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"The Source"George Huff
Knows the world of web
"The Ringer"Jeff Reynolds
Knows user-friendly design
"The Mouth"AJ Mounsey
Knows a word or 2.0
"The Framer"Nick Onken
Knows a decent exposure
"The Spark"Hoda Pishvaie
Knows the social
"The Prodigy"Josh Pyles
Knows pixel perfection
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09 Promo Campaign, hot off the press…September 4th, 2008 by Nick Onken
The Ongoing InjusticeSeptember 3rd, 2008 by aj
Here is a recent KATU story about Wes Rhodes, the man who stole over $20 million dollars from his investors. Included on his list of victims were my own parents, whose hard-earned retirement funds were taken and spent on Ferraris, sports memorabilia, fur coats and diamond rings. Once again, Wes’ lawyers have delayed his sentence hearing and are now hinting at retracting his 13-month old guilty plea which could mean another 3-4 years before justice is found.
Our court system sees this as a white-collar crime, and allows Wes to live free while this is going on, despite the fact that 5 people are already dead as a result of his heinous crimes.
This man was once a family friend, having the nerve to call me ‘like a son’ while ripping off my parents money. He was at my college graduation and my wedding. The pain he has caused his victims should have landed his ass in jail years ago.
Wes, if you ever read this, I hope you never sleep another wink and that the guilt of your actions torments you forever. Delay it as you will, but you will be behind bars soon enough. Justice will be served.
See the story here.
1Ds MKIII, Huge files: To shoot or not to shoot?September 3rd, 2008 by Nick Onken
Announcing Refresh PortlandSeptember 2nd, 2008 by joshpyles@gmail.com
For quite a while I’ve been seeking for a community in my area (Portland, OR) that would be just for web designers to hang out, share tips, and network with other web designers.
I’ve found that Portland has quite a variety of tech-related events and communities, but none specifically for web designers. I set out to solve this by starting Refresh Portland.
Refresh groups are common in many cities, and well known as a community for designers. The name may make it sound like some charity organization, but really it’s about designers sharing with other designers. From the parent group – Refreshing Cities:
“Refresh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in their areas. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards”
As soon as I made my initial announcement about Refresh PDX on twitter, a few people mentioned that they had also been trying, or had previously tried to start a Refresh group. We got together and decided to combine our efforts.
Now I’m pleased to announce that we have our premiere event scheduled for Sept. 10th, and we’ve launched our official website at: http://refreshportland.org
Events will be held every month, on the second Wednesday. We will be holding our events at Jive Software’s great new space, and after each event, a group of us will head out to Henry’s for some dinner, drinks, and conversation.
I’m very excited about this new group, and I hope to see many web designers from Portland there. Even if you don’t live in Portland, I welcome you to attend if you are in town on the right dates.
Let us know you’re coming to Refresh Portland at Upcoming.
Santi & Maribel Stop MotionSeptember 2nd, 2008 by Nick Onken
Nike’s Human Race: Mexico CitySeptember 1st, 2008 by Nick Onken
September Desktop: Elena @ Big SurAugust 28th, 2008 by Nick Onken
The PCH and Elena.August 27th, 2008 by Nick Onken
Eduardo Srur- Recycle installationAugust 26th, 2008 by Nick Onken
Raining Cats & DogsAugust 25th, 2008 by aj
Well, actually, it has been raining quite a bit here in P-Town lately. But, this post is not about the weather. Although I am not sure exactly when the site went up, I just discovered that the site Banfield - The Pet Hospital that I wrote copy for about a year ago is live online.
A busy schedule and communication barriers caused the project to end without much contact with the client, something I try hard to avoid in all my work engagements. All in all though, I am pretty proud of the project. A nod to Leslie Brown, our girl in Italy, for the nice, clean design. This was a project I did with eROI, so big up to them too.
Check out the site here or go to the Web Flavor section.
