Other versions : French

Student at Les Gobelins
75015 Paris

Email : michael.ortali@gmail.com
Web : http://silent-strength.com
C.V. : http://silent-strength.com/cv

Tokyo

January 2009 Vidéo

An AIR/AS3 multimedia player capable of reading movies, music and photos created as part of my curriculum at Les Gobelins.

Thiers Optique

January 2009 Screen shot

A graphic design created for the Thiers Optique company to update their website.

"Fresh" design for Silent Strength

August 2008 Demo Screen shots

Modern, stylized skin for Silent Strength.

Logo for IKI Media Manager

April 2007 See the entry

Logo created for Vincent Deemester for his personal project IKI Media Manager. With its circular central shape, this icon perfectly demonstrates the utility of grouping one's photos, videos and music within the same application.

"iColor" design of Silent Strength

April 2007 Demo

In yellow and orange, a summery effect to give a little punch to Silent Strength! A vision following the latest trends with oblique bands, image gradients and above all, a bit of sunshine!

Logo for Plemi

March 2007 View the entry

Two trendy logos in the spirit of web 2.0 with flashy colors and very round shapes.

Turtle Game

January 2007 Video

Creation of the interface and program code for the "jeu des tortues" (turtle game). With simple shapes and light, peaceful colors, its interface is completely oriented towards its target audience: children.

Logo for Hackernet.fr

January 2007

The logo highlights a play on words between "hacker net" and "a coeur net" (to be very sure). The half moons located above the backwards "e" are directly inspired by the "Biohazard" icon to convey the menace of "Hacker". If one adds a normal "e", this logo would contain a "heart" motif (the second part of the play on words).

Extensifs

November 2006

Visual presentation for the inauguration of the RT wing of Campus III of the University of Caen.

Design of WithStyle

January 2006 Demo

Radical transformation of the design of WithStyle, going from light colors to darker ones to make the previews of selected sites better stand out in the gallery. The logo also changed form, going from distressed lettering to the image of a woman with a hairstyle in the form of a palm tree.

"Modern" design of Silent Strength

October 2005 Demo View the entry

The colors and the subdued, light, soft tones give the site a professional look while maintaining a dynamic quality by using DOM to install visual effects in the menu, bullet points etc.

"OpenSpace" design of Silent Strength

September 2005

Design inspired by a photograph, tête en l'air. This graphic presentation allowed me to become familiar with using dark, somewhat drab, colors, as well as programming in javascript, DOM, DHTML.

Design for Thiers Optique

July 2005 Demo Screen shots

Graphic design for the website of an optician shop in Le Havre. The interface was conceived to emphasize the craftmanship of the business while retaining a professional look.

WithStyle

July 2005

Cybercodeur

April 2005 Demo See the entry

Design created at the request of Denis Boudreau. Design in pastel colors, based on a serious, zen theme.

Xethorn.net

May 2005 Demo

Less blue, more color, here is the challenge of this design : give a little more pep to the visual presentation to make the whole page more dynamic.

Xethorn.net

December 2004

First design of the Xethorn.net site. To stay as sober as possible, the colors dip into pastels, shades of blue, and a modified photograph of a sand beach is employed.

USA Elections

November 2004 Demo Screen Shot

This design is not visible on line. It was created for a personal report analyzing the 2004 U.S. presidential election.

Chocolate, an anti-depressant?

November 2004 Demo

Website created to serve as a report on the beneficial properties of chocolate as a source both of pleasure and of well-being, in the context of a project-based learning assignment.

H50

October 2004 Demo Screen shot

Since the persons who asked me to create this design on an unpaid basis no longer wish to use it, you can download it free of charge and modify it as you wish.

Kietu.net

August 2004 Demo Screen shot

Logo and graphic design for kietu.net, a website with a php application used by webmasters who want statistics on where their traffic is coming from.

Insolites Chimères

January 2004 Demo Screen shots

Creation of a website and its design for the work group "Insolites-Fantastiques Chimères".