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Power of Art Online is the website for the PBS show "Simon Schama's Power of Art." Commissioned to Halcyon Design by New York City's Thirteen/WNET, the website is both elegant and highly functional. It serves as both an extension of the show series and the book, as well as an educational tool for educators and their students.

We built the entire website from the "ground-up", including all sub-sections, submission forms, and Flash interactives. The website is an example of a "hybrid" site, integrating Flash elements with XHTML, CSS, and Javascript. In turn, Power of Art Online is accessible to a wider audience, including Apple iPhone users.

The major features of the site are 'Explore the Painting' Flash interactives, which allows users to explore and learn facts about featured artist and their work; the 'Painting Locator' feature, which integrates Google Map services to find locations of the featured artists; and the Animated Navigation, an effect created without the use of "heavy" elements such as Flash.

Exhibition Mission is an online Flash game developed for the “For Educators” section of Power of Art Online. Halcyon provided the artistic design of the game as well as the development of the game in Actionscript.

Masterpiece Match is an online Flash game developed for the “For Educators” section of Power of Art Online. Halcyon provided the artistic design of the game as well as the development of the game in Actionscript.

The Cyberchase Outreach Portal is an online content serving system that allows Educators to download Content for the popular PBS Kids show "Cyberchase." Commissioned by New York City's Thirteen/WNET, Halcyon Design was given the user interface and tasked to implement the functionality of the forms. The project consisted of developing the functionality of both the public user sections and the internal Admin sections of the website. Functionalities implemented included a User Registration system; the ability to Upload, Download, and Update content; and the content Search feature.

Jewels of the Earth is an online Flash game developed for the PBS/Rainforest Alliance Project website. Halcyon provided the visual design of the game as well as the development of the game in Actionscript.

Track It Back is an online Flash game developed for the PBS/Rainforest Alliance Project website. Halcyon provided the visual design of the game as well as the development of the game in Actionscript.

Rex Smith Online is the official site for the multi-talented entertainer Rex Smith. This site serves as both his fan-site and portfolio for interested agents. Halcyon Design provided both visual design and development of this site. The site uses a combination of Flash and Javascript effects to provide a highly accessible, entertaining, and informative website with a contemporary stylistic yet professional feel.

ClockworkPrinting.com is a Business-to-Business website that allows the company’s new and existing clients to order, pay for, and upload the design of their print purchases. The website design captures the identity and character of the company, exhibiting style without loss of usability and functionality.

We built the entire system, including a Shopping Cart that integrates with Paypal’s free online payment service to handle secured online payments. The front-end of the site was developed using XHTML, CSS, and Javascript while the back-end is developed with PHP interfaced with a MySQL database.

The major features of the site are the enhanced browsing effect of Gallery section; the Admin section, which allows the Clockwork team to manage online orders; and the Shopping Cart system that integrates Paypal’s online payment services.

Alien Artifacts Online is the company website of aspiring clothing designer Brain Gooden. The site captures the artistic style of his clothing line while projecting his personality and philosophy on life. An accompanying online store is currently being developed.

The Afacts.net homepage was composed in Flash and provides a different experience to site navigation. Actionscript was used to accomplish animated effects.

JMACLending.com is the company website of a Southern California based mortgage and lending company. The website serves to primarily engage potential partners and interested clients, informing them of the company's programs, services, and history.

The design was done to reflect the company's image and branding, while setting the company's website apart from stale websites their competition. Developed using the current web technologies, JMACLending.com makes efficient use of bandwidth while enhancing the end-user experience via fast load times and wide browser support.

The Virtual Screening Room is an internal web application used at PBS. Halcyon Design was tasked to re-design the user interface of the application in order to update the style and increase the usability of the application.