about me

I specialize in creating unique and exciting designs with fun yet efficient user interfaces. I’m great with Photoshop, Ilustrator, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Wordpress, and Actionscript 3, but can use pretty much anything.

I live in Brooklyn, enjoy working on other artistic endeavors in my free time, and love learning and picking up new skills. I'm currently working on Canvas.

portfolio

Use the arrows below to scroll through some of my recent design work.

Anamanaguchi Singles

This temporary Anamanaguchi homepage allows users to stream or download the bi-weekly single releases. The site is neatly wrapped into a single page, which can be intuitively navigated with large buttons. Nearly everything on the page is interactive as well, keeping the users entertained while they listen to the music.

My role: Redesigned the Anamanaguchi logo and designed and developed the site.
Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, jQuery, HTML, CSS

All of the content is easily accessible from the front page. Logo redesigned from George Brower's original design. Sticker designs. Each sticker can be dragged about individually to create new 'monsters'.

Small Girls, Big Business

This PR agency formed by Bianca and Mallory needed a website and logo that conveyed both the charm and the sharp acumen of the girls that makes their business so successful.

My role: Designed the website and logo.
Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, jQuery, HTML, CSS

The textures and colors of the website embody the strong brand of the agency. Photo and drawing collages personalize the eponymous girls. I wrote 'Small Girls' by hand to get the script just right.

Hotel le Reve

Hotel le Reve is a resort hotel in Mexico whose website needs to communicate the hotel's rustic yet luxurious sensibility.

My role: Designed and developed a multi-lingual site based on the existing logo and color scheme.
Tools: Photoshop, PHP, jQuery, HTML, CSS

The site prominently displays photos showcasing the hotel. The page meets the background with a seamless stucco effect.

8-Bit Alliance

This single page website provides all of the information about the artists, shows and venues in a condensed, but easily accessible way that is fun for users to navigate.

My role: Designed and developed the site based on Thretris' original flyer concept.
Tools: Photoshop, jQuery, HTML, CSS

Each section of the site can be expanded and collapsed with a single click.

Game Salute

GameSalute provides detailed info on board games so they needed a look that was fun, but was still simple and familiar for users. The design was not implemented on GameSalute.com.

My role: Designed the logo and website.
Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, jQuery, HTML, CSS

The front page filled with dummy text. A rotating image banner is expandable by the user. The logo is a parody of the US Air Force logo using a 'meeple' gaming icon.

Rezyde

Rezyde is an online property management and ticketing system. They needed logo for their website and app, as well as icons for the administrative backend.

My role: Designed the logo, icons, and buttons.
Tools: Illustrator

This mockup shows showcases the icons and buttons. The logo is distinct and indicitive of the service to help mobile users identify the app.

Anamanaguchi Tour

This tour announcement and information site is a simple and fun way for users to find out about all of the bands touring destinations. Everything is condensed into one interactive page that is easily navigable.

My role: Designed and developed the website.
Tools: Photoshop, jQuery, HTML, CSS

A colorful background and fun navigation got users talking and sharing the link with friends. The location targetting and square background generator use random functions to keep the design unique with every click.

Lillian

This website for Ben Lear's folk rock opera intriques users with a sense of the play's unique aesthetic. All of the information the users need is simply accessed from a single page.

My role: Designed and developed the website.
Tools: Photoshop, jQuery, HTML, CSS

Some areas of the diorama are links which open modal windows with the requested information.

Dawn Metropolis

This site developed by lolzllc.com allows users to stream the music videos for the Anamanaguchi album "Dawn Metropolis".

My role: Designed sprite based graphics and animations for the UI and videos.
Tools: Photoshop

Worked with Paris Treantafeles to create the videos. The site created by lolzllc uses my designs for both the videos and the main menu.

Dubble Jump

Dubble Jump is a web series focusing on nerd culture from the blog Nerdology. Their logo needed to incorporate the Nerdology "running man" but also convey the fun attitude that the hostess brings to the show.

My role: Designed the logo.
Tools: Illustrator

The logo references the popular video game trope, the 'double jump'.

services

I'm currently fully occupied and unable to take on new work.

I can design, code, and host your website, blog, or microsite. To help establish your brand, I can create your logo, icons, flyers, or other designs to be used for web or print.

contact

Contact me using the form to the left, or feel free to call (917-435-1009) or send me an email (email@dmauro.com).

blog

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