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Life At The Agency

Posted on Saturday, August 14th, 2010

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I have been at Wag­ge­ner Eds­trom for close to 2 months now. I’ve worked on a few really awe­some pro­jects and have star­ted to get a grasp for what it’s like to work at an agency. I though I’d write a bit about my expe­rience there so far and how it com­pa­res to free­lan­cing.
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A Change On The Horizon

Posted on Monday, June 14th, 2010

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Last month I was con­tac­ted by three dif­fe­rent com­pa­nies who were inte­res­ted in my work. I wasn’t searching for a new job, so it was a bit out of the blue for me. I figu­red it was worth chec­king into. I talked with all three com­pa­nies, but really felt that one of them was a great fit. So star­ting on June 22nd, I will start wor­king for Wag­ge­ner Eds­trom in Lake Oswego, OR as an Expe­rience Desig­ner.
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New Site Feature: Works In Progress

Posted on Thursday, May 13th, 2010

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One of the things I wanted to inc­lude in the rede­sign of my site that launched this week was a place to fea­ture the sites that I am currently wor­king on. I toyed with a few ideas of how to do this. You’ll notice on my port­fo­lio page that I now fea­ture small clips of the sites I am wor­king on. Enough to tease, but not too much since they are still under­way.
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Best of the Mid-Valley 2010

Posted on Monday, May 10th, 2010

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A few weeks ago I was nomi­na­ted for Best Web Desig­ner of Mid-Valley in the Sta­tes­man Jour­nal. The com­mu­nity has spoken and has nomi­na­ted me as the Mid-Valley’s best.
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Working On A Redesign

Posted on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

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VINTOM Redesign Snippet

I have been wor­king slowly on a rede­sign for my web­site for the last few months. Pro­gress on it has been very hit and miss. My goal is to get it done while my wife is in Hawaii this week. In fact, part of the reason I’m wri­ting this post is to light a fire under my butt to just get it done!
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New Project: Crucified Creative

Posted on Monday, April 19th, 2010

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I have been busy lately wor­king on a few fun pro­jects. One of them has been a colla­bo­ra­tive effort bet­ween myself an a bunch of other great Chris­tian desig­ners and techies. It’s called Cru­ci­fied Crea­tive. Right now we have a blog star­ted and are loo­king to branch out into other areas as we grow.
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Video Tip: How to Create Strong Unique Passwords

Posted on Friday, March 26th, 2010

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Are you one of those folks who uses the same pass­word for everything? Well, STOP IT! In this video tip I’ll show you how to create strong unique pass­words for each of the sites you visit.
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Best of the Mid Valley

Posted on Saturday, March 20th, 2010

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A friend of mine emai­led me the other day and let me know that VINTOM.com was listed as one of the nomi­nees for Best Web Desig­ner in the Mid-Valley on the Sta­tes­man Jour­nal web­site. How exci­ting!
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As Seen in Web Designer Magazine…

Posted on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

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Web Designer Magazine Article

A few months ago I was inter­vie­wed by Web Desig­ner Maga­zine out of the UK. I kind of forgot about it until a few people con­tac­ted me and said they had read the article that fea­tu­red my work. So if you pick up Issue 166 of Web Desig­ner Maga­zine, make sure to keep an eye out for yours truly.

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The Importance of Taking A Break

Posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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Some­ti­mes I have a pro­blem slo­wing down. I feel like if I am not “busy” I am not being pro­duc­tive. But I think I have come to the rea­li­za­tion that breaks are neces­sary. My family and I are hea­ding out of town tomo­rrow for 2 days for a little vaca­tion. We’re ren­ting a condo up at Eagle Crest resort near Bend, OR. This will be the first vaca­tion (apart from visi­ting family) we’ve taken since our Honey­moon almost 5 years ago.
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