about us
philosophy
We are Branger_Briz. We are artists, educators
and programmers bent on articulating our
digital landscape by creating breakthrough
interactive projects for our clients (and
ourselves). We believe contemporary culture
means digital culture; they are inextricably
connected.
We’re driven by a desire to share our digital
literacies, so our work tends to be public-facing
and consistently finds a way to leverage newmedia. We specialize in producing custom
projects from concept to design, through
development to launch and sharing/
propagating.
firm background
Our history dates back to 1998, where we transitioned from a
more traditional marketing firm called The Alten Group to our
currently digital technology-focused existence as Branger_Briz.
Between 2009 and 2014, we have grown from a 5 person
operation to 14 (with continued growth).
digital services
web design, development and maintenance
web marketing & advertising
interactive creative direction, art direction and design
online brand monitoring, strategy and positioning
web development
interactive viral and guerilla marketing
interactive multimedia development and production
e-commerce consultation
user-interface design
e-commerce design and implementation
site maintenance and management
custom application design and development
mobile applications
content creation and development
copywriting and editing
web and social media content editorial and maintenance
photography
3D rendering, design and animation
business web applications
custom software
widget design and development
interactive installations and trade show materials
DVD and kiosk design and development
interactive installation concepting and development
touch screen
projection based
gesture recognition
computer vision
most recent awards and recognition
2015
2013
Webby Awards
nominee
project: http://threejsplaygnd.brangerbriz.net/
category: websites: technical achievement
gold addy awards
project: espn un buen comienzo digital promotion
category: social media
Webby Awards
official honoree
project: http://threejsplaygnd.brangerbriz.net/
category: websites: netArt
2013
gold W3 award
silver W3 award
project: http://threejsplaygnd.brangerbriz.net/
category: experimental
shortlist ixda interaction awards
project: http://threejsplaygnd.brangerbriz.net/
category: empowering
2012
best of show addy awards
project: a charge for privacy
category: self promotion, interactive
gold creativity award
project: a charge for privacy
category: guerrilla marketing
gold creativity award
project: a charge for privacy
category: ambient media
gold creativity award
project: a charge for privacy
category: creative film self promotion
ramon branger
partner
Ramon is the firm’s CEO, focused on partnering with our clients to
diagnose their objectives, inform the vision for how we bring projects
to life to grow our clients’ brand and business. Ramon also leads the
growth of Branger_Briz, and actively represents the firm within the
community as an educator and industry advocate. A passionate
user and advocate for how technology facilitates our lives and
businesses, one of Ramon’s priorities includes constantly monitoring
innovation, emerging platforms and changing user behaviors that
will impact the evolution of our work.
paul briz
partner
With 15+ years experience in technology and an engineer by
training, Paul is the firm’s Chief Technology expert, leading our vision
for how technology can best bring an experience to life. Paul is an
expert in emerging technologies, coding and various programming
languages - and understands what is most efficient, best technique
to bring an idea to life. Along with Ramon, Paul is also constantly
monitoring new innovations in the world of technology, effectively
playing the role of Research & Development (R&D).
nick briz
creative director, lead r&d
Nick is the firm’s creative director and lead r&d, inspiring
breakthrough solutions to solve our clients’ business problems, living
at the intersection of creative user experiences and innovative
technology. So it goes without saying that Nick is the third partner in
our R&D trifecta. Additionally, Nick is an instructor at the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago, and a passionate new media artist and
organizer whose work has been shown at art festivals including the
Museum of Moving Image in NYC and the Museum of
Contemporary Art in Chicago (domestically), and at the File Media
Arts Festival in Brazil, among other international festivals.
project experience, specialties
#appdevelopment
#CMS (content management systems)
#games
These are all technical tags associated with the
award-winning projects we’ve created for clients
that include start-ups, brands, advertising agencies,
museums, non-profits, musicians and other
celebrity/iconic personalities.
#installation
#interactive
#mobile
#socialmedia
#webdesign
#webGL (Javascript API)
experience
verizon wireless
Project: metlife stadium touch screen display
installation
Scope of Work: adobe director development
Year completed: 2010
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a charge for privacy
https://vimeo.com/34575655
Project: A conceptual art installation created to highlight the
lack of attention paid to privacy policies and terms and
conditions by most individuals.
Scope of Work: Concept development, GUI design,
fabrication, programing and installation at two art shows
during Art Basel Miami. The exhibition was also ultimately
displayed at the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, NY
and at ISMAR in Munich.
Year completed: 2011
Designed by: Branger_Briz
Owner: Branger_Briz
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http://creativity-online.com/work/miami-art-basel-a-charge-for-privacy/25831
http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/a-provocative-installation-highlights-our-lack-of-online-privacy.html
http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/de/blog/6-art-projects-prying-the-lid-off-online-privacy
digital trail space
www.digitaltrailspace.com
Project: As a collaboration with Art Slant for the release of
their online street magazine, ArtSlantStreet.com, at Aqua Art
Miami (a fair), we were tasked with conceptualizing and
executing a launch campaign during Art Basel Miami.
Scope of Work: Concept development, GUI design,
fabrication, programing and installation at two art shows
during Art Basel Miami. The exhibition was also ultimately
displayed at the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, NY
and at ISMAR in Munich.
Year completed: 2013
Designed by: Branger_Briz
Owner: Artslant
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roots of hope
www.rootsofhope.org
Project: Designed and developed the non profit
organization’s online presence. Including a custom content
management system to allow for internal updates.
