A new sideline for me; websites for pets! Barley, my four month old puppy has joined the ranks of Snoopy, Scooby-Doo, Lassie and any other dogs you can think of who have their own websites. You can read/watch/enjoy all about Barley's antics at the link below (March 2007).

Back to basics with a bit of HTML web design. This is a sample of a professional, functional and elegant web site, incorporating an original eyecatching intro sequence using genuine film of an unborn child. Layout design, build and Flash movie clip by Sally Grist. (Feb 2007)

To the website...

Artwork produced for a landscape design competition down at Berryfields, with Monty and the team over on BBC2. (February 2007)

Get your gardening gloves on...

BBC's guide to developing better reading and writing skills. Original Space Circus characters created by Firedog, with vector adaptation and animation by Sally Grist.

Fly me to the space circus...

Meet the most talented four-legged marsupial that's ever trotted the plains of Santa Cruz....this is Aarchie the Aardvark, founder of the latest concept in interactive books. Thanks to Aarchie, Drew Freeman and Doug Hunley who granted me leave to be a guest Aardvark for the relauch of their site. (November 2006)

Lead me to that fuzzy beastie

To supplement the current BBC One series highlighting fertility issues, BBC Health have published some simple animated guides to fertility treatments. Illustrations, animations and scripting all scientifically calculated by Sally Grist (October 2006).

How do they do that?

An enchanted fairytale of dragons, volcanoes and fire, oh my!! Script and audio prepared by Pearsons, artwork and animation brewed up in the interactive cauldron of Sally Grist. Another creation done with the Cimex chaps. (May 2006)

Demo illustrations

An excercise in animation in a nutshell... This collection of physical verbs has each word demonstrating its own definition. Part of the Physical Education section of the BBC Jam site. Done for Cimex (May 2006)

Watch the workout

Artwork, animation and programming magicked up by Sally Grist (re-modelled in July 2006)

HomePage illustration

Virtual Wand Shop

The Broom Closet

Aimed at 14-16 year olds, Wilbur is part of the BBC Jam online educational service. Wilbur introduces childcare as a career and contains lots of fun interactive bits to entice learners to explore further aspects of a baby's development. Designed, animated, programmed and played with by Sally Grist. (April - May 2006)

I wish I could work out where the link is to the live version on BBC Jam but I can't, so you'll have to make do with a demo version instead: Check out the bouncing baby

A series of artwork comprising of illustrations and animations for an online children's book. Using a character called 'Egg', extensive learning skills for pre-school children are demonstrated with the use of humor, exploration and discovery. My favourite kind of work by far! Based on pre-existing designs, all illustrations and animations were done by Sally Grist on behalf of the crew over at Cimex (March 2006)

Demo illustrations

Demo movie clip animations

CBeebies' popular Tikkabilla series has it's own online site where you can call in on the Higgledy House and meet Justin and Sarah-Jane. The aim of this project was to add a series of feature 'celebration' rooms to the original house. Based on pre-existing artwork, all illustrations and animations were done by Sally Grist, with the site-build pieced together by my mate Simon over at Cimex (Dec 2005 -Jan 2006)

Ding-dong!!! Anyone home at the Higgledy House??

Part of the BBC Jam online educational service, Meelyo's Mission is an interactive science game aimed at 7-11 year olds, exploring materials and their properties. Originally created by the guys at Cimex, Sally's animation and illustration skills were used to fine-tune and enhance some of the many movie clips contained within the feature. (Nov - Dec 2005)

You can see the whole thing live at BBC Jam (Start the module, then click on the map, then click the hut at the top of the map to load the Meelyo game). Or if you can't be arsed with all that, just click below for quick shots instead:

Meelyo's Mission (selected animations)

Do the Meelyo Mambo! (self explanatory)

More BBC Jam stuff, this time aimed at a slightly older target audience. A new shop interface was required for an interactive town, with graphics-style and animation to match the existing artwork. Town originally created by MagneticNorth with additional designs and animations by Sally Grist. (Feb 2006)

Click here then navigate to 'Video' in the town centre

And yet more BBC Jam stuff. An assortment of illustrative bits and bobs designed by Sally Grist, to enhance the interactive Science World environment, due to go live mid 2006. (Jan - Mar 2006)

You can check out the Science World stuff on BBC Jam or click here to view some samples of artwork.

Back with those happy souls at BBC Worldwide Interactive Learning up at Milton Keynes, this was a huge e-learning package for the new PLLP teacher training course. It was all hands on deck for this one. Here are a few snippets of a project that will be onging until early 2006.(May - Sept 2005)

Demo screens

HMP Ashfield Interactive Food Studies (City & Guilds)

A shopping list, £20 and a busy high street. Can you complete a successful shopping trip? Artwork, animation and programming by Sally Grist, programming consultancy from Richard Grist. For LEAF Systems (March 2005)

Screen shots

Full interactive

No Flash here, this is one of the rare occasions when I dabble with basic HTML site builds. Still fun, still pretty, still professional. (April 2005)

Check out the site

Sample material from BBC Worldwide Interactive Learning/BSA 'Citizen Skills' CD Rom. Artwork, animation and programming by Sally Grist, with a lot of help from the tribe at the Milton Keynes offices. (Jan 2005)

Sample 1: Introduction

Sample 2: What's the Hazard?Sample 3: Interactive UK Map

CTRL click if you're using a pop-up blocker (Apple click for Macs)

An interactive experience for mind, body and soul. All Flash created, illustrated and programmed by Sally Grist. (Oct 2004)

Animated Flash intro

Explore the garden

One of the Open University/BBCi Learning Lights, in association with BBC2's series - 'Landscape Mysterious'. All interactive Flash created and illustrated by Sally Grist. (Oct 2003)

Check out the site

Don your park-keeper's cap and stroll down to the wood to meet some furry friends. All interactive Flash created and illustrated by Sally Grist. (Jan 2005)

Take on the fuzzy challenge

Sample material from BBC Worldwide Interactive Learning/NCSL's 'Leading from the Middle' CD Rom. Artwork, animation and programming by Sally Grist, together with those lovable rogues at the Milton Keynes offices. (Sept 2003)

Sample 1: - Bus

Sample 2: - Targets

Sample 3: - Test your learning strength

Flying carpets anyone? Conceived, designed, animated and test-flown by Sally Grist. (Oct 2004)

Climb aboard for Part 1 (Currently being adapted for web)

Up into second gear for Part 2 (Currently being adapted for web)

Take a walk through Diagon Alley and discover the interactive magic....All web-wizardry conjured up by Sally VoldeGrist. (2002)

Floo me to the Wizard World!

What d'you mean you've never heared of 'de-gnoming' before? Pack up your wizard trunk and head over to the Weasley Garden. More web-wizardry by Sally Grist, with additional artistic input from the gnomes. (2002)

Lemme at those pesky creatures!

Animated Flash intro created and adapted by Sally Grist from an original idea by the Blue Fish Worx team. (July 2004)

Check out the site

Your friendly interactive Hogwarts pet. (Guaranteed not to transform into an unexpected villain.)

Check out the rodent

CTRL click if you're using a pop-up blocker (Apple click for Macs)

Another of the Open University/BBCi Learning Lights, in association with BBC2's series - 'What The Industrial Revolution Did for Us '. All interactive Flash created and illustrated by Sally Grist. (Sep 2003)

Check out the site

Wallace Screen PrintingThe Enchanted Society's Summer Solstice festival

Logos, print design, odds and sods...