A word on the state of the tech industry in Central Florida

For those of us in the Orlando area including Lake County, Orange, Seminole, Volusia and Marion, the market is slim. The need of an online presence is very crucial in today’s market but all that glitters is not gold. Because of the down turn in the economy people, companies and political campaigns are looking for ways to cut cost. Be aware that when you hire inexperienced Internet staff your goals may be compromised and your costs could go even higher than you originally estimated. The old saying that “You get what you paid for” does apply to today’s tech market. Professionals are updating their education on a daily basis and understand all the latest trends and how they affect the industry. Techniques that I used 2 years ago would be almost useless today. For example: 13 years ago key words and meta tags ruled the search engine landscape and now they are almost completely obsolete. So if you are planning on hiring someone to help you with your online presence, hire a pro. It will cost a few dollars more but the ROI will be well worth it.

SEO

SEO: No such thing as free or cheap rankings With the down turn in the economy, Search Engine Optimization or SEO has entered a strange and dark time. There has been a trend to get things done cheap.We have all heard the “my nephew did my website” horror stories. But what maybe worse is the flood of companies that promise “great rankings” within a couple of weeks for a small 1-time fee. This is a lie, sort of. While it is possible to get good rankings very quickly, it does come at a price. That price could be getting banned from search engines. Many of these companies use Black Hat SEO methods. Meaning they are using techniques that Google, Yahoo and others consider Spam or illegal. Is it worth it … NO! SEO is a full time and ongoing process. Quality, legitimate search engine rankings take time. Do not use Link Farms! Quality inbound or backlinks from other sites is one of the main items that search engines use when ranking your page. Also search engines want to see updated content. If you update your content at least once a week, it tells the search engine that you are a viable site. Proper HTML tags are important. Make sure that you take the time to review the newest protocols for HTML and XHTML.

If you are seeing this page than you are looking at the site through a text browser or a browser that does not allow java script or a mobile device such as an iPhone .

Media Design Concepts My first job interview at a radio station lasted all of 10 seconds. That’s how long it took for the Program Director to know if I was right for the station. My demo tape was the standard 3 minutes long, he listened for 10 seconds. He would later explain that in the end, it’s not about the quantity on the tape but the quality. When it comes to web design, some designers tend to over complicate things. Keeping your designs very simple and lightweight is a must for effective communication of your message. Many times I have been to a creative site with stunning programming but I couldn’t tell you what product or service they were trying to sell. The attention span of the consuming public seems to be shrinking almost on a daily basis. Just take a look at the most successful viral videos. Most are under 30 seconds and a good portion of those are under 10 seconds. Lastly don’t reinvent the wheel. If you want to see the power of simple you have to look no further than Google. One look at the landing page should give any clutter junkie pause. Remember that K.I.S.S is not just a rock band but is also a designer’s prime directive. For more information please visit Digital Media Info

Political Digital Media In the past few years we have seen an explosion of interest in Social Networking and Digital Media. Many are still trying to adjust to this ever-changing media landscape. The adjustments by many of the old guard in the political landscape have been nothing less than brutal to watch. Gone are the days of saying things that take months or years to become public knowledge. Now when you say something on the trail, at a ballgame or in your car it will more than likely be posted somewhere like YouTube, Facebook or Twitter. On the other hand, we have seen many campaigns capitalize on the new information age. The most efficient use of internet marketing for political campaigns was evident in the 2008 campaign machine for Barack Obama. His use of the social and viral media was nothing less than stunning in its execution. Who will own the Social Media landscape for the coming 2010 mid term elections? Many have pointed to some of the Tea Party candidates such as Ron Paul as potential heirs. One thing is for certain, we will see a flood of money thrown at this campaign but that doesn’t guarantee victory. These candidates will need very skilled social media producers, which in many cases are in short supply. It will be interesting to say the least. For more information please visit More Digital Info

Hello everyone , here is our latest update . We have been busy with quite a few projects . Digital Design House has been active all around central florida including video taping 3 seperate court cases in Sanford Florida for Court Room View or CRV out of New York , Ny . We also published a video tutorial on our youtube and facebook account. This Adobe Photoshop CS3 lesson will teach you how easy it is to create a cool looking abstract background that can be used for MySpace , YouTube or just a desktop background . This can be done by beginners as well as the more experienced Photoshop user and here is the link.

Photoshop Tutorial - How to create abstract background

Photoshop Restoration video

We are also getting great reviews for our video showing the photo restoration using photoshop cs3 . This is a photo of my grandmother . The photo is the only one we have of her at this age . So I did a restore on the photo and increased the photo res from a very small , wallet size to a full 8x10 . This was done in Adobe Photoshop cs3 . The final picture took about 6 hours of touch up and finish work . I just wanted to show the bulk of the initial work for this vid . When I restore vintage photos or just do touch ups,they can be very time consuming . This photo was in extreme decay and bad shape .

