That’s right, I’m expecting my second child this November and am soooo excited! I’m finally starting to show and I could tell some clients were noticing, but were too polite to say anything…. well now the cat is out of the bag!

No, I’m not finding out if it’s going to be a little boy or girl because we didn’t last time and it was so much fun… especially the delivery. When my husband went out to the waiting area to revile the news I could hear cheers all the way in my delivery room. What an amazing experience!

I’m looking forward to taking this journey again, all the while having the support of my family here at Liquis along the way

I must start this off by validating that we do indeed care about and have a very close relationship with deadlines her at Liquis. In fact, it’s not uncommon for the design team to be the first ones in and the last ones out or even work weekends if a project gets down to the wire. We work very hard to meet deadlines without sacrificing an ounce of great design or development standards.

Now that the disclaimer is taken care of, the truth about deadlines must come out. Sometimes deadlines are meant to be broken.

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This is a cool website because it has a cool concept, helping creative projects get funded.

A great example of a totally creative idea that could get it’s legs from a website like this is the GoPano micro. It’s a device that lets you capture 360 degree video from an iPhone4. What the?!

The other reason it’s cool… click on the scissors at the footer! I can’t help myself…

Is it this OR that… or this AND that?

Do you have specific criteria or do you just want the design firm to give you the right “vibe.” What is that vibe? Do you expect formal or casual?

How do you know you can trust them to do what you need them to do? Do you have long term goals with the design firm?

Of course you don’t have to answer ALL of these questions, but we really want to know your perspective.

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It’s *almost* perfect because nothing man-made is ever perfect, so that’s the first step… It’s okay to be human! Now, let’s say you have this awesome idea and want to bring it to life on the Web. What to do? Here’s how we would help you through the process…

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Ever get that scary page that looks like you did something really wrong when you’re on a website? It can be a total deterrence and some people don’t even bother trying to find their way back to where they were on the website. That would really suck if that was YOUR website!

The cool thing is you can actually customize the error pages on your website. It can even be fun with lighthearted copy or even a game! This keeps viewers happy and makes you likable. Check out these examples to see what other peeps are doing and let me know if you want a custom error page too!

I am happy to announce that Brad, our design director, and Jackie, our general manager, are getting hitched! I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to write the post, but there you have it! They will tie the knot this July in Newport Beach. Brad proposed last July in Huntington Beach and Jackie said “YES!” just in time for him to get off his knee and out of the way of an approaching wave!

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Yeah, these aren’t just for corporate peeps anymore. Brand guidelines are a very important element to creating a consistent culture within your brand and it’s audience… no matter how big or small.  What does that mean? It means that whether people are checking out your Facebook page, your website, your business card or whatever other marketing platforms you have, they KNOW it’s you… because it feels like you, and that’s valuable stuff.

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For all you B2C (business to consumer) and B2B (business to business) social media gurus or wannabees… SMAZ (social media AZ) is back and happening this Friday. It’s not too late to get your tix and learn from experts with real-life experience on what works, what doesn’t and how to achieve your social media goals the right way. Maybe I’ll see you there!

I couldn’t stop myself from clicking on the link when I saw something about a Beer Camp on Twitter. When I got to the site my mind shifted from beer to design as I was checking out the interesting page transitions. This site definitely has a unique concept, my only critiques is that it takes a little while to load and the actual info is tough to sort out for a newcomer…. otherwise, this is a COOL website!

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