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Content Strategy and Design Process - interview with Karen McGrane

Posted by Laura Mitchell on September 17, 2012 in Inspiration

A topic of discussion in the studio today was an interesting interview with Karen McGrane, the former VP and National Lead for User Experience at Razorfish. The podcast transcript is available at www... Read more
Major IE security exploit

Posted by Laura Mitchell on September 17, 2012 in Information

Many of our clients use IE as their browser of choice, as do many of their site visitors. We've noted in the past that the Drupal admin interface is optimized for Firefox, that is certain admin... Read more
FCKeditor and Firefox 15 - content creation issue

Posted by Dale McGladdery on September 04, 2012 in Innovation

One of our clients reported an issue creating content in Firefox last week and we've determined its a conflict within the newest release of Firefox, version 15, and the FCKeditor. The two signs of... Read more
Behind the Scenes on By The Rapids: Drupal Interactivity and iPad Gestures

Posted by Jill Binder on August 09, 2012 in Innovation

By The Rapids is a cartoon on APTN. The fourth season is coming out soon. The story revolves around Corey Littlehorn and his family who move from big city Toronto to small town By The Rapids.... Read more
A Decade of San Diego Comic Con: The Fall of the Mega-Studio & the "Twitter Effect"

Posted by Victoria Angell on July 30, 2012 in Insights

I fondly remember my first San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) in 2003. It was back when you could still buy a pass on site, get into the main hall without camping overnight, and feel just enough... Read more
The BIG list of Lorum Ipsum Generators

Posted by Laura Mitchell on July 24, 2012 - 1 comment in Inspiration

One of the most important parts of the website development process is content generation. It’s key for us to have copy on the page in order to complete the design details that make a site look... Read more
Core Driving Platform

Posted by Phillip Djwa on July 20, 2012 in Insights

As a digital media agency, our social change business and organizational clients are no longer coming to us with one or two websites, but with a handful or more. We strive to make these sites part of... Read more
Suppressing Views Exposed Filter Output Until User Enters Search Terms

Posted by Dale McGladdery on April 26, 2012 - 5 comments in Innovation

The exposed filter option in the Drupal Views module works well for creating specialized searches, but there's a challenge. A typical search doesn't display any results until the user enters the... Read more
Drupal Business Summit

Posted by Phillip Djwa on April 20, 2012 in Information

The Drupal Business Summit is the perfect opportunity for Vancouver-area firms and organizations to discover what Drupal can provide for you. It's a chance to hear and talk to many people that... Read more
Does your website work for you? Not the only question you need to ask.

Posted by Phillip Djwa on February 29, 2012 in Insights

Does your website work for you? That’s a great question, but that's not the only question to ask. Our clients often come to us with a web redesign project, but they don't just come with one website;... Read more