Social Graffiti is a 2010 Senior Project from Drexel's Digital Media program, for which I designed the website using XHTML and CSS.
Rowdy Orbit
Rowdy Orbit is a website dedicated to webisodes targeting non-caucasian viewers. I worked as a member a five person team on the design and front end development.
KURT GAWINOWICZ 1.0
Kurt Gawinowicz 1.0 is the first design of my portfolio website, created in 2008 using XHTML and CSS.
LD50 Studios
LD50 Studios provides web-based short films. This is the first version, built in Flash in 2007.
Social Graffiti is a Digital Media Program senior project from Drexel University's Westphal College of Media Arts & Design that links together architecture, design, and technology. The project allows Twitter users to digitally tag Drexel's Nesbitt Hall on 33rd and Market Streets in Philadelphia, PA. Users send tweets to a designated account (@digmgraffiti) and these tweets get incorporated into 2D and 3D animations. The final combination of these two elements then get projected onto Nesbitt Hall's front wall. I created and currently manage the project’s web and social media presence and as part of a six person team helped create animations.
I created the website using XHTML and CSS. Also, given that the project becomes more compelling as more users send their tweets to our account, I created a social media presence on Facebook, Youtube, Vimeo, in addition to, obviously, Twitter.
Rowdy Orbit is a website dedicated to showcasing webisodes targeting non-caucasian viewers. The website is built upon a Wordpress foundation, and uses XHTML and CSS for its appearance, and Flash to deliver the video content. As part of a five person team I worked on the web site's design and front end development. Specifically, I specialized on the development side, helping the team write symantically correct markup and functional CSS, including implementing a pure CSS drop down menu. The redesign of the website is not currently online.
Kurt Gawinowicz 1.0 is the first version of my portfolio website. I created it in 2008, using XHTML and CSS. The website was created as part of a week-long project that served as a test to see if I could skip Drexel's normally required 9-month sequence of web design classes. I passed the test.
LD50 Studios is the faux production company that I and a circle of friends use to provide stupid, cheaply-made short films. I built the website in 2007 using Flash.
Social Graffiti is a Digital Media Program senior project from Drexel University's Westphal College of Media Arts & Design that links together architecture, design, and technology. The project allows Twitter users to digitally tag Drexel's Nesbitt Hall on 33rd and Market Streets in Philadelphia, PA. Users send tweets to a designated account (@digmgraffiti) and these tweets get incorporated into 2D and 3D animations. The final combination of these two elements then get projected onto Nesbitt Hall's front wall. I created and currently manage the project’s web and social media presence and as part of a six person team helped create animations.
I created my animation using Maya 2010 and created the texture in Photoshop CS4. I then rendered the image sequence in After Effects.
Massive Fire is a compositing project that depicts an apartment fire. I worked in a three person team to complete the project, and I performed the role of team leader. The fire was created in Maya 2008 using fluids and the entire project was compisited in Nuke. In addition to requiring the filming of the apartment location, the project also involved shooting green screen footage to have a person to appear that they were running from the fire.
In 2009 I created a series of print advertisements for Dublin-based NGO Camara Education that appeared in various Irish business magazines. I also created flyers used to promote local events.
Camara (Video)
In 2009 I created a series of informational videos for Dublin-based NGO Camara Education, compiled using existing footage and footage that I created.
Column
Column is a game created in 2008 using Flash and ActionScript 2.0.
Word Search
Word Search is a game created in 2008 using Flash and ActionScript 3.0.
The above advertisements are samples of print advertisements I created for Camara Education, and these particular ads ran full page in Ireland's Sunday Business Post. Camara is a non-profit group that refurbishes old IT equipment and computers and with this equipment sets up education centers in African countries. They also offer computer recycling services. Camara caters to both individuals and corporate entities, and as such their marketing campaigns greatly differ based on the audience. The above ads were aimed at the corporate market, whose IT professionals put tremendous value on the secure destruction of data. The left ad was a standard ad, while the right was a limited time offer as part of a greater marketing campaign (The “Camara Prompt”).
At Camara I was responsible for producing short, YouTube-centric videos for various departments and events. I created the above video originally to target Google Ireland as a source for more computer equipment to recycle, and the video helped successfully educate Google to the Camara cause. The video required fast production and I was limited to using a cheap handheld camera. Other examples include creating videos to showcase specific Camara education hubs in Africa, which are featured on the Camara Website, and less serious fare, such as the women's minimarathon recap.
Word search is a game created using Flash and Actionscript 3.0. I created the graphics and modified existing code. The game was featured in the 2008 Drexel Digital Media Review.
