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Article: Stop reload forward: last May, multimedia designer Daniel Brown had a near-fatal accident which left him permanently disabled. But, he says, finally leaving hospital and a nomination for designer of the year signal brighter things ahead.
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- Creative Review
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- March 1, 2004
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DANIEL BROWN'S PIONEERING WORK on websites such as play-create.com, Showstudio and noodlebox.com have earned him a well-deserved reputation as one of the leading lights of new media design. His presence in events such as the Design Council's Great Expectations and our own Creative Futures show have kept his profile in the media on a constant high in recent years. Last May however, Brown was making headlines for very different reasons.
One of a host of speakers at OFFF03 (the Online Flash Film Festival) in Barcelona, Brown was diving in the sea when a strong current dragged him through the water and broke his neck. "I can't have been in the sea five seconds-I was ...