2007 / June 22^nd/ Dave Werner’s Okaydave

If someone were to ask me for the ultimate example of a digital portfolio, I would point them to Dave Werner’s Okay Dave. This site represents all that is good and right in the world of interactive design, and packages it in an undeniably personal package of Dave’s personality.

Dave’s Portfolio is on the way

I remember back in… well I don’t remember exactly when, but it was a long time ago. About the time Flash 8 was first released — because I remember the flash video piece. It was undescribable, but from the second I watched it, I knew I was going to love this site.

The site that replaced that video is probably the best combination of motion, sound, and illustration I’ve seen to date. Every transition, every easing, every loading screen is just done to absolute perfection. Tie in some home-made movies, and absolutely amazing illustrations by Dave, and you have the ultimate piece of interactive art. This isn’t some templated design spewed forth in lazy HTML. This is a hand-sculpted piece of art done in Dave’s own image.

I need not mention that Dave’s work is stunning as well. He’s one of the most gifted designers I’ve ever seen, and I’m glad to see he’s doing well. It seems like Dave’s starting up a design studio up in San Francisco. I tell you — if there’s one designer I’d like to have on my team, it’s Dave. I can only imagine the great work Minor is going to put out in the near future.

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   Dave

   July 3^rd | #

   Thanks for the nice comments, I appreciate it!

2. 

   David

   July 16^th | #

   That site is one amazing piece of work!

   I think that it even out-does 2advanced.net as far as being a site that gets you to explorer every part of his works…

   I only hope that one day I might know how-in-the-world he made all of that! ;)

3. 

   Lafe Taylor

   August 10^th | #

   Truly an amazing site. Makes you want to delve deeper into and know the mindset that went behind each project.

4. 

   Edison Waku

   August 24^th | #

   I’ll be honest. You have one of the best design portfolios I’ve come across.

5. 

   Julie

   September 18^th | #

   I loved okayDave , the style, the creativity, and the about dave video, cute kid, who grew up with an amazing talent. Very inspirational. Oh yes, this is by far the best of the best one of a kind portfolio I’ve seen in years.

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   Elishiah Miller

   February 29^th | #

   Hey Dave I am currently creating a website where u can upload your electronic portfolio. I was wanted to know if you would like to be the first to upload it when I finsih it.

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   Logo Designers

   April 18^th | #

   I found this page when trying to search for Dave’s site (I forgot the URL) Dave’s portfolio is simply amazing. It’s the best piece of work I’ve seen - ever, and I’m glad I bumped into it because it motivates me to learn as much as I can about Flash, After Effects and the rest of CS3. Dave is truly an inspiration - and I never saw the video on this page of Dave. He’s the Michael Jordan of our field - and I’m gonna make alot of money and have alot of fun trying to - but probably in vain - chase Dave’s skill set down by improving my own.

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