A reimagining of Zenfolio's core product. Zenfolio is a photo organization, gallery sharing, website builder, booking and e-commerce tool for photographers to run their business.
As you can see this is actually several products in one which required multiple style guides and the ability for photographers to customize the experience. One of the most challenging projects I've ever worked on.
Client: Zenfolio
Site: Zenfolio
Unified communications applications for Mitel. I was brought on to create both mobile and desktop applications and at the same time unify the look and feel by creating a design system for all their applications.
Teamwork allows users to create chat groups for specific projects, share files and create and assign tasks. It also supports direct messaging which includes SMS. Connect is a VoIP service that allows users to be reached by their business extension, join conference calls and message each other internally.
Client: Mitel
Site: iTunes Store
The design team was given the opportunity to re-examine the user experience of Yahoo's search pages. The right column on search pages, based on eye-tracking and research, is often overlooked by users.
I decided to explore an option that increases the width of the right column and move the images and video results into that space. They decided to use a much more conservative approch.
Client: Yahoo! Search
Site: Yahoo! Search
Like most great projects, this started with the nugget of an idea. That nugget came in the form of a white paper published by the Yahoo! Labs team detailing how they believed it would be possible to use the data from images posted on Flickr to make time based itineraries. Timed travel made possible.
When I read the white paper in an internal newsletter, I knew it would make a cool app and so did the Director of Travel. So, we built it. Tested it. Updated it. Patented it. And now you can download it.
Client: Yahoo! Travel
Site: iTunes Store
The goal was simple, redesign Yahoo! Shopping using sponsored content rather than traditional banner ads to make the overall user experience more personalized. The mock-ups were presented to then CEO, Scott
Thompson, who gave the go ahead to start the project. Unfortunately, the project was later put on hold after his departure and its future remains unclear. Fingers crossed.
Client: Yahoo! Shopping
Site: Yahoo! Shopping
My involvement in the Red Lobster (Darden Restaurants) account began with an update of the existing site. They had recently switched agencies and needed time to develop the brand. After an initial kickoff with the agency I was given the task of developing new site designs based on the new brand direction.
After proposing new designs and vetting them with users, and then a direction change and a new round of designs and testing the new site and media campaign were successfully launched and very well received. This lead to the redesign of Darden Restaurant sites for Olive Garden and Bahama Breeze.
Client: Red Lobster
Site: Darden Restaurants
I was asked to re-imagine the user interface for RingCentral's Desktop and Mobile VoIP communications application. I started with the tablet knowing full-well the design should seamlessly extend to the desktop/PC environment.
Work I explored during this concept phase is now being applied to other projects at this time with an eye towards building a more robust product. Simple things like the App icon have been adopted for the current products.
Client: RingCentral
Protoype: RingCental Demo
Founded in 1949 the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League are one of the most storied sports franchises in professional sports, having won 13 Grey Cup championships. In the mid-90s, the team was looking to refresh their image and attract a younger audience. And so I was asked to update their "double EE" logo and create a new mascot.
Over six months, I worked with the organization to develop the new identity and then create all of the materials to launch the new look which included everything from tickets, T-shirts, stadium signage, merchandise, to advertising (print, newspaper, outdoor and transit). To this day, it’s still one of my favorite projects
Client: Edmonton Eskimos Football Club
Site: esks.com
There was so much more to this project than the design. With a large part of the project dependent on a robust backend development that would allow for transactions,
I had to make use of the considerable amount of brand assets and find the right balance between utility and experience. This was a very rewarding learning experience.
Client: Grupo Modelo
Site: Corona Store
A reimagining of Zenfolio's core product. Zenfolio is a photo organization, gallery sharing, website builder, booking and e-commerce tool for photographers to run their...
Unified communications applications for Mitel. I was brought on to create both mobile and desktop applications and at the same time unify the look and feel by creating a design system for all their...
The design team was given the opportunity to re-examine the user experience of Yahoo's search pages. The right column on search pages, based on eye-tracking and research, is often overlooked by users...
Only have 4 hours to explore the city — no problem. Yahoo! TimeTraveler™ creates on-the-fly time-based itineraries for popular points of interest in cities worldwide to explore. Timed travel made possible...
The goal was simple, redesign Yahoo! Shopping using sponsored content rather than traditional banner ads to make the overall user experience more personalized. The mock-ups were presented...
My involvement in the Red Lobster (Darden Restaurants) account began with an update of the existing site. They had recently switched agencies and needed time to develop the brand...
I was asked to re-imagine the user interface for RingCentral's Desktop and Mobile VoIP communications application. I started with the tablet knowing full-well the design should...
Founded in 1949 the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League are one of the most storied sports franchises in professional sports, having won 13 Grey Cup championships...
There was so much more to this project than the design. With a large part of the project dependent on a robust backend development that would allow for transactions...
I have been finding my way and developing my skills for over 20 years, working in textiles, print, packaging, web and mobile. I've worked in the agency world, in small design studios, I’ve worked client side and, at times, solo. No matter where I work, the one constant that remains, the one thing I can never get enough of, is the fact that there’s always something new around the next corner to challenge me.
Fresh out of college in Canada, I went to work for a clothing company putting my illustration skills to good use designing custom patterns for beer and sport franchises. (Little did I know at the time that beer and sports would be a re-occuring theme throughout my career.) After a few years, I left the clothing company for a job in a small, but very hot and growing, ad agency where I got my hands on a computer for the first time and never looked back. While at the agency I developed identities and marketing materials for a wide range of clients, from telecommunications companies (Telus), national retail organizations to major and minor sports franchises.
In 1997, my design skills along with my knowledge of prepress would take me to California and I moved to the Bay Area to work for my first tech company, Splash Technology. As part of their marketing department, I designed everything from data sheets, user guides, ads, posters, tradeshow booths to even the product UI. After Splash, I found myself at a small boutique studio designing for a mix of wine and tech clients and in 2004 plunged into interactive and found myself designing websites for Corona, New Castle, Disney, Lipton Tea and Red Lobster. Moving to Yahoo! in 2009, I extended my skills into the world of mobile and was key in the development of the TimeTraveler app. I can only imagine what's next.
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Craig Weber
Creative Director
Scottsdale
Arizona
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