Hello!
Yup, that's me. Right Side of the Brain (Left Side when needed), Left Coast creative specializing in minimilizing ideas so that the average user/observer understands it, no matter what 'it' is.
Not afraid to take chances or learn something new.
What I Do
Interaction Designer, UI/UX, IA + Wireframing, Interactive, Motion Graphics, Prototyping, Designer, Artist and Teacher.
Areas I Do It In
All surfaces and spaces be warned.
Simplify the Idea
In any form or medium the simplification process or the breaking down of the idea to its purest and most natural form can be a daunting task. But when solved can create a thing of beauty.
To be able to take a step or two back from what is placed in front of you and see the bigger picture trough the eyes of the user or viewer. To be honest with yourself and question if, when, what, how, why and who repeatedly and not get discouraged by having to start over. To test and collect information, and then go back and make changes. Test again and then repeat if necessary.
Failure is a good thing. Embrace it. Success is short lived. Embrace it also.
Choosing a Medium
When we begin to think of the changing ways of communicating ideas, there looks to be no end in sight on how this will be done.
As our hand held devices become as powerful as a laptop, the question arrises: what does this do to how we design?
Flash, CSS, HTML5, APK, iOS, Android, Nokia, Windows… Screen Size, Screen Resolution… Swipe, Click, Double Tap… Media Tags, Responsive Design, Fluid Layouts, the 960 Grid… Yes Please!
Sales of Smart Phones, Tablets and Notebooks are outselling what has become a household standard in Desk and Lap Top computers. In the last 4 years we have seen this incredible jump in technology and I find myself asking "what next?"
The future looks to be a challenging and exciting place to be.
Interaction + UI/UX + Design
App Up
UI design + testing for third and forth generation internet ready television sets. This was a 9+ month project that included IA, UI/UX, beta testing, interactive Flash application with remote mapping, Human Interaction Test/Fedback and more.
Interaction + UI/UX + Design
Lincoln MKS
Interactive application showing off the MKS produced in 2008/2009 through Dish Network. Viewer wold be asked during a commercial for the MKS if they wanted more information on the product. From there the user was directed to a page that looked much like a web page were they could scroll through information on new car, watch short movies centered around the car and at the same time sign up to receive information electronically or via mail. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
HBO Originals
Video walkthrough showing project between Dish Network and HBO. Movie and show preview with option to pay-per-view episodes of ones favorite shows. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used.
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Motion + Design
Dell + Intel Chips
Video walkthroughs for Dell computer online services for Quango. As the viewer finds it easier to press a play button than read, these videos highlighted the advances on a Dell computer with one of 4 new Intel computer chips.
Interaction + UI/UX + Design
Microsoft Office Pro Plus
Windows Pro Plus pitch for xplane. Idea centered around businesses with 150+ computers and solutioins to issues they might have and how the Pro Plus would take care of it all without interuption to the work flow.
Interaction + UI/UX + Design
Ford Sync
UI/UX, User Interaction + Video walkthrough for application showing off all brands of Ford cars produced in 2008/2009 through Dish Network. Viewer wold be asked during a commercial for Ford if they wanted more information on the product. From there the user was directed to a page that looked much like a web page were they could scroll through information on new cars and at the same time sign up to receive information electronically or via mail. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
History Channel's Battle BC and Ice Road Truckers
UI/UX, User Interaction + Video walkthrough of TV application based on popular shows on History Channel. Sponsor based games that would challenge the viewer to answer questions about the episode being played. The viewer would then have a score that would be tallied and kept track of through the cable provider were a winner would be crowned at the end of the season. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
Major League Baseball Mosaic/MLB.Com
UI/UX, User Interaction + Video walkthrough of MLB 'Watch on Demandand' through the web. Viewers purchased a subscription that would let them watch up to six live baseball games at once. Features included live stats as well as notifications of when a team member was up to bat and individual and team stats. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
MTV Music Video Awards + Pepsi + Dish Network
UI/UX, User Interaction + Video walkthrough of TV application that asked the viewer to answer questions on present and past MTV award winners. The sponsor based questions (Pepsi) would challenge the viewer to answer questions correctly in return for points, that would then be tallied at the end were the viewer would be given a code that could be redeemed online for prizes. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
NBC Olympics
UI/UX, User Interaction + Video walkthrough of application developed for NBC and Dish Network letting the viewer watch olympic sports live and at the same time find out news and information on what was happening around the Olympics. Up to date stats, metal counts and interviews with athletes were included. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
Nike Zoom featuring Ladainian Tomlinson
UI/UX, User Interaction + Video walkthrough showing a Nike project showing interactivity through the use of a remote control. Several section could be selected to see commercials, LT's training regiment as well as the shoes he uses on and off the field. Think of it as web browsing but on your television. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
Oil of Olay
UI/UX, User Interaction + Video walkthrough of this TV and online application letting the viewer receive more information on product. Included testimonial videos and a request form to have coupons emailed as well as receive a free sample. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
Bravo Top Chef Season One and Two
UI/UX, User Interaction + Video walkthrough of Bravo TV application letting the viewer vote on their favorite and not so favorite chef. Information about contestants, judges and sponsors through a click of the viewers remote. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
Spike Video Game Awards
UI/UX, User Interaction + Video walkthrough of application shown live during the VGA's. Viewers were asked to interact through their remote control to get up to the minute stats of winners, play games and unlock cheat codes to popular video games. Aftereffects, Final Cut and Photoshop used. UI design, development and testing.
