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1/11/2009
We welcome a New Bee (newbie, get it?)
Drum roll please: Jason Eisenmenger has joined the hive! He is going to be helping us out with left-brain stuff (web programming & development. He is presently working on completing his masters at UofL Speed School and can convert 24 digits of binary to decimal in his head. Show yo' boi Jason how we do it-- w00t!
6/05/2008
Makespace! Welcomes New Designer Josh Starr!
Makespace! is happier than a bee in honey to add the talented web designer Josh Starr to the hive. With a name that screams "rock star" and a visual aesthetic that is just as impressive, Josh brings a fresh faced appeal to the Louisville creative design company. His designs, like his lifestyle, are squeaky clean and contemporary. Though new to makespace!, Josh has been designing websites for 8 years and brings even more experience to the table. Welcome Josh!
5/18/2008
We are now Louisville's Business First Web Design Experts!
Makespace! Media & Design Lab is now featured in the "Consult The Experts" articles in Louisville's weekly entrepreneurial publication Business First. Head Designer Rob Miles will be dropping science on such topics as website design, web development, search engine optimization, and logo design. The first article "5 Elements of a Well Designed Website" published on May 12. The next article "Top 10 Website Pet Peeves" will publish next Friday. For these and many other articles,. click on the "Get Buzzed" button on the right hand side of the site.
5/17/2008
New Bee in the Hive!
makespace! media & design lab is excited and proud to announce the hiring of Parminder Kaur to the hive. Parminder's position will be that of Designer, and her Spring/Summer internship will be equal parts project work and education. Parminder is a student at Cornell University, and he goal for working with makespace is to grow her portfolio and skill set while gaining some good ol' real world experience in the process. We know she will be a great asset to the company, and a good friend as well.
4/25/2008
Jefferson Animal Hospital
makespace! media & design lab is very proud to announce the partnership of one of the most prestigious animal hospitals in the Louisville area: Jefferson Animal Hospital.
makespace! plans to create a multi-platform website for Jefferson Animal Hospital that not only clarifies and simplifies the differences between their two very distinctive locations, but which will also build an even stronger web presence for their company in general.
makespace! is very proud of this partnership for the help it hopefully will bring to animals and their human pets. :)
1/10/2008
Makespace crew makes Dean Corbett's "An American Place" it's place!
The designer and programmers of Makespace! Media & Design Lab have made Dean Corbett's new restaurant "An American Place" their choice of establishments for their after work cocktail. The Makespace team, known for their "work hard, play hard" attitude and sense of design, say the new north east Louisville bistro matches their taste. "Like great design, form meets function here", says Makespace! Creative Director Rob Miles. "And it gets points for understated elegance and style. Hell, it's so cool that we'd have done their website for free!" You're likely to find one or more of the Louisville design firm's guys here most weekday evenings after a hard day in the studio. Said Head Programmer David "Woody" Woodmansee: "Maybe one day we'll try the food."
1/05/2008
Makespace! Migrates to Another Server
Louisville, KY.
Makespace Media & Design Lab's website, makespacelab.com, is in the process of moving to another server. The former server, Pow Web, wasn't able to meet the bandwidth and traffic needs of Makespace! and their web design clients and was providing very slow loading time. After contacting the Pow Web support department numerous times the issue remained resolved. The crew at Makespace!, who pride themselves on customer service, came to the conclusion that this simply was not up to their standards and decided that they needed to part ways with Pow Web. This weekend, Makespace! web programming genius David "Woody" Woodmansee will oversee the transfer to a dedicated server provided by Go Daddy. Once complete, visitors to the makespace! Media & Design Lab will experience faster loading times and an much more pleasant experience over all. Makespace! Media & Design Lab will also become an affiliate or their new hosting service, Go Daddy, and will offer special hosting rates for their web site design customers in Louisville, KY.
12/27/2007
Makespace! Free Website Giveaway
To celebrate the New Year, Makespace! Media & Design Lab is going to give some lucky Louisville area business a free custom designed website. In their usual cutting edge style, the design gurus have called the giveaway the "Does Your Website Stink? Contest". According to Rob Miles, Head of Web Design for the Louisville based design and marketing company, the winner will be the owner of the website that stinks the most. "There are tons of terrible websites on the 'net these days, so we should have our work cut out for us. We're gonna turn a real loser of a website into a world class winner." Businesses or individuals interested in entering the contest can go to http://www.makespacelab.com. There's no purchase necessary, and the contest ends March 1, 2008.
12/09/2007
makespace! now offering gift certificates
If you are looking for the perfect holiday gift for the business person, then look to makespace! media & design lab. The award winning Louisville based design company is now offering gift certificates. These gift certificates can be used for any makespace design service or print products, including website design, graphic design, logo design, internet marketing, ad design or advertising.
Go to www.makespacelab.com to learn more, or call the design studio at (502) 749-2899 today.
