Seattle Weekly Web Awards Party Report

June 21st, 2011 by | Share +

Eben Design had a lovely time meeting our fellow Web Award winners at the Seattle Weekly Web Awards party last Thursday night at Sole Repair on Capitol Hill. We are thrilled that the site we designed and built for the Rat City Roller Girls won Best Website in the Sports/Fitness category. We want to thank our partner advertising agency, Ad Mark, for bringing us in on this project. The Seattle Weekly was a great host and we enjoyed the festivities, food and drink.

Patti Foster, the Eben Design Account Manager for the project, had this to say, “Working on the Rat City Roller Girls site was a fun challenge. We needed to have a clean, professional, sporty look, while still maintaining the personality and essence that Rat City Roller Girls are known for. I’m so excited about the recognition they are getting for the site.”

Here are a couple photos we took of the event:

Or, check out the official event photos posted by the Seattle Weekly!

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Things we love Thursday: Surprising Skills & Hidden Talents

June 16th, 2011 by | Share +

This week our team shared with each other some of our unique skills. Some of them were known in the office (but not well); others were a complete surprise to us all.

 

Washy: Played competitive disk golf for 5+ years

Dan: Plays guitar and sings with Countrycide (http://tinyurl.com/3c8sl7f) (CD on the way) and Casey Ruff & the Mayors of Ballard (http://tinyurl.com/422hzjx).

Caroline: She and her boyfriend, Lee, make gourmet pizza every  Friday. Also a great photographer.

Drew: Kiiiind of a big deal at playing Golf

Molly: Has played soccer for 23 years

Sarah: Played Indoor Volleyball (setter and defensive specialist) in high school, winning Sportsmanship award senior year

Patti: Got Pilot’s certificate before she got her Driver’s License

Heather: Human Hamster Ball Champion (On Ice)  – See video on Facebook page

Charlotte: Craft Business http://charswildart.com/

Gabe: Bar Maker Extraordinaire

Eben: Freelance Philosopher

Josh: Driving backwards (http://ow.ly/5jMoq) and playing Saxophone (not at the same time)

Anita: Tap Dancing

Melissa: Self Professed “old Lady” ie, Baking and Sewing

Taj: Plays Bass and Drums and also produces music

Ryan: Unverified claims of professional break dancing

Justin: Played Snooker (think 9-Ball squared) in England and held his own against older, salty Brits. It was gentlemen’s warefare, to be sure.

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Things We Love Thursdays: The Arts

June 9th, 2011 by | Share +

We asked our team “What book (or piece of art, movie, song, etc.) has had a significant impact on your life?” Here are the responses:

BOOKS:

Heather – Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash Why: Fascinating story of what happens to the things we throw away.

Eben – No Impact Man Why: Makes you think about what you consume and why.

Melissa – Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Why: takes a look at how people are convinced subconsciously.

Dan – Zen and The Art of the Motorcycle Maintenance & Dharma Bums Why: Two books that inspired exploration, both geographic and metaphysical.

Molly – The Phantom Tollbooth Why: A unique approach to numbers and words & Ender Series Novels Why: A great science fiction series

Patti – The Dependent Gene Why: A different perspective on “nature vs. nurture” and what makes us who we are.

Gabe – James Michener Novels Why: An interesting historical look at different regions.

Drew – The 4-Hour Body Why: tips and pointers on “efficient” exercise and diet.

Anita – East of the Mountains & Ernest Hemingway: Short Stories Why: Both are a very compelling narratives of what it means to be human and deal with your own mortality – whatever your age.

MUSIC:

Josh L. – Ulrich Schnauss Why: Puts him in the right kind of mind set (now he’s got the whole team listening to it!)

ART:

Taj – Subway Art & Tagging Why: It was what first interested him in design.

 

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Rat City Roller Girls Dazzle the Web

June 3rd, 2011 by | Share +

The Rat City Roller Girls have been rocking it on and off the track this season! Most recently, Seattle Weekly has named ratcityrollergirls.com the number one sports/fitness website in their 2011 Seattle Web Awards. Winners were nominated by Seattle Weekly readers and then voted on by a panel of seven local judges.


As the firm that designed the site, we’re excited to get to share in the honor with Rat City Roller Girls and our partners Ad Mark and look forward to celebrating at Seattle Weekly’s event June 16th! To see the rest of the Seattle Web Award winners click here, and be sure to get your tickets for some intense roller derby action, at the next Rat City Roller Girls bout.

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