Scope of Work: Website Design, Website Development.
Year completed: 2014
Designed by: Branger_Briz
Owner: Roots of Hope
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sportsmanias
http://www.sportsmanias.com/
Project: Sportsmanias is a robust sports feed aggregator that
uses the twitter API to pull in information pertaining to users
favorite teams.
Scope of Work: Web Design, Web Development,
Infrastructure Design and Development, Maintenance,
Responsive design and development.
Year completed: Launched 2012
Designed by: Branger_Briz
Owner: Sportsmanias
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sportsmanias
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sportsmanias-sports-newscustom/id588722840?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.antediem.sportsmanias&hl=en
Project: Design and develop the mobile application for iOS
and Android devices.
Scope of Work: Mobile design, iOS development, Android
Development.
Year completed: 2013
Designed by: Branger_Briz
Owner: Sportsmanias
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three.js playGND
http://threejsplaygnd.brangerbriz.net/
Project: Conceived, Designed and Developed a learning tool
that uses a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to facilitate
learning of the popular Three.js code library. The tool
facilitates the learning programming by making a point of not
obfuscating the code generated (unlike most GUI interfaces).
Thus allowing users to see the code being generated on
screen as they make changes to their 3D object through the
GUI.
Scope of Work: Creative Conceptualization, GUI/Web Design,
Web Development.
Year completed: Launched 2014
Designed by: Branger_Briz
Owner: Branger_Briz
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tampico piñata bash
http://vimeo.com/68853410
https://apps.facebook.com/tampicodevel/
Project: Design and develop the facebook application as
well as the iOS version.
Scope of Work: Strategy, Design, Development, 3D
development, animation
Year completed: 2012
Designed by: Branger_Briz
Owner: Tampico Beverages
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ideation
our approach to ideation
There’s no formula for making work compelling,
but as artists producing/developing user-facing
and interactive projects, we always begin by
asking ourselves (and oftentimes our clients) the
questions “what problem are we trying to solve
for the end user?” and “how do we improve that
for them?”. We believe compelling design
(visual, interaction and and UX) solves a problem
you often didn’t even know existed. We find that
understanding of the user and the context of
their behavior then helps us identify and develop
new and emerging themes.
We refer to our approach as “articulating”
contemporary themes/ideas. For us, articulation
breaks down into two key ideas. First, we seek to
understand contemporary themes, ideas and
technologies to the point where we can
articulate them to others in easily relatable
language (read: non-tech speak). A handful of
our core team members are also part time
University educators well-practiced in the art of
instruction and education. Second, we articulate
by further developing and innovating on a preexisting concept. The ongoing Research &
Development efforts of our leadership team
(previously identified as integral to Ramon, Paul
and Nick’s roles) are key to that process.
our approach to ideation
We believe ideas emerge in the shape of both ‘large’
and ‘small’ innovation consisting of variations or
combinations of pre-existing ideas. Our innovations
are driven by our consistently researching, studying
and experimenting with the latest technologies,
practices and frameworks (both conceptual and
technical). The R&D work we do internally may
sometimes find their way out into the world as
personal projects (see “Charge for Privacy” or “threejs
playGnd” listed in previous examples), but it
consistently finds its way into our client projects.
To summarize, our approach and high-level process to
create compelling work can be described as follows.
More specific process for Project Management will be
described in subsequent section.
1. Assess and diagnose (a user or contextual problem to improve)
2. R&D (this is ongoing)
3. Articulation (of ideas to client and collaborators)
4. Alignment (with client on idea)
5. Creation (engage team and identify external
partners, if needed)
communication
our approach to project management
Good communication is the most important part
of any relationship (just ask your significant
other). Natalie, our Account Manager, will act as
the day-to-day, key point of contact for client
projects. She will work directly with the client
team to understand needs, define objectives
and assess scope of work.
Job orders and conference reports will also
formally ensure that the work performed is to
your and our standards and expectations.
Additionally, anything that is released to the
public will always be verified by our account
team, studio team and the client (and their
Legal team) to ensure accuracy.
We believe in open, brief, proactive and
consistent communication, and will manage
communication through scheduled phone calls/
progress meetings, timelines, and status reports.
More specifically, our process will work as follows:
our approach to project management
Project Definition:
A. A project brief is requested from the client that details the requirements for the project
(deliverables), any target demographic information (if available), objectives desired, how success
will be measured, requested launch dates and what single most important consumer call to action
should be detailed.
B. A kick-off meeting, either in person or via conference call, will be scheduled to discuss the project
brief.
C. A creative brief, as well as a detailed project timeline to develop identified deliverables will be
created by Branger_Briz to be approved by the client.
Strategy and Concept Development
A. We will begin our work by performing research (as necessary) to ground our strategy in consumer/
user insights. At that point the strategy/concept will be developed and presented for approval.
B. Revisions are made as necessary until final approval is achieved. Once the concept/direction is
determined, the project moves in to production.
our approach to project management
Execution/Production:
A. We commence production by first defining technical documents, final scope, wireframes as
necessary; these will all be approved by the client.
B. Design and development, depending on the scope of work.
A. Ongoing Communication: During the development, weekly status updates keep our clients
informed on progress and allow for adjustments, as needed.
Measurement/Assessment:
A. Once the project is launched, we will track and monitor to ensure that performance objectives are
being achieved.
thank you!
contact:
3250 ne 1 ave #313
miami fl 33137
305-893-8858
brangerbriz.com
new business:
Ramon Branger
[email protected]