Phone: 630.778.7143

education:
bfa in photo/film/electronic media
minors in studio arts and history of art & architecture
pursuing mfa in electronic visualization from the university of illinois at chicago

concentrations: abstract cg art, user interface design, www design/implementation

ART:

• brainstorm (4.31.92 / chicago / interactive media)
• 20-amp blow toad (3.15.93 - 4.16.93 / chicago / sculpture - cg art)
• brave new pixels 5 : digital dreams (siggraph sponsored)
  (6.93 - 10.93 / travelling / sculpture - cg art)
• CAVEart (4.29.94 / chicago / sculpture - cg art)
• Noise-A-Palooza 2 (8.12.94 / ann arbor / video - print art)
• eve4 (an electronic visualization event) (4.95 / chicago / interactive www media - sculpture - prints)

and a few publications:

• 'wired' 1.4, netsurf - p. 94
• 'wired' 1.5, netsurf
• 'wired' 1.6, netsurf
• 'janus review' april/may 1993
• 'the mac internet tour guide', michael fraase, ventana press, 1993

[still working on my thesis. interactive www sites coupled with artificial life...]

EQUIPMENT:

PowerMac 8100/100

NeXTdimension 52Mb RAM/1.5Gb
(the NeXTdimension is a 32bit graphics and video input/output board for NeXTcubes)

Nameless Audio/Video hardware

WORK:

i used to own my own multiple media production conglomerate (ideaLABS) where i, along with talented associates, produced works in the fields of audio, video, animation, graphic design, software design, and user interface design.

i, personally, have produced user interface designs/icons for a few NEXTSTEP applications, the VROOM on-line documentation at SIGGRAPH 94, the prototype for the City of Chicago's WWW site, and an honorable mention group award in the apple multimedia user interface design competition (1.93-7.93).

my work at synet has included projects for:

Boise Cascade Office Products
The College of American Pathologists
Gamma Photo Labs
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Informix
Interactive Business Systems
Northern Illinois Gas
Plus Channel
Revell Monogram
United Stationers
Viskase
and many more...

synet is always looking for new talent and new clients. if you are either one of those please feel free to contact me:

synet internet solutions
1401 w branding lane suite 230
downers grove il 60515
630.271.1500
tom@synet.net