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Happy Holidays!

December 18, 2007 | Filed under: News

We’d like to wish everyone, especially all of our wonderful clients, happy holidays and a fantastic new year!

We’re going on vacation here starting December 19th until January 2nd. This is a general notice, not specific to each designer, so if you are a current client wondering about your project timeline, you’ll need to ask your designer her specific vacation period. It does mean we won’t be taking new inquiries, though. Feel free to write in if you would like to get in line (we WILL have many openings for Jan.), but your inquiry will not be answered … Continue reading »


Posted by Emily @ 5:08 pm   

We’re Hiring Again

November 29, 2007 | Filed under: News

Since we’re so busy around here and down a few designers we’re going to start hiring again. We’re looking for a few people who would start Jan. 2008 (possibly a bit earlier).

We’re going to be looking for candidates for TWO DIFFERENT POSITIONS.

The first position is a designer/developer. Please go to this post and read the qualifications we are looking for.

The second position is less focused on design and more on coding and installation. You would be working in a two person team with one of our other designers (most likely Shaz or Karen). … Continue reading »


Posted by Emily @ 6:58 pm   

Welcome Vicki and Shaz!

July 17, 2007 | Filed under: News

When we announced we were hiring two months ago, we had no idea we’d get such a big response from people wanting to join us. Almost everyone who wrote in would have been a great addition to our team in one way or another. We want to thank everyone who wrote in and let you know it was a very hard decision.

Business has (almost unbelievably) picked up even more in the last month, so instead of only choosing one new designer we decided to go ahead and bring on two, Vicki and Shaz. Please check out our … Continue reading »


Posted by Emily @ 1:44 pm   

We’re Hiring!

April 25, 2007 | Filed under: News

Due to Heather’s recent indefinite hiatus and the volume of inquiries we’ve been receiving, we have decided it might be time to bring in some new blood. Below is a list of basic requirements. Scroll down to the end to find out how to contact us and what we need from you.

Basic Requirements

  1. (x)HTML/CSS - Intermediate to Expert knowledge
  2. Graphics editing/creation (ie Photoshop/Illustrator or similar) - Intermediate to Expert knowledge
  3. Knowledge of major content management systems
  4. Time management skills
  5. People skills
  6. Patience (and lots of it)
  7. Passion (you gotta love what you do)

More about the basic requirements:
We’re looking for a well rounded designer/developer. This means … Continue reading »


Posted by Emily @ 2:44 pm   

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