Selected Works from Jose Benavides
   Web Sites
Gaia Interactive (www.gaiaonline.com)
Gaia Interactive is the worlds largest online teen hangout. The site has the world's second largest online forum and their user marketplace is second in daily auctions only behind Ebay. More than just a website Gaia is also a place to hang out, watch movies, play games and interact with others in a myriad of ways.

With Gaia I was in charge of the entire user experience. I've worked on almost every part of the website and have directed the UI for the rest of the site which has been updated during my time there. While at Gaia I've also laid down the foundation for excellent UI and have built up the team.

The examples at the link below are just a few of the areas of Gaia that I have worked on and created or improved. Additional examples are available to show in person as they have not been launched yet.

There are a large amount of applications that I have designed in Gaia. Contact me for access and a walkthrough of those applications.

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Hello DELICIOUS (www.hellodelicious.com)
Hello DELICIOUS is an online gourmet boutique . Not only did I design, develop and implement the entire experience on the website but I also created extensive systems and user-friendly admin tools for: inventory management, order processing, shipping and receiving, blog customization and product management.

The website and design have provided great analytic results with an average page view of 8 per session and we have a cart abandonment rate far, far below the norm.
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TRUTH in Design (www.truthindesign.com)
TRUTH in Design is a development company specializing in UI development for the internet and mobile devices. I was the designer and implementer for all front end aspects of the site. For the ecommerce section I designed the UI and developed the flash protype and inventory management system. I then hired and managed a third party company to integrate the ecommerce transaction layer into the application.
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Ultrafonts (www.ultrafonts.com)
Ultrafonts was a typography company which had a patent pending process for creating crystal clear fonts on digital devices. I was the designer and implementer for all aspects of the site including UI design, database design, flash/database integration and ecommerce.
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   Applications

Bluesteel
Bluesteel is the user interface for Flashdash, an award winning pocket PC user interface replacement tool. I co-developed the user interface and developed the core engine for this application. The team consisted of myself, my business partner and the owner of flashdash, located in the UK.
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Ecrio
Ecrio hired TRUTH in Design to develop a user interface for their messenger application. They wanted something that was next generation looking and still worked well for a business setting. TRUTH in Design came through with a great looking interface for Ecrio. I developed the majority of this interface as well as worked with the Ecrio engineers to implement it the actual code.
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Vitria Business Cockpit
Vitria needed a web based application that would allow managers and business leaders to view and act on data that is supplied by their flagship application, Vitria Businessware. This groundbreaking application is called Businessware Cockpit. I was hired on to direct and create the user interface for this application as well as develop the pages and the usability for the application. As the Sr. User Interface Engineer I was solely responsible for the user experience and everything that the user would encounter on the application
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Photo Manager
Photo Manager is a prototype application which allows users to create flash based, interactive scrap books online and off. I was consulted to develop the user interface for this project.
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Yahoo Presentation Engine
Yaho hired my services to build the ultimate presentation engine. This application allows a sales person to create custom client branded presentations in minutes, without any technical knowledge. It can utilize an infinite amount of assets as well as an infinite variety of presentation elements. All in a user friendly format for both the user as well as the administrator. I was in charge of every aspect of this project.
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  Games
Ouch
Ouch is a game designed for the Pocket PC as well as the desktop. Using an innovative gameplay your mission is to safely guide Ouch! through dangerous lands to save his people. My role in this project was product development and product management. I also performed most of the flash development for the project. The team I managed consisted of 1 artist, 1 sound developer and 1 flash developer. Clicking the link below wil launch the web demo
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Ouch Blocks
Ouch Blocks is a collapse type game with an Ouch theme. I developed the assets as well as programmed this game. Clicking the link below will launch the game
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   Web Site Layouts and Screens
Some websites that I developed are password protected. For other projects I was in charge of the layouts. These layouts and screens are available below

Jerry Avenaim
Jerry Avenaim is Hollywood's premiere celebrity photographer. I had the pleasure of desiging the layout for his official website.
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Vipe Jobs
Vipe Jobs is a next gen job search site. Using the latest technologies and methods it's a fresh, new way to both search for great jobs and find fantastic candidates.
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   Flash Demos
 

These are demos for prototype applications, presentations, and initial application pitches that I have created. Many of them required me to develop the actual user interface for the application as well as create the demo to pitch the application to a prospective client.

Universal Studios Prototype
This demo was created for a project to add Pocket PCs to the park to enhance the users experience and create a new revenue chain. I created the user interface as well as the demo for this.
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NFL Mobile
This NFL demo showcases the potential of the Pocket PC with an NFL license to further the NFL fan experience. I created all elements, design and programming.
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Smarter Worlds Prototype
Smarter Worlds hired TRUTH in Design to create a user interface and demo for their in store Pocket PC based shopping application
The user interface was split equally between my business partner and myself. I performed the flash programming for this demo.
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Herbalife Demo and Interface
Dreamhouse Publishing hired us to create a user interface and demo for a presentation engine that they were going to pitch to Herbalife for use in it's sales force. Together with my business partner we created the user interface, application design and demo shown here.
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Yahoo TV Demo
Yahoo! hired me to create a flash demo showcasing their ad properties for use in sales for the television industry. I came up with the concept, look and all other aspects of this demo. I also programmed the entire demo. This demo is designed to play off of a laptop and not stream over the internet so it is only available to be shown in person.