www.d5ive.com
Exploring www.d5ive.com is like taking a tour of artist and designer Paul Drohan’s creative life—one layer at a time. A senior art director at San Diego’s interactive agency Digitaria, he put the site up about five years ago after admiring a fellow designer’s personal site. “I just wanted it to be a mixture of a portfolio site and doing whatever I wanted,” he says. “I needed a place to express myself online.”

And that’s exactly what he did. The experimental site draws users in with original artwork and music, as well as strong typography and an organic presentation. Work samples are revealed one at a time through an easy-to-navigate Flash presentation, and the site seems to stimulate nearly all the senses with rich textures, layers, and sounds.

Drohan, who has an extensive background in print and branding work, says D5ive helped him break into the interactive industry. “It’s one of the main reasons I am where I am,” he says. “I consider it an identity for myself.” And judging by the constant stream of e-mails he receives through D5ive, it’s an identity that’s right on target.
Michelle Taute

Paul Drohan
DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR: Paul Drohan
PHOTOGRAPHER: Anthony Furlong
ACTIONSCRIPT: Chris Andrade
AUDIO: Marcelo Baldin Petriaggi
CONTACT: www.d5ive.com