This is the fourth design company created by industry veteran, creative/art director, and principal designer of ContentX, Gaben Chancellor. This business was formed in response to the dot-bomb, with the belief that premium quality was possible regardless of the economic climate. By maintaining a small core staff, and nurturing an experienced group of contractor specialists, we maintain high quality at a reasonable cost. Since our birth four years ago, we have successfully shipped, on-time, and on-budget, over 110 media-related projects, from corporate videos to web sites, GUI’s to video game animations. The scope of our work has crossed all markets and medium. Our formula for success has been to make our clients a success. Want to read more? Scroll on or click on any of the links above!

 

 
 
ContentX was born in 1999 into a questionable business world. The economy was just starting to feel the pain from the technology implosion and it was pretty obvious to all that a time of economic famine was upon us. Many people thought it was ludicrous to even consider building a business in this climate. We saw it as a challenge, more than a detriment. Our belief was that businesses would still need tools to promote their products and services. The true challenge was to provide those services at rates which were commiserate with the new, tighter economy, while still maintaining the quality that we were used to producing.

Expensive offices and lavish salaries would no longer be appropriate. Every dollar spent needed to go to the screen or to the press. Profits would be measured in tens of dollars, not thousands. Changes would need to occur at every level, from business administration to production processes, from client acquisition to customer service. By streamlining the way we operated, a new business model arose, with some central premises at the core:

 

> Focus business efforts to the core
  
of the clients’ needs.
> Employ media specialists based on
   those specific needs.
> Steer clients toward design solutions
   that focus on Quality over Quantity.
> Address ALL markets and
   ALL business sizes.
> Aggressively pursue new business
   on a daily basis.
> Produce projects on-time
   and on-budget.

Based on these goals, ContentX has survived and flourished. We help entrepreneurs build new entities in the face of economic challenge. We help mid-sized companies position themselves for growth, or redefine themselves in quickly changing times. We give large companies ways to produce media efficiently and effectively, without the expense of in-house departments.

And how does ContentX do all that? By designing business and marketing tools for success... By building websites that talk directly to specific goals and markets.... By creating brands which stand out from the clutter of impacted marketplaces.... By building intuitive interfaces that are actually usable by their intended consumer.... By creating graphics and projects that impress, inspire and sell!

 

 
 

A team is only as strong as its leadership. ContentX benefits from visionary leadership in the hands of these unique individuals...

Gaben Chancellor
creative director, principal designer, ContentX

831.421.9261

Award-winning creative director and 21 year media veteran, Gaben Chancellor, is a hands-on cross-media designer and project director. Gaben has built his business success around the strength of diversity… diversity of experience, diversity of skill sets, and diversity of projects. He started his career working for an advertising agency that didn't yet have a single computer... in a darkroom, on a paste-up board and behind a typewriter. Fascinated by the rise of technology, he introduced the first computer to their toolset and never looked back! He has formed 4 design companies and worked for several large ad agencies. The projects listed on this site have all been influenced by his design and production sense. For more in-depth information, feel free to request his resume. Contact Gaben Chancellor at 831.421.9261, or gaben at contentx dot com, for matters concerning direction, design, writing, production or account management.


Ray Chancellor
art director, account management, ContentX

831.421.9261

Ray Chancellor has been actively involved with every facet of marketing, design and advertising for more than 30 years. Ray’s education began at the prestigious Art Center School of Design. Ray then began his career in New York City with Benton & Bowles Advertising, working with clients such as Texaco Oil and Colgate Palmolive. He then moved to Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, continuing to work in Design and Marketing as well as TV direction and production, working with clients such as Shell Oil, Pepsi Cola Company, IBM, Lever Brothers and others. His capabilities include: brand development, advertising, package design, web development, media planning, corporate identity, marketing, collateral development, and multimedia, including radio and television production. Contact Ray Chancellor at 831.421.9261, or ray at contentx dot com, for matters concerning art direction, design, and account management.


