Mik Vance

Cellular South

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:34:08 +0000

Working with a designer and art director, I was tasked with developing a touchscreen application for Cellular South’s flagship store. The project underwent numerous revisions during development, but I enjoyed the challenge of performing new tricks with ActionScript 3.0. There is a video of this application in use, but I neglected to ask for a copy. visit site

The Rebecca Project for Human Rights

mik — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:11:50 +0000

The Rebecca Project for Human Rights is an international advocacy group seeking justice for women and girls affected by gender inequality and violence. It was my pleasure to assist this passionate group with a clean, bold design to carry their message about the sexual trafficking of children. I used only Adobe Photoshop CS3. visit site

American University Virtual Tour

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:32:37 +0000

I was challenged with designing a frontend Flash prototype for the American University Virtual Tour. Working with the designer and project manager, I was able to build a dynamic tour ready for a content-management system. Applications used were Photoshop CS3 and Flash CS3 using ActionScript 3.0 and TweenMax AS3. visit site

The Galveston County Relief Fund

mik — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:58:24 +0000

In September of 2008, Hurricane Ike tore through Galveston, Texas. The Galveston Country Relief Fund was established to restore civilization to a devastated area. As an act of good will, I quickly designed this site to assist the City of Galveston collect donations. For this project I used Adobe Photoshop CS3.

American University

mik — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:00:44 +0000

One of the first projects I worked on as a freshly-hired designer with HUGE was a revamped and re-engineered website for the American University in Washington, D.C. I was fortunate to work under a brilliant art director and another fresh designer. We had some kick-ass UX/ID people and a team of awesome developers make this a reality. Adobe Photoshop CS3 was the only application used. visit site

The Ladders

mik — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:48:31 +0000

TheLadders is an online job search and recruitment service listing positions with salaries over $100,000 or more. My art director at the time charged me with creating several variations of a home page design. On this project I used Adobe Photoshop CS3. visit site

ONE

mik — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:14:10 +0000

The ONE Campaign is an NPO co-founded by U2 vocalist, Bono, with the expressed goal of eliminating poverty worldwide. I worked closely with an incredible art director and two other designers. The applications used were Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Flash CS3. visit site

American Red Cross in Greater New York

mik — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:25:08 +0000

Every day, the American Red Cross in Greater New York helps dozens of New York families affected by disasters. I was assigned to work with a fabulous new art director and another designer to create a fresh online presence. visit site

The West Point Center for Oral History

mik — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:00:39 +0000

The West Point Center for Oral History aspires to be the foremost oral history archive of the story of the American soldier. I got to work with an awesome designer on this project. It was my responsibility to create a Flash prototype for the media player as well edit video. Applications included Adobe AfterEffects, Adobe Flash CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3. visit site

Register.com

mik — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:35:04 +0000

Register.com is one of the most prominent domain name registrars founded way back in 1999. I did not have a hand in the fresh design for this venerable client, but I was tasked with using existing assets and design guidelines for several rounds of changes made after launch. visit site