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ximeraLabs
Interactive design
The one that started it all. Back in 2001 I finally got my act together and set out (under friendly peer pressure) to start my own site: a personal playground where I could experiment with design.
ximeraLabs is (I think) what finally set me on my way. I found the means to get my work (any work) out there, and through it, build connections, get work etc... The site started out with a "big idea", a very concept-driven approach, where I could design whatever I wanted. But as time went on my personal work became my professional work - and vice versa, and what started out as an "online platform to explore the relationships between graphics and form" became more of an online sketchbook - sometimes a release was driven by a concept, sometimes it was just one page.

As always, a new version is in the works, and shall see the light of day when I'm happy with it.
ximeralabs version8
“Oneironaut”

Currently showing at ximeraLabs.
After I finished the print version of Oneironaut, I started playing with the idea to lift the story from print and try to make it into an animated/interactive short. Its still a far way off from completion, but in the meantime you can look at the title sequence.

ximeraLabs

ximeralabs version7
“Unable to properly display image”

The 7th version of ximeraLabs.
The idea behind the site is a selection of screengrabs "gone wrong" and the results you get from them... happy accidents.

ximeraLabs v7

ximeralabs version6
“No Signal”

The 6th version of ximeraLabs.
I got the idea for this glorified holding page from the various conferences I went to and seeing how that is always the first image you get to see on the big screen while people on stage frantically try to get the show up and running.
If you don't like annoying sounds, I'd suggest you turn down your volume.

ximeraLabs v6

ximeralabs version5
“Randomness Collected”

The 5th version of ximeraLabs.
This release was a collection of random images I was working on.
No theme or concept behind it, just "sketchbook doodles" and experiments if you will.

ximeraLabs v5

ximeralabs version4
“Hold.”

The 4th version of ximeraLabs.
Another glorified holding page. If I remember correctly, I was planning to participate in the May 1st Reboot that year, but totally missed the deadline.

ximeraLabs v4

ximeralabs version3
“Azimuth”

The 3rd version of ximeraLabs.
Azimuth was the name of my Lost In Space showreel, a series of abstract 3D sequences.

ximeraLabs v3

ximeralabs version2
“Biographic”

The 2nd version of ximeraLabs.
This version was a bit of both. I wasn't sure which direction I wanted to take here: show (client) work, or keep it "clean".

ximeraLabs v2

ximeralabs version1
“ximeraLabs (0.1+10)”

The 1st version of ximeraLabs.
It took me 10 months and lots of discarded ideas to get this baby out. I didn't have any solid idea on what the site was going to be until, I think, 2 weeks before I launched it. I was toying around with an image I'd made in Flash, and accidentally broke it up and used it as a fill to colour shapes. This then gave me the idea to see how many interesting compositions I could get out of it only using 1 image (I got 10).

ximeraLabs v1