Apple Projects
1987-1993
1987-1993
After a summer internship, Eric Quakenbush worked as a contractor to create futuristic interface examples for Apple Computer's first consumer CD-ROM.
In 1988 he was hired as a full time employee by Apple as an Interface Design Engineer.
In 1988 he was hired as a full time employee by Apple as an Interface Design Engineer.
Designed application interfaces on the Apple IIgs and IIe for use as examples of how CD-ROMs could be used in the near future. The Explorer disc could play on any of Apple's platforms and it was the first CD ROM that Apple ever shipped to the public, tools had to be created for the artists to create color images for the then B&W Macintosh.
Macintosh Basics Tour
Created illustrated and animated "host" character to deliver the content and demonstrate new concepts to first time Macintosh users. Developed electronic storyboarding techniques that enabled the team to react quickly to updates to the tour. Responsible for visual development, navigation, and user interaction.
Created illustrated and animated "host" character to deliver the content and demonstrate new concepts to first time Macintosh users. Developed electronic storyboarding techniques that enabled the team to react quickly to updates to the tour. Responsible for visual development, navigation, and user interaction.
HyperCard 2.0 Help
Developed a process of creating small-scale dialog boxes that were required as examples in the on-line help system. Defined and supervised the work of a contract illustrator. Other responsibilities included visual development, navigation, and user interaction.
Developed a process of creating small-scale dialog boxes that were required as examples in the on-line help system. Defined and supervised the work of a contract illustrator. Other responsibilities included visual development, navigation, and user interaction.
Macintosh Electronic Tutorial, Performa Electronic Tutorial
Responsible for visual development, navigation, and user interaction, as well as defining and directing the work of contract illustrators, animators, and software engineers.
Responsible for visual development, navigation, and user interaction, as well as defining and directing the work of contract illustrators, animators, and software engineers.
