Hello Handsome: Digital Design and Consulting Based In The Hamptons and NYC Metro Area
We are a boutique design and consulting shop specializing in interactive digital experiences, exhibits, and displays that feature rich multimedia elements — using modern standards-based authoring and delivery methods.
Previous clients include large university libraries, foundations, public libraries, private K-12 schools, non-profit arts organizations, historical societies, community organizations and professional consortia, as well as small business/corporate clients, Jewish cultural organizations, and medical professionals.
Digital Exhibits & Multimedia
When you need to display rich multimedia assets from digital collections such as museums, historical societies, libraries, archives, or art galleries, we can build standards-based and interoperable digital exhibits to showcase high-resolution deep-zoom images and relevant metadata and interpretive narratives.
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Enhancements can include streaming videos, audio, PDFs, and interactive timelines and maps, using open-source content management systems, minimal computing workflows, and custom touchscreen interactive kiosk displays that draw in your audience and make your content accessible and enjoyable to browse. We have years of experience implementing the latest IIIF image server and viewer technologies which are gaining rapid international adoption from cultural institutions and researchers.
Interactive Design
Why do all websites and apps look the same these days? We could write a whole book on trends in design, but suffice to say we try to do things differently. We emphasize unique custom design with a sense of whimsy and delight. We'll work with you to determine the best way to serve up your content whether it's a website, a web app, an email newsletter, podcast, video series, or online storefront.
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We also believe that the way your content looks is crucial but the "under the hood" work that most viewers never see is equally important. A famous person once said: "Design is how it works." So we try to keep it simple and elegant, written with web standards and accessibility in mind – using modern code and programming tools to ensure that the end product is cross-compatible, lightweight, and built for modern devices.
Video & Photo
With over 20 years of experience in media production, video and audio editing, photography and retouching, motion graphics and animation, and digital delivery – we can augment your digital presence with visuals that have impact and polish. Anyone can take a pretty good photo or video with an iPhone these days. But images created by pro with a trained eye for composition, lighting and visual storytelling really helps get your message across.
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These skills are great for generating new visual media, but they also apply to assets that already exist, and need management or migration to a new platform. Knowledge of legacy formats and analog media sources and how to update them for modern digital preservation and/or online access often comes in handy when working with cultural institutions and private collections/estates. ...And no we don't do weddings or event coverage, sorry!
Consulting
Our background as a multimedia jack-of-all-trades has led us to work with individuals and organizations large and small, both in public institutions and for smaller private businesses and non-profits. We offer consulting on media and interactive projects, digital humanities, library archives and collections, and technology training and professional development.
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Our résumé in education and training extends to groups of library and media professionals as well as lay-persons of all ages, cultures, abilities, and technical backgrounds. You can also hire us to consult either on a project-basis or hourly rate. We can train you and your staff on new media technology skills or offer advice and recommendations for technology purchasing, installation, and configuration.