Portfolio of Leo Robert Klein

PORTFOLIO
websites | graphics | video

- Websites -

	PLAspace.org Still in beta, this Community Website for Public Librarians was a joint effort between myself and the Public Library Association. The Drupal back-end was my work while branding was done in-house.. (Summer 2008).
	DebbieHalvorson.com Congressional campaign website for Debbie Halvorson (IL-11). Uses Drupal for Content management. Campaign Staff can add images to any content type (eg. press release, blog post, etc.) They can also designate any post as "spotlight" for the 'In Focus' section on the front page. (Spring 2008).
	LibSite.org Recommendation service for library-related websites. Runs off the same Drupal codebase as my Blog. (Spring 2007).
	ChicagoLibrarian.com Personal/professional Blog: "Design, Technology & Culture from a Librarian living in Chicago." Featured in Steve Cohen's LibraryStuff (2/20/07). Uses Drupal. (Winter 2006).
	John Pavich for Congress Complete design and development of this website for a candidate running for national office. Extensive customization of the Content Management System to meet the needs of a campaign, using Drupal, PHP and MySQL. (Spring 2006).
	Partnership READ (UIC) Parnership READ is a collaborative project between UIC and the Chicago Public School system to improve literacy. (Win 2005). This standards-based website uses CSS positioning for layout, validates as XHTML transitional and is Section 508 (Accessibility) compliant. (Winter 2005).
	Illinois for Kerry Web Site Design and implementation of online presence in support of John Kerry for President -- initially in the Chicagoland area and later for the entire state of Illinois (Summer-Fall 2004).
	History of Baruch College, 1847-1987 This exhibit looks at the development of CUNY's preeminent school of Business and Public Administration in the context of City University itself, of New York City, and of events, people and places from further a field. (Fall 2002).
	Newman Library News One of the earliest implementations of a blog using an RSS feed in a library context. Blogger was used to write and publish the posts while on the library-side, the XML was converted to HTML for automatic incorporation into library web pages. The article was added automatically to the News Section, the headline appeared on the library's home page and an RSS file was created for syndication. (Baruch College Library, CUNY, Winter 2002)
	Battle of the Somme (1916) Final project for ITP (ITP, Fall 2001; Director 8 & Flash 4).
	The Beecher Tradition First in a series of exhibits based on the theme, 'the American Family'. The Beecher Tradition looks at this noted family from Lyman Beecher (1775-1853) to Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935). Text and Image selection by Baruch Archivist, Prof. Sandra Roff. Featured in the April 4, 2001 issue of the Scout Report. (Baruch College Library, CUNY, Spr. 2001).
	Conversations with Leaders in New York City Lecture series sponsored by Baruch's School of Public Affairs. Available through the Newman Library web site. (Baruch College Library, CUNY, Spr. 2001)
	The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting Digitization of this important lecture series which began in the early Seventies. Featured in the July 13 , 2000 issue of the Scout Report.(Baruch College Library, CUNY, Fall 1998)
	Sixties Design : Introduction and Main Screen Group project done for "Multimedia Workshop" (ITP, NYU; Spr. 1999) with artwork by Debbie Tarjono. Much of the project, originally done in Director, is too large for the web. (Flash 3.0, orginally Director 7). (more screen shots and explanations here).
	Sixties Timeline This was the "web component" of Sixties Design. The idea was to present the user with various forms of media--particularly in this case RealAudio and RealVideo--in something other than a list. Done for "Interactive Design" (ITP, NYU; Spr. 1999; Shockwave and Real G2).
	African-Native Americans : We are Still Here Photographs by Louis Meyer with commentary by Eve Winddancer. Available through Newman Library's Digital Collections. This, together with Redscare (1918-1920), was featured in the April 6, 1999 issue of the Scout Report. It is also featured as a "Best Web site" in Africa Encarta's article on Native Americans. (Baruch College Library, CUNY, Spr. 1999)
	Bobst Library Databases Original design and arrangement of online databases at Bobst Library, NYU. (Bobst, Fall '97)
	Red Scare (1918-1921): an Image Database This started out as a project while at library school at Queens College, CUNY (Spr. '97). It is now available through Newman Library's Digital Collections. This, together with African-Native Americans, was featured in the April 6, 1999 issue of the Scout Report. It was also a "Yahoo Pick of the Web" for April 12, 1999.
	Red Scare Applet (proof of concept)Mechanism to search for and define objects in a collection of images. 'Hat' or 'flag' or 'bomb', for example, could be defined in a image. These descriptors plus the rect coordinates would be entered into a database and could later be searched against to find all images with hats, flags or bombs. Collaborative work with Effie Baram (Java 1.2, JDBC, SQL). (ITP, Fall 1998)
	Bobst and Beyond The origin of Bobst and Beyond was a publication by the same name put out by NYU's Graduate School of Art and Sciences in 1994. It is a guide to doing research in New York and consists of tips and advice together with a directory of research institutions in the area. (Shockwave 5).
	Radio City Music Hall : History Radio City Music Hall was the topic of a group project I was involved with in the summer of 1997. My particular responsibility was the history of Radio City Music Hall. (Not Available on the Web). (screenshot).

