Special Projects

Today the first episode of Humanities 101 airs. I worked on the graphic elements, simulations, and animations for this program, including the "chroma key" sets used for it. The team, together with the professor, has gone all out and fought against wind and tide so this project would come out with the highest possible quality and excellence. About the program: New Televised Course - Humanities 101 on NuevaVisión/Channel 40 The External University Education System (SEDUE) has completed the content review of the televised course Humanities 101 – Western Civilizations I. Now with updated visuals and topics, the course will air starting tomorrow, every Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., as part of NuevaVisión/Channel 40's programming. Prof. Sonia Cabanillas will discuss the meaning of the Humanities, The Prehistoric Prism, and other interesting topics. For more information about this and all the courses offered by the SEDUE office, call (787) 766-2600 ext. 6486, 6487....

This was a small project I made as part of a presentation for an educational television exercise. It was the intro used for a televised class on handmade papermaking.

This was one of the first projects I did at the institution, and I made it together with my coworker Julio Ruíz. We worked on several elements of this animation together, including the timing, the graphic elements, and details such as the Christmas tree, as well as other technical details in the program used to create the animation (3D Studio Max).

Dreamweaver 8 Workshop Dreamweaver 8 Workshop from Juan Pena

This one comes from me. On Valentine's Day a lot of people are in a good mood, cheerful, and romantic. In my case, I get a little annoyed and somewhat sarcastic because I don't like all the fuss it stirs up. So I made this card for all my coworkers with the somewhat morbid sense of humor that characterizes me. Many of them took the advice as a safety rule.

I almost forgot to post this other little project: a Christmas card sent to employees with a message from Dr. Migdalia Torres. Another one of those last-minute little projects that turned out nice. It has traditional Puerto Rican Christmas elements along with some additional digital and technological touches. I also added a sense of the universe and limitless frontiers as a "subliminal message" for our team. They told me they liked it a lot.

I created this graphic to promote SEDUE's courses as a special project, which was published in the March 2008 issue of Imagen magazine. This piece had some special challenges since I had to create it "from scratch" in the middle of a work rush, practically overnight. In the end, though, the work was satisfying... next time I hope to have more time for the little details.