Use Creative Energy to Design Social Change
Design For Social Change On any day, at any given time, if you walk through the doors of Uptown Studios be prepared to be hit with creative energy focused towards social change. Creative conversations are happening all around you, creative thinking and brainstorming, designing and developing. Spend enough time with us and you might find ...Blog Post
Read More »Times they are a changing’
Especially with web and digital work. And it changes at the speed of light in our studio! I want to discuss Responsive Site Design what it means and why it is so important. 1. What is it? Responsive design means that your website is precoded with information that lets the site know where the visitor ...Blog Post
Read More »Dishing the Dirt on Databases
Databases in the web world can be utilized in several different ways, some of which aren't as obvious as others. Regardless of whether you're storing newsletter subscribers, managing a photo gallery, or trying to easily manage the content of your website, a database can permit all of this. Need your end users to query files and records that you've provided ...Blog Post
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7 Good Reasons to Use FSC Certified Paper
It protects the ENVIRONMENT. FSC certified paper products coming from FSC certified forests must be grown, managed and harvested in a way that is good for the habitat and the future growth of the forest. It helps indigenous PEOPLE. All local, regional and global laws must be followed in harvesting and transporting FSC products, respecting ...Blog Post
Read More »Green Marketing
Green Marketing: the Win-Win-Win In today's world, the printed invite has been replaced by the easy, convenient, cost effective and green electronic invite. Fax machines are a thing of the past with emails and interactive PDFs allowing for the majority of things to be done easily from your desktop computer (err, I mean smartphone or ...Blog Post
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Client Corner: The Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC)
Energy conservation, water conservation, solid waste reduction, green building, transportation and air quality and pollution prevention – our client Business Environmental Resource Center BERC knows what it means to be green. BERC, or The Business Environmental Resource Center, provides free consultation for businesses in need of environmental regulation advice, making BERC a unique government agency ...Blog Post
Read More »Being “Greener”
Being Greener When we talk about helping you to be green - we are REALLY talking about becoming greener. We are here to help you embrace new ideas and ways to create your marketing materials, and how to get them into the hands of your potential customers, funders and clients. Even at 100% digital marketing ...Blog Post
Read More »The Social Media Schedule
As you've been reading through our May posts about social media, we've come across the term overwhelming. As just recently starting some social media maintenance here at Uptown Studios, I can relate to that feeling of being overwhelmed by social media. While it can be hectic at first, some simple tools have been developed allowing ...Blog Post
Read More »The Art of Social Media
The Art of Social Media By Leidhra Johnson, Social Media Manager and Anton Weaver, Lead Designer Social media can be a bit overwhelming if you’re not used to using it. So, to help ease the fear of the unknown, here are some simple setup tips to keep in mind when getting started… or when quickly ...Blog Post
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