseevents.com
Bright House Events is a full-service events production company directed by Jessica Gehring. While at MMA Creative Group, I collaborated with Jessica and Bil McMillian to create the identity and website. Working with Jessica and Bil was always an amazing experience… we had some really fun times!

Technologies used: PHP/JQuery/HTML/CSS

Juncture LA

Michael — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:00:23 +0000

Juncture Website
“Juncture is a participatory, public space, media environment about historical memory, cultural identity, and collective recognition in Los Angeles. The core content component of the environment is the Remapping-LA interpretive media database, containing thousands of historical images, videos, and sounds enriched by layers of metadata including temporal and geographical information, descriptive texts, and extensive tagging…”

“Junction is a colaboration between REMAP/UCLA, California State Parks, Walt Disney Imagineering, and CENS/UCLA.”

I took part in this project after being involved with REMAP during my final semester at UCLA. My contributions included creating some of the original interface mock-ups, being part of creative discussions, and producing the designs for publicity (website/postcard). On the website you can find more information about the project itself.

The concept for the website was to closely tie the design to the project itself and the themes of space, time, and community. I also wanted to showcase the vast image and data library of Los Angeles history put together by REMAP. This lead me to create a website that randomly picked an image from a small selection of the library and overlaid information extracted from the meta data from that image. Each time you visited the website you would be therefore transported to a new marker in Los Angeles history.

I kept with this same concept for the postcard and choose two images that I felt most representative to the project. The backside contained further location information and used graphics to convey a sense of physical architecture.

The project was documented by creating a “memory map” that contained snippets from various quotes and photographs take over the course of the project. These snippets were put in a grid styled reminiscent of late 20th century road maps.

The opening and exhibition was a success, attended by the mayor and other community leaders. There are plans to work on future projects with REMAP in the near future.

Articles:
UCLA Today