Newsletter – July 2010
New Work
Marchex
Marchex, Inc., a $93 million a year company, asked Design Commission to help craft their story on the web. The result is a site that applies strategic content organization and elegant design to deliver their message: they are the world's leader in call based advertising.
Design Commission Gallery
11/100
(Patent Pending Industries 1999 - 2010)
For over a decade Jeff Kleinsmith and Jessee LeDoux of Patent Pending Industries have been creating a fresh perspective through their silk-screened concert posters. They've ushered in a new era of poster design, rejuvenating the world of live music. 11/100, the first retrospective collection of their work, is not to be missed.
Public Opening:
August 5, 2010 - 5 PM – 10 PM
Design Commission Gallery
310 S. Washington St.
Seattle, WA 98104
or:
Matt Fordham
Public Opening:
August 5, 2010 - 5 PM – 10 PM
Design Commission Gallery
310 S. Washington St.
Seattle, WA 98104
Design Commission Welcomes
Matt Fordham
Matt is focused equally on the aesthetic and technical aspects of communication. He has 10 years experience as an interactive designer and developer, and has done work for Tommy Hilfiger, the Seattle Seahawks, American Greetings and Corbis. In a parallel universe, Matt earned a degree in Music Technology and worked as a producer and engineer on major label releases in Boston, Nashville, and Seattle. In his life as a designer and as a musician, Matt's creations are informed by his knack for balancing innovation with accessibility.
Industry Event
The Art Science of Seductive Interactions
How can we design interactions that encourage specific behaviors? A while back, LinkedIn experimented with a feature: a little meter above the users’ information, showing their profile’s “percentage completed.” Suddenly, more users filled out their profiles. The feature didn’t have a clever interface, a sophisticated information architecture, or show any technical prowess. It just leveraged basic human psychology.
IxDA Seattle and BlueFlavor Seattle present: A Lecture by Stephen P. Anderson
Monday July 12, 2010, 7 PM – 8:30
Location: Pinch/Zoom
707 N 35th St
Seattle, WA 98103 US
IxDA Seattle and BlueFlavor Seattle present: A Lecture by Stephen P. Anderson
Monday July 12, 2010, 7 PM – 8:30
Location: Pinch/Zoom
707 N 35th St
Seattle, WA 98103 US
About Us
DC Loves
Jonatan Söderström, aka 'Cactus'
He's somewhat of a cult legend in the Indie gaming community. His games have a distinctively surreal retro feel to them, and the gameplay is often very unique and innovative
-Avram
Pentacon Six
Quirky medium format cameras manufactured in East Germany from the 50s through the 90s.
-MattAbout Design Commission
Design Commission creates interactive experiences that build value for our clients and solve problems for their customers.
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