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Optigear.com e-commerce website design and development

Posted onDecember 10, 2018

Optigear is a direct to consumer optical supply e-commerce website. It’s a fairly robust site with over 200 products. We built the original e-commerce site from scratch using classic ASP and a SQL Server database around 2007.  It was designed Continue Reading

CategoriesProjects, Web SiteTagsecommerce, Optigear, woocommerce

Introduction to Interactive Digital Media: Concept and Practice

Posted onOctober 30, 2018May 2, 2019

I am currently writing a book for professionals and students wanting to learn the basics of interactive digital media: Introduction to Interactive Digital Media: Concept & Practice. As our reliance on web sites, mobile apps, kiosks and devices that respond to Continue Reading

CategoriesPublications

The impact of emerging and current interactive media on specific aspects of our lives

Posted onJune 15, 2018June 15, 2018

Some of the students who sign up for my Introduction to Interactive Digital Media course don’t have a clue what interactive media is, which is pretty astounding to me because these technologies are so pervasive in their everyday lives. One Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, TeachingTagsintroduction interactive media, media education

Good web design is C.R.A.P.

Posted onMay 30, 2018May 30, 2018

An assignment in my Introduction to Interactive Media syllabus that always catches my students’ attention is the “CRAP Assignment.”  While some may think that every assignment is CRAP, it’s not actually the case for this one.   You see, CRAP Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, Teaching, Web DesignTagsCRAP assignment, CRAP web design, design education

Mushroom identification app.

Student Work: Prototype apps to help a user make a decision using Adobe InDesign

Posted onMay 26, 2018June 14, 2018

One of the best days of the year is when I have finally submitted my grades for the semester.  I just want it DONE.  Unfortunately, in the rush to get my grades turned in, I find it difficult to be Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, TeachingTagsintroduction to interactive media, prototype apps

Webster University – INTM 1600 – An Introduction to Interactive Digital Media

Posted onMay 23, 2018June 15, 2018

INTM 1600 is a practical introduction to interactive media. Students learn the concept, information and interactive design, production strategies, technical aspects of production and publication, and practical applications of interactive media in educational, commercial, and public environments. Students create formal Continue Reading

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How to grow herbs in glass containers! 3D print your pots!

Posted onMay 16, 2018

I am often asked what I use 3D printer for, and my response is usually… “UM…EVERYTHING!” This is because once you understand how 3D printing works and have access to the technology, you start to see so many different ways Continue Reading

Categories3D printing, BlogTags3D print, 3d printed pot, 3D printing

Web site makeover for ESS. Out of the 90s and into 2018!

Posted onMay 7, 2018

A LOT has changed in the last 20 years in the world of web design.  Sites have evolved from simple “brochure-ware” to flashy animated experiences to bold, interactive experiences that respond to the device that requests them. While it’s challenging Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, Web Design, Work in ProgressTagsresponsive web design, web design

The typeface says more than the words.

Posted onApril 27, 2018

Since interactive digital media is a visual medium, one lesson I try to impart on my Introduction to Interactive Media students is how typography can have a dramatic effect on the look and feel of an interactive application. In fact, Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, Design, TeachingTagsintroduction to interactive media, typography

3D Design and Printing Course at Webster University!

Posted onApril 20, 2018April 24, 2018

We just wrapped up our first ever 3D design and printing class in the School of Communications at Webster University and I think we can call it a success.  Our students designed and printed three different objects and left fired Continue Reading

Categories3D printing, BlogTags3D design, 3D printing, Meshmixer, Shapeshifter

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