Tag: For Kids
Faraday Foundation & Studios
Faraday Foundation & Studios
2016
Client: Faraday Foundation
Our client Faraday Foundation offers on-line science activities as a non-profit organization promoting science education communities. We were excited to be part of the ground floor creation of two new WordPress sites which required strong web architecture design, and included full editorial and SEO and SEM services.
Get a charge out of Faraday Foundation & Faraday Studios
Classical Chops
Classical Chops
2014
Client: Creative Kids Education Foundation
An extensible XML site designed to encourage young people to participate in the world of classical music. Features include the ability for users to upload videos of their own performances as well as interviews and features geared toward getting young musicians started in the business.
Go Classical
KUSC Go Classical for Kids
2014
Client: Creative Kids Education Foundation
We created a variety of educational Flash games and apps revolving around Classical music for KUSC Classical Radio and the Creative Kids Education Foundation.
Explore the fun world of classical music at classicalkusc.org/kids/
Dr. Dan Peters
Dr. Dan Peters
2014
Client: Dr. Dan Peters
Author Dr. Dan Peters needed an imaginative site for his self-help book for children and parents, “Make Your Worrier a Warrior.” The WordPress site we designed uses the book’s delightful illustrations to create a layered, playful experience. The site features calendars and the ability for readers to submit their own Warrior Stories.
Become a Warrior with
Dr. Dan Peters
The Big Draw LA
The Big Draw LA
2013
Client: Ryman Arts
The Big Draw LA is a month-long series of events throughout Los Angeles related to all things Drawing! This new Drupal 7 site includes a filterable events calendar and public submission form, scrolling panoramas of completed artwork, and annual updates.
Draw draw draw with The Big Draw LA
Gifts of the Sultan
Gifts of the Sultan
2011
Client: LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Gifts of the Sultan e-card was created for online use and in-gallery use (laptops as kiosks). Visitors’ data is retained and reported on via PHP scripting. Zumwinkle.com repurposed this e-card application for use by organizations who are hosting the travelling exhibition such as the Museum of Fine Art in Houston and Qatar Art Museum Association, and completed an Arabic version that delivers Arabic left-to-right content.
Give a gift fit for a sultan at giftsofthesultan.com
[requires Flash plug-in]
Kids Science Challenge Year 4
Kids Science Challenge Year 4
2011
Client: Jim Metzner Productions
Kids’ Science Challenge is an annual contest for 3rd to 6th graders. The site features special contests, a blog for kids, downloadable activities, PHP online registration system, customized Flash interactive games that can be emailed to friends, video players and video and audio podcasts, and client-editable Flash text, and are revamped each phase of the project year. Zumwinkle.com developed the branded identity, and assisted with COPPA compliancy policies as well.
Take the Chimp Challenge at kidsciencechallenge.com
Water Detectives Game
Water Detectives
2010
Client: West Basin Municipal Water District
The West Basin Municipal Water District wanted to teach about recommended water conservation measures. This replayable Flash game determines a culprit character randomly and delivers customied clues with educational content to help identify the monster water waster!
Catch the monster water waster and click on PLAY GAME at http://www.westbasin.org/education/games.html
[requires Flash plug-in]
Kids Science Challenge Years 1, 2 and 3
Kids Science Challenge Years 1, 2 and 3
2010
Client: Jim Metzner Productions
Kids’ Science Challenge is an annual contest for 3rd to 6th graders, and this site consists of a set of Flash pages for kids and HTML pages for adults. The site features special contests, a blog for kids, downloadable activities, PHP online registration system, customized Flash interactive games that can be emailed to friends, video players and video and audio podcasts, and client-editable Flash text, and are revamped each phase of the project year. Zumwinkle.com developed the branded identity, and assisted with COPPA compliancy policies as well.
Learn how to make a mud battery at the kidsciencechallenge.com
[requires Flash plug-in]
Hansel and Gretel Interactive
Hansel and Gretel Interactive
2009
Client: KUSC Classic Radio and Creative Kids Education Foundation
Build Your Own Opera with our online educational module Hansel and Gretel! Players can control interactive elements in every scene and watch the play unfold. Music listening guides and four embedded music games assist with exploration of the elements of orchestral and opera music and theatre. At the end of the story, additional information and resources can be found Backstage at the Opera. Teachers and educators can download lesson plans featuring music education information and cross-curricular activities on fairy tales.