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Interaction + UI/UX + Design
CNN TV App
UI/UX, User Interaction + Flash project showing interactivity through the use of Dish Networks remote to get up to the minute news stories as well as advertisements from sponsors. Viewer could enter email, mail address or telephone number to receive more information. Flash, Photoshop, Aftereffects and Final Cut used. UI design, development and testing.
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Art + Installation
Right Brain Project
I was approached by RACC (Regional Arts and Culture Council) to see if I could come up with an idea on how to have a student show that would travel throughout the region for 6 to 9 months. I have always wanted to use those moving PODS for something, and this was the project. A mobile (as well as storable) gallery that contained 3 monitor stations as well as listening areas.
Art + Installation
Casual Construction
A two month show created out of painted pallets. The viewer was invited to move, stand or play with any of the 24 pallets. During the second month, the viewer was invited to become the artist by sketching out what they would do if they had 24 pallets at their disposal. Two ideas were then picked and created, lasting about two weeks each. At the end of the show, pallets were placed curbside, picked up and put back into shipping rotation.
Art + Installation
The Love Show
Massive group show by Launch Pad Gallery in Portland. 100+ artists created works that were housed in a refurbished industrial warehouse and shown during the month of February. The piece you see here was created from six rings of plastic cups that sat on top of each other. It was one of the only floor pieces to be submitted to the show which made for an interesting place for children to play in.
Art + Installation
Words Without Walls
This was a Caldera Arts inspired project working with students between the ages of 13-17. The project included a television wall which displayed videos created by the students; a 'Pod' wooden structure that projected the students poems and videos simultaneously; students poems printed on clear overhead projector plastic (this made the words hard to see unless something was behind the poem like a hand or a piece of paper). Shown at the W+K building in Portland and gallery space in Redmond.
Art + Installation
The Nice Plastic
A show that consisted entirely of plastic cups, bowls and serving dishes purchased at 13 of the local Target stores. Stores were completely bought out of cups and bowls for this project which consisted of pieces numbered in the thousands came in only 4 colors. Pieces included standing flower like objects (as seen here) to what I like to call a 'poor mans Chihuli' chandelier composed of over five hundred pieces.
Art + Installation
Tiger Woods
A collaborative project with artist John Larsen. The idea was centered around the name Tiger Woods. The hole was a collection of abandoned pallets that were cut up into pieces and arranged to look like a tiger. The space itself was filled with a yellow glow to give the feeling of being in the bright sun of the Serengeti. This was my third Holocene Mini Putt Putt where past holes included an outhouse and a minimal one putt hole. Look for a new Tiger Woods at the Boca Raton Museum of Art in July 2012.
Art
100 Patterns
Project involving fiber glass, plastic resign and stenciled patterns. All patterns were first created in Photoshop and/or Illustrator, printed and cut out on clear transparency sheets. Sizes varied from one to two foot squares that glowed in the sunlight.
Art + Installation
The Bird Show
Getting to show work outside park setting rarely happens in Portland. I was given a chance to show at a community garden under a freeway in Portland, and jumped at it! The show included minimal pieces that doubled as bird houses. Pieces were placed throughout the garden in many forms that resembled flowers and vines. All works were created from plastic cups.
Art + Installation
Red Light Project/Affair at the Jupiter Hotel
This project happened in correlation with Affair, an art show at the Jupiter Hotel. The Jupiter Hotel was changed from their distinguished blue glow to red in a course of a few minutes. The hotel stayed red for the weekend and then slowly changed back to blue on a lazy Sunday evening. Most of the lights were donated after the project and some can still be seen on the outside of the Hearth building at Caldera in Central Oregon.
