Articles filed under 'Blog'

01.23
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A Little Twitter Sheet

By Don Elliott

01.23.12 For every social media network that pops up, a business has to make a decision on whether it’s really worth their time to dive in and embrace it. It’s not unwise to wait a little to see if the new network gains a foothold before investing valuable time, energy, and money on it. In the [...]
01.09
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3 Common Social Media Myths

By Liz Quintana

01.09.12 When describing my role in social media for Elliott Design, I often get funny responses. The most common being, “So, what do you do?” Or my favorite, “Is that even a job?” Well, my friends, I’m here to tell you that yes, this social media craze is here to stay, and it requires more attention [...]
12.19
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Putting our skills to good (environmental) use

By Liz Quintana

12.19.11 It’s rare to think that web design and an environmental organization could form such a powerful duo, but in our case, that’s exactly what has happened. Our Pro bono work is gaining speed, this time with our newest client, Columbia Riverkeeper. This non profit organization works tirelessly to protect and restore the water quality of [...]
11.14
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Who Inspires us?

By Team Elliott

11.14.11 As professional creatives, we are constantly on a search to help inspire our work. The entire Elliott Design team takes a moment to share their favorite designers and elaborate on how they have inspired us.  Ryan Mowery: Josef Müller-Brockmann When I was a student, I was introduced to a wide variety of art and design. I spent [...]
10.27
Team Clif Bar, Climate Riders
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Pedaling for a cleaner future,
one Clif Bar at a time.

By Liz Quintana

10.27.11 We recently had the opportunity to partner with Clif Bar, for the first time, to work on an exciting event called the Climate Ride. Bottom line: awesome, fun, yummy, impactful. Climate Ride is a non-profit organization that organizes fully supported, charitable bike rides to support sustainable solutions, bike advocacy and environmental causes. Our job was to [...]
10.14
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Who’s That New Girl?

By Taylor Vincelli

10.14.11 Three weeks into my internship at Elliott Design and this is the first moment I have found the time to write my very first blog entry. So please allow me to introduce myself; my name is Taylor Vincelli and I am the new Web Developer Intern at Elliott Design. My interest in HTML and CSS began [...]
10.07
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A Tribute to Steve Jobs

By Team Elliott

10.07.11 The entire Elliott Design team was sad to hear about the passing of Steve Jobs. In an office focused around technology, where iPhones, iPads and Macs are a frequent sight, the legacy of Steve Jobs will surely continue. We thought it would be fitting for each one of us to take a few minutes to [...]
09.20
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Intern, Wedding, Employee

By Kyle Hinze

09.20.11 For the last three months I have been a Graphic Design Intern here at Elliott Design.  Without a doubt my time here has challenged my approach to design more than any previous experience. Through school I learned A LOT of theory and practice but one thing missing was great critiques.  I don’t want to bash [...]
09.13
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We have fun here

By Ryan Mowery

09.13.11 Here are a few images from a recent Brain lab at the Elliott Design Inc. offices Just a normal day at the office for Elliott Design employees We aim to discover new ways to bolster creativity on a daily basis. Our Brain Lab meetings are just one of the ways we try to accomplish this goal. How [...]
09.12
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Set It and Forget It…

By Jeremy Ross

09.12.11 “Set it, and forget it!”  It was the slogan of Ron Popeil on one of those Sunday afternoon infomercials for the Rotisserie-O-Matic (or whatever that was). It was a revolutionary cooking device like nothing the world had ever seen.  All you did was drop in a frozen chicken, come back 30 minutes later, and it [...]