Jared Hironymous
santa cruz operations, ContentX
831.421.9261

Keeping a business running on a day-to-day basis is no small task. Jared brings enthusiasm, experience and persistence to our business. Budgeting, contract development and project management are his focus. He makes sure the business systems work so our creative team can make magic for you. Contact Jared Hironymous at 831.421.9261, or jared at contentx dot com, for matters concerning finance, day to day operations, contracts or project management issues.


Martha Babatola
finance, ContentX
831.421.9261

Martha Babatola brings deep financial experience and solid accounting practice to our business. Trademark and copyright law, accounting and finance, contract development and project management. She makes sure the business systems work so our creative team can make magic for you. Contact Martha Babatola at 831.421.9261, or martha at contentx dot com, for matters concerning finance, legal, contracts or trademark/copyright issues.


 
 
This list is both a team list and a credits list. The people in this list are experienced ContentX project veterans and have made serious contributions to the projects on this site. While these people deserve due credit for making ContentX what it is today, we should also remember that for every name on this list, the echo of voices of many other helpers can still be heard…

Arcarese, Mark, In loving memory of 1967-2007
    programming, digital art

Babatola, Martha

    finance, project management, trademark/copyright law
Brown, Mark
    programming, project management

Buchanan, Mark
    information design, programming,
    digital art, music
Chancellor, Bonnie
    photography, type design

Chancellor, Cody
    product & production design, fine art illustration
Chancellor, Gaben
    project, art & creative direction, design & production
Chancellor, Ray
    creative & art direction, brand identity
Chancellor, Sunny
    3d animation, illustration
Crosby, Chris
    videography, editing
Coulson, Tauna
    brand identity, graphic design, art direction
Culp, Chris
    3d animation, game design
Davidson, Bill
    3d graphics, project management
Esguerra, Roi
    art director
Fanning, Brian
    sound design, engineering, music, system admin
Geisler, Tracy
    programming, web design
Hare, Bruno
    programming, videography
Hay, Jonathan
    web / print design, photography
Hill, Zachary
    print design, videography & editing
Hironymous, Jared

    office management, web maintenance
Houston, Duke
    interface design
Karlstrand, Mark
    videography, 3d graphics
Keefer, Nick
    art, animation
Kilpatrick, Jack
    programming

Lams, Jeri
    producer, web production, research
Machina, Mark
    web, print and animation

Martin
, Lisa
    client contact, web design
Maynard, Micheal
    programming, project management
Miller, Christy
    web design, digital art, videography
Passannante, Lydia
    
    project and art direction, strategic consulting

Polhamus, Doug
    digital art, music
Rawles, Brian
    editing, animation

Rhodes, Doug
    digital art, animation, illustration, photography
Ridgeway, Reed
    project direction, audio engineering
Scheferele, Tate
    digital art, music, interface design
Sealand, Mike
    programming
Stewman, Mike
    web design, production
Traub, Dave
    executive production, writing
Thierman, Eric
    executive production, videography
Thomas, Dune
    writing, audio engineering
Tobin, Peter
    programming

Trying to get a hold of someone on this list or simply want someone from this list to work on a project of yours? Email us at: info@contentx.com


 
 
What follows is a list of past / current clients and the project types we have completed for them. In almost all cases, we consider this an active client list, as all our clients are satisfied clients. As we are a cross-media design shop, we have helped companies from every market segment, of every size, and are intimately familiar with the following markets for both Consumer and Business to Business positioning: Technology (both hardware and software), Food Services, Media, Aerospace, Medical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Entertainment, Media, Social Services, Government, Energy, and Financial…  

LARGE CORPORATIONS

Borland / Enprise
    web animation, videography, animation
SCO (Santa Cruz Operations)
    corporate video, animation
Fair Isaac
    marketing Flash CD-ROM

