Be a Hero

Hero

Advertising campaign for Plaxo eCards.

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Posted October 3, 2010 by Mnemonix 
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eCard Advertising Storyboard

Storyboard for animated ads that ran on Plaxo's portal page. The concept communicates the benefit of using eCards: People will love you because you were thoughtful.

Filed under  //   Advertising   Copywriting   Plaxo   Youth   eCards  
Posted October 3, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Plaxo's Smart Address Book

Address_book

From the archives. An early prototype for Plaxo's quest to be your universal address book and calendar.

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Posted September 22, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Good Fortune eCard User Interface

Designed to attract traffic around New Year's which is traditionally a slow time for ecards. The concept: have your fortune told and share it with the people you care about. Terry Chay did a great job programming it.

Find Good Fortune

Filed under  //   Animation   Design   Plaxo   UI   Websites   Youth   eCards  
Posted March 31, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Plaxo iPhone App

Iphone

Plaxo’s social networking online site adapted to the iPhone.

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Posted January 18, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Plaxo Social Media

Plaxo_social

Brand make over for Plaxo as they shifted from being an address book manager to a social networking company.

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Posted February 24, 2008 by Michael Rowley 
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Drew Colace

Drew

Michael consistently delighted me with interesting and effective designs for my Mac and iPhone projects. Michael initiated a project to capture the personal face of Plaxo by photographing each employee for our business profile photos. He was exceptionally patient and gracious, capturing many fun and poignant photos from our work lives over the years. Michael has the creative talent, the ethical mindset, and cooperative spirit that makes a substantive contribution to any project he works on.

Drew Colace
Senior Software Engineer, Plaxo

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Posted February 12, 2005 by Michael Rowley 
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Joseph Smarr

Smarr

Michael is the most creative, talented, and serious graphic artist I've ever had the pleasure to work with. We'd come to Michael wanting to express some fairly abstract or complex ideas for an industry talk I was going to give and he'd create something simple, elegant, and visually stunning. Not only was he able to capture the messages we had in mind, but he made them iconic. This had a major impact on our ability to get our ideas across, rise above the noise, and really inspire and influence people.

Joseph Smarr
Chief Platform Architect, Plaxo

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Posted February 1, 2005 by Michael Rowley 
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Jie Chen

Jie_chen

Michael is pleasant to work with. He always has so many good ideas about enhancing the user experience of Plaxo Pulse. He contributed heavily to the eCards site. I especially like the idea of featuring other artists' work as card content with a blurb linking to the artist's website. It is a double win! In short I am impressed by Michael's attention to detail and his prowess as a creative artist. He would be a great addition to any team.

Jie Chen
Server Software Engineer, Plaxo

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Posted January 20, 2005 by Michael Rowley 
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Tawheed Kader

Tawheed_kader

As technologists developing cutting edge technology, we often get so caught up in the mechanical solutions, we forget that the reason we're doing anything is to positively impact people's lives. Michael was always the first to ground the team and make sure that we didn't overlook the humanistic aspect to our designs, our decisions and our solutions. In the end, we ended up with a far superior product thanks to Michael's insight.

Tawheed Kader
Technologist, Bridgewater Associates

Filed under  //   2038   Photography   Plaxo   Recommendations  
Posted January 15, 2005 by Michael Rowley 
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