Kim Larking

kimberley.larking@gmail.com • skylarkcreative.net • darkmirrorgames.com • 0418954482 • 30a garratt rd bayswater wa 6053

and her �traordinary* band** of travelling*** cats

the portfolio of

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This portfolio includes:Hello.

Game design1

Sustainable Fishing Australia

Banishment, Chessplex, Dream of the Djinn

App design2

iiNet, Astara, Swancon

Web design3

Road Safety Commission

Print design4

Various other creative projects

Miscellaneous5

by Dark Mirror Games, 2016Game design

BanishmentAn asymmetrical, semi-cooperative card gameabout exorcism, Banishment pits a team of exorcistswith limited resources against a powerful demon.

This was successfully Kickstarted by 189 backers in November 2016 and launched in August 2017.

darkmirrorgames.com

In the media:http://gamecloud.net.au/features/interviews/pgf-2016-banishment-dark-mirror-games

Game design

Chesspl�Most people are familiar with chess, but this varianttakes the game further.

Each square on the Chessplex board triggers a neweffect when a piece lands on it. This extra strateic layer to the ancient game makes Chessplex what chess would be like if chess played chess.

(That’s a lot of chess for one sentence.)

2013

Game design

Dream of the DjinnA tabletop role-playing adventure game for 3-5 players, Dream of the Djinn features 12-15 hours of gameplay into 104 pages and an A0 map, and isalso available as an interactive digital PDF.

Players are encouraged to explore 39 rooms full ofdeathtraps, puzzles and surreal scenarios, and arerewarded for solving problems through creativityand cunning.

The game was successfully Kickstarted by 54 backersin November 2015 and released August 2016.

In the media:http://gamecloud.net.au/local-news/dream-of-the-djinn-kickstarter-goes-live

2014 - 16

Concept, 2015App design

Sustainable �shing AustraliaOverfishing is a serious environmental issue facingpeople of all nations, and even farmed fish aren’t exempt from contributing to environmental problems.

This app concept aims to help people identifywhich Australian fish are sustainable, what specificissues face each species, and where to buy them most sustainably, if at all.

The app is designed for mobile devices, making effective use of touch functionality and limited screen size.

Features include geolocation to search for fishlocal to the immediate vicinity, and a barcode scan function for commercial products to determinewhere they rank on the sustainability scale.

iiNet, 2013 - 15Web design

iinetWork on the iiNet website suite was my full timejob for two years. This mostly involved webpagedesign, wireframing, and builds in HTML and CSS with some jQuery and Angular thrown in.

Major tasks I was heavily involved in included the responsive rebuild of the iiNet corporate suite(iiNet, Westnet, and Adam Internet), creation of the interactive TV Guide, migration of iiNetwebsite systems to acquired companies, and responsive rebuild of the popular Plan Selector.

Coding was done from scratch rather than leaningon a CMS, using Visual Studio and SVN and GIT version control.

Significant parts of the role included fixing bugs and browser issues with comprehensive testing.

EDM designs and builds also made up a huge part of the job. I would have worked on several hundredat least, including editable templates for systems like MailChimp and Campaign Monitor.

Skylark Creative, 2012 - 15Web design

Astara Olive OilThe Astara website design was a small website for a local olive oil business. The business ended up not launching due to unrelated factors, but the project was an enjoyable one which allowed for a colourful, vibrant feel.

In addition to the website, I worked on the companybranding for this project.

Skylark Creative, 2012 - 15Web design

Swancon 40In 2014-15, I had the pleasure of being on the eventcommittee of Swancon 40, the 40th year of local literary science fiction convention Swancon.

A volunteer job, I arranged not only the responsiveweb design, but the initial branding, copywriting, and print promotional materials. I also provided UI and UX consultation for the CMS back end, which was in need of an update.

The Swancon webpage gets updated with a newdesign every year and my original code is no longer online, but I like to reference it as it was quite a significant project at the time.

A non-responsive variant of the original can still be seen at this archive link: https://2015.swancon.com.au/

Road Safety Commission, 2015 - 16Print design

Preliminary crash stats bookletThe Road Safety Commission publishes three keypublications each year, the most creative of which is the Preliminary Crash Statistics Booklet.

Prior to the Commission’s recent rebrand, I created the design of the 24-page 2015 booklet.

I also created an interim style guide and branding for the Commission to tide the organisation over until the lengthy formal branding process could be completed, and then worked with 303MullenLowe to develop the official style guide and design assets.

Various other creative projectsMiscellaneous

Music comp�itionI compose music in many different genres and enjoy the challenge of syncing detailed soundtracks to storyboards. These QR codes will let you sample a few tracks.

Inca DreamsMomentum Girl

ZomdeebeePrepare to Die

The Drawing Room Friendly Fireworks

Various other creative projectsMiscellaneous

Video editingThe following URLs will take you to some of my older videos. I don’t have any recent ones onlinecurrently but can provide one on request.

The Reading short filmhttps://vimeo.com/53071849

Motion graphics showreel (from 2011)https://vimeo.com/32219700