FP International
    corporate website
Creative Labs
    animation, user interface graphics,
    product demonstration CDROM, prototyping
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
    user interface graphics, prototyping
Hewlett Packard
    product CD-ROM, animation
Applied Materials
    corporate website
Consilium
    corporate website & secure intranet, 3d graphics
Rock Shox Product Rendering
    3d graphics production
Siemens
    CD-ROM product demo, videography
Lockheed-Martin
    GUI design, product videos, prototyping
Oracle
    presentations, animation
Intel
    corporate presentations, animation
Novell
    GUI design, DigitalMe online service design, prototyping
NHK Japan
    3d graphics, NASA real-time mars landing
    simulations for TV
Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal
    advanced online research, prototyping
Iwerks Entertainment
    GUI design, prototyping
Thorn/EMI
    CD-ROM game, videography
Capitol Records
    CDROM game, prototyping, videography
Apple
    product demonstration CDROM, prototyping
Grolier Interactive
    CD-ROM game
Zoran, Inc.
    CE hardware and software reference designs

 

MID-SIZED BUSINESSES TO SMALL ENTREPRENUERS

Fraser Design & Fraser Advertising
    web sites, CDROM, illustration
Cabrillo Music Festival
    projection design, photo re-touching , animation
IMF Solutions
    corporate website, brand identity
Humans Being (Feature Film)
    blue screen o-direction, scene production design,     
    special effects animation, ompositing
New Music Works
    animation design & production
Eon Interactive
    executive production, web site &
    CDROM design & production oversite
TeleVere/Digital Lightbox
    corporate websites
Spruce Technologies
    corporate demonstration DVD
QuadState
    web site and logo animation
The Buzz
    childrens educational CD-ROM
TelePost
    media supplier, tradeshow booth,
    corporate video, print, web site
MediaX
    CDROMs, websites, print work,
    video game graphics, brand identity
Viditel / Santa Cruz Networks

    web sites, brand identity
Cyber Talk
    online television demo, character animation
Electric Pencil Designs
    print graphics
iHighway
    website, brand identity
Dramatis
    website
Everymail
    website, presentations
National Impact
    website, brand identity
Enfish
    product flash demo, animation
Santa Cruz Guitar
    website
Librx

    web site, brand identity
Williams Roofing
    animated TV commercial

Trying to get a hold of someone on this list,
or simply want someone from this list to work on a project of yours? Email us at: info@contentx.com


 
 
Our business allows us to nurture relationships with various firms that augment our design and production services. These are businesses with which we have worked with many times and have a great deal of trust and respect for. For special treatment, make sure to mention we sent you there!

 
  Company Description  
       

Impact Productions

Impact Productions is headed up by Eric Thiermann, one of the better videographers (Academy Award winning) in California. HD & Beta Cam, Jimmy Jib & Steadicam, Duplication Services... these guys got it going on. Call 831.457.5800 and talk with Eric Thiermann.
 
       
New Growth
Business Services
With a specialty in trademark and copyright acquisition, New Growth is a solid business services provider. Talk with Martha Babatola at 831.479.8209.  
       


Internet
Highway


If you need a quality hosting location, responsive Internet services, or high quality database work, these guys can hook you up! Call 831.338.2309 and speak with Mark Brown .
 
       

Librx

Business strategy is the name of their game. If your business needs a makeover, these guys can fill the bill. For inquiries, contact Bruce Codding at 650.592.8000.
 
       
Vidiva Vidiva This Consumer Electronics technology development team provides Zoran core technologies to OEM & ODMs. To find out more, check out our licensable product offerings. To discuss licensing next generation CE technology, please call Gaben Chancellor at 831.421.9261.  
       
Zoran Corporation

Zoran builds the central processors for millions of Consumer Electronics devices. As a strategic partner, we help Zoran design next generation software and hardware reference platforms for their worldwide client base. If you are interested in opening up discussions, let us know and we are happy to facilitate in person.

 
       
Digital Media Factory

Founded in 2004, the Digital Media Factory is a multi-business facility for the design, development, production, replication, management, and distribution of digital information products.To request access to their studio and facilities, please call Marty Collins at 831.427.1785.

 

 

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