Photoshop old photo restore - photo touchup

Political Season Kicks in to high gear for web site design and video production

Digital Design House had a meeting with a candidate for the Florida Congress 2010 . This candidate was in need of video and web design services for her political campaign . Our video production and web design with our photography and graphic design is the best in Orlando , Central Florida , Lake County , Eustis , Umatilla , Eustis , Leesburg and Lake Mary . We have a feeling with the National Tea Party Convention Feb. 4-6 at Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn it will be a big season for digital media developers . Democrats and Republicans along with the Tea Party Candidates will need quality digital media including video , photo and web design .

Welcome to Digital Design House. We are a true interactive and forward thinking, state of the art design firm. We specialize in all forms of digital media including web design , graphic art , video and audio production . If its digital its our realm.
Digital Design House offers state of the art digital solutions for your every need . Your corporate presentations or weddings can now be recorded in 1080i HD video with multi track studio quality sound .
Digital Design House is based near Orlando Florida . We service all of Central Florida but we can travel anywhere to fulfill our client’s needs . One of the things that separate us from most design studios is the portability of our staff . We understand that your weddings , corporate events or photo shoots may be in various locations . Our portable ProTools Audio System allows us to record multi – track audio in any location with up to 36 or more separate microphones at the same time . Photography needs are met with DSLR high-resolution still cameras . Video is shot in Hi Definition 1080i .
Our staff is made up of only the highest quality Web Producers , Audio and Video Engineers , Photographers , Graphic Artists and Animators .

Tutorials for Adobe Flash and Photoshop

Digital Design House is also your one stop shop for political campaign ads including corporate political campaign ads . A recent supreme court ruling has struck down the McCain Feingold act for the corporation . This means that coporate america 0 or zero limits on how much they can spend on their own ads for a political candidate . We can create your video or print ads for a candidates political campaign ads .

This example of a still picture brought to life with a 3d effect using Adobe after effects . The picture is from 1908 and is of an orange grove in Umatilla Florida . This layered process in After Effects is a simple way of creating a simulated 3d space .

Adobe After Effects still picture to 3d example Umatilla Florida

This Adobe Photoshop lesson will teach you how easy it is to create a cool looking abstract background that can be used for MySpace , YouTube or just a desktop background . This can be done by beginners as well as the more experienced Photoshop user

Adobe Photoshop Tutorial for Abstract Background

Trailer for the DVD produced for Hubbard Construction in Orlando Florida . The international saftey day is a program for the parent company Eurovia.

Trailer for Hubbard Construction International Safety Day 2009 DVD

1:30 seconds of footage shot of Jim Van Fleet at Johnny Rottens Bar Outback in Sanford Florida Bike Week 2009 . Show up to shoot a different band and was asked to shoot some of Jim due to the other videographer being out sick . Jim is a great live act so if you get the chance to catch a show ...do it !

Jim Van Fleet at Johnny Rottens Bar Outback in Sanford Florida Bike Week 2009

This is the February 2009 graduating class for Canine Companions for Independence the Orlando division also known as the Southeast Region . Canine Companions for Independence was founded in the Southeast Region in 1989 in Orlando, Florida. The Southeast Regional Center of Canine Companions for Independence opened on Independence Day, July 4, 2000, and serves the 8 states of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. The 8-acre Anheuser-Busch/SeaWorld campus, named in recognition of the companys $1,000,000 gift, consists of four buildings with a total of 32,000 square feet. It is a state-of-the-art facility where training, education and caring come together.

Canine Companions for Independence Graduating Class Orlando February 2009

This is a timelapse video of a concrete pour of 1500 yards in one night . This is 10 hours of film reduced down to to 1 minute or so . The footage was shot with our Canon XH-A1 . The conditions were extremely humid with thunderstorms all around us . Hubbard Construction in Orlando was the contractor . Hubbard is a division of the Global Construction company Eurovia / Vinci .

