Aaron's Portfolio

Welcome to my personal portfolio!

Aaron — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:15:38 +0000

Where are you? You are at the personal portfolio of Web Designer Aaron Murphy. I specialize in designing web sites, multimedia, print work and branding.

Facebook in Reality

Aaron — Sat, 31 May 2008 00:32:50 +0000

ISEAL Alliance

Aaron — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:47:17 +0000

Website design and Backend Development

design
coding
backend
usability

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Mercurielle Media Work

Aaron — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:46:52 +0000

Some simple print pieces I did for various clients appearing in sporting event
and nightclub print programs.

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Advertisement Congratulating the Bobcats on their first year

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The Bobcat's Jason Hart - Stats

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EAW Congratulation Ad

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Neiman Marcus Ad

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Northface Ad

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XM Ad

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Def Jam

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ICM

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Barcadi

AiPoint

Aaron — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:19:57 +0000

Website Design

design
coding
project management

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Holy Land Christians Society

Aaron — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:14:23 +0000

Branding, Website, Backend Development and eCommerce

design
coding
backend
usability
project management
ecommerce

Gulfstream Lumber

Aaron — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:47:34 +0000

Website Design

design
flash
usability

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Pearls before breakfast

Aaron — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:03:43 +0000

What do you get when you put together one of the most talented violinists in the world, a Stradivarius and a Washington DC metro station crammed full of government employees rushing off to work? Not much apparently. Joshua Bell a world renowned classical musician plays incognito at metro station during rush hour.

Read the article at the Washington Post.

Thanks to Matt for this.

411 is History

Aaron — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:39:32 +0000

Google just launched “Google Voice Local Search” a free phone based local information tool. They are calling it Google 411.

How it works: Dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone, the service then asks for city and state. It then asks for a category or business name. It uses speech recognition to input your selections, and returns the results using computerized speech synthesis. The speech is much better than Microsoft Sam, but still sounds computerized.

Verdict: Absolutely brilliant.

So bulleted PowerPoint presentations aren’t very effective afterall

Aaron — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:34:08 +0000

I’ve never been a fan of plain jane bulleted PowerPoint presentations. Text bullet points which are read aloud seem like they are really for the speakers benefit and do nothing to help the audience. Instead the speaker should keep bullet points where they belong - on note cards. Instead they should offer the audience additional information on the screen not the same exact information.

Now there is research which suggests that not only is this method an ineffective tool to communicate information, it may actually cause the audience to learn less from what you are saying.

Researchers in Australia have found that when the same information is presented verbally AND visually at the same time, it causes a mental overload which keeps us from learning as much as from one source alone. Instead the researchers favor speaking to information presented on screen not reading it verbatim. Some examples of more effective communication would be showing a graph or photo which inform a particular point you are making.

Sydney Morning Herald article

Professor John Sweller’s Research at the University of New South Wales

I’m Back from Asia!

Aaron — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:41:27 +0000

Sawatdi Khrap! Sabaidee! Chau! Ni hao! 90 Hours of train rides, 90 hours of bus rides and 7,000 pictures later - I’m back. A full report and my photos will be online asap!

It Doesn’t Get Much Cuter Than This

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:45:28 +0000

From Flickr

Trimark Corporation

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:43:09 +0000

Website with CMS Back-end

design
coding
flash
backend
usability
project management

CENTURY 21 New Millennium

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:42:50 +0000

Website with CMS Back-end

design
coding
flash
backend
usability
project management

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GroupSpace

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:42:30 +0000

Branding, Website, Print Design and Backend Development

design
coding
flash
backend
usability
project management

Sponsor360

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:42:07 +0000

Branding, Website Design and Flash Design

design
coding
flash
backend
usability
project management

Miller Calhoun and Company

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:41:48 +0000

Website Design

design
coding
flash
backend
usability
project management

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AcuLaser Wellness Center

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:41:31 +0000

Website, Branding and Intranet

design
coding
backend
usability

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GroupSpace

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:41:11 +0000

Logo and Brand DesignSee Also: Website Design

Trimark Corporation

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:40:49 +0000

Logo and Brand DesignSee Also: Website Design

Capital Trance Radio

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:40:28 +0000

Logo and Brand Design

Americas Impact

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:40:09 +0000

Logo and Brand Design

Dave Marsden for Delegate

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:39:51 +0000

Logo and Brand Design

Entertainment Ventures

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:38:57 +0000

Logo and Brand Design

Holy Land Christians Society

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:38:31 +0000

Logo and Brand DesignSee Also: Website Design

US Israel Business Exchange

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:37:35 +0000

Logo and Brand Design

MercurielleMedia

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:34:02 +0000

Mercurielle Media

Area 51 Media

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:19:00 +0000

Logo and Brand Design

USA Stock Photo

Aaron — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:17:16 +0000

Logo and Brand Design

IE7 Goes Live

Aaron — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:36:39 +0000

Internet Explorer 7 has been launched by Microsoft. It took me two attempts to install it, it froze during the first. Not too much has changed between the RC1 and now. I’m off to bug-test my personal and client’s sites in the new ie! Grab your own copy over at microsoft.