Senior Creative Developer at Stinkdigital
Founder & Product Manager at BLĀST
Phone: (310) 437-3148
Email: manuelvivoda@gmail.com
Project: BLĀST
Company: BLĀST Studios LLC
Role: Founder & Product Manager
Case study: http://bit.ly/2pyGYop
Link: http://viablast.co
BLĀST is a mobile first ticketing and RSVP solution, designed to promote exclusive events such as underground gigs, pop-up concerts, after parties, and alike.
After a few collaborations including events at SXSW, Coachella and local underground shows featuring The Rapture, we have partnered with Restless Nites - an LA based event production and media company - to manage their ticketing needs. As a result, we generated a total gross revenue of $200k over the past two quarters.
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Project: PRADA Raw
Company: Acne
Role: Lead Developer
Case study: http://bit.ly/29Ol9LV
Link: http://bit.ly/29rU8tn
Six fashion and design illustrators from around the world contributed their work in a unique collaboration for the launch of Prada Raw Avenue, the brand’s newest venture in eyewear.
The digital experience takes the form of a Prada Raw Digital Flipbook, which allows users to explore the animation works from these select artists, both as an open-ended, interactive experience as well as individual, short animated films.
Project: XQ Super School
Company: Stinkdigital
Role: Tech Lead
Case study: http://bit.ly/29AvGGZ
Link: http://bit.ly/29EB5yl
XQ: The Super School Project, is a nationwide competition to inspire teams of educators and students, as well as leaders from other sections, to reimagine and design the next American high school. Since September 2015, hundreds of ideas that included efforts like altering school schedules, curriculums and technologies have been submitted. The winning team will receive a fund of over $50MM to execute the proposed plan.
The XQ project is the highest-profile project yet of the Emerson Collective, a group that was founded by Laurene Powell Jobs.
Project: Destroyer
Company: Stinkdigital
Role: Creative Developer
Prototypes: http://bit.ly/29K7FB4
Link: http://destroyer.la
Stinkdigital was approached by Chef Jordan Kahn to create the brand identity of his latest venture “Destroyer”- A cafe serving delicious and interesting food and beverage. The name Destroyer signifies a metaphorical comet, by which the broader business concept is based on. Through iterative prototyping, we worked towards an experimental, non-linear, grid based design solution, that characterizes the trajectory of a destroyer comet.
Project: Herbal Dubs
Company: Acne
Role: Lead Developer
Case study: http://bit.ly/1FW9fHx
Link: N/A
The Herbal Dubs experience allows users to create their own script and dub a 30 second commercial spot. By using Ivona’s text to speech tool the site generates a dialog audio track that then fuses with the source video. The system automatically uploads the completed user generated video to the Herbal Essences YouTube channel and populates the video to the gallery of HerbalDubs.com
Project: Acne LA Party Invite
Company: Acne
Role: Concept & Technology
Case study: http://bit.ly/1LVOfkc
Link: N/A
As part of Acne’s house warming party we sent out 30 custom build physical party invites to our selected VIP guests.
A 3D printed object, resembling Acne’s logo, was equipped with a dot matrix display and piezo buzzer. Leading up to the event, a unique animation and song would play out each day at noon as a reminder. After the party, it turned into a simple digital desktop clock.
Project: Mindoula Messenger
Company: Independent
Role: Concept & UX
Case study: N/A
Link: http://bit.ly/1csoRGB
Mindoula provides 24/7 support to people facing behavioral health challenges. An integral part of their communication technology is a mobile app. In the founding days of this start-up, I was brought on to shape the functionality for MVP1 of the “Mindoula Messenger”, which allows patients to easily connect with their care takers and stay engaged during the recovery process. Mindoula has successfully closed Series-A round of funding.