Design your OWN opera! at classicalkusc.org/kids/opera/
[requires Flash plug-in]
Chinese Rank Badges
PAM Chinese Rank Badges
2008
Client: Pacific Asia Museum
Rank and Style: Power Dressing in Imperial China is an online exhibit exploring the fabric emblems worn by China’s rulers for centuries, and includes in-depth essays, teacher resources, glossary and the ability to zoom into detail views of 97 artworks.
Kokeshi World
Kokeshi World
2008
Client: Japanese American National Museum
This hilarious Flash game teaches about the unique cultural Japanese doll sculpture called Kokeshi. Visitors can create and customize their own doll and background with other cultural elements and unique illustrations, and email the results to friends.
Brahms in 1890s Vienna
Brahms in 1890s Vienna
2008
Client: KUSC Classic Radio and Creative Kids Education Foundation
Brahms in 1890’s Vienna is an online educational experience featuring the Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor Opus 114 and setting the music in a story about him, and his city, Vienna, Austria. Music listening guides and music games explore the elements of chamber music and the characters move through the historical sites of Vienna and are introduced to the art of the famous Gustav Klimt. A separate resources teaches more about musicians and architecture, and at the end of the narrative, kids can enjoy three related experiences in Prater Park. A standards based lesson plan is available to teachers, complete with downloads about art and history/architecture.
Help young Ferdinand gather all three musicians at classicalkusc.org/kids/brahms/
[requires Flash plug-in]
LACMA French Oil Sketches
LACMA French Oil Sketches
2007
Client: LA County Museum of Art
A module highlighting scholarly essays and research into 20 intriguing artworks from LACMA’s European Paintings Department. The “What is a French Oil Sketch?” section illustrates five functional types of these particular “Sketches” by matching other comparative images, and allowing interactive zooming in to view comparative details.
Compare the Modello with the final work at lacma.org/Additional/ep/fos/fos_home.asp
[requires Flash plug-in]
Stanton Macdonald-Wright Mural
Stanton Macdonald-Wright Mural
2007
Client: Santa Monica Public Library
The historically significant Macdonald-Wright mural located at the Santa Monica Public Library was conserved and re-installed into their new main library. Our web site explores historical documentation, conservation data, past and current installation images, and an enjoyable and informative “Explore the Mural” Flash application.
Hunt for Sir Isaac Newton at smpl.org/mural/
[exploring the mural requires Flash plug-in]
Antelope Valley Map and Timeline
Time Trails Map and Timeline
2006
Client: Antelope Valley Indian Museum
Time Trails: Peoples of the Antelope Valley and Southern California is an interactive Flash timeline of seven maps displaying natural and human migration patterns and commercial growth of the Antelope Valley in California. Includes kid-friendly rollovers, audio voiceovers, and morphing topography.
Explore more than 12,000 years of human history in the Antelope Valley with Annie the Antelope at avim.parks.ca.gov/flashmap.shtml
[requires Flash plug-in]
Scheherazade Interactive
Scheherazade Interactive
2006
Client: KUSC Classic Radio and Creative Kids Education Foundation
Scheherazade Interactive is a music education experience based on the beautiful music of Rimsky-Korsakov and includes a metaphorical narrative of the 1001 Nights story, a separate resources section with activities related to art and geography, and four embedded games that teach rudiments of music and listening skills based on the National and State standards of music education. A standards-based lesson plan is download-ready for teachers complete with printouts and quizzes for students. We assisted with extensive user testing, and created a customized module.
Make sure you keep your head at classicalkusc.org/kids/sche/
[requires Flash plug-in]
LACMA Families in American Art
LACMA Families in American Art
2006
Client: LA County Museum of Art
An educational module introducing several of LACMA’s seminal works of art in a kid-friendly manner. Players search for obects listed in an “I Spy” manner, and then can drag-and-drop dialog boxes onto the artwork’s characters (and write their own dialog as well!) Feedback on all user-driven decisions delivers art historical and critical info to kids. Zumwinkle.com created customized background music for each work as well.
