Hi, I'm Wez Maynard and I save hot chicks from big bugs.
I also help busy Agencies and Developers with Web/UI Design, Print Design and Illustration.
Portfolio A Selection of my Most Recent Works
IMOCA ORA A site for one of the oldest and most prestigious sailing classes in existence.
The IMOCA 60 racing association are the global governing body for the most exciting and prolific mono-hull sailing vessels. A class with a strong heritage and a powerful and large following.
I managed the project launch for this site as well as IA, UI and design relating to the site and it’s physical presence in the way of exhibition graphics. The main feature of this site is the cross referencing between skippers and the boats they are currently contracted to. Each skipper can be contracted to several boats, conversely some boats could have more than one skipper. Best thing is to visit the site and have a look around, you’ll see what I mean. This was all done using Expression Engine CMS.
This was a two man deliverable completed in less than 6 weeks and serves as the most comprehensive resource on this class that exists on the internet.
Extreme Sailing Series An extreme site, for an extreme event.
The Extreme Sailing SeriesTM is a revolutionary new series in the world of sailing. Operating worldwide, the Extreme Sailing SeriesTM brings an exciting sporting event right to the public – racing close to the shores in some of the world’s most impressive harbor stadium environments.
As well as designing the site, it was also my job to take the statistics of the previous incarnations of this site and working with the series events team, work on how to translate their goals for this year based on historical information. The result is a site that sits at the forefront of sailing event sites and, using the Vzarr video platform, has transformed average user video watches from 1.7 videos per user to 3.9, based on the 2009 to 2010 analysis.
YoDiv A quality, quirky service with a strong following
YoDiv help great designers and busy web developers by turning their PSD and Photoshop designs into perfect XHTML and CSS, ready for them to use in their web site and web app, or HTML Email.
YoDiv was an idea i had to help our studio stay busy, even when regular client work wasn’t forthcoming. Working closely with development and copy-writing team I wire-framed and designed the main site and back end RoR powered client fulfillment system. I also got to create the YoDiv brand, including the divlet illustration that litter the site. To aid in the marketing of YoDiv we also created DivVoted, a voting website utilizing the twitter api and the, now defunct, Alexa auto-thumb generator.
Initially an in-house projects, YoDiv & DivVoted have since been sold to Hippo – who now own and operate both brands.
Virgin Global Row A SITE LAUNCHED IN CO-OPERATION WITH VIRGIN AND GOOGLE.
Virgin Global Row was a project set up by adventurer, Olly Hicks. His aim was to row single-handed around Antarctica. The voyage was sadly cut short less than 6 weeks into the attempt as sea conditions became impossible to stay on course.
We headed up the site, with myself in control of layout and design. All the time liaising with Virgin and Google – both stake-holders and sponsors in the project. This site was one of the very first to take advantage of a whole new wave of google services including: Moderator, Friend Connect and Google Earth tracking.
Dean and Reddyhoff One site to rule them all.
Dean and Reddyhoff came with a problem, 4 marinas and 4 sites. They wanted to bring all their fantastic locations into one simple manageable site. It was my job to transform what they had in mind onto the screen. This was even more daunting knowing how involved D&R will be in the 2012 Olympics.
Whilst planning the site, it was obvious key areas in each marina were repeated and simply required cross population. So with this site we launched the ‘hub’ as the main page, bringing all wider news to a demanding audience of berth holders and impatient visitors. While the location specific pages only display what is relevant. This is all brought together by the fantastic ExpressionEngine cms.
Blueshift Solutions A BUSINESS CONSULTANCY WITH STRONG FOUNDATIONS IN SUSTAINABILITY.
Set up and run by Anne-Cecile Turner, Blueshift Solutions specialize in helping forward thinking businesses plan, and implement sustainable and eco friendly strategies.
After speaking with Anne-Cecile it was very clear how passionate she is about her business, and in tern, her plans for her website. It was a great project to lead, superb site content and resources helped me plan a logical and, hopefully, visually attractive experience for the first time visitor. After designing the brand identity it was then easy for me to adapt BSS’s core brand principals across the site. Clean, professional with deep roots in sustainable business practice.
