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by Jonathan Longnecker in Design
In case you hadn’t noticed, we’ve recently completed a couple of projects for Cherokee Mills. They’ve been a great client to work with and they’ve given us the opportunity to do some amazing design work for them (check out the website, pocket folder and logo).
I wanted to take a few minutes and give you a glimpse into the process of designing the logo. Like we’ve said before, design is all about solving problems and communicating your client’s needs in a way that is elegant, simple and straightforward. Not to mention kick-awesome!
So first up, a little research. The building and property we’re designing the logo for are right around a hundred years old. It’s original name was actually Cherokee Mills because it was a textile mill back in the early 1900’s. It was also a potato chip factory for Tom’s Potato Chips in the 1950’s and even housed an Atlantic Mills department store which many consider to be the predecessor to mega-stores like Wal-Mart and Target today. So lots of history here. Much of the original brick and hardwood floors are being used while combining with current technologies like solar panels and energy efficient hvac systems. You can check out their website if you want to learn more; it’s actually pretty cool.
It’s already pretty established that we’re looking at a mix of retro and modern; a call back to the building’s history and looking forward to it’s future.
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by Jonathan Longnecker in Tutorials
We just wrapped up a kick-awesome web app design and I learned a ton of new stuff, so I’m going to be posting some new tutorials. Most of this can be found elsewhere, but it’s usually in multiple places so I’m trying to consolidate it for you. Aren’t I a champ (see awful picture)?
Yeah anyway, so since I was responsible for the integration of my HTML/CSS/Javascript into an already-in-progress Ruby on Rails application I knew I was going to have to test in multiple browsers outside of my static mock-ups.
Wait, I need to back up a sec. You’ll need to have rails installed and you’re going to have to use the terminal (scary, I know!). Usually what happens is you cd (change directory) in to the folder on your hard drive where the application lives. For me this would be something like:
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by Jonathan Longnecker in Design,
Business,
Personal
Well, in case you hadn’t noticed there’s an election coming up pretty soon. A pretty big one, actually. So in the spirit of all that is “true” in these crazy times, we want to share a small project with everyone.
It’s called USATaxDollars.com. Just put in your annual salary and you see every last dollar that the government takes out of your paycheck; and what they spend it on. Guess what? I’m giving the government more money each month than my house payment! Now that’s depressing.
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by Jonathan Longnecker in Business,
ExpressionEngine
Wait, what’s a Content Management System (CMS)? Well, according to Wikipedia, it’s a computer application used to create, edit, manage, and publish content in a consistently organized fashion. We, for example, use ExpressionEngine as our CMS of choice. And no, I’m not going to get into why it’s so awesome right now. Go check it out for yourself.
So back to the point; when is it time to use a CMS? We’ve worked on several small websites lately and our customers decided they didn’t want the upfront cost of integrating the site into a CMS. But the more we make changes to these static sites we’ve built, the more of a pain it becomes. They decide to change “Services we offer” to “What we do” throughout the site and all of a sudden you’ve got a bunch of manual editing to do! Sometimes a search and replace function in your HTML editor will help, but not always.
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by Nate Croft in Design
Being a designer changes the way you look at the world. You pay attention to details. You notice things. You notice the freaky toys inside the claw game at your local grocery store. Ok, well I notice them anyhow.
On may way out, I happened to glance at the claw game. Some part of me wants to play them every time I see one, but I never do. That doesn’t stop me from checking out the forbidden treasures behind the plexiglas! Um, I mean, studying the product design of the silly little children’s toys. 
This time I didn’t even need to actually stop and look, because this thing caught my attention from a good ten feet out:
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