We recently had the pleasure of building the MLB.com OnBase AIR application, which lets you keep track of everything that's going on with your favourite MLB teams and players via Twitter, official notifications, and game updates. Working with MLB on the project was very cool by itself, but as a cherry on top it is now being advertised in Times Square. It's pretty sweet to see your work 50 feet tall in Times Square - it's a little like being a super nerdy and completely unknown broadway star.
I'm very proud of all the awesome work my team did on this one. Consolidating all of the data feeds necessary to power this app in an effective and efficient manner was quite a challenge, and they did a great job of making it happen.
You can get more info on MLB.com OnBase at mlb.com/onbase.
Here's a picture of the digital billboard in Times Square:
Comments (10)
That must be an awesome feeling ... going to have to check this out ... congrats!
Posted by: Daniel at September 14, 2009 12:07 PMURL: http://www.nuff-respec.com
that's dope!
Posted by: Steve at September 14, 2009 02:15 PMURL: http://www.stevenhargrove.com/
Grant,
Posted by: Kenny Bunch at September 14, 2009 05:28 PMThat's awesome can't wait to check out the AIR app. I agree seeing your work in Times Square is a totally cool feeling. The CNN ticker below your Ad is an interactive ticker that we built ;).
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The TimeSquare is mine :)) *kidding*
Grant, great job...! Congrats, man.
Best form Germany, Berlin
Posted by: Ali at September 15, 2009 07:56 PMAli
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very cool. congrads!
Posted by: jared white at September 16, 2009 01:17 AMURL: http://jaredfromtheblock.com
Congrats man, must be very rewarding to see a screenshot of your app displayed on a giant poster! I'm also impressed that they are actually promoting Adobe AIR in the ad, cool.
Posted by: Aaron at September 17, 2009 08:09 AMURL: http://abeall.com
New personal goal... produce Flash work that is on the side of a building. ^_^
Posted by: Ryan Ragona at September 17, 2009 06:51 PMURL: http://ragona.com
That's cool--congrats. How does the "powered by Adobe AIR" thing work? For example, does one get a huge pocket-full-o-cash for that? Just curious.
Looks like a neat app...
Posted by: Phillip Kerman at September 18, 2009 05:49 PMURL: http://www.phillipkerman.com/blog
Good stuff, Grant. The last public display of your work I saw was the interactive piece you did that was projected on the side of a truck. My kids had a blast with it at Stonestown in San Francisco.
I think you've outdone yourself!
Christian
Posted by: Christian Cantrell at September 24, 2009 06:38 AMURL: http://blogs.adobe.com/cantrell
There's something very special about owning space in Times Square, even if it's transient. I did some work for a couple of video screens there, and even though my work is gone I always look at those hotspots.
Posted by: Steve at October 14, 2009 09:38 AMURL: