Sean Oakes Studios interactive branding experiences

With vibrant colors and bold angles, our design for this new flagship eLearning system for Scholastic Education is creating a notable buzz in the K-8 education world. SOS leveraged the existing graphic direction of the product packaging and print materials to create this fresh design for the site. In the same way that the product strives to teach the deeper layers and textures of books and literature, we devised a graphic tone that directly reflects this concept. 
 
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Serving sixteen public and private medical schools in New York State, this dynamic organization uses it's vast knowledge and experience to advocate for diversity in medical education, foster interest in high school students and influence state policies. We were lucky enough to be charged with remaking their hard-working web presence. 

Our design is both professional and friendly. It reflects the competent manner with which they pursue their advocacy goals with a nod to the positive, personal effect they seek to have on potential young students. The simple navigation streamlines key information and quickly provides their varied audience with a clear path to time-sensitive information.

We gave special attention to readability of article subpages. Through subtle color and font choices, we ensured that longer articles would read as beautifully on screen as in print.

 
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Dunk Tank is an online math-themed game show featured on PBS Learning Media. We created seven 30-minute experiences based on the 6th grade math curriculum. Each episode centers on a different topic, from Venn Diagrams to Fractions, Decimals & Percents. In addition to the main concept and visual direction, SOS built and adapted mini-games, integrated live-action video and animated characters throughout to both educate and reward young learners.

 
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The look of this site mixes playful interface elments with a nod to historical U.S. election posters and graphics. Page headers are treated like campaign buttons and there's hints of paper bulletin boards you might find in a classroom.

SOS became a strategic partner with Pitney Bowes, lending expert Creative Direction, detailed IA and sleek, app-like Visual Design to infuse this complex product with an inviting, easy-to-use confidence and tone. Volly gives consumers the ability to completely turn off their physical mail and go green while paying bills, organizing accounts, checking statements, and browsing catalogs.  All on one site with just one password.
 
 
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Take one look and you'll know just how fun it was to design this website for Scholastic's rich, breakthrough Pre-K curriculum. The product has tons of resources and components and we wanted to communicate that variety through the design. Using photo collage and illustrations, we sought to capture the excitement of young children's natural curiosity and enthusiasm for discovery.
 
Visual Design, Flash Development
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For years we have designed marketing websites for Tom Snyder Productions, an educational software publisher in the Boston Area. We were thrilled when they asked us to design and develop their corporate site. We focused on clear, simple communication about their products anchored with a focus on the joy of learning.

IA, Visual Design, HTML Development

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When America's most trusted resource for online health information, WebMD, decided to launch a fitness initiative targeting kids, they called us for our deep expertise reaching this audience. We helped them clarify their strategy and define the overall tone for the content. This translated into three unique websites, one for little kids, one for tweens and this one, Fit Teen, just for teenagers.
 
Strategy, Visual Design, Flash Development
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A long-time client, the American museum of Natural History asked us to design a mini-site for their Event and Conference Services department. The site would need to function as an elegant online brochure for one of New York City’s premier venues. 
 
We built this XML-driven all-Flash site in a way that is at once visually immersive, yet is easy to update and maintain. Transitions are fluid and the interaction gives the site’s content an appropriately high-end appeal.
 
Visual Design, Flash Development
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The goal for the kiddk.com site redesign was to transform DK Publishing’s large catalogue of non-fiction books for kids into a online destination by leveraging their extensive content through an interactive medium.

The design was implemented by using practical photography and scanning real paper to give the site a striking look. It was important that the animation and transitions also moved like real paper to deliver an immersive site experience. Using paper for interface elements also offers an accessible and tactile navigation that encourages exploration.

This web site has received numerous industry accolades including Communication Arts “Site of the Week” and How Magazine’s “Top Ten of the Web” among others.

IA, Visual Design, Flash Development

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