Me
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About
Hello. My name is Andrew Machin. I am an experienced web designer and developer based in Leeds, UK. I specialise in flash, design, usability, front-end HTML, CSS development and animation. During my eleven years experience I have been involved with many projects for high profile clients such as Jacuzzi, Wet Ones, Smash Hits and Iceland.
I currently work as Senior Interactive Designer for Branded3
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Skills
Conceptual design. Front-end/Interface design. Animation. Illustration. Design Management. Team leadership. Customer relations. Photoshop. Flash. Illustrator. Dreamweaver. HTML. CSS. SEO. Actionscript 2&3. Oh, and some sketchy Rails, Javascript and PHP.
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Likes
Art. Photography. User-centric Design. Rugby. Guitar. Music that matters. Sundays with the familly. Rubbish horror films. Joshua Davis Illustrations. Rioja. Good user experience. Live gigs. Five-a-side football.
Work
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MDX Play
MDX Play is a service set up for Middlesex University to publish and showcase student and faculty generated video and audio content.
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Wetones
This site for Enegizer Wilkinson Sword's "Wet Ones" brand I originally produced as micro holding site, but has been liked so much by the client it has evolved to contain more comprehensive product information.
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Leeds Met
Leeds Metropolitan University's Estates department handles procurement, refurbishment and maintainance of all of the university's buildings. They wanted a site that could promote the often contravertial work they do to both the students and public. The concept is based around the idea of re-invention.
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Rizla
A conceptual idea proposed for Rizla's new site design.
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Smash Hits
The pop music TV channel Smash Hits required a new site featuring interactive media players, games and tools. Won an IMA award for best music site.
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Aster
Aster Healthcare provide care homes and sheltered accomadation. They required a website redesign that was open and friendly.
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Whitespace
To liven up our agency's corporate site I produced a promotional "Whitespace in 60 seconds" animation, and a tag based portfolio interface with which you can quickly sort through varied projects (driven by dynamic data pulled from a CMS system).
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Smith Estate Agents
Smiths Estate Agents required a new site through which they could market their properties and services.
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Jacuzzi
I have been involved in many projects for Jacuzzi, from producing their main corporate site including flash elements, such as the Jacuzzi brand story, to more recently redesigning their B2B site which allowed retailers to order stock directly.
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The Box
Sister station to Smash Hits, the Box TV required a aimilar site, but to appeal to a slightly older audience.
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Barnsley Development Agency
Barnsley Development Agency required a micro site which acted as an overview as to what Barnsley has to offer. I produced an interactive city which allows the user to float over the city to discover more.
http://www.barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk/discover_barnsley/
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James Hargreaves
James Hargreaves required a complete identity and branding overhaul. I designed and produced a new series of web sites to cover their various bathroom showrooms, renewable enrgy services and plumbing depot stores.
Contact
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Skype
ID: Machinaj. Go on, drop me a line!