Spoke Toronto: City On The Rise CLIENT L'INSITUTE IDEE LAUNCHED 2015 Visit The Site HIGHLIGHTS * Installed and customized a flip-book WordPress plugin * Presented findings from an event analyzing the future of Toronto
Read OnOnline Trivia Contest at Advertising Week CLIENT CANADIAN ADVERTISING MUSEUM LAUNCHED 2012 Visit The Site HIGHLIGHTS * Created an online trivia contest for the Canadian Advertising Museum as a promotion for the museum during AdvertisingWeek (using Giant Step's ComicReply online contest platform) * Participants answer multiple-choice questions - testing their knowledge of Canadian advertising history (facts about agencies, campaigns, personalities, etc.) * Daily top winners announced during the week-long event * Created print and social media promos
Read OnProgram Brochure & Website CLIENT NATIONAL DISCOUNT FUNDRAISERS LAUNCHED 2004 Visit The Site HIGHLIGHTS * Design of print ads and brochures to market fundraising products * Used to sell fundraising products to schools * Portion of sales supports SickKids Hospital / SickKids Foundation * Introduced Gogo's Crazy Bones as a potential fundraising product in schools. This resulted in Gogo's becoming a best-selling fundraising product and receiving the 'Parent Tested Parent Approved' award.
Read OnOnline Community / Forums CLIENT YOUNG INVENTORS INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHED 2003 Visit The Site HIGHLIGHTS * Non-profit organization helping inventors * 2,000 members, holding 700 patents * Online community for young inventors
Read OnCampaign Website for Museum Exhibit CLIENT ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY (IAA) - FRIENDS IN CANADA LAUNCHED 2009 Visit The Site HIGHLIGHTS * IAA Friends in Canada web site * Designed to support fundraising & ticket sales * Used for the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) ABOUT THE PROJECT The ROM’s Dead Sea Scrolls Project builds bridges between the past and present unlike ever before at the Museum. In partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority, the ROM is exhibiting 17 Dead Sea Scrolls, of which four are on public display for the first time ever, having been conserved at the ROM’s request. The Dead Sea Scrolls are widely considered among the greatest archaeological finds of the past century. They include the earliest written sources for the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament), as well as other less well known writings. Many of the ideas and beliefs contained in this collection of ancient parchments have resonated through the centuries and remain influential today. Indeed, they reflect the foundations of important religions such as Judaism and Christianity and have influenced Islam. Dating from around 250 Before Common Era (BCE) to 68 Common Era (CE), the Scrolls include some 207 biblical […]
Read OnOnline Platform For Art Exhibitions CLIENT WOMEN'S ART RESOURCE CENTRE (WARC GALLERY) LAUNCHED 2007 HIGHLIGHTS * Technology assessment, strategy, plan * Online presentations: galleries, blogs * Portfolio critique service for young artists * Enabled live streaming from shows * Assisted securing government web art grants * Customized web marketing tools for the site * Events calendar, blogs, member registrations * Video presentations, past exhibit archives * eCommerce and search capabilities * 'Art Ride 2007' blog with text, photos and videos * Described in a CBC Radio Q interview ABOUT THE PROJECT WARC is an art gallery dedicated to the advancement of contemporary Canadian women's art practice. Sponsored by the Toronto and Ontario Arts Councils, as well as The National Council for the Arts and Heritage Canada, WARC's role is to support and promote the work of women artists in Canada. WARC needed to upgrade their website to attract and reach a larger audience to the gallery, seminars and other activities. Giant Step successfully assisted securing art grants to support the web project. Once approved, Giant Step customized a series of web marketing tools for the site, including an events calendar, blogs, eCommerce capabilities, member registration and login, search capability, video […]
Read OnLab Logo & Siggraph Conference Exhibit CLIENT University of Toronto, Fl_UI_D Labs LAUNCHED 2007 Visit The Site HIGHLIGHTS * Design logo for a UofT Engineering lab * Conceptualized exhibit for Siggraph 2007 * Designed posters, brochures, postcards * Created a sponsorship kit for the event
Read On3D VR Gaming Platform CLIENT CYBER MARK DEVELOPMENT CORP. LAUNCHED 1999 Note: this project was done by the founders before starting Giant Step HIGHLIGHTS * Custom software development of a 3D virtual reality gaming device * Game selection interface design and development * Platform included a headgear that works with a gyro to determine position in the game * Also worked on the coin-to-play connection * Several gaming stations were featured at the entrance to the CN Tower * This was similar to today's VR headgear and games, but done almost 20 years ago!
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