Grandpa-George launches Best Minneapolis Web Design. The website focuses on web standards and design fundamentals; presenting the five best examples every six months. It also features a comprehensive resource of Twin Cities area interactive agencies…
Grandpa-George launches version 3 of its self-promotion website to celebrate the start of its third year in business. The site features integrated self-promotion blog posts and RSS feeds, twitter account posts, staff biographies, work examples, company…
Grandpa-George announces the launch of Joseph M. Tomasso’s self-promotion website. Mr. Tomasso is a woodwind specialist and private lesson teacher in Gainesville, Florida. He offers private instruction in Saxophone, Oboe, Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon…
Grandpa-George recently visited Portland, Oregon. Of course we had drop in on Draplin Design Co., North America—maker of Field Notes and famous guy with Minneapolis connections—and the guys at Wilderness. What a fun and interesting visit. Too bad…
Grandpa-George headed west to Portland, Oregon, to meet up with Jeff Fisher of LogoMotives. The plan was to meet up and discuss self-promotion, social media, and his upcoming trip to Minneapolis. Bunches of coffee later, we realized that we had…
During Grandpa-George’s most recent trip to Portland, Oregon, we thought we would take the opportunity to stop in and visit Pinball Publishing–the makers of Scout Books. Jess Hirsch gave us a great tour of their printing facility/office/store. Their…
Douglas Brull, Partner at Grandpa-George and Instructor at Ai, is scheduled to attend the HOW Design Conference in Austin, Texas, June 24-26, 2009. Bringing together 25 expert speakers from Industry, HOW guides attendees through…
It’s summer and that means that it’s that time again. Once again, Grandpa-George is a proud sponsor of Flashbelt. Check out our contribution on the participants thumb drive called Ugly Sacks of Mostly Water. Flashbelt is set for June 7th…
Grandpa-George hosts Mr. Adam Turman, Minneapolis-based illustrator, designer and screenprinter at The Arts Institute International Minnesota. Speaking before Douglas Brull’s Print Production class, Mr. Turman described the process…
Grandpa-George is heading west to Seattle, Washington, to attend An Event Apart: For People Who Make Websites Conference. Hosted by Eric Meyer and Jeffrey Zeldman, this conference is an intensely educational event for practitioners of standards-based…
Coalition Against Toxic Toys (CATT), Grandpa-George and Havana Cosmic and Company announce the release of Hazmat Love. This public service announcement warns about the toxicity of sex toys through a light-hearted interpretation of a rendezvous between…
Join us for the Minneapolis premiere of Objectified, the new feature-length independent documentary about industrial design from the director of Helvetica. Exploring the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential product...