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Archive for September, 2007

Pink for October

By aprilholle | life news, self-reflection, things to do

It’s that time again! October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and to spark awareness around the world wide web PinkforOctober.org has asked web site owners to go pink for the month of October. Last year, I grabbed a pink wordpress theme and called it a month. This year, I’ve gone ahead and created a pink

Wait Less – Sprint Style

By aprilholle | advertising & marketing, art forms, new idea!, things to do

I have been seeing the WaitLess Sprint commercials on tv lately, I figured it was just another bad commercial gimmick like the Alltel’s commercials Man Cave. But honestly, the way Sprint has married their TV commercials with the web is genius! Waitless.org is all about spending less time doing the boring things in life, to

Favorite Presidential Logo

By aprilholle | advertising & marketing, things to do

Be design democratic! Check out LogoVoting.com to vote for your favorite 2008 Presidential Candidate logo. It’s interesting the number of different symbols and typography that are used to express a personal touch to the same type of communication. Also check out the variety and combinations of red, white, blue, stars, and American flags. I would tell

Letters from Code Camp

By aprilholle | advertising & marketing, seo, speaker reviews, things to do

So I spent a good chunk of time yesterday over at the Phoenix’s Desert Code Camp and I must say, what a great set up! There were lots of sessions available for most every type of coder. I found two sessions to be especially interesting, SEO for Coders and Designing the Obvious.  The SEO for Coders

How to Date Your Clients and Score

By aprilholle | advertising & marketing, speaker reviews, things to do

So lastnight I went to AIGA Arizona’s monthly Say Anything. This month’s topic was, “How to Date Your Clients and Score.” The presenting speaker was Brian Drake and Arthur Milano of Brian Drake Design Illustration, who hosts the monthly get together.  Brian takes a personal approach to business, and draws several takes from his personal

Helvetica in Tempe!

By aprilholle | advertising & marketing, art forms, things to do

Come check out the local screening of the Helvetica movie down at Neeb Hall on ASU campus tonight!! Click here for more event information. Click here for more information regarding the movie Helvetica

Desert Code Camp

By aprilholle | XHTML/CSS, advertising & marketing, flash, new technologies, seo, things to do

Come one, come all to Desert Code Camp! Want to learn more about a new technology or how your peice of the development puzzle fits in with another? Maybe you just want to hang out with a bunch of geeks for two days?  When: September 15th & 16th Where: UAT Campus Classes are filling up now, so

Refresh Phoenix Book Swap

By aprilholle | book reviews, things to do

Come out to Refresh Phoenix tonight at Inza Coffee House. Tonight at 6:30 the books come out and so do the reviews! Bring your favorite book and get ready to pick up some new titles to sink your nose into