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The blog and web design studio of Deb Pang Davis.

Tuesday
09Mar2010

The No BS Business Book: Rework by 37signals

I just bought a new book called REWORK by 37signals, the makers behind Basecamp, Highrise, Campfire and Backpack. This is just one of the videos they created to promote REWORK.

I've worked in cubicle culture for many years, including telecommuting at one point, so I can totally relate to the video below.

Go to REWORK: The New Business Book from 37Signals and download a free excerpt. It's a no bs guide on starting and running a business today.

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Friday
05Mar2010

Wishlist: Village Alphabet Tote

I love Village.

I go there often to shop for typefaces and I buy from them because:

1. They carefully select members and typefaces which makes shopping for typefaces less overwhelming.

2. I trust their judgement. Take a look at their selection of typefaces and you’ll notice, Village doesn’t just let anyone into town.

3. I love their “Taste Test”. As a designer I can buy one single weight, try it out and then get credit toward the family. Minimal financial commitment.

Now, I have another reason to shop at Village:

Village Alphabet Tote

The product description from Village:

A 19″ × 16″ × 4″ jumbo tote bag screen printed in Metallic Silver and Fluorscent Orange inks on a heavyweight recycled cotton bag with 25" shoulder-length handles. This tote bag is jumbo-sized and very versatile: use it for grocery shopping, trips to the gym or laundromat, etc.

Call me crazy but I also want their hang tag!

Village Product Hang Tag

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Tuesday
02Mar2010

Cococello is a Member of One Percent for the Planet

Even though I officially became a member of One Percent for the Planet on February 17, 2010, my listing now appears in the Member's section of OnePercentForThePlanet.org under "Branding, Communications, Design & Marketing" as well as "Web Design & Development".

I'm really excited to be a member of One Percent for the Planet.

Being a member of One Percent for the Planet means that 1% of my business will go to non-profts who are "committed to a healthy planet".

One percent may or may not seem like a lot. I guess given the number of members it has to have a cumulative effect. Knowing that my one percent goes to nonprofits who have been screened and work on issues of sustainability feels really great.

I suppose it was my years in journalism that prevented me from signing up for anything that had "a position". But it is a career in journalism that exposed me to so many issues facing us and our planet.

Now all I need to do is figure out which non-profit gets my donation!

 

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Tuesday
23Feb2010

Nau Rain Jackets Spring 2010

Here are two of my favorite rain jackets by Nau this spring.

Succinct Trench: Recycled Rain Jacket

This beautiful rain jacket for women is high on my wishlist.

I usually lean black when it comes to jackets and this "aluminum" color is just delicious.

I love the fact that it is made of post-consumer, post-industrial polyester waste and can also be recycled again.

 

For men, I love this Acoustic Jacket.

The construction is modern, clean and sexy. What I love about it most: the nice touch of fabric that conceals the top part of the zipper. It also has a hidden pocket!

It isn't made of recycled materials but when it gets to the point of serious wear and tear, consider sending it back to Nau so they can recycle it for you.

And yes, Nau is one of my favorite designers. They are in Portland and most of all, they are driven by the three qualities that I believe in too: Beauty. Performance. Sustainability.

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Thursday
18Feb2010

Photoshelter Integration & Customization: Nic Bezzina Photography

It’s been a crazy busy week and I’m so excited to announce that we just finished the customization and integration of a Photoshelter archive for Nic Bezzina Photography. 

Nic Bezzina Photography

Nic is a photographer based in Sydney, Australia with an incredible collection of images — portraits, live music and documentary. His portraits and music galleries display some stellar images of some truly awesome creatives: Musicians, Artists, Illustrators, Designers…

The visual design of the site was not designed by me. We took an existing design concept and development (by Newism - a super fab design studio in Australia) and customized Nic’s Photoshelter archives to match his existing website. (Don’t you just love the curtain?)

Nic Bezzina Photoshelter ArchivesNic Bezzina Photography : Music Portraits CollectionNic Bezzina Photography : The Captains Image detail 

Nic also wanted the ability to rename, reorder, and create galleries in addition to the ones he already had so we also completely revamped the ExpressionEngine integration to allow Nic to do just that. Each time Nic adds or removes a gallery and then reorders them, the main navigation automatically reflects his changes. (Take note: This would get any geek excited.)

Nic seems to be very happy with our work and that makes us feel warm and fuzzy...

(Note: A big thank you to John Knotts of Code72. John is the genius behind the code here at Cococello. We met during a Train-ee class here in Portland last June and have been working together ever since. We are a stellar partnership of complimentary skills.)

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