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Rachel Orr just graduated from Ohio University as an Information Graphic/Publication Designer. She helped with the project branding, design of the website, and other print materials that were used for the project marketing and advertising. Rachel has accepted a position at an Arizona newspaper and is currently in the process of relocating there.

Kyle Ackley Biography

Kyle Ackley graduated in June 2011 as an Interactive Multimedia major. He was the Co-Director in charge of production on the project and produced the Community Food Initiatives video with help from his partners at Cremedia. Kyle also assisted with the design of the site. Kyle is currently working with Cremedia that is quickly becoming a big name in the industry.

Natalie Schultz Biography

Natalie Schultz is a Senior Interactive Multimedia major at Ohio University who worked as part of a group, contributing with wire framing of the Project C site, and also designed and developed the informational graphics for the Jethro Project. Natalie had no previous experience with Adobe Flash (and AS 3.0) at the beginning of working on the Project C design. Natalie was able to develop the piece in just under four weeks.

Dustin Scarpitti Biography

Dustin Scarpitti is a recent graduate of Interactive Multimedia. He helped conceptualize and design the branding of Project C. Dustin was involved in wire framing the Project C site, and was the designer and developer of the “Our Mission” animation page. Currently, Dustin resides in Columbus, working with digital company, Blue Diesel.

Kiersten Bonifant Biography

Kiersten Bonifant worked in part of a group, helping with wire framing, design, and branding of the project. As a graduate of Ohio University, she now is a lead designer at Prestige Creative Marketing.

Brian Kassouf Biography

Brian Kassouf is a Senior Computer Science major at Ohio University. He developed the site voting system and helped with other development needs. He, along with Tony Guglielmi, donated their paid hosting space to the project. Brian is currently working with a popular image-hosting site, Imgur.

Annette Drapac Biography

Annette Drapac is a Senior Interactive Multimedia major at Ohio University who developed the concept for Project C. As a Co-Director of the project she led the design team, produced the Good Works’ video documentary and information graphic, and helped develop the site. Annette is currently interning in New York for a digital firm called Cush + Lovely.

Biography

Tony Guglielmi is a Senior Interactive Multimedia major in Scripps College of Visual Communications at Ohio University. As a Co-Director, he was in charge of the website development and organizing the group meetings. He was the main developer of the HTML, CSS, and jQuery of the site. Tony also designed/developed the Flash pieces made for the “Our Process” page and the Community Food Initiatives project. Currently, Tony is interning with a company in New York called Hello Monday.

Description

Project C is an Ohio University, student-led community project. The browser design looks at social issues that affect southeast Ohio. The Project C team mission is to go beyond simply sharing the stories of people residing in southeast Ohio, but to create a desire for social change. The team is using their skills in multimedia to educate their community about organizations that are available and actively combating social issues such as food insecurity, poverty, and low high-school graduation rates.

Communication objective

Project C’s mission is to create a multimedia-based project that informs, and inspires action from its audience. Project C hopes to call upon the community to become more involved in their local organizations. Each organization’s story is told in a 3-part package that includes a short documentary, an interactive graphic, and portraits accompanied by quotes. A visitor to the Project C website is asked to choose which local organizations they would like to support in their area. Project C integrated a voting system that raised funding for local organizations. The intention was that by enabling the public to learn more about their local organizations, users would feel more connected and involved, with a hightened desire to volunteer or donate to their community.

Tools used

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator was used for all mockups of the Project C website. The interactive informational graphics were made with Adobe Flash. Adobe InDesign was incorporated for the creation of marketing packages, including posters and postcards. The animation on the Project C “Mission” page was made in Adobe After Effects.

Adobe Tools

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite Web Premium, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash Professional, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop

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