10 open source tools for digital artists

10 open source tools for digital artists    

ArtPrize starts today. An interesting category of art on display around Grand Rapids is digital art, art that involves digital technology in its conveyance. I have wrangled a list of open source tools which anyone from the digital artist to the curious dabbler can use to explore creative possibilities without spending any money. More

Thoughts on the ArtPrize

Thoughts on the ArtPrize    

The logo People Design designed for the ArtPrize strives to reach all these audiences. Calder’s La Grande Vitesse is a familiar symbol of Grand Rapids, a city that values public sculpture as an important part of its civic identity. Turned on its side and coupled with the letter form of a large A, the two create a symbolic equivalence. More

Social Media for Business: Customer Service

Social Media for Business: Customer Service    

There have been a number of interesting posts lately on ReadWriteWeb regarding the puzzle of Social Media for Business. Businesses have only begun to take advantage of the capabilities of social media tools to empower communications to their customers. More

Can the internet help a local business reach a local audience?

Can the internet help a local business reach a local audience?    

Can the internet help a local business reach a local audience? Does the internet help with the Wal-Mart problem? Let’s say you own a clothing store selling unique creations of your own design and you want to promote yourself online. OK, where do you start? Let’s say you buy a domain and set up a website. You have a hands-on approach to selling, you are a consultant and a confidante to your customer. More

Hope for HTML email

Hope for HTML email    

Andy shared a link yesterday to the newly launched Email standards initiative. We often get requests to build HTML emails for our clients and if you thought supporting a broad base of browsers was a challenge, try getting proper alignments in Lotus Notes. Writing HTML for email is like stepping back into the 20th century. More

Chumby vs. iPhone

Chumby vs. iPhone    

Julie let me play with her Chumby. What’s a Chumby? Well, a Chumby is a little dream machine. A wifi, linux-based widget bean bag with a touch screen and speakers. More

The future of interface

The future of interface    

We have a lot of passion for that point of connection between people and technology. Interface design is an exciting field these days. The multi-touch display Jeff Han presented at TED a few years back sparked a lot of ideas on our team. More