I just got back from Austin. Here are my notes from some fantastic panels and keynote speeches. There is a lot to get through, but hey, stick with me. The Real Responsive Process These guys talked about the theory behind it, why we should be doing [...]
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SXSW 2013
Saturday, March 16th, 2013It’s a jungle out there
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013I went to the Oregon Zoo earlier this week. The hope is that we can work together and form a partnership around the beaver habitat. Maybe some day we will have livebeavercam.edu available for you to go to (official title still to be determined). Anyways it was also quite enjoyable on a personal level because [...]
What is a User Experience Specialist?
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013So whenever I am in a meeting and we do the typical lets all introduce ourselves spiel. I inevitably get asked what I actually do or get the typical confused/intrigued facial expressions. I guess I should preface this by saying my official title is User Experience Specialist. Most of the time I give a fairly [...]
How big is Super Grande?
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013Here are three things you can learn today. The Grande Super burrito at La Rockita (downtown Corvallis) is too big. I know wouldn’t typically ever think of saying that phrase, but the thing is just way to big. It broke open and spilled every where. Quite tasty, but a big disaster. Sorry I don’t have [...]
Accessibility on our minds
Friday, December 7th, 2012During a recent Educause session on website accessibility, Oregon State University ranked 5th out of 135 universities. We’ve moved up from the middle of the pack, and this is certainly a sign that we’re heading it the right direction. http://data.oaa-web-accessibility.org/schools http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2012/athletic-rivalries-and-web-accessibility-who-sweet-16-year Having a committed and knowledgable team at Disability Access Services and the Office of [...]
Whatever gets the job done.
Monday, August 27th, 2012In our department we value creativity. We have a pretty relaxed environment. Hours aren’t 100% scripted and our dress code is pretty relaxed. We have a voice in the design of our offices and creative spaces. In the Higher Education world I would say we operate outside of the norm. However, none of this would [...]
Welcome to the Big Show!
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012Every year as a part of our paid sponsorship with Athletics we get to create a short video to be played during football games. Yes, that is accurate we (the university) have to pay to get a 30 second message up on the Jumbo Tron at each of our home football games. I understand it, but [...]
Jimmy Johns
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012I recently had Jimmy Johns for lunch. If you aren’t familiar with the franchise I will try to sum them up really quick. They are a sandwich shop and their competitive advantage is that they are fast, really fast. Most of the time, when you walk in and order, your sandwich is ready by the time you [...]
Team Bonding
Thursday, June 28th, 2012Part of us met with local team members to plan out our marketing strategies for the next two years.
Three sites and a new designer
Thursday, June 7th, 2012The Web Comm team has had a hand in a few successes recently. We helped with the launch of three new websites, including the colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Education, as well as a new site for our Veterinary Hospital, which includes a fancy new parallax slider and a nifty video piece. Of course, Central [...]
