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  • Design Week DC Logo

    Design Week DC, Download

    I made it out last night to my first event of 2011’s DC Design Week. “Download” was a great discussion by some of the DC area’s best interactive and design leaders. Each panelist gave a different kind of talk, some more case study oriented and others more about the industry in general. It was all…

    October 18, 2011
    Design, Happenings, Story
  • TerraCotta eGuide Cover

    Terra Cotta Warriors eGuide

    This project is already in my portfolio as an image, but I think providing a link to the real thing is even better. So download the Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibition eGuide now. Learn about the history of the warriors, how they were made, how many different kinds exist and even how to make fortune cookies!…

    June 8, 2011
    Design, SmithGifford, Work
  • App For That AIGA Event

    Is There An App For That? AIGA DC Event

    I attended an AIGA DC event last night titled Is there an App for That?. It was a very interesting discussion on some of the exciting mobile app design happening right here in DC. Here is the event write up from the AIGA: Join us for a night of informative, inspiring, and creative interactive dialogue!…

    April 26, 2011
    Design, Happenings, Story, Web Development
  • Foggy Bottom Lights Out 03

    Lights Out In Foggy Bottom

    When I walked into Foggy Bottom station today things looked quite a bit different than usual. Turns out Pepco knocked out a generator and the station was running on emergency power. The trains were still running but almost all the lights and all of the escalators and displays were out. The metro employees did a…

    April 18, 2011
    Found, Photo
  • Cherry Blossom Race Route

    10 Miles on the Odometer

    Just ran my first road race today the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler! I had a lot of fun and put in a pretty good time considering it was my first race and I did next to no training. The course was mostly flat and we got to enjoy seeing all of the cherry blossom trees…

    April 4, 2011
    Fun, Sports, Story
  • Melwood Print

    Melwood's Opportunity at the Washington DC Auto Show

    Melwood is a non profit organization that provides job training, employment, housing, recreation, and life skills resources to people with disabilities. In order to fund almost all their work they rely on car donations from the general public. Smithgifford teamed up with Melwood to try and raise their profile in the public’s eye. People often…

    January 27, 2011
    Case Study, Design, SmithGifford, Work