Our Perspectives

Learning From The Comfort Of Your Couch

Here at Blue Ion we’re big fans of staying curious, sharpening our skills (and learning new ones), and teaching those skills to others. In fact, “committed to teaching” is one...

Life
Happy birthday to us.

[caption id="attachment_18023" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Rare archival footage. Robert, Woody, and Rich.[/caption] Picture it. Charleston, the year 2000. The streets are quieter. The restaurants seat guests without reservations. The beaches still...

Team
7 Ways To Be A Rad Dad

For such a small crew, we have no shortage of Dad's. Matter of fact, 35% of Blue Ionites are Dad's. Dad's can come in the form of many types of...

Life
A Chip-Off the Old Block

The day was December 13, 2018, and Blue Ion crew was gathered in the kitchen. Spread out on the bar were 9 plates of various Lays chip flavors. In front...

Team
Uncork: Branding a Bad Ass Wine Bar

Our friends over at Uncork Charleston asked us to help out with their new site. I love wine. I love charcuterie. And I love branding. This was a super fun...

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Does it Smell Like Weed In Here?

With legalized recreational marijuana now in 9 states, and legalized medical cannabis in an additional 20 states it was about time Blue Ion launched our first cannabis website. Enter Colorado...

Design
Marketing Automation – The Robots of Email

Blue Ion is a full service agency, but what does that even mean? The majority of what we post highlights websites we developed and launched, logos we designed, programs we...

Marketing & Tech
As Seen on Slack – Vol 1

Not only are things overheard in our office but they are also overseen. Below are images recently seen on Slack presented with no context. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL3MxAH-kDI

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Blue Ion Blurbs: Summer ’18 Edition

A single leaf has fallen here in Charleston and the Starbucks PSLs have returned to the menu which can only mean one thing: It's almost fall y'all. The arrival of...

Life
Robots Weekly ?: Check Out Dem GANs ?

WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR? ? Generative Adversarial Network. It is a network of two adversarial neural nets dealing with generated content. WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? ? They are the driving force...

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