By Viget Labs
in General
Dec. 30, 2008 | 0 comments
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in General
Dec. 30, 2008 | 0 comments
Thanks to Andy, you can see just how long it'll take to grow your VigeTurf.
VigeTurf from Viget Labs on Vimeo
Want your own? Just tell us where you'll grow it and we just might send you a batch.
By Viget Labs
in General
Dec. 27, 2008 | 10 comments
By Brian Wynne Williams, CEO & Co-Founder,
in General
Dec. 27, 2008 | 10 comments
It's the holidays. For our holiday party, we always like to give gifts to the Viget staff. This year part of that gift was my new favorite bit of clothing: my Viget Hoodie.
Most people probably don't know why I like this particular piece of garb so much, though, so I thought I'd share.
By Viget Labs
in Events and Staff
Dec. 18, 2008 | 2 comments
By Viget Labs, ,
in Events and Staff
Dec. 18, 2008 | 2 comments
Our own Jackson Wilkinson will add New Zealand to his list of international speaking gigs next February when he presents at Webstock 2009, where he'll lead an all-day workshop on how the Agile process can benefit designers, UX strategists, and managers.
The topic is borne from the frustration user-centric practitioners can sometimes feel when working in Agile -- with its characteristic tight timeframes and limited up-front planning -- that cater to development circles. He'll help attendants recognize the opportunities Agile holds for everyone by sharing tips, tricks, and methods we've employed at Viget to ensure our teams find balance and our projects (and, ultimately, our clients) are successful.
By Viget Labs
in General
Dec. 10, 2008 | 3 comments
By Viget Labs, ,
in General
Dec. 10, 2008 | 3 comments
Each December, we come together as a company to thank our clients and friends -- Viget style -- who have helped us to succeed over the past decade. This tradition started many years ago with a little creation we called VigorBalm and has continued through fun projects like Vigoroma, Vigelicious, VigeTags, and VigetRocks.
This year, we created a cool product (if we do say so ourselves) that we're sending nationwide to family and fans alike -- BEHOLD! VigeTurf will be dashing through the snow (and U.S. Postal system) soon in hopes of inspiring growth around the world just in time for the new year!
But we didn't stop there! No, instead we upped the ante and did a *bit* more than just a basic website. On it, you can tell us what you're growing in 2009 with our Twitter-style updater, or grow some virtual turf of your own to add to the gallery and share with pals. (But please keep it clean, folks; VigeTurf, after all, is all about GROWTH!)
Also, recipients of the real life VigeTurf boxes will be sending photos of where they've been growing; if you want to receive one of your own (while supplies last), email us at iwantone@vigeturf.com. Or, if you just want to tell us what you think of Vigeturf, drop us an email at hi@vigeturf.com.
So, check out VigeTurf.com, read more about the story and see the people who helped make it happen, tell us if you want one, and share a little green with your loved ones this holiday season!
By Viget Labs
in Events and Staff and Wrap-Ups
Nov. 21, 2008 | 0 comments
By Hilary Swope, Office Manager,
in Events and Staff and Wrap-Ups
Nov. 21, 2008 | 0 comments
This was a busy week for events at HQ! We hosted three events in as many days, starting with the Women in Technology (WIT)-sponsored Intersection of Marketing and Technology Lunch on Tuesday. The WIT event brought together four speakers and 60+ guests to discuss social media marketing and ever-evolving technologies.
The panel is pictured below from left to right: Jen Krupey (Viget Labs), Susan Kearney (Smith|Gifford), Brian Reed (Boxtone), moderator Katie Hanusik (SpeakerBox), and Matt Goddard (R2intergrated).
By Viget Labs
in Site Launches
Nov. 14, 2008 | 1 comment
By Viget Labs, ,
in Site Launches
Nov. 14, 2008 | 1 comments
We helped RollStream -- a Fairfax-based start-up that provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) collaboration tools for managing client and vendor communication -- relaunch its website this week after undergoing a full redesign and rebuild.
The site, which we built using the ExpressionEngine content management system, showcases the RollStream product interface -- which we redesigned for them in August -- through various screenshots and feature descriptions. Users also can sign up quickly and easily to receive a free trial of RollStream, or, if an existing client, submit support requests.
By Viget Labs
in Events
Nov. 06, 2008 | 1 comment
By Hilary Swope, Office Manager,
in Events
Nov. 06, 2008 | 1 comments
As you might have seen, Vigeteers love Halloween. Because we enjoy Halloween as well as reasons to celebrate, it's a tradition here at Viget to invite the kids of staff to come in to our office to show off their flashy costumes and collect treats. Last week in both offices, we hosted about ten children clad in impressive (as always!) Halloween attire. Check it out!
One of the hazards of playing host to festivities like this one is that everyone likes to encourage us to keep the leftover candy. And there was a LOT of leftover candy. Which is now gone, save for a sad few Laffy Taffies that no one likes. Aside from the candy-gorging, our parties were absolute successes. Everyone is looking forward to next year's costumes already! Special thanks to Julia for all her help with the project and to all that came out!
By Viget Labs
in Events and Staff
Nov. 05, 2008 | 0 comments
By Viget Labs, ,
in Events and Staff
Nov. 05, 2008 | 0 comments
Next Thursday, Nov. 13, Samantha will tool up to Pennsylvania and present, "Typography is the Foundation of Good Web Design" at Refresh Pittsburgh.
She will illustrate how typographic legibility, hierarchy, and expression contribute to the success of a design through a step by step web-site redesign.
By Viget Labs
in Events
Nov. 03, 2008 | 0 comments
By Hilary Swope, Office Manager,
in Events
Nov. 03, 2008 | 0 comments
Recently, the entire Viget crew jumped in our trusty rental vans for a tradition as old as the company: Third Third Thursday (TTT to those of us on the inside.)
By Viget Labs
in Site Launches
Oct. 31, 2008 | 0 comments
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Oct. 31, 2008 | 0 comments
Spoonflower, a NC-based start-up that prints custom designs on fabric, announced this week that it was leaving private beta and introducing itself to the world. And because we -- under Clinton's lead -- helped to bring their idea to life online, we couldn't be prouder.
We built their application in Ruby on Rails; since its private beta in May, the site has attracted more then 10,000 users.
"After five months of testing, on Monday we finally opened up Spoonflower so that anyone who wants to can register, upload a design, and order custom-printed fabric," said Spoonflower's Stephen Fraser in an email announcing their official launch.
