Taking the Perfect Product Shot

Posted by AMac on October 13, 2008

We're lucky to have a cooler-than-cool, ice-cold client like Marlowe Candle Company. Marlowe specializes in hand-poured, perfectly scented candles of great variety. Their scents range from Honeysuckle to Whiskey Sour and include holiday favorites like Fall Harvest, Marlowe Christmas, and Candy Corn.

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Authenticity and the "About Us" Page

Posted by Zachary on October 08, 2008

Authenticity is something we believe in around here—notwithstanding recent activities to the contrary. We're not the only ones talking about this, of course; consumers have long craved personal and meaningful service from the corporate world. The way to foster this, we believe, is to restore conversation to the marketplace—something a static page on a website doesn't necessarily do.

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Social Media Marketing: More on Twitter

Posted by Zachary on October 03, 2008

Our first look at Twitter was, admittedly, a little bit of a lightweight. That is, we talked about the service and gave a high-level description of what it is, but we didn't really get to talk much about how you should (and should not) use it.

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Dealing With Query Overload in Drupal

Posted by Luke on October 03, 2008

So, you've got 10-20 Drupal sites under your belt and are feeling pretty good about how far you've come in your ability to leverage the Drupal content management system. You're even helping newbies out on the support forums on drupal.org, whistling to the tune of "It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood" and "Won't you be my neighbor" all the while. You're a viable, competent part of the community, and life is good.

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A Designer's Perspective on Drupal

Posted by AMac on October 03, 2008

There's a shirt for sale on Veer that simply reads, "I draw pictures all day." I want that shirt.

Drawing pictures all day is part of my job description as a website designer for Digett. I have to show the client a picture of what their site will look like upon completion. Once approved, I pass it off to our developers to bring the picture to life. Sounds easy, right? Not so fast, my friend.

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