James Delaney Design Portfolio

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Deaf.ie - Web Design

This was a college project where we picked an Irish charity and designed their website. I chose the Irish Deaf Society as I thought it was interesting to have the chance to build a website for a cultural and linguistic minority such as the Irish Deaf community. Constructing an appropriate tone of voice and visual language was my primary concern, as well as dealing with challenges such as users have low English literacy by creating a video navigation system.


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Video Navigation with Youtube

Watch on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0t-o3uHW5s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0t-o3uHW5s


SolarSchools

IADT’s School in a Box is a mobile, solar-powered technology driven educational tool. It tackles huge problems in access to education in developing countries. SIAB counters problems of not having access to power, technology, education syllabus and teacher training. It is intended to be used in rural areas of Africa and India. It’s innovation and technological achievement were my main inspiration for the visuals.

The sun is ubiquitous in our lives; everyone on earth has access to it. It gives us life and sheds light on darkness. The role of the sun, as well as a star’s use of a symbol of quality and praise informed my visual approach.

SolarSchools


IADT Open Day 2011- 3D Spatial*

This was a group project as part of my course. Three of us had to work to create an exhibition for IADT Open Day 2011. We brainstormed individually and then took our best concepts and visual languages ideas and created a new brief and a group direction. My role in this project was focused around the shape, flow and layout of the exhibition stands as well as some information architecture.

IADT Open Day Exhibition 2011

Exhibition Space

Semi transparent screens with embedded touch interfaces

Wall Graphics

Window Graphics

Information Graphics


Web

Chromea web browser built forspeed, simplicity and security

Searchsearch billions of web pagesin an instant

Translatetranslate text, webpages andfiles between over 50 languages

Gmailgmail makes email easyand efficient

Docscreate and share youronline documents

Youtubeshare your videos withfriends, family and the world

Picasaorganise, edit and shareyour photos

Latitudesee where your friendsare right now

Mapsfind places, get directions andexplore the street level imagery

Earththe world’s geographic information at your fingertips

Google+real life sharing, rethought for the web

Readerstay up to date with all yourfavorite websites in one place

Bloggercreate your own online journal

Booksfind the books you need and preview them online

Calendarorganise your scheduleand share events

Office Media Location Social

PACKAGESMaster pack

Beginner pack

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PACKAGESMaster pack

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PACKAGESMaster pack

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Vector Illustration of Packaging ConceptView Video of Motion: http://youtu.be/MELbIIV_BqM

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Google Strand Rationale

The problem presented by Google in their brief is that they need a packaging solution for their range of products that inspires, informs and articulates the benefits of using their products. The design should respect Google’s visual approach, show the benefits of the products and explore how the products work together as a family.

Google Strand is my response to the brief. Google strand is a packaging and display concept for all your Google products. It serves as a discreet notification display for your Google account in your home or office. The package is a tangible way of visualizing your interactions with Google.

For this project I let the concept of building blocks inform by direction. Early on, I decided Google’s products should be presented as the building blocks to constructing your life online. They should be simple and fun to use, have endless possibilities for arranging and be a reflection a person’s individuality. This building block approach was inspired by the imagination inherit in using children’s building blocks, and also by the personal building blocks of someone’s life, their DNA.

People can place Google Stand on their desk, wall or mantle piece where it serves as a discreet notification system for their Google account. The individual electromagnetic balls respond to a person’s account activity by a flashing LED, or by floating and spinning. The balls playfully inform you of a new email or another comment on your Youtube video.

This system serves as a reminder of just how much you use Google’s products and how often you interact with them. It is intended to bring awareness to users about just how much they’re using Google products. It is a tangible reflection of your Google experience.

I wanted to create a packaging solution that people could keep after they’ve bought Google’s products. Something that was complimentary to the products functions, looked appealing, yet easily faded into the background.

The containers visuals are inspired by chemistry and lab equipment, and were created to give the feeling of something precious or important yet fragile.