Art + Installation
String Project
Several string projects exist throughout the city of Portland. Two office buildings have permanent pieces that measure over twenty-five feet long and three feet wide of rich colored string and thread. This thread is wrapped over and over to create thick bands of color that resemble ribbon. This tactile project is constantly touched by viewers investigating what material was used to create these wall pieces. Smaller versions which were called 'Portables' were also created around the larger pieces.
International Symposium of Art and Design
Ulsan, South Korea hosted this symposium working with artists and designers from around the globe to promote cross continental sharing of ideas visually. My entry was 'Second Place Americana', which was images taken after a bowling tournament where the team had come in second place. Korea (I came to find out) is a country that takes bowling very seriously. Images were not for purchase but could be downloaded online for free when asked about in the gallery.
Art + Design
Dove Lewis
Once a year local animal hospital Dove Lewis has artists donate works created around animals. This piece was created out of printing dog images on tracing paper, then hand painting bits of color and covering the whole thing in plastic resin. The painting/collage was turned into a calendar.
Art + Installation+ Poetry
Word to Hand
A collaborative, anonymous exchange between a writer and two artist. Poet Lacey Young, artist Kamaya Lindquist and myself participated in a secret collaboration involving the trade of ideas that started from a poem, then responded to through a piece of art. This process was repeated over the course of three months. At one point during the exchange the poet was asked to place herself in the seat of the artist which was done by handing her a map that led her to a camera to record her thoughts through images.
Art + Installation + Video
01, 02, 03, 10. A Video Installation
Traveling video installation of projected color fields through the use of televisions. Ten one hour videos were created on DVD's. Staff were asked to pick two or more DVD's each morning, the combinations of colors created from the projected light was always new to the viewer depending on what video was selected to play.
Art + Installation
Step Into My Office
The Kitchen Sink crew's second Portland show that let artists take over half a floor of office space in Old Town, Portland. In this collaborative project, Vicki Lynn Wilson-Larsen, Dirty Walter Lee, John Larsen and myself developed the E.A.N. (Exterior Area Network) were the viewer was invited to communicate with people in other rooms as well as on the ground sidewalk through the use of irrigation pipes.
Design + Illustrations
Nooka Watches
Print advertisements for Details/Conde Nast Publications.
Design + Illustration + Motion
Nike ACG Olympics
Branding, Illustration and motion graphics used in videos at Niketown's leading up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Marketing artwork promoted the holiday, spring and summer leading up to the games. Artwork was picked up and used as a branding tool for the ACG line. Aftereffects, Illustrator and Photoshop used.
Design + Illustration
Adidas Originals
Graphics project for Adidas and Foot Locker USA. Image was placed atop Originals shoe rack and changed every other month. Most pieces were marketed towards the Hispanic Community in the US, Spain and Portugal. Other projects include Adidas Bounce campaign and Adidas Soccer for Sports Authority. Photoshop and Illustrator used.
Design + Illustration + Branding + Motion
Jubail
Branding for city being built in Saudi Arabia. 3D Walkthrough by Newlands and Co for the Royal Commission for Jubail in partner with several urban planning groups that plan on building a 'new' city center about the size of Portland over the next 10 years.
Design + Illustration
Arbor Day Posters
Simple ideas showing early plant growth for PPR Arbor Day.
Design + Illustration
Caldera/Dan Wieden
Email blast and graphics work promoting Caldera holiday show.
Design + Illustration
John Flouvog
Ideas for the Vancouver icon. Hand drawn then scanned image.
Design + Illustration + Flash
Angel Vision 'Safe'
Project that went south... some great animations and illustrations.
Design + Illustration + Flash
HP
Animations and Illustrations showing off new product created for a show in Singapore.
Design + Illustration
Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT) at Doernbecher Children's Hospital
Logo + Branding.
Design + Illustration
Dove Lewis
Once a year local animal hospital Dove Lewis has artists donate works created around animals. This piece was created out of printing dog images on tracing paper, then hand painting bits of color and covering the whole thing in plastic resin. The painting/collage was turned into a calendar.
Design + Illustration
Holiday Show
B. Rogers Gallery aka Plan B's annual holiday artist show featuring works from west coast artist. Most works had a holiday feel to them. The bright image you see here was one of twenty designs that could be purchased. Not only did the buyer get the image, they also received the PSD file that could be made into cards, Christmas paper or inserted into a web mail blast.
Design + Illustration
Moblin.org
Branding, design + banner adds V1.0. Flash banners for Moblin through Livengood|Nowack in Portland. Moblin is a company that created a platform in Linux that provides positive user experiences on mobile devices. Eight different designs were created that are still being used as promotional material. Illustrator, Photoshop and Flash.
