Theory of Language, CD-ROM Edition is an introductory-level linguistics text on CD-ROM, by authors Steven Weisler and Slavko Milekic, currently in publication through the MIT Press. The objective was to create a multimedia environment in which principles of linguistics are not merely explained in the text, but also demonstrated through video clips, audio recordings, computer simulations, and tools that let the reader experiment with the constructs of linguistic theory.

I was involved in the production during 1995 and 1996 in a variety of different capacities, primarily graphic design and interface programming. I developed many of the user interface elements in the book, such as text annotations, references, navigation, user preferences, and a variety of other features. A sample of my graphic design work is shown in the screenshots below.

The Timetables of History project was the idea of one of my fellow Hampshire College students, who wanted to see Bernard Grun's popular reference work converted to a multimedia CD-ROM. He, I and one other student turned this concept into a product proposal in the form of a multimedia presentation, in order to demonstrate our group's ability to do this kind of work at a professional level, and to showcase some of our thoughts on user interface design. We eventually gained an audience with Simon & Schuster Interactive, but our proposal was ultimately turned down due to concerns about the group's lack of prior commercial experience. So it goes...

My work on the presentation included all of the interface graphics, construction of the movie itself, and collaboration with the other two team members on the user interface design.

Random bits of digital art, unrelated to the projects above.