Three Things
Posted by: Christine Golus
Michigan Public Radio has been running an interesting series of interviews that takes a look at how to make things better in Michigan. Listen to Monday’s posting with Keith Taylor and visit the Three Things web page to hear past interviews.
Q Facelift
Posted by: Alissa Ampezzan
Well, a facade-lift, anyway. The new signage on the east side of Q world headquarters is a creative nod to our building’s history.
Java Information Architecture
Posted by: Tom Rieke
Java is far more than a general-purpose, object-oriented software system created by Sun Microsystems in 1995. It is also a huge volcanic island that separates the Indian Ocean from the Java Sea. Java has more people than any other island in the world (130 million). Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, in northwestern Java, is the world’s sixth largest metropolitan area (18.9 million people).
SEO Steers the Ship
Posted by: Jocelyn Edin
You absolutely cannot ignore search engine optimization (SEO) when developing your online presence. There is too much out there; people have too little time; and Google is the first place many of us go to find anything. My recent example is looking to purchase eyeglasses for my four-year-old daughter Gwen.
Music + Community
Posted by: Alissa Ampezzan
This past weekend many of us Qsters attended the 33rd annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival, a two-day collection of innovative local and national artists. The Ark celebrates its 45th year of music and community in 2010 and what better way to mark the milestone than by selling out two nights at Hill Auditorium. Headliners were Iron and Wine, Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) & Jay Farrar (Sunvolt), Rosanne Cash, and Richie Havens. Stand-out performances came from Hoots & Hellmouth and local duo Nervous But Excited.
Singapore Design Society
Posted by: Tom Rieke
The new Singapore Design Society hosted its first design conference on Saturday, 23 January, in the Drama Theatre at the National Library.
Thank you Penny
Posted by: Christine Golus
Kudos to the University of Michigan School of Art & Design for their excellent Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitor Series – a series of free lectures held at the venerable Michigan Theater on Thursdays at 5:10 pm.
Aerial Photography…by kite
Posted by: Ben Schaaf
Kite Aerial Photography is a form of photography where a camera is lifted using a kite and a photograph is taken either automatically or by remote. The effect gives us an interesting prescriptive from the air.
Miyakojima, Yokohama, SIGGRAPH Asia 2009
Posted by: Tom Rieke
En route to the second SIGGRAPH Asia, in Yokohama, I detoured to a small tropical island in the Ryukyus, three hours south of Tokyo, near Taiwan.
‘Tis the Season!
Posted by: Alissa Ampezzan
Next time you’re strolling the streets of Kerrytown, be sure to pass the Q front window on Catherine. This week we got in the holiday spirit by participating in the Kerrytown District Association window display contest… and we won!
Presentation is Everything
Posted by: Jocelyn Edin
This project has gotten a lot of publicity and for good reason. It completely stops you in your tracks. Would you buy the yarn? I’m not sure, but it definitely would out-compete on the shelves, and this time of year that makes a huge difference.
Q, Album Art and Stereophile Magazine
Posted by: Paul Koch
While recently flipping through the October issue of Stereophile magazine, I came across a familiar looking CD cover accompanying an article. Oh that’s right, I’ve seen that around the Q office – the new David Grier CD designed by our own Jeff Callender.
The TropARKana
Posted by: Alissa Ampezzan
This past weekend, I was invited by our friends at the Ark to their annual fall fundraiser. This year’s theme was the TropARKana, featuring the music of Raul Malo.
Our Troops
Posted by: Christine Golus
On Veteran’s Day, November 11, PBS aired two documentaries that offer a unique perspective on our armed forces.
Paper Cuts Part 2: “Between the Folds” screening in San Francisco
Posted by: Rie Yamaoka
A couple of weeks ago I went to the San Francisco premiere of "Between the Folds", a documentary about the art and science of origami.
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