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Triboro Design | Applause in translation
www.triborodesign.com
Of all the creatives who need an online portfolio, graphic designers are held to
the highest standards overall. They were the first design professionals to migrate their
work to the web, so there is a decade-long string of trailblazers both
to emulate and surpass. Those who are primarily print-based are
faced with the toughest challenges. Many of the decisions that sepa-
rate journeyman print designers from those who are truly gifted are
very hard to convey in the flat, rectangular frame of a browser. Yet
without an impressive online portfolio, a graphic designer might
never get the chance to present his or her physical portfolio in
person to a prospective client. This conundrum makes the online
portfolio of New York City's Triboro Design particularly notable.
Triboro Design is designer David Heasty and his wife and col-
laborator Stefanie Weigler. Although a relatively young design firm,
they have carved a distinctive place in the competitive world of identity and publica-
tion design through their attention to the very physical details that disappear in most
online portfolios. Yet their site illustrates how it is possible to transcend the limits of
the medium while staying true to the things that they do best.
We aimed to create an
interactive experience
that mimics, as closely
as possible, the physi-
cal experience of view-
ing our printed work.
This is of the utmost
importance.
—David Heasty
The Triboro splash page is
a compelling introduction
to the portfolio
experience.
 
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