Rod Naber

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  • Current TV Homepage
  • Homepage Features
  • Mobile Web Interface

Current TV

// 2010

Redesign of the Current TV website with a renewed focus on the broadcast TV network, original in-house content, and a stronger editorial voice. Led all visual and UI design.

www.current.com


  • Public-Facing Stylist Page
  • Business Tool: Dashboard
  • Business Tool: Mobile Web Calendar

StyleSeat

// 2010

Responsible for all brand and product design for StyleSeat -- a small business tool for personal service providers (stylists, masseuses, personal trainers, etc). StyleSeat equips providers with tools to better manage their businesses, as well as a public-facing presence for booking appointments and marketing services.

www.styleseat.com


  • Homepage 2007
  • The Rotten Tomatoes Show Page
  • TV Schedule
  • TV Shows Showcase
  • Make TV Landing Page
  • Viewer-Created Ads Assignment Desk
  • Multi-Media Commenting System
  • Registration Overlay

Current TV

// 2007 - 2009

Oversaw the transformation of Current TV online into a scalable social news website with broadcast TV tie-ins. This effort grew the site from 300k to a peak of 7M visitors per month.

No Longer Available


  • Player Controls
  • Player During Timeline Scrubbing
  • Player Embed Overlay
  • Player Title Screen

Current TV Video Player

// 2009

Visual and UI design for Current's streamlined flash video player.

Live Player Example


  • Yahoo! Current Action
  • Yahoo! Current Traveler
  • Yahoo! Current Driver

The Yahoo! Current Network

// 2006

Designed The Yahoo! Current Network microsite -- a partnership between Current TV and Yahoo! Video. Current provided tailored video content to specific niche audiences (extreme sports, travel, and autos) which lived within Yahoo! Video.

No Longer Available


  • Homepage 2006
  • Video Page
  • User Profile

Current TV

// 2006

Complete design of the Current.tv website that was focused on building a community around user-generated video content, which had the opportunity to air on the TV network.

No Longer Available


  • Homepage
  • Video Page
  • About the Show

Arrested Development

// 2005

All design, HTML and Flash development of the official Arrested Development website for FOX Broadcasting. Site included extra show content including daily video out-takes.

No Longer Available


  • File Cabinet with Maggie Simpson Easter Egg
  • Bart Slingshot Game
  • Bible Blaster Video Game
  • Smithers Secret Screensaver
  • Sideshow Bob and his Bart Doll

The Simpsons Character Bios

// 2004

Worked closely with a show animator to deliver design concepts and all Flash development of in-depth character bios for The Simpsons official website. Bios include flash games, custom animations, audio clips and lots of easter-eggs.

www.thesimpsons.com/characters


  • Homepage

Family Guy

// 2004

Managed all content, design and development for the official Family Guy website. Wrote the show blog, which included exclusive behind-the-scenes content and early teasers, during the period the show was returning to air after having previously been canceled. Many of the extras we produced were included on DVDs and can still be seen on Hulu.

No Longer Available