Can you find a baby’s toe? Search for it here
[requires Flash plug-in]
JANM Kids Bento Box
JANM Kids Bento Box
2005
Client: Japanese American National Museum
Eat your lunch! Our Bento (Lunch) Box metaphor works perfectly for JANM Kids, a fun introduction to Japanese-American culture and history. The site is a mix of Flash activities and games, and informational HTML pages.
PAM Nature of the Beast
PAM Nature of the Beast
2005
Client: Pacific Asia Museum
Nature of the Beast is an online educational module depicting animals, both real and imaginary, in Japanese art throughout history. Module includes in-depth artwork essays and ability to zoom in on 40 highlighted artworks, an interactive timeline of Japanese and world events, downloadable desktop wallpapers, a “Random Monster Generator” game, a “Pick Your Fave” form allowing visitors to comment on their favorite works, teacher resources and downloadable curriculum, and starring the cutest little beetle ever!
Math Goodies
Math Goodies
2005-2009
Client: Mrs. Glosser’s Math Goodies
We created several Flash modules that taught basic math skills and concepts in fun ways for Mrs. Glosser’s Math Goodies online tutorials. We also designed and generated web banner ads and print materials such as CD labels and inserts, bookmarks, and downloadable PDFs.
Play some Integer Football and roll some Probability Dice and build a Factor Tree at mathgoodies.com/games
[requires Flash plug-in]
LACO Kids
LACO Kids
2003
Client: Creative Kids Education Foundation and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Several Flash interactive games were developed for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Family Concerts. They featured music from upcoming concerts, facts about the compositions and the composers, and fun innovative activities related to classical music.
Listen to music with youthful abandon at
zumwinkle.com/work/laco/html/activities.htm
LACMA Legacy of Genghis Khan
LACMA Legacy of Genghis Khan
2003
Client: LA County Museum of Art
Picked as Yahoo! Site of the Day in April 2003!
This exhibition module highlighted 28 works of art from The Legacy of Genghis Khan museum exhibition presented by LACMA’s Islamic Art Department. Each object was presented with didactic text and close-ups of object details, illustrating themes, patterns, and workmanship. Eight objects were selected for special presentations in FlashMX format; the visitor clicks on a highlighted number to access didactic text and close-ups in narrative order. Site includes a downloadable PDF curriculum for teachers.
General Genghis Khan commands your presence. Come study Islamic Art.
some pages require Flash plug-in]
Visions of Enlightenment: Buddhist Art
Visions of Enlightenment
2003
Client: Pacific Asia Museum
2004 SILVER MUSE AWARD WINNER: ART EDUCATION
(American Association of Museums)
Yahoo! Site of the Day
Netscape Site of the Day
Design and development of base-Flash module with HTML resource pages. Site highlights 27 example objects from a recent Buddhist Art exhibit taken from the museum’s collection. Each object has larger versions of object, rollover details, text essays, and teacher resources. Included for delivery are a Flash-driven timeline/world map, PDFs of K-12 curriculum materials, an extensive contextual glossary, a Flash “Fact or Fiction” guessing game with feedback and rewards, a community forum, and four Flash photo essays by local photographers.
LACMA Explore Places
LACMA Explore Places
2002
Client: LA County Museum of Art
Picked as February/March 2003 Cool Art Site of the Month by the San Francisco Exploratorium!
How can a place inspire an artist?
How do artists represent places?
Why do artists represent places?
What do artists communicate about places?
This educational module for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents eight works from the collection revolving around the concept of “location” and includes Flash elements, animated gifs, popup windows for object comparison, a fun Java Applet, and downloadable PDF teacher resources.
Explore places through art at
lacma.org/places
Tell Me Your Stories
Tell Me Your Stories
2002
Client: Living Legacies Historical Foundation
Living Legacies Historical Foundation designs curriculum for middle school and high school Social Studies/English classes, teaching intergenerational and multicultural oral history interviewing and reporting.Teacher curriculum is delivered via HTML and editable Word documents.
Learn how to tell stories at tellmeyourstories.org