Danny Blackman: Web &  Graphics

Designer, developer, illustrator, photographer, musician, promoter and all round friendly chap, Danny Blackman is a 3rd year BA Communications & New Media student at University of Leeds, UK and a freelance designer & developer for the likes of Brahm, Swamp, Teabag Studios and Fluid Creativity.


Contact
+44 (0) 7790 946 714
danny@dannyblackman.com

45 Brudenell Rd
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS6 1HA
United Kingdom


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Design & Advertising Awards

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D & AD Global Student Awards

Media: Web & Print
Role: Technical Lead
Date: May 2006

Open Project
Brief
To design an integrated promotional campaign for the 2007 D& AD student awards. The solution comprised of a "DNA profiling test" which rated the users natural design capabilities as both a fun and functional entry process. With the print campaign to back up the fully Flash site, this piece of work received recognition for its technical accomplishments and solid design, winning the Integrated Communication Category at the 2006 D& AD's.
 

Umbro SX Campaign

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Umbro SX wallpapers

Media: Wallpaper
Role: Design
Date: Dec 2006

Open Project
Brief
To design a set of wallpapers for use on Umbro.com for the release of the new SX range of football boots. The essence of the campaign focuses on the opposite sides of the brain, with the hemisphere conducting creative and experimental thought processes whilst the left controls logic and reason.

Agency: Swamp
 
Design!

Sky Larkin T-shirts

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Design!


Lucky Voice

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Lucky Voice Kareoke Bar Viral

Media: Web
Role: Design & Development
Date: May 2006

Open Project
Brief
As part of the 2nd year of my BA New Media course, we were asked to design and implement a digital solution to promote London Karaoke bar Lucky Voice. The brief was to use animation and subversive advertising techniques to create an interesting campaign with viral qualities. My solution took a different take on the company, advertising Lucky Voice as a charity for abused microphones through a series of banner adverts and a full flash mini-site.
 
Flash!

ColdStats

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ColdFusion Statistics Package

Media: Web
Role: Development
Date: November 2006

Open Project
Brief
As a project for a module on Data Mining techniques as part of the 3rd year BA New Media course, my brief was to create a fully functional ColdFusion powered statistics package. My solution tracks hits through the site giving detailed user-paths along with details on browsers, operating systems, screen resolutions and a whole host of other features. Take a look at the project for a demo of the system in action.
 
Coldfusion!

Childhood Dreams

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Childhood dreams website

Media: Web
Role: HTML, Flash & XML
Date: August 2006

Open Project
Brief
Childhood Dreams is a small HTML based site for a bespoke furniture design company specialising in children's bedrooms. Working with the team at Fluid Creativity, the Childhood dreams site was built on good ol' HTML, XML and Flash. It may be small, but it's perfectly formed.

Agency: Fluid Creativity
 
HTML and Flash!

Faceless

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Photo!