Ben Harben  Associate Interactive Creative Director

614.271.8810

Recent Work - Elmer's iPhone App

For 10 years, I’ve utilized my passion for Interactive, Graphic Design and Fine Art to elevate teams and invoke quality within agencies, corporations and small businesses.

I'm currently exercising this passion at SBC Advertising, a 110-employee advertising agency that includes a 15-member Interactive team in Columbus, Ohio. Here, I utilize my experience to foster and fuel collaborative efforts between traditional Creative and Interactive Creative, as well as educate and inform both Account Services and clients on Interactive capabilities. Additionally, I drive the creation and refinement of Strategy, Information Architecture and Technology disciplines. Aside from juggling these multiple hats, my roots reside in my core responsibilities of overseeing all Interactive Creative projects and managing a team of Web Designers, Interaction Designers and Front-end Developers. At the end of the day, I'm proud of our Interactive team’s rapid growth, which has led us to extend our capabilities, improve our quality of work and compete against larger agencies.

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Elmer's Rebuilt

A basic site based on Elmer's new hardware packaging and pre-existing print ads used to detail their newest features through animation and exploration.
  • Big Lots
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Big Lots

As Big Lots' Interactive agency, we not only handle their ongoing day-to-day web maintenance and emails, but their site architecture and design as well.

Closeout Wonderland

Based on Big Lots' 2008 holiday TV spots, this site allows users to play several online games utilizing the ad's characters, products and environment.

Merman

A non-traditional microsite based on Big Lots' TV spot. The site's intention was to spur curiosity and word of mouth. The following unsolicited radio mention indicates the site did just that.

Mattress Maze

Based on Big Lots' TV spot, this microsite utilizes clips from the ad within a simple online game that educates users about overstock closeouts.

North Pole

Based on the claymation characters in Big Lots' 2007 holiday TV spots, this microsite allows users to discover stories, games and other microsites that re-enforce Big Lots' ads.
  • Bob Evans
  • Bob Evans
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  • Bob Evans
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Bob Evans

A complex reskin made simple by integrating with traditional Creative, who are responsible for the brand and in-store materials of Bob Evans.

All-Star Value Team

An example of integrating traditional Creative with basic interactive techniques to enhance pre-existing print collateral in an entertaining online experience.

Colts Banking

Based on the TV campaign that utilizes in-house talent, Colts Banking makes ordering checks and debit cards fun.
  • Look Up America
  • Look Up America
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Look Up America

A non-traditional design based on the title of Armstrong's ceiling makeover contest, Look Up America.
  • SBC Advertising
  • SBC Advertising
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SBC Advertising

As difficult as it is to find time between client projects, we worked between jobs to update SBC Advertising's 3+ year old site.
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CarolGram

SBC Advertising created custom carols for each of their clients and allowed users to create and send their own custom carols using this dynamically driven interactive holiday card.

Classic Work

Late Show Appearance

Created a bubblegum painting during the Late Show with David Letterman on October 26, 2006.

 Anberlin Never Take Friendship Personal

Never Take Friendship Personal

Rather than just presenting Anerlin's static album cover images, I used an average digital camera’s video feature to record the facial movements of their band members.