Kelsey Meuse » Web/Flash

Jerzify Yourself!

Kelsey — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:29:53 +0000

This project was too much fun. It was a whirlwind development effort; I worked in a team of 4 and we turned it around in a week.

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One City Identity/Website

Kelsey — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:30:52 +0000

One City is a nonprofit foundation that provides food for needy families in Jersey City. I designed their logo as well as their website, and developed the site in WordPress so that the client could easily update it.

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Branded!

Kelsey — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:24:02 +0000

Brand messages are pervasive in contemporary culture and create a language of symbols and ideas attached to commodities. Often in the public sphere, our belongings signify our identity more than words, but this product-based communication is only tacitly understood.

‘Branded!’ is a satirical web application that subverts this “semiotics of stuff.” Ostensibly backed by the expertise of “consumerologists,” it asks the user questions about his/her personal tastes and consumption habits. The user is then “branded” with a personal barcode depicting the ratio of stereotypes (e.g. yuppie, hipster, etc.) present in her consumer personality. She is also labeled with a sarcastic description of her perceived identity and given product suggestions based on her taste.

This project employs satire along with the pop-culture allure of the personality quiz to create a unique interactive experience that provokes the user to consider how her belongings define her. It was my thesis for my BFA in Design and Technology, and can be viewed here.

Parsons Fashion Benefit Site

Kelsey — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:36:06 +0000

This site for the Parsons Fashion Benefit is a collaboration between RGA and five Parsons students (myself included). My personal contribution was to design and code the video player; all the work came together really well and I’m pleased with our result.

La Maison de Colette

Kelsey — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:42:50 +0000

La Maison de Colette was a fun and whimsical website I at Parsons made for my cat, Colette. I enjoyed making the illustrations, and built the site in a combination of flash, css, and html. Visit Site

Portfolio 1.0

Kelsey — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:48:13 +0000

This was a version of my portfolio site I authored in Flash (AS2). I abandoned it for a simpler and more robust interface, but I like this piece as an experimental navigational structure. It’s built around the principles of the Golden Ratio, or Phi. Visit Site

Flink NYC

Kelsey — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:33:07 +0000

Flink was a group project with the goal of facilitating interaction in a public space. We conceived of a “flink,” which is a small thought or expression that provokes discussion or contemplation. Then, we posted stickers of various “flinks” in the subway and on the street. From reading the stickers, users could interact with the piece by posting their own flinks on our website or by texting their flinks to a phone number which were subsequently published to the website. Finally, we had a physical installation on 11th St. and Avenue B, in which passersby could write their “flinks” on small plaques and arrange them within the installation on a chain link fence. People were eager to participate, and the installation grew as a dynamic representation of collective human expression.

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