The Pacific
By robert | March 12, 2010
The must-watch miniseries of the year starts up this Sunday night on HBO with the first episode of The Pacific. We’ve been waiting for this moment for over a year as HBO slowly leaked out new trailers. The Hanks/Spielberg team that produced Band of Brothers is back to tell the stories of three real-life Marines from the First Marine Division from Guadalcanal. Tune in.
In a tie-in with the mini-series, visitors to our own Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum can record a video “thank you” message that will become part of a national tribute distributed to modern day U.S. troops.
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Charleston Miracle League Launches
By Chris Simpson | March 10, 2010
The Charleston Miracle League is a non-profit organization gives children and adults with special needs (i.e. mental and/or physical challenges) the opportunity to play baseball, for free, in a formally organized league at a state-of-the-art complex built specifically for them.
Their founder, Channing Proctor, approached us with the task of developing a new, fresh approach to their online presence. We gladly helped deliver a shiny new site that showcases the emotion of the players, volunteers, and all involved.
Make sure to check out the sweet “MEcard” tool that lets you create a customized baseball card and send it to a friend, or better yet, why not donate your time as a volunteer or support financially?
They’re also kicking off the “Bridging the Gap” through baseball fundraising effort to help fund another year of baseball for adults and children with special needs.
Hopefully we’ll see you out on the field!
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DC Bike Station
By robert | March 4, 2010
I hit tonight’s Revolution on 2 Wheels lecture…the series is organized by the Charleston Civic Design Center (thanks) and sponsored by mybikelaw and Charleston Moves (thanks). This week’s presenter was Bill Gallagher, a principal at KGP Design Studio in DC who leads their urban design and transportation studios. After a half inspiring/half depressing slide show of bike friendly cities around the world (depressing in that we don’t have more of the good stuff) he shared the story of the DC Bike Station they designed next to Union Station. It’s a monster hit….becoming an icon for the city’s move to become more transit evolved. Given a difficult site and hefty list of restrictions, KGP pulled off a homerun with the modern, green, functional, bicycle wheel/helmet inspired structure.
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Live at Edgewater
By mike | March 3, 2010
Launched a site today for Edgewater, a community being developed near Pittsburgh in Oakmont, PA. This is a unique development as it’s an urban-infill project. Where once a steel mill nestled in a 100 year old community cranked out locomotive wheels, that space has been reclaimed and is being put back to work for the people to enjoy the land once more. Access to the river has returned, and the very homes that once were literally in the shadow of foundries will now be reconnected to new residential streets and parks.
There was also a logo developed as part of the process – we ended up using an iconic element of the Oakmont skyline as well as aspects of the river, rebirth, and even found a way to get a nod in to the railroad industry roots.
Check it out at www.liveatedgewater.com
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Got a hour to burn? Watch this…
By josh | March 3, 2010
Last year I attended a really great conference in Savannah, Ga called Geekend. At last min David Carson bailed and they invited Aaron Draplin to come talk in his place. Ever since then I’ve been a huge fan of Aarons and my favorite font changed to Futura Bold. That being said, his hour long talk was halarious and very inspiring to say the least. Well, thanks to the awesome guys who threw together Geekend, they have finally uploaded the video of his keynote speech and it is certainly worth watching! Take the time, grab a beer, and put this MF’er in fullscreen, it’s worth it! Click the image above or the link below the fold…
ENJOY!
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William Means Refresh
By nicola | March 3, 2010
Yesterday we launched a new version of CharlestonRealEstate.com for William Means. In addition to a refresh of the overall look / feel, the new site includes an enhanced real estate tool, allowing searches on specific area amenities, schools and a ‘find a deal’ feature that searches on short sales, foreclosed properties, and homes with recent price reductions. There’s also a new price tracking feature, that displays changes in price history for each home.
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Angry Hockey Bear
By robert | March 1, 2010
Just saw this doozy over at Burnt Orange Nation. It’s perhaps the most awesomely over-the-top sports team intro video ever made. Introducing your 2009-2010 Alaska Nanooks…
Compare with the original intro from the 2008-2009 season….this year they upgraded the graphics and increased the number of explosions. Can’t wait to see what they work up next season.
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Force Protection Relaunch
By mike | February 24, 2010
Launched a new site for Force Protection this week. For those not familiar, Force Protection is a Ladson, SC based company that specializes in technology and vehicles that keep soldiers and Marines safe on the battlefield – namely, the tough fronts of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their trucks have an amazing ability to keep their occupants safe from roadside bombs and able to make it back home to continue their lives after the conflict is over.
The original site debuted in October 2004, and since then many things have changed, not the least of which is a rebranding and new identity and a print campaign to-match. We also wanted to spread our wings a bit and increase the overall footprint of the site, as well as bake in some video sharing elements and a place for user testimonials.
Big plans for the future to complement the interactivity showcased in the 360ยบ vehicle models.
Go check it out at www.forceprotection.net
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SkiFree
By mike | February 21, 2010
Was watching Olympic skiing tonight and thought of this Windows 3.1 classic from back in the day. Watch out for the snowman!
Edit: For all the crybabies that apparently read the blog with sound turned up, I’ve disabled the embed and you’ll have to click the image to play the game. Why do you all hate America and the Olympics?
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NYC Parking Meters Getting Greener
By robert | February 21, 2010
Another nice example of how cities can take simple steps to improve bicycle accessibility. NYC is transforming 225 of its parking meters into bike racks. Simply chop off the working part of the meter and attached a circular piece of metal. Done. The new racks cost $300 to set up, and save the city $200 by not having to rip out meter posts and patch concrete. Let’s try some in Charleston.
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