Why We Still Build Websites
by Emira Mears | September 29th, 2011 |
A month ago or so, a colleague and friend of ours, Jason Mogus, wrote an eloquent and widely circulated blog post titled "Why We Stopped Building Websites." It's a great read.
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Our Help Manual
by Emira Mears | November 8th, 2011 |
The lack of user documentation for open-source projects, like Wordpress and Drupal the two Content Management Systems we develop in most frequently at Raised Eyebrow, is a known issue. While a thriving user base and a good google search can often turn up answers to questions not addressed in documentation for a development team, that's not really a viable solution for end-users, in our case clients who are simply trying to maintain and manage their websites.
2 Big Wins for our Clients at CUPE's Communications Awards
by Lauren Bacon | November 3rd, 2011 |
Woo-hoo! We've just learned that two websites we launched this year have won at the 2011 CUPE Communications Awards!
CUPE's awards celebrate top-notch communications in the labour sector, so we are thrilled to see two of our union clients - the Hospital Employees' Union and CUPE Local 79 - be recognized for their websites.
Redesign in Process: Overview of a Content Audit
by Emira Mears | October 12th, 2011 |
We're currently in the process of redesigning and redeveloping our website and I'm documenting bits and pieces of that process here. The first post about the redesign process is here.
The Cobbler's Children: A redesign in process
by Emira Mears | October 6th, 2011 |
You know how the saying goes: the cobbler's children have no shoes. Ditto for the web studio and their website. We've historically struggled mightily with getting our own web house in order every 3 years or so and frequently get beyond a point where we're in desperate need of a retooling. The story is always the same: putting client work/client needs first. That said, we work really well with deadlines and our current one is Lauren's impending maternity leave. A date arriving all too soon, and not one with room for extensions.
Webinar Recordings (and Slide Decks) Now Available
by Lauren Bacon | October 5th, 2011 |
For those who missed our September webinars, we now have recordings and slide decks available for your viewing pleasure!
We've attached them to the blog post for each webinar, so just choose the topic you're interested in:
Free Talk Tonight at Net Tuesday Vancouver
by Lauren Bacon | October 4th, 2011 |
This is a bit last-minute, but I just realized that I'd neglected to post here that I will be presenting our recent talk, "Redesigning Your Website? What You Need to Know," at tonight's Net Tuesday Vancouver meetup. Net Tuesday is a fantastic (and free) monthly event for Vancouver-area nonprofits and the techies who love them, and I'm delighted to be their guest this evening.
Curious for a Living at the Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit
by Lauren Bacon | September 26th, 2011 |
I'll be in Portland next month for the Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit, and I'm looking forward to geeking out on Drupal, open-source and web development for a couple of days in beautiful Oregon.
Better Questions, Better Websites: Free event for Vancouver web designers
by Lauren Bacon | September 19th, 2011 |
I'm excited to have been invited to speak to the Vancouver Webdesign Meetup group this week on a topic that's close to my heart: Asking better questions. In this talk, I go beyond widgets and code, and deeper than site architecture and design - to the root of what drives human interaction, and should drive technology decisions as well: function, meaning, delight and evolution.
The event takes place Wednesday, September 21 at 7:00 pm. More details here.
Social Media for Nonprofit Boards
by Lauren Bacon | August 18th, 2011 |
Update: Our slide deck, and a full recording of this presentation, are now available for viewing - just scroll down to the end of this post. Like many of my colleagues here at Raised Eyebrow, I sit on a couple of nonprofit boards in my spare time - and one of the things that's been rewarding for me when I wear that hat is that I can br
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