Designer’s homemade Windows phone adverts lands him Microsoft job

We’ve seen examples of people adapting new ways to stand out from the pack in their chosen profession and showcase their skills off to a wide number of people. Now we can add another person to the list, graphic designer Brandon Foy, who impressed Windows with his homemade Windows phone adverts.

Back in February, when he was a post-graduate intern at Full Sail University in Florida, Foy decided to create a homemade advert showcasing the features for Windows Phone 7. The advert was well received by obtaining 150,000 views and impressed the people at Mircosoft so much that they invited Foy to Mix 2011 in Las Vegas where he unveiled a second homemade advert.

Windows Phone has said that if the video reached 200,000 views, they would turn it into a national advert. So far, it has only reached 118,000 views  but Foy has benefited from his work as he was hired as a UX designer at Microsoft. It’s easy to see why Microsoft were so impressed as to hire him, the videos are stylish; make the phone look fun and sleek while showcasing the numerous features the phone has; justifying Microsoft’s decision.

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• Advertising
• design
• microsoft
• Video
• viral video
• Windows Phone 7
• youtube