Design + Illustration + Flash
City of Portland's PDX Lounge in Denver
Promotional material that included illustration, web, print and animation promoting Portland's green buildings and architecture firms and companies keeping the city at the forefront of the green building trend. With this very large scale project I was very lucky to get the chance to design a bicycle bell that was given away in Denver in helping promote the cities large bicycle population. Flash, Illustrator and Photoshop.
Design + Illustration
Bridgetown Comedy Festival
Art Direction + Branding for annual comedy festival.
Event
Urban Golf-Portland
I am the organizer of the worlds largest gathering of Urban Golfers. Once a year we hold World Urban Golf Day, a collection of 12 countries with 45 cities that participate on one day around the globe. Portland is also the only city that regularly meets (every 6 weeks) to play one of 19 courses designed around industrial sections of Portland. All organizing and promoting any urban golf event happens only through social media communities such as Facebook, Wordpress and Myspace. You can see articles about us in ESPN magazine, Good magazine and more + in print with Sol Neelman's Weird Sports and Zach Dundas's The Renagade Sportsman.
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NoPdxAntiCon
Now in its 5th year with just over 1500 Santas and still true to the cause. A couple of weeks prior to the announcement that Portland Santacon was being held out in Hillsboro (2008), a plan was conceived of holding our own version in North Portland. In the mass confusion of where the con was being held and us as a group only expecting about 75 Santa's was quite an eye opener for the businesses as well as our changing our plans on the fly of the days events. By the first watering hole we had 200+, by the second 300+, by the third 500+, then we stopped counting. Promoting the event was all done through Wordpress and word of mouth.
Event
Pdx Adult Soapbox Derby Derby
Participated and organized one of Portlands institutional alternative events. And yes, that my crews office space.
Event
Pdx Affair at the Jupiter Hotel
This project happened in correlation with the Affair at the Jupiter Hotel art show. The Jupiter Hotel was changed from its distinguished blue glow to red in toe course of a few minutes. The hotel stayed red for the weekend and then slowly changed back to blue on a lazy Sunday evening. Most lights were donated after the project and some can still be seen on the outside of the Hearth building at Caldera in Central Oregon.
Event
PAF Rosie Awards After Party
After party for the annual awards ceremony for regional design firms.
Event
W+K 25th/Founders Party
I was brought in as a stage manager for the entertainment that was going on around the main entertainment (that you see in this image). The Beasties performed a show for about a crowd of 300. Many people left prior to the show thinking that the music guest was going to be Phil Collins...
Event
52 Ltd Seasonal Parties
Organization of special events that let creative talent meet and greet other creatives as well as project managers, small firm owners.... prospective clients. The image you see here was for a holiday get together where the second floor of a building became a minimal winter wonderland through the use of lighting and plastic waste buckets. The buckets were used for several parties and retired after the Rosie Awards.
Event
Elizabeth Leach 25th
Party in Pearl District warehouse celebrating the 25th anniversary of the gallery. Event included video installations, music, live entertainment, food and more for 300+ people.
Event
Portland LepreCon
An off shoot of Santacon but with green costumes instead of red. Promoting the event was all done through Wordpress and word of mouth.
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RecessTime Sports
Party planner for 9 parties with a range of 300-600 people at different locations throughout Portland.
AGENCIES I WORK FOR
CITIZEN
XPLANE
NIKE
ADIDAS
LIVINGOOD-NOWACK
ENSEQUENCE
THUG-INTERACTIVE
NEWLANDS & CO
NORTH
QUANGO
HAPPYLUCKY
ROUNDHOUSE
McBRU
CITY OF PORTLAND
RACC
CALDERA ARTS
MATHYS/POTESTIO
52 LTD
CLIENTS
AT&T
NIKE
SAMSUNG
ADIDAS ORIGINALS
INTEL
DELL
CALDERA ARTS
DISCOVERY CHANNEL
MTV INTERACTIVE
DISH NETWORK
LINCOLN MKS
HISTORY CHANNEL
CONDE NAST
NBC UNIVERSAL
HBO
FORD
SPIKE TV
SCOTT MAZARIEGOS
PORTLAND, OREGON
EMAIL- me@scottmazariegos.com
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UPCOMING PROJECTS
Caldera Arts Video Mobile Pod
Student Video ShowcasePortland, Bend, Redmond, Madras and Warm Springs June 2012
More info: calderaarts.org
Big Art: Miniature Golf
Boca Raton Museum of ArtJuly 18-October 7, 2012
More info: bocamuseum.org