Google Strand with Chromebook

In location on Mantelpiece


PunchTheSphinx.com - Event & Web Design

During summer 2009 I set up a website for young people in Kilkenny to publish content on. I created written, image and video content for the site. Along with a space for youth created content, I organized several campaigns and public events throughout the city. Give Kilkenny Some Lovin’ was the final event of the summer that coincided with the launch of Kilkenny Art Festival. The event was participated by over 250 people young and old and involved using chalk drawings to express affection for the city and it’s people.

PunchTheSphinx.com

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Dublin Energy Crisis Exhibition

For this project I had to create an identity, campaign and exhibition for a climate change conference in Dublin. I chose to zone in on the real problem, which is the general trend of over-consumption in Ireland. The visual language was created to evoke an industrial and military feeling to reinforce the exhibitions main arguments.

The exhibition focuses on creating a concern for responsible energy use in the next generation of policy makers. The campaign focuses on turning Dublin City Centre into a crisis-zone for the duration of the exhibition. The exhibition itself creates a sense of urgency and claustrophobia around the issue of energy over-consumption.

Stationary

Invite to Exhibition Opening

Crisis Zone Campaign

Crisis Control: Electronic displays with real time information on energy consumption

War Room: Information Graphics


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Research & Development Website

Viral Video Storyboard

SEAT Marketing Campaign

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Campaign Strategy

Stage_1:Videos are leaked from the SEAT research and development department online. These videos show scientists using strange methods and performing questionable experiments to gather data on people’s reaction times, spatial awareness and perceptions. The videos are picked up by several cultural significant blogs and websites in the Internet Culture and Tech Industries with add to their spread.

Stage_2:A series of short humorous .gifs are made from the videos and are spread throughout social media websites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Google+ reaching even more audiences and spreading the leaked content. People are encouraged to generate their own creations from the leaked content.

Stage_3SEAT launch an experimental website for their research and development department in response to interest in the videos. The website is run by SEAT media interns working closely with SEAT R&D interns to capture the culture of the labs. Candid videos, written updates, interesting tidbits and question/answer sessions with the public communicate the ethos of the labs and build a relationship with the public around the their work.

SEAT Campaign Rationale

This was a competition run by SEAT with IADT Visual Communications Y3’s 2012 class. The brief was to create a marketing campaign for SEAT’s new line of cars that employed viral elements.

What stood out the most for me about SEAT’s range of cars was the City Safety Assist feature, which auto-stops the car if the on-board computer calculates a possible collision ahead. I decided to focus on bringing this innovation and technological achievement to the fore in my campaign by creating a memorable and interesting proposal that portrays SEAT’s researchers and scientists in a lighthearted manner. The campaign strives to show that the people who work at SEAT see things differently; they use unorthodox research methods in their process that is crucial in informing their technological development.

This campaign focuses on building an awareness of SEAT’s innovative technologies. The play out of the campaign involves connecting with the public by sharing inside information about SEAT’s process and building relationships with the public bases around their work. Its goal is to increase the reputation of SEAT as a progressive technological car company.

Freelance Web Design and Development

Paul Devlin

Paul Devlin in a blacksmith artist from Kilkenny Ireland. He been working in the forge for over 30 years and is heavily involved Ireland’s heritage and conservation scene. His clients include the Queen of Qatar amongst many Irish national bodies. I am working with Paul to build a new brand and web presence that communicates his extensive and prestigious career.

Look.rs

The Lookers Art Collective is a group of young artists based in Dublin comprised mainly of artists from NCAD and IADT. I worked with them to give them an online platform for their numerous and creative uses of media.

http://look.rs

http://look.rs


RFRM 2 RVLUTN Exhibition Catalogue


RFRM 2 RVLUTN

In this part of our course we had to take an essay we wrote earlier in the year and visualize an exhibition catalogue and space for a showcase in the National Gallery of Ireland on our subject. My essay was Reform to Revolution: How Communications Technology that Empowers the User Promotes Positive Social Change.

This project was inspired by the vernacular of 16th century print, and the visual hallmarks of television and digital communication.

National Gallery of Ireland Signage

Bustop Advert Foyer Exhibition Stands


Gill Sans Typographic Poster

In the second year of my course our first brief was to create a poster for a typeface. Gill Sans was my typeface. It’s history of a shop display font and British heritage informed my treatment.

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