- Graphic Design & Logos -

	Phonebank Central (Presidential Campaign) "I hear Illinois Calling". Logo for Phonebanking in Illinois during the Presidential Campaign (Fall 2004).
	radioPATACHON The dance phenomenon -- courtesy live365 (Winter 2002). Fun, natural fun.
	Subway University The exhibit looks at getting to school--getting to CUNY and its predecessor institutions--with public transportation from 1847 to the present. Featured in the July 7, 2000 issue of the Scout Report. (Newman, Sum. 2000)
	Illinois Democratic Network Logo for the group Illinois Democratic Network (Winter 2005).
	Saloon Democrats Logo for the Democratic Social Club, Saloon Democrats of America (Winter 2006).
	Saloon Democrats Banner Banner for the Democratic Social Club, Saloon Democrats of America (Winter 2006).
	Get the LibSite.org Widget Animated banner advertising the LibSite.org Widget which people can put on their sites containing thumbnail shots of the latest library-related websites posted on LibSite.org. More info here... (Spring 2007).
	Animations for Reuters 3000xtra Animated Gifs from an instructional tutorial on the financial tool Reuters 3000xtra. Part of an Introduction to Reuters 3000xtra by Prof. Lewis Liu (Baruch College Library, CUNY, Fall 2001)

- Video / Motion Graphics -

	Supporting Evidence-Based Teaching (not online) Video sponsored by the Chicago Public Schools and produced by Partnership Read at UIC. The focus was on 'LearningFirst', a program to improve student literacy in the Chicago Public Schools. (UIC, Win 2006 - FinalCut Pro, Adobe AfterEx).
	Partnership READ Promo Movie Short promotional video explaining Partnership Read (UIC-CPS) and the Standards Based Change Process for improving literacy in the Chicago Public Schools. (UIC, Spring 2005).
	Streaming Media Server From soup to nuts the old fashion way: set up Win2k Server, install Real Server, shoot video, edit, compress for three different connection speeds, upload. The archival footage is from the Baruch College Archives. (Baruch Coll. Library, CUNY, Fall 2001; RealMedia 8.0).
	Faux ITP (Just for Fun) Variation on an old theme. Done for "Designing for Convergence" (ITP, TSOA, NYU; Spr. 1999; Flash 3.0).
	Dancing Louis Something incorporating mouse actions and Valentine's Day was the assignment for this one. Done for "Interactive Design" (ITP, NYU; Spr. 1999; Shockwave 7).
	London : 1665 : Year of Plague Based on the novel Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe, this demo using Macromedia's Flash creates the framework for looking at the period through various aspects including history, culture and art. Done as a final project for "Electronic Publishing" (Sum '98) at the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. (Flash 2.0) (screenshots here).