Interactive Hug

Here’s a list of what I consider to be the fundamental skills needed to make it as a designer in the interactive advertising world. Continue Reading »

This was an interesting project, We basically handed the Photoshop files off to John and watched him do his thing. Here’s a peak into the creative process behind Reds first UFC Papervision site. Continue Reading »

Hello all, my name’s John Iacoviello and I work with Balind as a Sr. Interactive Developer at Red Interactive and I also go by Self Titled. Continue Reading »

I’m writing this post to remind the younger designers of the one and only key to a successful career - a crazy portfolio website branded with your skills and attitude. Continue Reading »

Today I’m going to walk you through the process and execution of the event micro-site UFC 82: Pride of a Champion. This article was originally written for Layers Magazine but wasn’t approved in time to go to print, so I’ve modified and posted it here. Continue Reading »

I’ve recently become a huge fan of on-line training. I thought I had a well-rounded skill-set, then I met lynda.com. Now I’m convinced It’s just a matter of time before I can levitate monitors with my mind. Continue Reading »

Animate in After Effects, export to FLV with an alpha channel, Actionscript playback in Flash with a tweening class. Continue Reading »

Having a variety of interests keeps our minds stimulated, gives us something personal to focus on and improve at, but mostly, helps to balance us out as human beings. Here’s a few suggestions on how to incorporate hobbies into your lifestyle, why their important and which ones you should pick.
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Part 2. of my article on creating a unique website in Flash, the interactivity and animation portion. Continue Reading »

Ever had one of those afternoons where every few minutes your forget what you were doing? If you still think a healthy lifestyle means eating less or it’s only purpose is to make you more attractive, I’m going to outline a few ways that promote a balanced physical well-being that spill over into improving your productivity and mental performance. Continue Reading »

Potential clients and people that can hook you up with potential clients are everywhere, they’re moving around you like schools of fish but they don’t know you, they don’t know who you are or what you can do for them.

Let’s change that. Continue Reading »

In my attempts to come up with something fresh and exciting that’s tailored to each client I’ve fashioned a few guidelines that allow me to funnel my creativity toward the details, which is key. I’ve broken them down into 10 easy-to-understand tips and divided them into “design” and “animation”. Continue Reading »