RoastHorseWork

Online portfolio of Joe Baldwin

New Work

Castrol Steel Training Tool

Animated and scripted a Flash training tool that contains diagrams and downloadable information about how Castrol products are used in steel processing. Both the online and CD-ROM versions use XML data files and linked PDFs for easy updates and translation into other languages.

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Edexcel Animations

Art-directed, designed and animated 7 short animations to help improve customer service in a fun and informal way: Rapport, Reflection, Relationship, Reliability, Respect, Responsibility and Responsive.

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DHL Western Europe campaign Flash game

Illustrated and programmed this Flash memory game for worldwide express and logistics company, DHL. Because the same game is being used throughout Europe each country version has it's own tile graphics and XML text which are read into one Flash .swf file—drastically reducing development time for country adaptations note: linked game is french version.

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Pendragon Corporate Services

Designed a new website for this Global Recruitment and business services company. Phase 1 is currently live, phase 2 will add several applications including online timesheets, content management and client extranet facilities..

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Ogilvy/DHL Christmas game

Illustrated, animated and programmed this Flash game which was sent to Ogilvy and DHL offices worldwide.

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DHL web brochures

Produced TAS & Express Services interactive brochures for DHL, “the best ‘interactive’ tools DHL have had to date!”, apparently.
These were translated and distributed worldwide.

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Beatrix Ong Website

Recently finished a website redesign for shoe designer Beatrix Ong.

The original Flash site was a problem for some users to access and was difficult to update.

I designed a CSS layout with XML driven product and news pages that is quick to update and viewable on all browsers and devices.

WEB DESIGN

Anana
Designed and built this CSS/PHP site for telecoms software company Anana.
Beatrix Ong
Designed and built an XML/CSS/PHP site for shoe designer Beatrix Ong.
Castrol Excellence Academy
This interactive training tool for Castrol staff was rolled-out internationally in 8 languages. Note: This site is designed for PCs running Internet Explorer and takes into consideration IE’s CSS box-model bug. It may not display as intended on other systems.
Hive
Web site for a UK B2B advertising agency.
Intel Online Services
Intel wanted a visually exciting microsite to promote their hosting services and ePulse benchmarking tool. This site was built in Flash and used Swiftgen to import dynamic content from ASP applications. I also designed the soundFX and music in this site.
MyCanaryWharf.com
A site for Canary Wharf Group to promote the shops and restaurants in and around London’s regenerated Canary Wharf.
Pendragon Corporate Services
Website redesign for a global HR and business services company.
RoastHorse
My personal projects under the RoastHorse banner. These include RoastHorse newsletter, RoastHorse Gallery, RoastHorse Type Foundry and Tapestry.
T-Bass
Promotional site for funked up party band T-Bass.

Background

Having completed an art college foundation course in 1992 Joe travelled to London to seek his fortune. After a year of music college in Wapping, living on grunge music and beans-on-toast, Joe was tempted by the glamorous world of advertising. Picking up his dried up Magic Markers™ and makeshift portfolio he headed for Soho. He spent the next seven years freelancing for London’s top agencies, he visualised his way from Toilet Duck to The Conservative Party and storyboarded a route from Kellogg’s to Mercedes Benz. But Joe’s work ultimately ended up in the trash, he wanted to create something more permanent, it was at this time that Joe began to focus on web design and web-related endeavours.

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Have a design project you’d like to discuss? Contact Joe.

Need to see a resumé first? It’s right here.

FLASH™ ANIMATION & APPLICATIONS

Movies, games and presentations

Castrol Steel Training Tool
Flash interface using XML data and external files. Delivered on web and CD-ROM
Edexcel Animations
‘The 7 Rs’ designed and animated in Flash: Rapport, Reflection, Relationship, Reliability, Respect, Responsibility and Responsive.
DHL Western Europe campaign Flash game
Memory game to tie-in with Western Europe ad campaign. Uses XML and shared Flash file for multiple language versions. note: linked game is french version.
Ogilvy/DHL Christmas game
Christmas game, sent to Ogilvy and DHL offices worldwide.
DHL Trade Automation Service & Express Services e-brochures
These are interactive versions of two DHL print brochures. Translated and distributed worldwide.
Intel Online Services
Promotional Movie
Invastion From Mars
arcade game
Simply Books
Promotional movie & tutorial
Tonic
Helthcare Agency launch movie
Slap-a-Merc
Game for IhateMyMercedes.co.uk

TYPE DESIGN

I love to experiment with type and type design. these are some of my more successful efforts, availalable for free download and to buy at T-26. You can see samples of all my type designs at RoastHorse Type Foundry.

Berthold
Satirical font Poking fun at corporate manipulation of copyright laws.
Hubbard
Based on hand-drawn lettering from a Jazz album cover. Available from T-26
Kerouac
Script style pixel font, optimised for use in Flash. Available from T-26
Burroughs
Hand-written style font optimised for use in Flash.
Carrier Stencil
Stencil font bast on millitary stencils


Contact Joe to discuss your design project or get a quote.

ILLUSTRATION

Some computer generated and hand-made illustration.

Comics
Illustrations for Aquent promotional items.
Calendar designs & Postcard
Paintings
Dog, Dream, James & Scam
Entries for 2002 Foundation Skate deck competition
Hardcore & Soucoups Volantes
Entries for 2002 Monson Snowboard competition
Epinephrine & Vespa
Entries for 2002 Typophile t-shirt contest
Typophile Instant Lettering & Typophile next Exit
Pornographics covers

CORPORATE IDENTITY

Logos, corporate styles, business cards, letterheads, compliments slips, bags, mugs and bumper stickers.

Anana

Bob’s Homemade Ice Cream

James Fortey

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