‘Doing good’ is alluring — a great elixir to induce happy feelings like a warm embrace from a Grandma smelling of cookies. But what does ‘doing good’ mean to design studios? Is doing good a casual activity or a company pursuit? Santa gave equally, even to capitalists During this Christmas season of remembering the charity [...]
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“Elevating the role of design and marketing on the Web since 1996 has been both rewarding and a thrill. My passion involves a mixture of social anthropology, sociology, cultural trends tracking, and the hunt of what is relevantkool (I also invent words). Solutions are nothing without a mission, and mine is to apply my passion to aiding organizations with a cause. Making their mission, my mission.” — Michael Schafer
Outside of quoting myself, Michael (me) lives a charmed life with a saucy wife, two vibrant daughters, and outstanding friends. View LinkedIn page
design can be busy
The rise of the design eye and the ability to articulate what one likes and dislikes has ascended. This common appreciation for aesthetics and design between design-laymans and designers has been wonderful — it’s much like when I travel to france and try to say “I want a comfy chair” in their dialect — they [...]
We hiked, we saught, we almost lost two fingers to Swampy
What lurks behind tree stumps and makes the sound of a gagged walrus? Can alligators the size of a squirrel fly? Can a human inside a ranger rick mascot outfit feel kids trying to tickle them? openbox9 and its mascots Carlee and Kathleen went to answer these questions at National Wildlife Federation’s Hike and Seek [...]
Our Solution – P.G. County Potatoskins
A new brand for a new football season Every year, there is a sour pickle in my bowl of jolly cereal. I love football but that pickle is the name of my Washington DC’s team – the “***skins”. I find it messed up that our nation’s capital perpetuates an offensive name but there is a [...]
Beefy Eagles are best on the 4th
A sea of bold graphics This Independence day, I ask that you not only enjoy the pageantry of men in grilling aprons, the whiff of a sizzling grill or a heartedly chorus of yankee doodle — I ask you to soak in all the graphics. Our flag in all of is glory, is a really [...]
Spring is ringing
As our eyes stick with pollen and our hearts ooze out joy from the warmth, we are not charging into spring with idle hands. Much is happening in our international studio (its true – Joe works in Canada): Wrapping up National Wildlife Federation is about to launch its crazy sized blog – over 32 separate [...]
Convio Donation Optimization Study and Us
There’s no hiding our giddiness when it comes to testing designs and participating in studies that reveal how the change to the smallest of details can increase donation completion rates on a Convio form. openbox9 will be joining National Wildlife Federation (NWF) this spring in a Convio sponsored “donation form optimization study.” In short, we [...]
USAID and Promoting Gender Equitable Opportunities
Completing a year long project Can addressing gender issues in the marketplace improve the programs that USAID is implementing overseas? Can these countries gain economic growth and lasting poverty reduction through understanding these gender inequalities as obstacles? I do not want to spoil the reading of thousands of hard worked research but… yes is the [...]
The day made for openbox9 – 9/9/09
Nine, nine, nine — yes, yes, yes, this is the best day! It is the day made for openbox9 and it will never repeat, so please join us in nines… eat nine grapes with nine toothpicks, say “bunny” nine times, scratch your foot nine times while singing 99 red balloons… make it pure nine madness. [...]
A church and design : Crossroads 09
At many churches, activity and the need to promote them is always on flurry mode. Crossroads Church in California is no different in that regard but it is special in the fact it loves good design. We have had many opportunities to enjoy the creative process with them – here is just a small sampling [...]
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