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This, That, and the rush website

Opal — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:36:29 +0000

Our job was to design and develop a new Wordpress template that looks clean and professional, focuses on the audience and products, and stays true to This Tech's no-BS approach to business. The catch? "I need it live on Monday"

When Opportunity Strikes: the Department of Smoked Salmon

Opal — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:07:04 +0000

We live and do business in the Information Age, but the last major reorganization of the government happened in the age of black-and-white TV. There are 12 different agencies that deal with exports. There are at least five different agencies that deal with housing policy. Then there’s my favorite example: The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they’re in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they’re in saltwater. (Laughter.) I hear it gets even more complicated once they’re smoked. (Laughter and applause.)

Live: Odd Couple Mini-Site, Posters, and Tickets

Opal — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:59:49 +0000

There are so many assets and details that go into a theatre production ... and I'm talking about advertising, so I cannot imagine the list the props people have! Here's what we did for TenBareToes' next production, The Odd Couple.

Live: Sipera

Opal — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:40:51 +0000

Sipera Systems, the leader in real-time Unified Communications security solutions, was ready for a major change to their website and overall online marketing approach. Starting with new landing pages for e-mail marketing campaigns, it became clear that Sipera had outgrown the content managment system that was in place. And they were definitely ready for a new look and a better user experience for site visitors.

Live: Out of Debt Help

Opal — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:21:36 +0000

When Jason Drummond started blogging over a year ago on one of his favourite subjects, finances and debt, he set himself a goal: if he could keep a regular publishing schedule and grow readership, he was going to move off of wordpress.com to his own server. Over 300 blog entries and an impressive personal get-out-of-debt story later, Jason's launched Out of Debt Help.