http://sodocreative.com/blog The Green Design and Marketing Blog from SODO Creative Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:49:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SODO Creative has "walked the walk" since our inception...but now we're "talking the talk," too. On September 18, 2008 we presented our talk "PUSH and PULL: Finding your way through a forest of facts" to members of AIGA Seattle. The event was held at Rocky Salskov's photography ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/469002874" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/469002874/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/what-were-doing/aiga-green-salon-seattle/ We're excited about the launch of our latest project for Seattle real estate agent Scott Waterman. Scott came to us through a referral looking for quick turnaround on a project that required a fair amount of innovation. The world of real estate websites is comprised largely of standardized templates ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/469002875" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/469002875/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/latest-and-greatest/launch-arboretumhousecom/ In the midst of a ridiculously hot day for Seattle (90+) we set off for lunch followed by a drive by Molly Moon's Ice Cream, which for the last 3 weeks has been enticing us with lines around the corner. Why in the world would a simple ice cream ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/469002876" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/469002876/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/green/molly-moons-ice-cream-yum/ Hello loyal SODO DOJO readers. You may have heard of T. Boone Pickens' Picken's Plan (from his ads on CNN for example). We encourage anyone interested in an environmental change from the current reliance on oil to read into this program. SODO Creative started from 2 ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/469002877" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/469002877/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/latest-and-greatest/t-boone-pickens-plan/ It took until late June but summer finally arrived in Seattle and just in time for the 2008 Greenwood Car Show. I headed out with my sunblock and earplugs to check out all the incredibly loud and pristinely restored hot rods I could handle. After 10 blocks of ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/469002878" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/469002878/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/green-design/greenwood-car-show-2008/ The new version of Firefox (3) came out on Tuesday, it is awesome. For people who are still using IE or Safari it is time to switch over. The new version has way better security. The Malware feature warns the user of sites known to install viruses, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/469002879" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/469002879/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/latest-and-greatest/firefox-rocks/ On a mission to obtain a J.J. Putz bobblehead a week or so ago I headed off to Safeco Field to watch the lowly Seattle Mariners. It was a beautiful day and because I got there 2 hours early I had some time to kill. So I took a ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/307778536" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/307778536/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/green-design/green-design-meets-americas-pastime/ Alas, Earth Day is here. Hoorah! Have you seen our home page today? We might also recommend our green Web services page if you're considering any print or Web design...we be eco-friendly! So what do we all do now? (Are your thumbs twiddling? Are you twittering? We are!) ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/307778537" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/307778537/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/latest-and-greatest/earth-day-3/ CNET covers it here. But in short, the algorithmic perfectionists at Google were so inclined to "tweak" how Google search results are rendered 450 times (at least) over the course of 2007. What does this mean? Well, essentially Google is trying to improve their product...by tweaking the ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/275179955" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/275179955/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/google-is-search-maven-in-2007/ The Seattle Green Festival pretty much ruled. I've been to lots of conferences and trade shows but I have to say that this was very well organized and the booths and people we spoke to were just...awesome. As we prepared to enter the exhibitor area, we were dominated ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/275179956" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/275179956/ http://sodocreative.com/blog/what-were-doing/seattle-green-festival/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/472142206/seattlesodonoemail@noemail.org (sodocreative)Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:23:55 -0500<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sodocreative/">sodocreative</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sodocreative/2766664767/" title="Paint the building"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/2766664767_94f9c31095_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Paint the building" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/472142206" height="1" width="1"/>2008-08-15T23:23:55-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/sodocreative/2766664767/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/472142207/seattlesodonoemail@noemail.org (sodocreative)Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:23:20 -0500<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sodocreative/">sodocreative</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sodocreative/2767509746/" title="Mean java"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2767509746_7e566d034d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Mean java" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/472142207" height="1" width="1"/>2008-08-15T23:23:20-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/sodocreative/2767509746/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~3/472142208/noemail@noemail.org (sodocreative)Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:22:10 -0500<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sodocreative/">sodocreative</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sodocreative/2767508208/" title="SODO meets the skyline"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/2767508208_8daf077f34_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="SODO meets the skyline" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sododojo/~4/472142208" height="1" width="1"/>2008-08-15T23:22:10-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/sodocreative/2767508208/