From humble new beginnings
While completing a course in video editing towards the end of 2000, I was introduced to the world of interactive media. Macromedia was the software of the day, which comprised of a bundle that included "Dreamweaver," "Flash" (version 5), "Freehand" (a precursor to Adobe's Illustrator), and my all-time favorite piece of software "Director" (version 8.5), the finest authoring tool that sent a shockwave all over the Web. Also a time when Photoshop 6 was the defining moment in taking photography out of the darkroom and into the new millenium "digital photography had seen the light."
Many newer versions of the software have sculptured the (inter) face of the Web over the last couple of decades, and many of the old familiar names remain as powerful and creative tools, shaping the dynamic appeal of the Web, disks, and kiosks.
To dynamic new media
My dedication to web design and interactive media gained me a distinction in a Higher National Diploma while I was living in the UK. This gradually lead me to the U.S., and eventually in earning a “Web Design and Interactive Media” BSc degree at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division. It had been a long and arduous period of study, mixing work with pleasure, but a journey that was none-the-less worthwhile.
A journey that has lead me around the world (www), and one that has left me well prepared for the new journey’s ahead. It is my pleasure to offer you a glimpse of my work on the “Portfolio” page, and now it is time to think not what I can do with the software, but to think what the software can do with my imagination.
Mark Sambrook. BSc. Web Design and Interactive Media.