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All Things Seattle
Written by Jordan Pope on
Tuesday, October 13 2009 11:14
This past weekend, we decided at the last minute to attend InfoCamp 2009 - Seattle’s burgeoning annual “unconference” for the information community - and we’re glad we did! This year they packed in a few hundred people, from librarians and information managers to web and software developers to interaction / user experience designers. We loved the come-as-you-are attitude (allowing anyone who felt compelled to start up their own discussion session) and enthusiasm for generating some exchange between these disciplines. The opening speakers were also great - with Axel Roesler on the shifting roles of designers and some welcome advice on the challenges we face both internally and in collaboration, followed by Vanessa Fox with an illuminating and surprisingly entertaining look at search engine optimization (SEO). The whole thing was really well-coordinated and just open-ended enough to keep it from feeling too stifling. A big thanks to everyone we met for your insight and inspiration!
If you couldn’t make it out, be sure to follow @infocamp on Twitter for updates on next year’s event - we’ll see you there!
Written by Jordan Pope on
Thursday, September 24 2009 14:36
It looks like there is no shortage of thrifty things to do this weekend in Seattle. Between the free (or otherwise affordable) performances and exhibitions at the Decibel Festival and free access to national parks, this Saturday Smithsonian is sponsoring a day of free admission to museums and galleries across the country, with a load of participating venues around here (we even noticed a few that we’d never seen before). Drop by their venue finder to see what’s in your area.
Written by Jordan Pope on
Wednesday, September 23 2009 19:22
Tomorrow marks the first day of Decibel 09 - an annual electronic music festival here in Seattle. We made it out for the first time last year and were really impressed by most of the talent we saw. It’s been growing steadily every year and we can’t wait to hear / see this new lineup of artists (some really exciting additions) and a stellar handful of familiar acts. Check out www.dbfestival.com for more info.
Written by Walter Lau on
Wednesday, August 12 2009 00:00
After our first launch in June, we have gotten a lot of feedback from all of you and fostered some new ideas ourselves. We’re now pleased to announce that the new Good Morning Studio is online and alive.
What’s New?
GMS Blog: Our most exciting new addition, this design-oriented blog will focus primarily on the latest trends in graphic design, web, product design, and architecture. In addition to all the artsy / techy stuff that’s most familiar to us, we also plan to feature business plugs, upcoming events and anything else that’s going down in Seattle. One promise we intend to keep - we will treat this blog seriously and will do everything we can to keep it interesting and relevant to you, so don’t hesitate to toss any criticism / suggestions our way.
Back to basics: For the time being, we have decided to drop Flash in favor of standard HTML, making the site 1) easier to navigate and search; 2) faster to load; 3) iPhone / BlackBerry / Smartphone friendly (we will launch a mobile version in future, but for now, this site works in perfectly in most phone browsers). Of course, the world of Flash/Actionscript remains near and dear to us, so let it be known that we have every intention of launching a flashier companion site in the coming months as well.
Keep in touch!
By all means, if you have any suggestions on the new design or are just having trouble viewing/navigating the site, do let us know by leaving a comment below.
Enjoy!
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