Who knew with this web 2.0 integrated media mess one might get found. I’m always surprised when someone from my past find me, reaches out, but I was especially surprised when an online publication found my Flickr images. Seems my shot of Ruby Foo’s caught notice; I was asked to join in the running for the Fourth Edition of Schmap New York. A week later, I was congratulated on the selection of the photo shown below.

Schmap page with my photo

Original Flickr page of photo used

Personally, I think the shot of MOMA is stronger, but I think I was filling a unique void.

While in NY I obviously had to snap a couple pix. I started a Flickr account while there, and uploaded a bunch of pix from my hotel room. I was on the phone with my cousin who actually lives in NY “Umm, I’m suppose to be looking at pictures of buildings FROM NY… Andrew, I live here, what the hell do I care… oh, that’s a great shot…”

I’ve been creating unique dealer sites for franchisees of unique businesses. Typically, what TMPDM can offer as services for individual dealers.

Currently in development, ShotBee is a local photo studio that does many many events here in town. When the site goes live, I’ll post the link. Guests at events will be able to come to the site a few after after, login and search for candid shots and posed (if taken). The ability for site expansion is being built in as well.

The backend had been created. The client wanted to see multiple versions of a nicer login (because we want to set the bar high, but once they are inside who cares?). They went with this version.

I created a landing page for a postcard campaign. Simple input and thank you.

In-season offer that was designed to live on Dell Desktops.

This is the HP up-sell that was designed to live on HP Desktop computers.

After every tax season we would burn all the files and dance around naked… kidding (talk about taking something out of context). We would review what worked, what was a miss, how we could work better with the deliverables - a Post-Mortum. The year of this sample, the theme was… wait for it… Vegas BABY!

I would like to add that we didn’t in fact GO to Vegas.

It had been a life long dream to own a classic automobile. I’m a car nut. While researching options in my early 20’s I discovered a vehicle that had been under the radar: Porsche 912. 4 cyl engine, 50/50 weight distro, almost idential to the 911’s of the time (save the engine difference)… and at the time, very affordable.

I searched, and researched, and read every manual I could get my hands on, and looked some more. I found a 1966 on eBay that was perfect. Not a garage queen, not 100% perfect, but driveable. With the help of Imagine Auto, and lots of hours on my part, I restored (not totally, mind you) a classic.

Being a web geek, I obviously blogged about the work I did, the drives I took, the money I spent (that was a bad idea).

I have sicne sold my classic baby, but the site lives on. The site will not change until I get a new 912 (yes, I will have another 1966 to play with).

66912 Website

This application rested as a desktop background. It was designed to live at an internet cafe for a convention HRB was sponsoring. Office specific individuals would interact with it to learn how Online could help them.

I did some of my best Flash work while at Digex.

This was a Flash interface training piece for the newly created Client Central. Very easy to use, very clean, and was a lot of fun building (probably because all the screens presented were mine).

Tier 1 award winner for design and usability. Client Central was my teams major work. A portal designed to give user level information not unlike what Google Analytics does for analytics - CC was for hosting. I was and am still very proud of this work (even if just a select few interacted with it).

My boss at the time was/is a big motocross fan. He had/has a couple Honda dirt-bikes. Digex was pitching or had Honda as a client… he got the great idea of doing a video presentation / Flash application to show them what we could do. We spent an afternoon on his bike shooting video, and then we took a Digex flag… it was fun. Honda never saw it.

This one’s a unique one. While I was working in Baltimore XMAS was getting close. I had just created a Thanksgiving Digital card, so I was tasked with doing one for XMAS, but we couldn’t offend anyone, so it had to be general. We worked in Baltimore, for christ’s sake, so I had a lot to work from. There was the white-trash street that decorates every year with hubcap trees, massive amounts of plastics statues, and oldbay (of yes, oldbay as holiday decoration).

NattyBo is our beer. The icon is the winking guy you are looking at with the reindeer. Talk about a crazy Flash piece. Funny, wacky, inside-joke… I was told it’s “too regional…” Even though the majority of our clients WERE in Baltimore. Never saw the light of day.