Excited to join Mindblossom as Senior Art Director and work with a really kick-ass Design and Interactive Development Team.       Copyright © 2008 Ephemeraldreams.com. All rights reserved.	Role: Art Direction, Design, Animation & Illustration ART DIRECTED the ‘Lancer Earth’ website for Mitsubishi. Led the design team to create storyboards and directed all 3D video scenes – taking the 08 Lancer across Canada, USA, Germany and Japan. Liaised with clients to present and discuss concepts, storyboards and designs. Art directed and oversaw production of video, music, narrations, 2D/3D artwork as well as illustrations, designs and interactive development. Art directed the interactive banner campaign. RESULT: A seamless fully interactive 3D video experience that utilizes the latest in AS3 technology. Won Favorite Website Award: Site of the Day on theFWA.	Congratulations to everyone for bringing home Site of the Day from theFWA.	Role: Art Direction & Video Direction ART DIRECTED the website for ‘The Home Depot – Mover’. Liaised with the client to present and discuss concepts, storyboards and designs. Led the design team from initial design concepts to production and worked closely with the Information Architect and Development team to ensure the quality of the website. Planned and directed the video shoot for all the core sections of the website. RESULT: A sleek and user focused website which delivers useful information, tips and tools about everything from moving out to settling in. Visit the HD Mover website.	Richard’s contributions to pitch wins include Suzuki, Virgin Mobile, Yves Rocher, Magna Entertainment Corporation and Xpressbet.	Role: Creative Direction DIRECTED the website for ‘Lancer Evolution’ for Mitsubishi. Liaised with clients to present and discuss wireframes, concepts and designs. Produced wireframes and initial designs then art directed the creative team to produce all designs, artwork and animations. Directed and approved the music, video editing and interactive development of the final website. RESULT: A powerful full screen website that is sexy and sleek – paying homage to fans of the Lancer Evolution.	Role: Creative Direction DIRECTED the design of 4 unique websites using a shared the same technical infrastructure for Aegis Media, Carat Canada, Genesis Vizeum and Mindblossom. Worked closely with the Information Architect and presented ideas to each client. Through a series of simple design exercises, led the design team to generate interesting ideas and concepts for each company brand. RESULT: In a short timeframe achieved over 20 different looks that were refined to a unique voice that represented each company and their brand – all whilst using the same backend system for all.	Role: Creative Direction DIRECTED the illustrative style and led the design team in producing storyboards, artwork, level designs and animations for the ‘Sirius OEM Game’. Provided art direction for audio production, as well as, feedback towards the game mechanics and development prototypes. RESULT: A unique and fast-paced puzzle game inspired by Japanese animation and comic books that engaged and educated players to Sirius’ services and offerings.