Web Design & Development Portfolio

The makers of PS3 and XBOX games such as Saints Row and Red Faction needed an updated look and feel for their corporate website as well as an easy way for non-technical employees to make content updates. DeMarco Interactive gave the site a more modern "gamer" appeal, added social-media sharing options and employed WordPress as a user-friendly content-management solution.

Flash homepage for Global 500 consulting firm Accenture features XML-driven content, dynamic drop-down menus, and an HTML backup version for users without Flash. Drop-down navigation system used on the homepage also appeared throughout the website.

Worked directly with Accenture's Director of Digital Marketing to establish the look, feel, and functionality.

In-text unit delivers relevant information for highlighted words on a web page. Rolling over a highlighted word conveniently displays a summary of what one might find by searching for that word on bing.com. Using the bing.com search API, this unit delivers related search results, images, news, video and even local results (through the bing maps API). Websites which featured this product include msnbc.com, msn.com and perezhilton.com.

Advertisement was winner of the Global Gold Award at the 2010 Vibrant Awards.

Led the design and front-end development of this unit while working for Vibrant Media.

Online advertising unit displays 300x250 Flash banner, delivers a brand message, and drives clicks to an advertiser's landing page. These units are launched from words relevant to the advertisement which can be found highlighted within website articles across the internet. Features include ad expansion during user-interaction, real-estate for displaying an advertiser logo, and customizable colors and calls-to-action. Advertisers using this product include Microsoft, Intel, and Unilever. Websites featuring this product include msnbc.com, answers.com, eHow and drugs.com.

Anchored to the bottom of a web browser and floating over the web page, this social-media toolbar allows users to share publisher content via Facebook and Twitter, conduct a site-search or internet search (powered by Bing), or click on quick-links to view key sections of a publisher site. Advertisements can also be served from this utility as way for publishers to build revenue. Toolbar allows for customized color scheme, background image, featured links and icons, and search. Websites which featured this product during its initial launch include techblissonline.com and volunteertv.com.

Led the design and front-end development of this unit while working at Vibrant Media.

The internet's first video, in-text advertisement. Plays a commercial, delivers a brand message, and drives clicks to an advertiser's landing page. These units are launched from highlighted words found in website articles which are relevant to the advertisement. Features include video playback controls, an option to expand the video during user-interaction, RTMP protocol support for streaming video playback, real-estate for displaying an advertiser logo, and customizable colors and calls-to-action. Advertisers using this product include Microsoft, Sony, Nike, Intel, and Warner Brothers. Websites featuring this product include msnbc.com, msn.com and iVillage.com.

Built this unit while working for Vibrant Media, leading its design and front-end development. Managed product updates and bug fixes.

In-text unit displays msnbc.com search results for the highlighted keyword. Results are powered by the Bing search API and confined to be site-specific to msnbc. Look and feel was customized specifically for msnbc.

Led the design and front-end development of this unit while working for Vibrant Media.

Banner determines the most relevant word on the page and uses that to populate it's 8 related links (as determined by the Bing search API). User can optionally enter in their own query and do a search on bing.com. During its flight, this unit achieved a CTR of .47% - twice Microsoft's average. Designed unit look and feel, developed HTML, CSS, JavaScript and implemented Google Analytics tracking.

Wine connoisseur website allows users to create a profile, upload labels of their favorite wines while rating and commenting on them. Eventually this will create a large wine-tasting community where users can comment on each other's wines and interact with one another. Content management system allows site mangers to add, edit, delete, and publish featured wine and weekly theme content to website.

www.vinepalate.com

Website for a Hartford, CT-area physical therapy office. Responsible for the design, development, and hosting of this site. Features include drop-down navigation, newsletter application, and contact forms.

www.physicaltherapycenterrockyhill.com

Flash website for a Stamford, Connecticut hair salon. Features include XML driven content/navigation, content-management system allowing the salon employees to make updates themselves, dynamic navigation menus, and video gallery.

Created website design concepts and presented them to the Salon's owner and print designer. Developed Flash, ActionScript, XML, HTML, JavaScript and PHP. Set up a basic web-hosting plan with a service provider and currently maintain the website, manage server-side features such as creating user accounts for e-mail, password-protected directories, custom error pages, etc.

www.salonwayne.com

Flash website for a Missouri based graphic design firm. Features include XML driven content/navigation for easy updates and a minimalist design approach intended to keep the user focused on examples of the designer's work.

Discussed architecture and layout concepts with the client based on his initial design mock-ups. DeMarco Interactive currently maintains the website and managse server-side features such as creating user accounts for e-mail, password-protected directories, custom error pages, etc.

www.michaelthededesign.com

Website for the world-wide leaders in-text advertising featured animated DHTML menus, product demos, video presentations, and sub-sites for 11 different international locations.

Created design templates, ASP, ActionScript, Flash, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, CSS, collaborated with a freelance designer and managed a small team of designers and developers. Directed a freelance After Effects video artist to produce the homepage video which told the story of Vibrant's flagship products.

www.vibrantmedia.com

2003 Galaxy Award winning homepage for this Global 500 consulting firm features a dynamic navigation system designed to get users from the homepage to the information they seek in as few clicks as possible.

Created page design concepts and presented them to Accenture's Director of New Media and global branding department. Developed Flash, ActionScript, HTML, XML, and XSLT.

www.accenture.com

Website for Joe Torre's fight against domestic violence. Features include animated DHTML navigation menus, dynamic photo galleries, and online donation form.

Created website design concepts and presented them to members of the Foundation board. Developed HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP. Managed content updates. Illustrated Children's section.

www.joetorre.org

Flash website for a St. Charles, Missouri based graphic design firm. Features include XML driven content/navigation, load-progress indicators, dynamic color and alpha-blending routines, and physics-based animations.

Discussed architecture and layout concepts with the client based on his initial design mock-ups. Developed Flash, ActionScript, XML, HTML, and JavaScript. Established a web-hosting plan with a service provider and managed server-side features such as creating user accounts for e-mail, password-protected directories, custom error pages, etc.

www.michaelthededesign.com

Online gift registry allows users to tell the bride and groom which items (and in what quantity) they intend to buy. Features include dynamic column sorting, liquid layout, and administrative views for the bride and groom to add, delete and update desired items.

Designed the look and feel to match the bride and groom's individually handmade wedding invitations. Developed PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and MySQL.

Website for a St. Louis adoption agency features a clean, simple, and budget-friendly design. Look and feel was built to match print-design collateral created by Field's Five.

Created website design concepts and presented them to the agency's proprietor and graphic design agency. Developed HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP.

www.adoptionhaven.com

Casual video game built with Adobe Shockwave keeps it simple - point your cursor at the bad guy and click your mouse button to shoot him. You can also shoot the bonus items for more points, ammo and health but don't shoot the little girl on the prairie. Keeps track of your personal best scores as well as top 10 scores across the internet.

Download the Adobe Shockwave plug-in here