Hubbard Construction time lapse in Orlando florida

This is the new EBGB music video Issues and Scar Tissue from the album Circling the Drain . The video was shot by Bryan Burch from Digital Design House in Orlando Florida . The Camera used was an canon Xh-A1 . Also used was the Letus extreme 35mm adapter with minolta lenses . the letus extreme 35mm adapter allows you to get a very shallow depth of field for that film look we all want . We also used the Stedicam merlin in the grave yard or cemetary shots . Much of this was filmed in downtown orlando at night . The letus extreme 35mm adapter has a 1/2 step of light loss . Using the letus extreme gives a dv or digital video user the ability to get the film look while still shooting digital . The canon xh-a1 uses a 72mm adapter and we use the minolta adapter . Many use the canon or nikon but because of price vs quality we use the minolta . Shooting a music video with the Canon xha1 a cost effective way of getting those quality shots while still working within a budget . Many people ask if the hv20 , hv30 or hv40 canon is a good alternative for the indie film maker . The answere is yes . Those cameras shoot hd video and for the price are very nice . You can also purchase a Letus 35mm adapter as well as many use diy 35mm adapters . Many people have commented that ebgb sounds a little like eminem . The sample that he uses for this song is from evanescence . Amy Lee the lead singer for evanescence can be heard through out the song . The name of the song is Issues and scar tissue . This is some great footage and proves what can be done with the canon xh-a1 , the letus extrem 35 mm adapter and a very talented artist . Also I noticed on my youtube stats that a lot of the hits are coming from the Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue searches . Anyone who finds this video because of the search for the red hot chili peppers I am sorry .

Official Issues and Scar Tissue music video by EbGb. Directed by Bryan Burch

Tutorials video, Adobe Flash Beginner animation . This tutorial walks you through how to create symbols , graphics and buttons . We also show you how to perform motion tween and action script functions

Tutorials video, Adobe Flash Beginner banner creation . This will walk you through how to create a flash banner complete with animations , animated gifs , and transparencies

Videos ,This video is a presentation that Digital Design House created for Hubbard Construction in Orlando Florida . This presentation has a 3d logo intro with some motion graphics and photo montage. We also included HD Video from all the job sites shot with a Canon xh-a1 and photos were shot with the sony a700 and sony a100 . Some of these photos are HDR images and panoramics

Videos , This is a video of James Taylor the boxer in Orlando Florida . shot with the Canon xh-a1 using the steadicam merlin . all video shot in HD 60i

Videos , This is a video of a home walk through shot in Heathrow florida for a real estate agent .

Videos , This is a turtle video shot in HD at 24p on a lake in Mt Dora Florida .

Videos , This is a time lapse video of a Hubbard Construction concrete pour at the 414 Maitland project for the Florida express way authority . This was shot overnight using the canon xh-a1 at 60i and a shutter speed of 40 . The concrete pour took 10 hrs and a total of 1500 yds of concrete was pumped and finished

Check out the portfolio , streaming video , graphics and web designs

Bryan Burch sits as Vice Chair of the Planning and Zoning Board for The City of Umatilla Florida . Bryan worked Worked for Hubbard Construction , PSI Engineering and Talknsports Inc . Bryan Burch has lived in Umatilla for most all of his life . He has worked in all areas of Central Florida including Orange County , Lake County , Seminole County , Volusia County and Osceola County. Bryan also ran for City Council for Umatilla .

The owner of our company , Bryan Burch developed his skills starting back in 1997 while working at an engineering firm . He started with graphic design and continued in the field of IT and Web Design . Bryan was hired by a National Sports Radio Network in 2000 where he worked for 7 years . In 2008 Bryan started Digital Design House as a joint effort with an Orlando recording studio . The idea was to create a company with the most creative and experienced talent that central Florida has to offer . If its Digital then its our realm.

Web Development Domain Registration Server Hosting Planning and Design Search engine submissions Meta Data Updates/Maintenance

Streaming Video Streaming Audio Static or Live Video Production Audio Production Power Point Presentations Interactive DVD's Video Blogs

Graphic's Logo's Backgrounds Artwork Flyers and Brochures Restaurant Menus Logo Retooling

Dana Posey is a Fitness and Swimsuit Model . This site comes complete with custom preloaders in the Entrance and in the photo gallery . There are more pictures to come which will be contained in photo albums . Upgrades in the near future will include a video gallery , blog , and fan club section for paid memberships.

Viking Cycle Art has been a client of Digital Design House since the beginning. Dwane Olson is a Airbrush Artist from Ocala Fl. Dwane was voted House of Kolors painter of the year in 2006. There is to much to list on the VCA site so you will have to check it out for your self.

Copier Liquidators is one of the largest suppliers of new and remanufactured copiers and printers in in the south east . The client needed a nice clean buisness site that was visually appealing as well .This development included not only the website but a logo redesign as well.

Hope Haven School is a different kind of a project . This a non-profit that is providing a school for special needs children in the Ukraine . The woman that is spearheading this project lives in Central Florida and owns a Rehabilitaion Company that provides pediatric therapy for special needs children. We developed this site for free.

North Lake Community Park is one of the largest parks in Florida . The Park is still being built. Once completed this 96 acre park located in Umatilla will be a very busy place . The plans for the site include a full interactive area for blogs and chats , events and even videos that users will be able to post.

