As mobile devices proliferate (tablets, phones – things with small screens and no wires…) the challenge of delivering an appropriate experience to those mobile users has increased – but things are now settling down and some general standards have emerged. As web developers and brand managers to our clients, we have been riding the…
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I’ve been thinking about our “USP” – “Unique Selling Proposition” – that thing that we do at Studio Two that consistently sets us apart from our competition. This is it: We Get it Done Beautifully. Why does this matter to you, dear reader? Here’s why – we all live by references – good “word-of-mouth” –…
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By Kevin Sprague, Creative Director – For those of us who have been developing web sites since the very first days, it has been an exciting ride of ever-evolving technologies, languages and expectations. I remember my palpable excitement way back in the late ’90’s when the first “designed” HTML sites came up and we all…
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Long time client Barrington Coffee Roasting Company recently had us over for a visit and some java. It really hit home to me how long our relationship with BCRC has been – going way back into the earliest days of Studio Two. We started working with Gregg and Barth in 1999 or theerabouts with our original work…
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We recently designed and produced a comprehensive portfolio for leading Interior Designer and Entrepreneur, William Caligari. The portfolio is 96 pages, full color, 12×12″ hard-cover and displays his work for retail, spa, hospitality and home in gorgeous images throughout. Many of the projects were shot by Kevin Sprague, with additional elements from William’s archives. The portfolio…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2013 Lenox, MA – Studio Two is pleased to announce that their client, nationally recognized illustrator and artist Sol Schwartz, has published his fourth book – the 168 page hardcover, titled: Drawing Music II: The La Musica International Chamber Music Festival Sketchbook. The book encompasses more than 300 of the…
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Here’s the newest thing that just came across my radar – Google Surveys – wow – this has a lot of potential. Basically, you figure out what you want surveyed and Google does the rest – for a price (.10 per respondent – not cheap but probably much cheaper than comparables – and it’s GOOGLE!).…
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Money is tight – I don’t know of any organization or business that isn’t approaching cash flow like the hot-potato it is for all of us. The recession may be “over” but it doesn’t mean all that much has changed – if it has for you, let me know! Which brings me to the topic…
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We work with many non-profit organizations including theaters, libraries, museums and so on. Over the last year we developed new websites for many of our clients and migrated some of our older institutional clients from sites built 6-9 years ago to new wordpress-powered sites. In the course of doing this we encountered a diversity of…
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So it looks like the Instagram/Facebook mashup is about to kick copyright law squarely in the teeth : read this excellent post on Mashable : but the meat on the bone is this language in the terms of use about to be foisted on all instagram users (here’s the link to the policy): “You agree that…
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