Selected Projects


Off-Site Identity

Off-Site

TECHNOLOGIES: Wordpress CMS, Custom CSS
IN COLLABORATION WITH: Peter Romich

Identity, website and marketing campaign developed for this experimental art exhibition in NYC. A custom stencil is placed in various locations throughout the city to emphasize the concept of a gallery "without walls". The identity is derrived from this standardized stencil, combined with the everchanging location seen through its cut lettering.

United Nations Disarmament Portal

UN Disarmament Portal

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CLIENT: United Nations
TECHNOLOGIES: ASP, XHTML, CSS, Flash ActionScript
BACKEND DEVELOPMENT: Ed Kabatsky
PRODUCTION: Maria Gea

This site provides downloadable curriculum for teachers, and multimedia content for students on topics relating to weapons disarmament and nonproliferation. Interactive timelines, film documentary clips and online videochats are all provided to make this difficult content accessible to teen audiences.

Born Magazine — After You

Born Magazine

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CLIENT: Born Magazine
TECHNOLOGIES: Flash ActionScript
MUSIC: Andy Miccolis
TEXT: Gwendolyn Cash

In this collaborative storytelling effort between writer, musician and designer, a poem has been divided into a series of vignettes each with unique imagery and sound. The user may customize the order of the narrative through interaction with the vignettes. In contrast to cinematic or print presentations, this allows the user to experience the narrative in a non-linear way.

Larry Kirkland Digital Portfolio

Larry Kirkland Website

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CLIENT: Larry Kirkland Studio
TECHNOLOGIES: Flash ActionScript, XML
PHOTOGRAPHY: See Website for Details

The public art works of NEA Fellow Larry Kirkland are experiential, and rich with detail. The design of this site, the first web-based presentation of the artist's work, attempts to capture the qualities inherent in the projects themselves. A scrolling viewpane responds to the user's motions and mirrors the experience of exploring the physical sites.

CRC Anniversary Project

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

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CLIENT: United Nations, Magnum Photos
TECHNOLOGIES: XHTML, CSS
PHOTOGRAPHY: Magnum Photos

A collaboration between the United Nations Department of Public Information and Magnum Photos, this site provides lesson plans and multimedia content in celebration of the 18th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Tibi Website

Tibi Website

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CLIENT: Tibi Collections
TECHNOLOGIES: Flash ActionScript, XML Database
MUSIC: Andy Miccolis
LOGO: Syrup Design

Site for this internationally acclaimed fashion label. Site contains image galleries of runway shows, seasonal collections, and a searchable database of retailers.

Also see the design for the 2007 site.

Nico Mavaldi — Photographer Website

Nico Malvaldi

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CLIENT: Nico Malvaldi
TECHNOLOGIES: Flash ActionScript

Website for Italian photographer Nico Malvaldi.

Picture Paris Animation

Picture Paris Animation

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CLIENT: Essilor Lenses
TECHNOLOGIES: Flash ActionScript
MUSIC: Andy Miccolis
COPY: Robert Williams
FULLFILLMENT: EGR International

This animated announcement was e-mailed to Essilor awards program participants to generate excitement and enthusiasm surrounding the grand prize award, a trip to Paris. An immersive cinematic experience reminds them to "Picture the Rewards" that lie ahead.

US Green Party Website

Green Party Website

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CLIENT: Green Party of The United States
FRONT AND BACKEND DEVELOPMENT: Greg Garrett

Website provides a fresh youthful face to this political party.

Info

Abigail Smith is a graphic designer who specializes in web applications and digital environments. Past clients and partnerships include: Sharp Solar, Magnum Photos, PBS, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, US Environmental Protection Agency, Queens Museum of Art.

 

Studio and Contact
Rue de Monthoux, 62
1201 Genève
Switzerland

info@abigailsmith.net

AWARDS
Pixel Awards: Nominee, 2007
Creative Public: Top Ten Best Portfolio Sites, 2006
Omni Intermedia: Gold Award, 2004

PRESS
Cindy the Perky: Young Artists in New York, March 2006
WWD: The Next Generation of Designers for Hire, December 2003

EXHIBITIONS
Entrée, NYC: June 2008
3rd Ward: Member's Salon, August 2007
Art Gotham: Square Foot Show, February 2006
Artists Space: Night of 1000 Drawings, December 2005

EDUCATION
Parsons School of Design
Carnegie Mellon University