Valentine Makhouleen — interactive art director
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val@new-media.ca

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This is a scrapbook of ideas. One can hardly call it a blog, but I maintain it to file away thoughts I find interesting, like shiny pebbles.
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Twist Image

Twist Image wanted to create a living, breathing website that showing its passion and understanding of the ever-changing digital world. So we created a site that constantly pulled and presented new information from across the web, and made personalized user-recommendations based on their location, and previous explorations of the site – all while showcasing the talent and the work of the agency.

Twist Image

Twist Image

Twist Image

Agency: Twist Image
Role: Art Direction
2011

http://twistimage.com

December 2011

GG Top Reads

Canada Council for the Arts wanted to do something big to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Governor General’s Literary Awards. So we created a Facebook app that turned the block of photos on a user’s Facebook profile page into a GG-themed bookshelf so they can proudly display their favourite GG-nominated books from the past 75 years.

This initiative has been modified to align with Facebook’s Timeline interface.

Facebook app landing page

Facebook app landing page

Facebook profile bookshelf

Facebook profile bookshelf

Governor General's Literary Awards

Governor General's Literary Awards

75 years of GG winners

75 years of GG winners

Creating a Facebook profile shelf

Creating a Facebook profile shelf

Agency: Twist Image
Role: Art Direction
2011

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canada-Council-for-the-Arts/

September 2011

Aria Ristorante

Aria offers genuine Italian fine dining in a contemporary urban setting. “Aria” means “air” in Italian but also references the most Italian of art forms – opera. Both these themes are evident inside Aria which boasts a dramatic 35 foot ceiling and is situated adjacent to the Air Canada Centre and Maple Leaf Square.

Aria interior

Logo by Seung-Jai Paek.

Logo by Seung-Jai Paek.

Aria Ristorante website

Website.

Online menus

Online menus and reservations.

Mobile site

Mobile site.

Role: Programming, Design
Art Director:
Seung-Jai Paek
2011

http://ariaristorante.ca

August 2011

Green Earth Facts

Green Earth Facts aggregates incredible facts about our planet in an attempt to bring awareness to what makes Earth an incredible place to live and protect. We bring you the most fascinating stories on plant life, animal diversity, oceans, land, weather phenomena and our universe.

Green Earth Facts

Logo

Green Earth Facts

Green Earth Facts

Mobile site

Mobile splash screen.

Mobile site

Mobile site.

Role: Art Direction, Programming, Copywriting, Photography
2009

http://greenearthfacts.com

July 2011