Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Strategy, Design, Technology.
Business Closed
Since the acquisition by IconMedialab in 2002, principals
Brian Ghidinelli and Roberto Christen have left to
pursue other goals in San Francisco and New York
respectively.
IconMedialab has closed their San Francisco office. You can
contact the former VFIVE principals at their personal sites:
Brian:
ghidinelli.com
Roberto:
magnitude8.com
A full-service firm founded in 1996, vFive provided
strategy, design and technology consulting and services. Experienced working
with both established brands and startups, our designers and developers worked
side-by-side on tightly integrated media projects.
Interface Design
"Skin-able" programs make for good exercises in interface design.
In late 2000, Netscape held a contest to encourage designers and developers to create custom interfaces ("skins") for the launch of Netscape Navigator 6.
Our submission earned first place. The skinning engine has since been updated.
Similarly, Microsoft and Adobe sponsored a "skinning" contest for Windows Media Player 7. We received a
honorable mention. That skin can be downloaded here (175K).
