Our Perspectives

Objectified, The Movie

This week the new documentary Objectified opened at SXSW in Austin. Gary Hustwit's second film (the first was the awesome Helvetica) explores the world of industrial design, through the eyes...

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301 Redirect for BLUE ION

We are (finally) moving to a PERMANENT HOME! It's been an incredible journey for us at Blue Ion when it comes to our office space. For the past decade, we've...

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Pecha Kucha Intersections

No question that the stars of PKN are the awesome speakers who share their stories, insights, inspirations, etc. But there's also real magic in the connections and intersections. What if...

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Pecha Kucha Scare

Had a great time last night at Pecha Kucha Night, and thanks to all who played a role. Only one "uh-oh" moment....which was standing on stage with jimihatt as he...

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An Internet Company Without

It was an interesting day here at Blue Ion. Thanks to the fine folks at BellSouth ("The New AT&T") we were without internet service from about 10am until 5pm. While...

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Factory Shell

If you've been to our offices at the Cigar Factory recently, you've probably noticed quite a bit of activity in the parking lot. We now have a bobcat, a backhoe,...

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The Death of Pontiac

Heartbreaking to see the demise of the Pontiac brand. The news is that GM may be cutting the division...following their decision to eliminate Saturn by 2012 in an effort to...

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Can I play with madness?

Like many of the great artists that preceded him, and very likely, sadly, will come after him, Anton Maiden was someone that died at a much too young age. [caption...

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ThinkTEC Innovation Summit Presentation

Enjoyed sharing some thoughts on creative industries, innovation and economic development this morning at ThinkTEC's Innovation Summit conference. While I was scheduled to be part of a panel discussion at...

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Oscar Nominated Shorts

While these two shorts won't get all the attention of other Oscar-nominated films, they still demonstrate the power of bite-sized stories. Konstantin Bronzit’s “Lavatory Lovestory” Steph Green’s “New Boy”

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