Dragon Ball Z
Nostalgia goggles
The biggest and most historic anime series in the world – nuff said. Never would have dreamed getting to work on this project as a kid; but here I am. Let me cross this off my bucket list and tell you why this is a great franchise deserving of a great website.
Dragon Ball Z
Project Role:Front-end developer & designer
I grew up with Dragon Ball Z and still love this franchise – so getting to design and develop on it was a dream come true. Spanning well over 20 years of content I came on board at a time where the brand had grown stale. In order to get the blood pumping again I was in charge of the initial redesign of the DBZ TV series all the way up through its first theatrical release in nearly 20 years, Battle of Gods. I also played a supporting role with the latest movie Resurrection ‘F’.
Revitalizing an old dinosaur
Not a single piece of new content had come to western audiences in nearly 20 years. The brand, for lack of a better term, was dead – until a new initiative was devised to help the ancient show come all the way back from obscurity and rise to a multi-million-dollar box office movie.
A wish raises the dead
The first step of a new adventure
In early 2013 the Dragon Ball Z website hadn't been touched in nearly 5 years - and its age showed. The initial goal was to give the site a face lift using some new artwork commissioned by FUNimation for its new Blu-ray releases.
Gods go to battle
A new stage is set, and it's theatrical
With the announcement of Battle of Gods, the first new content for the franchise in nearly 20 years, coming to the west the site went into a new phase of design. Taking aspects from Hollywood style releases, a custom page was created that would house all updates, news, and fan-extras as a year-long marketing campaign took off.
From zero to hero
Revenge takes its final form
The Dragon Ball Z brand was back - and not only alive, it was thriving. With the second movie in two years to hit the west a decision was made to overhaul to whole website for the release. While this was a huge undertaking, I only participated in a supporting role as I was involved in other projects and had to let my baby go into new hands.
Serving all of our fans
Iterations of the new Dragon Ball Z website each came with its own set of features, each devised to serve the fan and help them purchase tickets and blu-rays. With a series as old as the audience watching it we had to make sure it was widely available on desktop and mobile devices.
The next opponent
I don’t know what the next stage of Dragon Ball Z’s life will be, but knowing millions of people have seen something I’ve put hours of my life into is the best feeling a guy can have.
Contact Me
For when you're looking for a quote, or just wanting to shoot the bull.