Archaeology Databases UI Design

A really interesting and gratifying 6 month contract with the former state archaeological research body. The INSTAR project includes 3 databases for Wood, Charcoal and Burials. These are going to be huge and incredibly detailed. Signs are, that the databases will be adopted as the European standard for recording the details of these elements of excavations

I created the templates in XHTML and CSS and the developer built the application in Ruby on Rails.

Company: The Discovery Programme

The Jameson Way

Glossily finished global extranet for Pernod Ricard's world-renowned Jameson Whiskey brand. Its purpose is to centrally control, and disseminate marketing and branding collateral. In round two of the project they really started to nail their branding style guide, so I had to be religiously faithful to tone, mood, shape... down to the tiniest detail. On top of which, it was a very complex presentation of varied content. Being merely functional was never an option on any part of the site: it had to perform well techinically and look consistently excellent and on-brand.

Agency: Fluid Rock

Conversation on Democracy

This is a logo that I've designed for an important Jesuit initiative. Its council features some "heavy hitters" as Edmond the Director says. The logo emphases notions of being heard, and that most crucial activity of conversation: listening.

Right now, I'm designing Stationery and I'll feature it on the site soon.

Employer: Jesuit Communication Centre

Portfolio Sample Piece

Speaks for itself and recognisible enough for portfolio purposes. I was selling my work to Newspapers and magazines so this type of subject was effective.

I had Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's 'Einstein on the Beach' music theatre spectacular very much in mind when I did this.

Most of us know of, and recognise Einstein but mightn't have an idea of even the most fundamental aspects of his work. He's become an image more than a scientist. A chap with mad hair who sticks his tongue out.

1996

AIB Kids Website

Best fun web project ever, and it was for a bank! I designed, HTML'd and CSS'd the site; designed the interactive Shockwave games; and created the dozens of illustrations and animations sprinkled liberally throughout. I was in my element for weeks inventing the cast of characters - and no one stopped me.

We handed over the site and waited... When it went live a huge number of illustrations and animations were gone. The kids would have loved them.

Oh well... I still have the original un-cut version. Happy days.

Agency: Fluid Rock