At the Botanic Garden

At the Botanic Garden

Spring's here, and the flowers are blooming at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This is a sketch of a flowering shrub called Early Stachyurus, Magpie Stachyurus or Early Spiketail; Latin name: Stachyurus praecox. Native to Japan, the flowers on this shrub drip from the branches like beautiful earrings.

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Recent projects

Columbia University Libraries Columbia University Libraries podcasts, instructional materials & blog design

In 2009, I worked for the Columbia University Libraries Digital Libraries Program Division in a half-year contract as a multimedia producer. In this post, I collaborated with librarian tutorial-makers to reformat existing instructional tutorials for use on the web and as downloadable podcasts, edited 12 hour-long episodes of the "Friends of the Libraries" audio lecture recordings from 2007 - 2009 and recorded/edited a 16-minute slideshow podcast for the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library's Recent Acquisitions event. These programs can be found in the Columbia University Libraries' iTunes University space. I also designed the library blogs interface page which houses a WordPress blog platform for use by university librarians. A longterm goal of this project was to define a workflow for multimedia projects on servers and on the web. Finally, I drafted a manual and set of internal graphics to guide librarians in the creation of new tutorials. This position culminated in a Digital Libraries Seminar Series presentation entitled "Multimedia in Libraries".

Links:
Columbia University Blogs

The following require iTunes installed on your computer(download iTunes):

Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Libraries Recent Acquisitions 2009

Library Essentials

Friends of the Columbia Libraries

 

finish finish - creative surfaces for objects & interiors

The finish website is the result of a 4-year collaboration with interior and landscape designer Phoebe Tremalio-Slater. Built in HTML with an animated Flash component, multiple portfolio pages and minimal dynamic visual effects, the finish website is a true testament to Phoebe Tremalio-Slater's aesthetic and projects.

 

Michael Cumella Michael Cumella - The Antique Phonograph DJ & purveyor of iPhonographs
Michael Cumella sent his projects to me in ready-to-build format. Coded in CSS/HTML format, these simple pages present the unique work of Michael Cumella; video editor, antique phonograph DJ and inventor of the iPhonograph.

 

Recent Art ....

Odd Bird Lightswitch Covers / La Superette Affordable Art Sale / South Street Seaport / December 2009.

These odd bird cartoons appear to change expression when the lightswitch is flicked on & off. Great for kids and droll moments.