Anton Legoo
Interactive Designer
Anton graduated from the International Academy of Design and Technology with a BFA in Web Development and an AS in Web Design in 2004. He soon joined USBMIS Inc, a small web design and development firm in his native Florida. There he designed Graphic User Interfaces for a variety of mobile platforms including Blackberry and iPhone. Since coming to Pop Art in 2008 as an interactive designer, Anton has worked on projects for a diverse array of clients including Seattle Public Utilities, Leatherman and Freightliner Trucks. Outside of work, Anton is a devoted photographer, music lover and urban nomad.
Simply aware.
Education
BFA in Interactive Media from the International Academy of Design and Technology, Tampa
Other Interests
- Photography
- Making
- Collecting Vinyl
- Hiking
- Theorizing
Favorite Movie
Recommended Books
- The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
– Alan Watts
- The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious
– C.J. Jung
- The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
– Edward R. Tufte
Networks
Posts by Anton Legoo
Interactive Advertising on the iPad
Let’s say Apple’s iPad takes off. It would be unrealistic to expect it to be as ubiquitous as the iPhone, but for the sake of argument let’s say somewhere between that and the Kindle. Thats reasonable isn’t it? Sure, the current impressions based on it’s debut are somewhat like that of the Segway, but the iPad [...]
#PABlazers: Leveraging and bridging communities
Twitter is the fastest growing network on the inter-tube-web today, and we are still developing an understanding of its potential. I like that Southwest Airlines could help me out if I miss my flight, or that I may find Shaq in my town handing out free tickets-but what more could be done? Could you bridge [...]
Branding Matters: The new ITI
It takes 20 seconds for someone to decide to stay on a website- and that’s a generous assumption. It takes me personally about 5 seconds to decide if you’re second rate, and that’s all based on presence. The short and skinny of it is this: branding consistency matters. When I say branding consistency, I mean consistency [...]
The Keystone of Design
Build a house on a swamp and feel the wrath of bad foundation. You could easily double your costs by back-tracking and reinforcing the structure and ground beneath— but really you should’ve just built it somewhere else. Design can be that house; built from scratch or cursed by a previous design. Deciding on what foundation [...]
Applescripting Productivity
Do you have a mac? Interested in maximizing productivity? Familiar with progamming? If so, you may already know the muscle of Automator and the blood that pumps it: Applescript. If the mention of programming is tempting you to browse off and away, I’ve included a pre-made script that may be worth it to you. My case for the [...]
