http://blankslate.iweb.bsu.edu 

In January of 2008, two of my friends and I decided to start a game show.  We all had ample connections within Ball State and decided to pool our resources to pull together a all new show.  The game show, "Blank Slate" was based off of Match Game from the 70's.   I acted as Creative Director throughout the Pre-Production phase of the project.  I designed the logo, created multiple flyers, all set design assets, and a Flash website.  During the live tapings of the show, I served as a Floor Producer keeping everything in order, picking contestants, and wrangling the audience.

The Logo:

Two versions of the logo were used depending on needs.  The black was used for most flyers and much of the TV logos were turquoise.

The Website:

I wanted to really challenge myself to do something far more complicated than anything I'd done before in Flash.  I wanted a heavily animated website that was interactive and fun.  I worked to uphold the lighthearted nature of the show and integrate new aspects to the site to make it something people want to use and come bac to.

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Site Features:

• Animated Intro
• Loading Screen with Progress Bar
• Option to Skip Intro
• HTML only Site Option
• Video Player (my first ever!)
• Little details for transitions 

Final tweaks are still being made to the site, it should be complete by May of 2008.

Currently In Progress:

• Interactive Game to with questionsn from the show
• Apply to be a contestant online
• All Episodes Online
• Panelist and Hosts Bios 

In the Fall of 2007, I was asked to create a new graphics package for student sports show Cardinal Sports Live.  I created a logo and lower thirds to be used during broadcast on Cardinal Vision 57.

The Logo:

Lower Thirds:

www.cardinalvision57.com 

I started as Multimedia Director at Cardinal Vision 57, Ball State's student-produced TV station, in the Fall of 2006.  They did not have a website of any kind and I was the first Webmaster to be a part of the station.  I was starting from scratch to build a website to highlight student shows and deliver information on our growing station. 

Site Goals:

1. Feature shows depending on content of the week
2. Display schedule for station online
3. Make contacting staff simple for anyone interested starting a show
4. Leave room for advertising possibilities 

Site Pros:

• Meets site goals
• Integrates Flash feature
  
• Give off look of a TV station 

Site Cons:

• Slow loading because of # of images
• Could have been done easier in CSS (but I didn't know it at the time)
• Needs more contant