VOICES
Big question
VAL
JENCKS
VP, experience design,
Mirum US
https://www.mirumagency.com/en/homeI’ve been privileged enough to
work on a variety of exciting
projects but the most fun I’ve ever
had was when I helped create the
digital experience for American
music legend Jerry Garcia. This
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
granted me the space to reimagine
what musicians’ websites could be.
The audience was diverse and
passionate; the subject was iconic
and inspirational; the reach was
global. We were able to recreate a
social experience, digitally and
reconnect long lost friends, pouring
our hearts into it every day in our
‘peace room’, which was full of
inspirational images, original
tapestries and soulful people. This
project really was a miracle.
Work may be tough but every now and then you land a fun design project.
Seven creatives recall their fondest examples
WHAT’S THE MOST FUN
YOU’VE HAD ON A PROJECT?
INDUSTRY INSIGHTFIONA
BROWNLIE
UX student, RED Academy
fionabrownlie.comDuring my time at RED Academy, one of the
most fun – but stressful – projects was a team
effort to create a high-end boutique interior design
website. Although I was still learning the ropes and
we didn’t communicate as best we could, every day
was full of us bouncing ideas off each other and
working to reach that eureka moment. I can’t say we
made the most beautiful website but we learned a
hell of a lot, it gave me a good foundation for future
projects and, most of all, we had a really good time.JAMES
COOPER
Christmas expert
whychristmas.comMuch of my Novembers and
Decembers are now taken up
with running Christmas sites, including
my main one Why Christmas? It’s now
about the biggest Christmas
information site on the web, with
more than 18 million pageloads last
December. I started it back in 2000 as
a child-friendly and safe site. Over the
years it’s grown and grown and the
code has changed a lot too. It’s still an
ad-free site, though, and I run it purely
to spread the fun and joy of Christmas.