http://awscreative.com You can't spell AWESOME without AWS! :: Awe-Inspiring Graphic Design for Small Business Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AWS was contacted by St Alban's Anglican Church in Burnaby to help them redesign their website into something a bit more user friendly. This site was a new challenge for AWS, as most of our clients are small businesses trying to sell a product, or podcasts trying to lure new ... http://awscreative.com/portfolio/st-albans-church/ Wowee, has it been a long time since an update to the portfolio section. Let's just say it's been a bit too hectic lately to get these things up here, but at long last, I've decided to take the time to update you with the latest from AWS. Let's start by ... http://awscreative.com/portfolio/fancore-2-0/ Our latest client was Emerald Planet Fundraising, an environmentally conscious fundraising business. Their focus on green initiatives and clean living solutions definitely sets them apart. I've met a lot of people who claim to be environmentally conscious, but Joanne Morneau is the real deal. If you don't believe me, then ... http://awscreative.com/portfolio/emerald-planet/ Or "What's that flashing?" So there's a lot of blog posts out there about how to use Twitter to your advantage, and they use a lot of fancy words like "Viral Marketing", "Hash Tags", and for some reason, everything has an "@" symbol in front of it. What's that all about? ... http://awscreative.com/blog/quality-tweets-part-2/ Geek Out Online has been a long time client and friend of AWS Creative. In fact, back a couple of years ago, they were our first Wordpress project. Of course, that was just a simple modification of the already existing theme, downloaded for free from somewhere in cyberspace. Now, a couple ... http://awscreative.com/portfolio/geek-out-online/ Fancore Pirate Radio is a podcast dedicated to discussing film and pop culture. The site was designed in May of 2009 and launched that month with it's first few episodes following soon after. The site is built on Wordpress, allowing the site's contributors to easily update with new episodes and ... http://awscreative.com/portfolio/fancore-pirate-radio/ Or How To Use Twitter To Your Advantage Social Media is a tricky thing. These days it's not just important that you be on the internet, but also that you have a way for people to interact with that web presence. With this in mind, I'm starting a series of entries ... http://awscreative.com/blog/tips-tricks/quality-tweets-part-1/ I just got home from yet another networking event, and I'm not even unpacking my bag, as I'm off to another one tomorrow evening, and another the day after that. With that in mind, I thought I'd share my thoughts with everyone one what to do and what not to ... http://awscreative.com/blog/tips-tricks/5-networking-dos-and-donts/ Metropolis Comics and Toys is a comic and collectible shop named after the legendary home city of Superman! For this identity project, AWS was asked to create a brand that evoked the iconography of the timeless DC Comics character, while maintaining a healthy, legal distance from the copyright. The result ... http://awscreative.com/portfolio/metropolis-comics-and-toys/ Sensational Creatures and Creations is an up and coming animatronics and prop house for the film industry. Their mix of zany creatures and horrific creations lends itself greatly to a fun and creative brand identity. AWS was tasked with developing the entire identity for the company, including logo, business cards ... http://awscreative.com/portfolio/another-portfolio/