Web and mobile development, technology and expertise
for agencies and startups.
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Buick Moment of Truth Website
HTML5 Development, QA
HTML5 campaign website with dynamic content · Smooth animation on iPad as well as PC Browsers · Aggregates real-time social media from YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter and automotive blogs · View Site
Agency: thisMoment, Digitas
Client: Buick
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Ongo Mobile Website
UX, Visual Design, Mobile Development, Back-End Integration, QA
Cross-platform, cross-device personal news service · Back-end integration with Ongo API · Built with HTML5/CSS3 to provide consistent experience on Blackberry, Android, Windows Phone, WebOS and iOS browsers
Client: Ongo
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Oral-B Campaign
Flash Development, QA
Flash campaign site plus YouTube channel and Facebook app · Leverages thisMoment CMS to showcase social media content · Experimental interface displays videos, photos and tweets · View Site
Agency: thisMoment, Digitas
Client: Oral-B
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Google Places SXSW
Design, Development, Project Management, QA
Multitouch experience for a live event featuring two networked 65" monitors with touch overlays · Air app integrating Google Maps API and custom database · Live voting allowed partygoers to rate their favorite Places and see results in realtime
Agency: Obscura Digital
Client: Google
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iPhone Haptics App
Technical Direction, iPhone Development
Prototype conference call management app designed by Kicker Studio to demonstrate haptic (tactile) feedback · User actions trigger AMI hardware to generate tactile events · Premiered at CES 2011 · Read More
Agency: Kicker Studio
Client: Artificial Muscle, Inc.
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Google Nexus One
Flash Development, QA
Branded YouTube channel with hybrid Flash/HTML interface · Papervision3D and groundbreaking Flash-based YouTube video player · Site scales dynamically as fresh content is added · View Site
Agency: Teak Digital
Client: Google
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Take Part
Technical Direction, QA
Large-scale community site to support conversations around social causes · Drupal-based, Brightcove video-enabled, uses Google Search Appliance · Enables users to share text, images, video and web pages · View Site
Agency: Mekanism
Client: Participant Media
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Tostitos Nolaf
Flash Development
Fullscreen video with multiple interactive video layers blended seamlessly · Dynamic bandwidth detection and playback optimization · Personalized dynamic video pranks · View Site
Agency: Mekanism
Client: Frito-Lay
★ 2009 Addy Gold — Interactive
★ 2009 Addy Gold — Webisodes
★ 2009 Addy Best of Division

Capabilities

We Build. We Execute. We Deliver.

  • HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
  • iPhone & iPad
  • Flash & Air
  • Web Applications
  • Mobile Web
  • Multitouch Installations
  • Product Development
  • UI/UX Design
  • Social Media Integration

About Us

A proven team of seasoned pros with decades of experience in interactive software development for top-tier brands and agencies.

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Chris Brant
Technology Director

As Technology Director, Chris is responsible for technical architecture and project implementation at Fortified Studio.

With over a decade of web and software engineering experience, Chris ensures that technology choices are carefully weighed to support strategic business goals. Before joining Fortified, Chris held senior engineering positions at successful start-ups in the Bay Area.

Most recently, Chris led development of successful, award-winning projects at digital agencies Mekanism and Evolution Bureau (EVB).

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Steve Muller
Executive Producer

Steve Muller directs client relations and project management for Fortified Studio.

With a background in design and film as well as interactive media, Steve has been making successful projects happen for more than a decade, as Director of Business Development at Hot Studio, Interactive Producer at Mekanism and EP at Obscura Digital.

Steve works closely with our clients' creative teams, ensuring that the translation of vision to execution meets all expectations.

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Dave Cole
Interactive Director

Dave is responsible for development and strategy of front-end, client-side software.

By integrating 25 years of programming expertise with a film and video background, Dave ensures Fortified's projects are refined to the last pixel, guaranteeing the most innovative, compelling user experience possible.

Dave has implemented numerous award-winning projects for ad agencies McCann-Erickson, Young & Rubicam, and Venables Bell, as well as interactive agencies Mekanism, Freestyle, Razorfish, JumboSHRIMP, Level, Teak, and EVB.

Contact

Let's discuss your next project.

Address

240 2nd Street
Second Floor, Suite 3
San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone

(415) 578-0425
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