Manual Cinema

Development

Project Description

Manual Cinema is an Emmy Award winning performance collective, design studio, and film/video production company founded in 2010 by Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace, Ben Kauffman, Julia Miller, and Kyle Vegter. Known for their unique shadow puppetry, they create immersive stories for stage and screen. I developed their new site, designed by Span, with a launch timed to coincide with the release of the 2021 film Candyman, to which the company provided shadow puppetry segments.

Completed

2021

Technology

Craft CMS, Barba.js

Agency

Span

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Background

I’m a designer and web developer with a passion for creating beautiful and functional online experiences.

With over fifteen years of experience in the industry, I’ve built a reputation for my expertise in digital brand expression, user experience design, and responsive web development.

Located in Durham, NC, I work with companies of all sizes, stages, and industries. As an independent creative, I have partnered with numerous design studios, providing strategy, design, and web development support to their existing teams.

Philosophy

Substance over style, but never boring

All projects are unique, but some design principles are universal. I believe that distilling a brand down to its simplest form (from messaging to visual expression) is crucial to effectively communicate your message. From that foundation, more can be added to enhance the message, functionally and without pretense.

Services

  • Branding / Visual Identity
  • Art Direction
  • Web Design & Development
  • E-commerce Consulting & Development
  • Animation / Motion Graphics
  • Design Consulting

Technology

  • HTML / CSS / JS / PHP
  • Craft CMS
  • Shopify
  • Craft Commerce
  • Wordpress
  • Sanity
  • Next.js

Recognition

  • Awwwards
  • Site Inspire
  • Society of Typographic Arts
  • Typeforce
  • Communication Arts Magazine
  • Print Magazine

Select Clients / Collaborators

  • Sonos
  • Patron Tequila
  • Kinja (The Onion, AV Club, et al.)
  • Chicago Design Week
  • Field Notes
  • Mas Context
  • Craft CMS
  • Varyer
  • Span Studio

Get in touch

General / Project Inquiries:
info@say.studio

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