Seeking UI Designer and Web Developer for project
Zaid Hisham
2009
- Project Background
The Andrea Aranow Textile Project is a two year old project to
digitize and index a unique collection of 26,000 textiles and original
artwork. The collection was amassed over a span of 20 years and over
four continents and reflects a lifetime of passion for textiles. The
collection is currently operated as a commercial archive by Blue Rider
Design to provide inspiration to fashion and surface designers. The
collection is housed in Portland and has been photographed and
cataloged with a comprehensive, customized taxonomy using hierarchical
tagging. The intent of digitizing the collection is to expand the
collection's reach to a broader audience for more diverse use and to
pursue academic/museum institutions for potential archive
acquisition.
We are now focused on creating a browser-based application to
demonstrate the collection’s rich history and stunning visual beauty.
The application will feature faceted searches and image browsing; it
will have an intuitive interface for users to search, browse and
select items in the collection.
Technical Details
The images and hierarchical taxonomy were created in Adobe Lightroom;
the images and metadata are housed in DNG files. The application will
run on a web browser, preferably HTML5. We have not decided on the
final form of the product, whether it is a member-based access online
or an HTML5-based app using PhoneGap or another format.
We are looking for talented, passionate developers to create a
compelling web application. This is a self-funded project with a
moderate budget but we hope the appeal of the project and working with
a visual archive will be attractive.
- If interested, please contact
- Julie at blueriderdesign dot com.
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