by Theresa Carpine 25.April 2008 08:18
I saw a poster for faces of bellingham© outside La Vie En Rose on West Holly, so I had to check it out. Was it an event? Was it a political statement?
It's a blog by local artist, Lea Kelley, featuring the faces of people she encounters on the streets of Bellingham. That's it, just faces. Her goal is to get 700 faces, representing 1% of the population of our hamlet by the bay. If you find your picture, you're welcome to tell the community who you are, give a link to your website, and share comments on other people's photos. She already has over 500 photos, and I'm hoping that even when she reaches her goal, she'll keep going. The site is an amazingly simple way to feel connected to our community. It's fun to find people you recognize, even if you've never actually spoken to them.
by Theresa Carpine 22.February 2008 17:00
Well, here it is. My first Mindfly Blog post. The irony is that I was hired as a writer and it only took three and a half months for me to finally write a blog entry.
I could come up with a multitude of excuses for why it took so long for me to get here. I could tell you that I've been plenty busy writing for other cool projects. I could also mention the fact that it took three and half months for the powers-that-be to give me a login. But the simple truth is that I had no idea what to write about.
Hoping to cultivate some inspiration, I would diligently read the postings of my co-workers, trying to figure out just what belonged on the Mindfly blog or what I could add to the mix. And then I realized that the only thing I had to bring to the table was a background in literary criticism. So that's what I'm going to share with you: my analysis of my fellow bloggers.
Every Mindfly blogger has something unique to bring to their post, usually a tip for web design and websites. So even though when I read a post by Kyle and pretty much have no idea what he's talking about (because he speaks web developer and I do not), I know that I can rely on him to have plenty of links to other articles that will can give me more background. Plus, I know he's going to throw in a few pop culture references to make me laugh.
Now, Heather, on the other hand, comes at her posts with a completely different agenda. She wants to communicate her ideas to you in a clear fashion and equip you with the information to make these changes on your site. Most of her posts come with 1-2-3 step instructions and, I'm not going to lie, that's just what I need when it comes to some of this technical stuff. She's also very visual so she provides lots of screenshots in her examples.
So what I'm getting at is that every blogger has to come up with their own voice. They might not even know they're doing it, but it's there. And it's a good thing because the reason that people come back to a blog (we hope) is that they like something about the blogger; not just what they say, but how they say it. And what's great about the Mindfly blog. We all write with our own particular style about a variety of topics (okay, mostly websites) so there really is something for everybody.
by Frieder Mack 18.January 2008 16:05
I've had the amazing opportunity to work at Mindfly Inc. for the last year.
When I started working here on January 28th of 2007, Mindfly was just starting
the transition into a css/div world, taking me along for the ride. This would
be an ongoing experience fueled by a unanimous drive to create user-friendly
and cutting-edge websites by all employees at Mindfly. Want proof? Just check
out the amazing breadth and know-how of the employee blogs for evidence. Much
of the content of these blogs encompasses issues we’ve encountered, or programs
and techniques we’ve found while developing applications.
Along the way I've discovered how to write console apps, develop web
services, work much more fluidly with IIS and MSSQL, and increase me knowledge of
.Net programming tenfold – particularly in regards to provider structures,
membership and profile provider included (I should have written more blogs…).
I've also gotten to know some wonderful people; a trail runner, a css guru, a
bartending windsurfer (thanks for the free beer!), a coding Genius, and a
punk-rockin' Swede (that description isn’t flattering for a team of
professional web developers, but I swear they build awesome websites!). These
people leant me their knowledge, their time, their wholehearted-determination,
and the necessary freedom to work and learn.
Alas, my time has come to move to a distant village (okay, maybe
not-so-distant) and further develop my relationship with my significant other.
I wish I could stay, I really do, and I will miss the great working environment
and work experiences created through the extraordinary efforts of the Mindfly
team.
So congratulations again for beautiful Lillian, John, hope to be at your
wedding next year Heather, I wish you well on your war waged on cross-browser
compliance Kyle (and look forward to your entertaining blogs), I’m excited to
see how SiteWorks develops, she’s beautiful too Rusty, and Gabe, you’ve just
started that adventure, so good luck.