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“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”—Steve Jobs
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Drawings

I have always had a passion for drawing. These are a few of the pencil drawings I have created over the years.

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Typographic Clock

A personal experiment with HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript in an attempt to recreate the magnificent QuockTwo by Biegert & Funk.

The goal was to create something viewable in any modern web browser including iOS and Android mobile devices and the Playstation 3′s browser.

Future planned improvements include multiple colours, variable text size and native full screen support.

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Mask of Sanity

An experiment with seemingly ordinary objects. The goal was to create an emotional response using only objects found around an average home.
This video contains only two movie clips. The rest was constructed with a series of still shots using various techniques.

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“The details are details. They make the product. It will in the end be these details that give the product its life.”—Charles Eames

Hello, I’m Phil.

I graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Design degree from the York University/Sheridan College Joint Program in Design in 2008. I am currently employed as a web designer and developer at Context Creative, a design studio in downtown Toronto.

Outside of work I am an avid rock climber. If I'm not outside climbing real rocks, I can usually be found inside at the climbing gym. I'm also ranked 9th in the world for the World Graphic Designer Foosball Championship held annually in NYC.

Expertise

I have extensive knowledge in many areas of design including branding & identity, web (desktop and mobile), print, motion graphics and user interface.

I am well versed in the latest software including Adobe CS5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash Professional, After Effects and Flex Builder), Final Cut Studio 3, Microsoft Office and Interface Builder. I also have experience with a number of programming languages including HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Objective-C, MXML and ActionScript.