Ryan Hicks Works
UX Design. Identity. Illustration.
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Works / 2005
UX Design / Flex Aeon
December 1 2005.

Construction and treatment definitions for a new Flex component skin system. Aeon's clean, crisp minimalist design features CSS-controlled parameters for color and transparency to allow dynamic visual hierarchy as well as a very clever highlight layer for gloss or matte surface treatments. Application speed and rendering performance improvements were realized through drastically simplified drawing code (by half, relative to Halo).

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Print / Macromedia History Poster
November 23 2005.
Over 20 years of Macromedia culture and corporate adventure captured in this timeline-based information graphic. Total annual revenue is subdivided by product, and a given row height is relative to the density and significance of that year's events. More »
Print / Orange Photography Office Duality
October 11 2005.
Artwork created for the new Orange Photography office entry wall. A unique piece in that it represents Orange Photography as a master brand but also communicates through visual devices familiar from Orange Exposure marketing work. More »
Music / Halou Wholeness and Separation
April 11 2005.
Album artwork. Grit vs polish, form vs texture, Wholeness is an album both pristinely electronic and wrapped in analog griminess. More »
Print / Orange Exposure Duality
April 1 2005.
The tension between fine art and commerce drives this second campaign for Orange Exposure. A flirtation with dualities, the campaign explores and challenges the distinctions between photography as documentary and as personal expression, between art and business. More »
Illustration / Veuve Clicquot
March 6 2005.
Adobe Illustrator rendering exercise; concept livery illustration featuring one of my favorite brand/package-design identities. The chassis is a LMP-class Courage C60. More »