Selected Works of Joshua Drake

Microsoft Live Search
2008

Working with Artefact Group on this confidential project. We're working on a next generation search experience. Steve Ballmer was talking about this effort when he said:

"Five or ten years from now, search is going to look a lot different than it does today. The search user experience that we’re accustomed to today—the white box and ten blue links—is going to evolve. The ability for search engines to really understand human intent is going to advance. There are opportunities for innovation in vertical search scenarios—shopping, local search, entertainment, etc....This is an area where we’re investing to win over the long-term. If you look at our progress in just the last couple of years, we've really come from nowhere quite quickly, we’re in the game today as an aspirant, and we have a great offering in the latest release of Live Search."

see article

Dashwire
2007

Project-based client. Redesigned home page and web application dashboard for this Web 2.0 mobile services provider. Product launched at CTIA in San Francisco October 22, 2007.

Samples: 1 2

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Pat Graney Company
2006-2007

Project-based client. Designed logo and web site for the award-winning choreographer. Currently in development.

Samples: 1 2 3 4
 
Ardea Prime
2006-2007

Project-based client. Designed web site for this linen retailer.

Samples: 1 2 3
 
Good Boss Bad Boss
2005-2006

Project-based client. Designed logo for this Web 2.0 startup.

Samples: 1
 
4thpass - Motorola
2002-2004

Full-time contract position. Designed the interface and wrote specification documents for Mobile Application Manager, an administrative web application for wireless phone companies. The first customer was Nextel, who said the design was so intuitive that they cancelled their training program, saving many thousands of dollars. Redesigned the customer care and subscriber-facing sites for Mobile Application System (MAS), a web application. Additionally, Shared responsibility with the Design Manager to overhaul the look and feel and add several new features to the carrier administration site for MAS. Customers included T-Mobile, Telefonica (Spain), and China Mobile.

Samples: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
ViAir (acquired by Visto)
2000-2002

Full-time staff position. Designed WirelessInbox, a Hotmail-style web application that allows users to use e-mail, contact lists, and calendar on a PC or a wireless device. Customers included T-Mobile, Nextel, Bell Mobility, Roger's AT&T (Canada) and Telus Mobility.

Samples: 1 2
WOMAD
2000

Project-based client. Designed the interface for a webcast of the World of Music and Dance (WOMAD) concert, and the information site that went with it.

Samples:
1 2

Soulstice Films
2000

Project-based client. Designed and developed a one-page promotional site for a ski film producer.

Samples: 1

Earth Studio
1999

My old portfolio site. If you explore you can see more work from 1998-2000.

the site

 

Joshua Drake

.....location: Seattle, Washington
.....e-mail: jd@earthstudio.org