Oliver Dawson
about me
Hi, i'm oliver
I'm studying Bachelor of Design Computing (Honours) at the University of Sydney.
Right now I'm working as a tutor in Interaction Design and as a UX Architect at Massive Interactive.
and whats my deal?
I love interaction design and user experience design. I'm particularly fond of ideation and rapid prototyping. I love learning and applying new skills to streamline the design process
I believe strongly in collaboration and work best when I'm able to exchange ideas with others.
In my downtime I like to go to the gym, play video games, design and code things (but not necessarily in that order).
what are my skills (to pay the bills)?
process
Brainstorming, Sketching, Wireframing, Prototyping
Web
HTML, CSS, JavaScript & Jquery, AJAX
Code
Processing, Java
design
Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, After Effects, Premiere Pro, basic Maya, basic Cinema 4D
contact me
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Other
@Lemtron on Twitter (May contain nonsense, course language, adult themes.)
2011 portfolio
what have I done lately?
Neighbourhood scoreboards video
I edited the video for this project about measuring energy consumption. Mosey on over to the project's website to learn about it.
2010 portfolio
selected works
media architecture ipad catalogue
As part of a team of four members, we worked together to design, prototype and implement an electronic brochure for the 2010 Media Architecture Exhibition.
The project involved collaboration with the organisers in Vienna leaning towards a client-agency relationship.
The iPad app is made almost entirely with web technologies.
Multitouch Table Application
A multitouch application developed to address a brief from Holler to create an interactive bar-of-the-future.
The concept of the application is to take the user interactions occurring at each table to create an atmospheric visualisation.
ixd promo
A promotional video to introduce the concept of interaction design to new students.
I conducted and filmed the interviews and edited the video.
infovis space poster
An information visualisation poster comparing the number and type of space missions embarked on by the USA, compared to the rest of the world.
iphone application
This project involved developing an iPhone application prototype that could somehow improve the experience of taking public transport.
The application is based on trying to accommodate online social interactions.
The prototype was made using Processing.js, PhoneGap and HTML/CSS.
2009 portfolio
selected works
3D animation
Its a sad robot!
I created, rigged and animated the 3D model using Maya.
ozchi 24-hour design challenge entry
Our concept video for how we could improve the usage of maps. We focused on improving interactivity and encouraging exploration.
mozilla labs challenge
The brief for this project was to prototype methods in which the use of browsing history could be improved.
Our concept is based on the finding that users retrace their steps starting with their search engine and use their tabs as a form of navigation history. Our philosophy was that we shouldn't try to change this behaviour and should accommodate it instead.