May 2009
Hello, Urban Initiatives
We are happy to announce that we are working with the dedicated crew at Urban Initiatives to redesign their website. This non-profit health and education program works with educators and parents to enrich and support the academic, physical, and character development of children from Chicago's under-served communities. Soccer programs, cultural outings, and extracurricular activities safely engage and encourage the kids to reach their potential.
Chazen Museum of Art in Madison
While back home in Madison visiting my Mom over Mother's Day weekend, I ventured to the Chazen Museum of Art on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. On display along with the permanent collection were two impressive exhibitions. The first titled Underground Classics: The Transformation of Comics into Comix was a massive collection of "underground" comics from the 60's, 70's, and 80's by the likes of R. Crumb, Denis Kitchen, Jay Lynch, Art Spiegelman and more.
SEO, usability challenges with mobile optimized websites
I had the good chance of meeting up with friends in New York City last weekend; it's been a long time since I've had the chance to explore the town. I used to live in Long Island, but that was more than 10 years ago.
Needless to say, I was making extensive use of my iPhone to get around, find restaurant recommendations, figure out where I was and where I was going, and generally make my life easier. I haven't traveled extensively with the iPhone yet, but it is really a transformative experience.
What's a mobile optimized website?
Apple has positioned the iPhone and Safari web browser as "fully web accessible": no separate iPhone website is necessary to view and surf content. And, indeed, it's likely the best browser of its type on such a small screen. Content in various blocks can be zoomed-in and zoomed-out with a simple double click, and it's fairly easy to get around.
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Blueprint CSS - Easier Cross-browser Web Design
At Neoteric, we love designing for the web. From researching the competitive landscape, to envisioning new possibilities for brand and web presence, to seeing our ideas and our clients' goals come together.
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Snapshots from Art Chicago and NEXT
Kate Clark, Untitled, 2009 The Neoteric team ventured across the street from our offices to check out the Opening Preview for Art Chicago and NEXT on Thursday night. Art enthusiasts were out en masse to browse the hundreds of exhibits from galleries all around the world. Art Chicago featured a number of contemporary art masters and historic work while NEXT highlighted a slew of cutting-edge artists just making their presence felt in the art world. To purchase tickets to this weekend-long event visit artchicago.com or nextartfair.com
