Maryland.gov, our state’s flagship portal, was recognized with a Visual Excellence in the Multimedia Arts (VEMA) award. The VEMA is an international award honoring excellence in the multimedia arts and “celebrating the creativity of today’s visual artists.” There were other two state sites to win recognition. http://www.vemaawards.com/winners
Maryland Governor Website
From 2010 – August, 2013, this was www.governor.maryland.gov. Maryland’s Governor website introduced and implemented blogging capabilities, live streaming video, interactive graphs, photo galleries, RSS feed, online forms and social media integration. HTML/CSS/WordPress hybrid. Based on the 2011 statewide template I developed with the Department of Information Technology. In 2013, the site was revamped to deliver […]
Urban Identity, Decay and Gentrification: A House Dignified at Area 405
Reviewed by Brian Young Frank Perrelli is the only true painter in the bunch, a frequent indicator that contemporary art, especially that which concerns urban reality, tends to eschew the quaint nature of pure painting. Octopus (2013) is the artist’s most complex work with the giant sea creature superimposed over a simplified variation on dense, […]
More Than a Face-Lift: New Site for Maryland
A new portal offers Maryland residents responsive design, nearly 200 online services and integrated social media intended to maximize citizen engagement. The site’s design is responsive, meaning it will detect the device being used to access it, and adjust the way content displays accordingly. Responsive design, gaining ground in the Web design industry, keeps smartphone […]
Baltimore’s Bicentennial Celebration
When Baltimore City celebrated its bicentennial anniversary, a New Year’s Eve gala was organized and promoted. Below is the folded invitation, and ticket for attendees. Both were 2-color designs, including a metallic ink.
Original Station North Website
Back before the Station North Arts & Entertainment District in Baltimore had a budget or staff, it fell to the Executive Board (and yours truly) to create the community organization’s first website. Although published in 2003, the site had multimedia menus, interactive maps of street art, and photo galleries.