Industrial Photography : This is a photo of the former Golden Gem packing facility in Umatilla Florida . Since this photo was taken , this area of the plant has been torn down . Digital Design House photographed much of this plant as a historical record . The actual size of this photo is huge , about 20ft by 25ft .Streaming Video

Website Design : Dana Posey is a Fitness / Swimsuit model that needed a special site complete with gallery , fan registration and message board . This is the base art work for the site and the color scheme that continues throughout . We decided to make the art work fluid to help accentuate the female curve . Feel free to visit the site at www.danaposey.com

Logo Design : A simple but elegant logo design for a major copier sales company . The logo had to be simple enough to recognize from a distance but still have the corporate quality up close . We achieved this with a gunmetal gray back plate and brushed burnt red interior . The colors are in a very soothing spectrum .

Motion Graphics : This is a video using a photo of a local airport runway that was taken for an album cover . We added some motion graphics to the photo such as a Night Time effect complete with stars and galaxies , fog , morning sunrise , daytime sky and a bad storm with rain and lightning . Everything is computer-generated effects . The only thing that is real is the photo of the runway

Photo Effects : This is the “Horror” movie effect also called deterioration using Dana Posey as the canvas. Yes this is the same photo as before and after . This effect can be used on buildings , cars or just about anything . This effect can be used on video as well .

Corporate Brand : This was a brand for the national radio network TalknSports Inc . This company was an ESPN and Sporting News Radio affiliate . After years in the “Hot” talk format , they switched formats in 2001 for all of their radio stations to sports broadcasting . The need for an identifiable logo and brand in the radio industry is crucial to the marketing success of the broadcast company

Photography : This is a photograph of old Florida . A Cracker house in Lake County that has long been abandoned . The woman that lived here , known as the “Cat” lady is in a retirement home now . As with most of these types of houses , someone will buy it and tear it down . These kinds of homes have a character that is not easily expressed in words but when viewed in photo …well it speaks for itself . Nature Photography : This photo was taken so the species of grasshopper could be identified . It was responsible for eco - terrorism (destroyed the garden) . All joking aside , we can photograph the smallest animal or pet up to largest .

Photo Restoration :

This is one that gets a lot of comments , a picture of the grandmother of one of our owners , Bryan Burch . As the story goes , he stole the picture from his mom and restored it as a Christmas present . This is the only picture that the family has of her as a young woman . Needless to say , Bryan earned some brownie points that Christmas .

Graphics and Logos

Serving Umatilla Florida , Eustis Florida , Leesburg Florida , Eustis Florida , Orlando , Orlando Area , Lake County , Seminole County , Orange County , Volusia County .

Photography

Our photography is the best in central florida . From landscapes to portraits and fashion , digital design house is a state of the art photo house . We use a variety of cameras and lenses such . Sony Minolta Alpha series a900 using all prime lenses . Canon eos d5 mark 2 is one of main cameras in use with a variety of lenses including the 70-200 mm lens , 85mm , 50mm , and a collection of carl zeiss lenses .

Videography and MTV style music video production for orlando and central florida

our video is shot in hd with the canon xh-a1 , h1 and g models . We also use the letus extreme 35mm adapter with a variety of canon and minolta lenses . We shoot corporate , weddings , birthdays and mtv music style videos . we use a stedicam merlin , 16ft jib , flycam and other cini tools. Our latest mtv style music video features the recording artist EbGb from south Florida . The song is called issues and scar tissue from the album circling the drain . shot on location in and around downtown orlando by church street .

other clients include canine companions for independence orlando division , hubbard construction of orlando , rock legend pat travers . Hubbard construction is a division of eurovia and vinci the largest construction company in the world .

Digital Design House is the premiere video production company in orlando for mtv style music videos . Bands who need their video produced to the highest standard with a budget can count on digital design house . Hd video is rendered for youtube , vimeo , aol , facebook , and myspace using hd or h.264 codec for the highest quality video .

Digital Design House can handle your political web design including your social networking needs . Bookmarking within a flash based site is something that we do as well . bookmark your site to all the major social networking sites such as facebook , myspace , linkedin , youtube and vimeo . We offer services to be your media developer and handle all your branding and logo development . Florida poloticians now have a company to turn to for all their digital needs . We can produce your commericals , web video , motion graphics and public imagery . We offer political consultations for any party including the Republican and democratic party . We have produced beta sites and logos for Patricia Sullivan who is running against alan grayson . We would be happy to service the RNC and the DNC in any manner .

Graphics

MySpace layout

We offer the best custom myspace layouts in the world . We are 1 of the only companies who can use flash with a myspace layout . with custom scripting we are able to pull your flash website into the custom myspace layout . We specialize in custom band or musical band myspace layouts . with our layouts you can have unlimited number of songs or video and you can also use HD video with your myspace layout instead of using youtube.