The Story

Apangea Learning, is the only instructional solution to combine tutoring technology that emulates tutoring best practices with online instruction from live certified teachers.  Mick Rose was asked to lead a team of design and technology individuals to update their Apangea Learning Math software which provides one-student-to-one-teacher differentiated math instruction through a unique integration of proprietary tutoring technology and live, online certified teachers. As a Web-based solution, Apangea Math can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection – ensuring student can learn math anytime, anywhere.Mick Rose was then tasked to continue on the success of Apangea Learning’s Math 5.0 with implementing a brand new venture for Apangea Learning.  A supplement to traditional curriculum, Apangea Learning Writing was a research-based, six-step writing process teaches students the critical steps necessary to develop strong writing skills and achieve academic success.

Other duties have included, website design and maintenance ,  multi-lingual dynamic text to speech avatar creation and implementation, and user interface design.

The Results

Mick Rose continues to help Apangea Learning with improving existing software and development of new educational software solutions.  Current Projects include Gateway to College, Tomorrow’s Healthcare, and Reading Comprehension.

Awards:

• 2009 Award of Excellence (Apangea Writing)- Tech and Learning Magazine
• 2008-2009 Best in Tech for Supplemental Math Solutions - Scholastic Administrator Magazine
• 2008 SIIA Codie Award Finalist:  Best K-12 Instructional Solution
• 2008 Reader’s Choice Award - District Administration Magazine

The Story

Philips Children’s Medical Ventures (formerly Respironics Children’s Medical Ventures) was looking for project management tools to assist sales and program managers to more efficiently compare their product costs with their competitors.   The project entailed gathering client and company representative data, then comparing various products and their associated costs.  When the comparison was completed, the sales representative could print out an invoice for the client to review for approval.

The Result

Mick has continued to work with Philips Children’s Medical Ventures to provide various other sales tools.  The latest project which was completed in Dec 2009, involved a user interface design for a quote template for the Jaundice Management product line.

The Story

Before blackthir13en studios existed, Mick Rose was looking at various opportunities to freelance in the Pittsburgh Area and began the process of building a portfolio site to house his professional works. However some ideas, never make it quiet back the basic design/concept visualizations. Kairos was one of those, all most but not quiet finished works, of which various elements have crept into the current blackthir13en studios feel. Kairos, in summery is about a moment in time. A perfect moment, if you will. And Kairos was there to create, your perfect “digital” moment or kairotic moment.

The entire site and design was greatly inspired by the Rose family crest. The Rose family crest features the phrase, “Constant and True.” This began to become a theme for the portfolio site, and also worked well when discussing website design. Unfortunately due to his exploration into social media he began to utilize a phrase blackthir13en more and more for sign-ups. And alas Kairos, evolved into blackthir13en studios.

The Result

An example of site design mock up demonstrates how blackthir13en studios could have been originally visualized. At first glance, overall font-size/readability still needs addressed. However we’ll still stand behind the product due to it’s overall functionality/design/layout. In addition to the static 1 page mock up (remember none of the links work), here are a couple alternate backgrounds that were designed for the center.

The Story

CombineNet, a B2B sourcing company, needed a presentation for a client showing suggested ways to implement a user interface for an application they were designing for this client. Both the interface design for the screens and the Flash interactive to display each section were designed by Mick Rose.

The Result

The presentation was such a success, that CombineNet landed a multi-million dollar project with the client. Final UI design was cleaned up for the application, but the general look/feel remained intact.  But due to the confidential nature of such a project and the client it is for, a full version of the presentation and design cannot be available. Instead 2 separate “client-scrubbed” screenshots are provided below.