Michael Trouw - portfolio http://www.mechael.nl Generated rss-feed from Michael Trouw - portfolio (www.mechael.nl/portfolio/) Squirt versus Comboboner http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/23 <img src="user/uploads/squirt-versus-comboboner/aap_portfolio.png" /> At an 'anti-squat' compound a friend of mine lives in, there were drawings and paintings all over the place. I found a weird, funny looking character that resembled a squid or whatever. In flash, i recreated it, because i just had to have an image of it. This was the result. i'll probably make a mini-game out of it later :> Uitleenservice http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/22 <img src="user/uploads/uitleenservice/IMAGE_305_small.jpg" />

Project description



This is an RFID reader/writer powered by Arduino and the StrongLink SL018 board.
more info to come soon! this project is still in development :)


Time spent



1 week concepting,
1 week waiting for RFID reader/writer,
3 weeks developing.
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4 weeks.


Role



- Concepting
- Arduino, PHP, AS3 development
 Living Amstelcampus http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/20 <img src="user/uploads/living-amstelcampus/living amstelcampus pf1.jpg" />

Project description



For a project called 'TDI-case' we developed a solution to make a standard maquette of a future highschool campus more interesting. The amstelcampus will consist of a few existing renovated buildings and of several new buildings. Goal was to make a specific target group (people with children-to-be-students) more interested in the progression of- and existence of the amstelcampus.


Time spent



1 week research,
2 weeks concepting,
2 weeks designing,
5 weeks building.
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10 weeks


Team members



- Bogdan Siregar
- Valery Bukina


Role



- Concepting
- Interaction design
- AS3 development / FLAR
- creating a beamer-standard from of a table :>
 Lidmaatschapsformulier http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/9 <img src="user/uploads/lidmaatschapsformulier/formulier.jpg" />

Project description



For the study association IAM Core, of which i am member (and at the time board-member), i created a front-end for an appliance form. The idea was that students could fill out the interactive form to be member of IAM Core. This front-end is allmost finished. Reason it was never finished is because there was no back-end to connect to at the time. Member data wasn't available digitally.


Time spent



1 week concepting,
1 weeks designing,
1 weeks building.
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3 weeks.


Role



- Concepting
- Interaction design
- interface design
- AS3 development
 UPC mediabox redesign http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/19 <img src="user/uploads/upc-mediabox-redesign/UPC1_1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/upc-mediabox-redesign/UPC2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/upc-mediabox-redesign/UPC3.jpg" />

Project description



For the interaction design course i followed, the assignment was to redesign the user-interface of the UPC mediabox. We re-used the droplet-like form that UPC uses in it's advertisements.


Time spent



1 week concepting,
1 weeks designing,
2 weeks building.
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4 weeks


Team members



- Jonathan Davids


Role



- Concepting
- Interaction design
- interface design
- AS3 development
 Monkey Business http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/2 <img src="user/uploads/monkey-business/monkeybusiness.jpg" />

Project description



Monkey Business was a game developed for one of the courses in the third semester of the 'propedeuse' (orientation year), programming. This was the first time that i made a particle system. the scenery, asteroids and stars are three separate particle systems.

warning: if you start the game, you immediately start losing speed. goal of the game is to keep your spaceship in the game window. If it gets bumped down by asteroids, or if you simply stop acceleration, your spaceship will disappear off-screen and you lose!

Also, there isn't any score-system :)

Time spent



1 week concepting,
1 weeks designing,
2 weeks building.
===========
4 weeks


Role



- Concepting
- Interaction design
- interface design
- AS3 development
 Mechael photofolio http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/18 <img src="user/uploads/mechael-photofolio/mechael1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/mechael-photofolio/mechael2.jpg" />

Project description



For this project, the challenge was to get to use the Flickr API in combination with AS3. I hadn't used the Flickr API until then. It worked out really well, even though i never really use Flickr enough for this to be updated. Also, it's a sham Flickr disallows you to use full-resolution images through their API...

This was also the first time i used TweenLite and other tweening libraries. for example, you can click the large 'dividers' to get some sort of cinematic view.

warning: this project seems to have some errors. I was probably unaware of the debug-player at the time while also developing in the Flash-IDE. Yeah, i know right? :)

Time spent



1 week research,
2 weeks concepting,
2 weeks designing,
4 weeks building.
============
9 weeks


Role



- Research
- Concepting
- Design
- AS3 development
 Robert Crain online http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/8 <img src="user/uploads/robert-crain-online/crain.jpg" />

Project description



I was asked by a roommate if i wanted to make a site for a lector of his, which i did after contacting the lector. The site is a modified wordpress installation.


Time spent



6 weeks building.


Role



- Interaction design
- Wordpress development
 Fairfeedr http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/10 <img src="user/uploads/fairfeedr/fairfeedr.jpg" />

Project description



marketing communication concept. Idea was to make an Iphone app that suggested what you were going to eat with or without friends. This way, you would easily buy fairfood and not think about the price of the products (which still is the biggest no-go for fair/eco food) too quickly.


Time spent



1 week researching,
3 weeks concepting,
1 weeks designing
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5 weeks


Team members



- Anass Temmsamani
- Rowan Polanen


Role



- Concepting
- Design
 Mythbusters cartoonified http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/3 <img src="user/uploads/mythbusters-cartoonified/mythbusters.jpg" />

Project description



Mythbusters cartoonified. Yes. That's what it is, no more no less. This was a personal project to see if i could recreate the character designs from a t-shirt. I'd love to show you which one, but i lost it...


Time spent



1 week designing


Role



- Concepting
- Design
 Interactieve koffie http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/17 <img src="user/uploads/interactieve-koffie/interactieve_koffie.jpg" />

Project description



Interactive coffee was a project for a course called 'AV-prototyping'. Goal of the course was to learn how to come up with a concept and see how you can make a video prototype. Our concept was a 'backpanel' that showed how the different coffee types were liked at the coffee company.


Time spent



3 weeks concepting
2 weeks designing
1 day filming
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5 weeks 1 day


Team Members



- Roland van Paridon


Role



- Concepting
- Design
- AS3 development
 Birthdaycard http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/11 <img src="user/uploads/birthdaycard/verjaardagskaart.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/birthdaycard/verjaardagskaart1.jpg" />

Project description



This is a birthday card that i created as a birthday gift for a friend of mine. At the time i did not have a part-time job apart from my studies. So i had more time to make my own birthday presents :) This is the same character style as the characters from mythbusters, i really liked the style so i re-used it.


Time spent



1 week designing


Role



- Concepting
- Design
 Evacuation plan http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/6 <img src="user/uploads/evacuation-plan/evacuatie.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/evacuation-plan/evacuatie1.jpg" />

Project description



An evacuation plan chart made for a course called media-design. We had to redesign the evacuation plans in our own building. they were too complex to read in a small amount of time, so the goal was to make it readable easy and fast. I made this using google sketchup and photoshop.


Time spent



2 weeks designing


Role



- Concepting
- Design
 Yogl: your online karma http://www.mechael.nl/portfolio/7 <img src="user/uploads/yogl-your-online-karma/yogl.jpg" />

Project description



Yogl was a concept that didn't really become anything more than this :) i was supposed to create a complete proof-of-concept, but i really couldn't find the time to do it then. The letter 'G' is actually a living something that's balancing the yin and yang symbol.


Time spent



1 week designing


Role



- Concepting
- Design