12/09/2007
Makespace! Holiday Charity Event
makespace! media & design lab is proudly donating 10% of all revenues received in the month of December to the Salvation Army. To qualify for this, simply hire makespace! media & design lab in the month of December, and we'll donate 10% your design project down payment to charity. This is a great way to get that brand spankin' new website and help out the less fortunate in the Louisville area at the same time. This offer applies to any design project: website design, graphic design, logo design, marketing or advertising. For more information, go to www.makespacelab.com or call (502) 749-2899.
11/23/2007
makespace! to accept credit cards
In an effort to provide flexible payment options to customers, makespace! will be accepting credit cards. Customers will now have the option to use their credit card at the new Design Lab or through makespacelab.com. Cards accepted will be Visa & Mastercard.
10/28/2007
Hex Gallery opens inside the makespace! office
Louisville's newest art exhibition space has had it's inaugaral opening. Located inside the makespace! office at the Mellwood Art & Entertainment Center, the Hex Gallery's first show, called "Harvest" opened to the public during the FAT Friday Gallery Hop. Mark Palmer, known in art circles as his pseudoname "Kloven", is the gallery administrator. The show featured 2 of his works, a large scale charcoal titled "Kite", and "Spinebox", a bronze and steel sculpture. Noted Louisville artist Steven Irwin, whose "Skin Diary" exhibition appeared recently at the Speed Art Museum, also exhibited work. Artwork by Paul Harshaw, Girdy Tiller, and lensman Gary Quick also appeared in the show, as well as tagteam duo MC-BC. The show will run until November 27th. The next exhibition at Hex Gallery, will open on Novemember 27th. Details are available at hexgallery.com.
9/20/2007
makespace! is building a new hive!
The creative crew at makespace! media & design lab will soon have new digs. After much searching, they've decided to house themselves in the ever growing Mellwood Arts Center, which is home to over 150 artist's studios, shops, and offices. The makespace! crew chose Mellwood so they could be in the center of Louisville's right brain activity. The new makespace! space will serve as an administrative office, design studio, & customer lounge. Rob Miles, VP of makespace! remarked "We're really excited about our new spot, especially since it will allow customers to sit down with us and really take an active role in their projects. We can't wait to open it to the public." The grand opening will take place October 1, and will be kicked off by an open house. There will be food, drink, and makespace! gift certificate giveaways. Call 502.235.7111 for more information.
8/08/2007
makespace! Awarded Gilda's Club Louisville Contract
makespace! proudly announced today that they were chosen from among several website design companies to create the new website for Gilda's Club Louisville, a support center for people living with cancer as well as their affected friends & family. The website will be designed to support GCL's newly remodeled 3 story office building and will attempt to set the bar for the 27 Gilda's Clubs nationwide.To celebrate, makespace! will be donating a percentage of their proceeds to the GCL organization.
7/30/2007
makespace! Acquires the Latest Design Technology
Ever dedicated to being equipped with latest and greatest technologies, the design crew at makespace! media & design lab have recently purchased the brand new and highly coveted Creative Suite 3 design (CS3) software. Replacing CS2, this suite of design software by Adobe is the nucleus of the tools of the creative team. Rob Miles, VP of Creative, said "This is another example of how we at makespace! reinvest back into our business to provide the highest levels of quality and the most effective and professional results. I started salivating over CS3 when Adobe first announced it's release. Now that we're using it, it's allowing us to take our design to the next level." Don't worry though, Rob assures me that they'll use the powerful software for good and not evil.
7/25/2007
makespace! is Making Space
makespace! is excited to announce that they are moving their offices to the Mellwood Art Center on September 1st, 2007. The space is perfect for the creative team, as it is smack dab in the center of one of Louisville's art meccas. The Mellwood Art Center, formerly the Fisher Packing Company, is home to hundreds of artists of all mediums, along with sundry other businesses of the more left-brain type. More information will be forthcoming as we draw nearer to the big day. Stay tuned, and catch the buzz!
7/17/2007
makespace! Gurus to Wax Creative
makespace! media & design labs own Director & VP will be featured on the local talk radio show Big Talk On Small Business at 10:30 AM, Thursday July 19. The popular show is a network and resource oriented program that features area businesses daily on AM 1080 WKJK from 9 to noon daily. Tune in to hear Andrew & Rob drop science on all that is design and get some great design and advertising advice from two of the most creative guys in the industry. Tune in or buzz off!
6/13/2007
makespace! VP to Waste Away Again in Margaritaville
Congratulations to makespace! VP and Lead Designer Robert Miles who will spend several days in Cozumel, Mexico. To prepare for the trip the ingenious designer practiced sunbathing, drinking beer, and loafing around. "I even increased my Spanish vocabulary to 5 words 'Amigo, cerveza por favor'. The other word I already knew was 'tequila'." Woody, his web programmer, upon hearing news of the vacation responded "Man, I'm not getting paid enough I guess". Have fun and come back refreshed. Your gonna need it!
5/28/2007
Buzz Louisville Takes Flight
makespace! media & design lab, in conjunction with Caviar Sushi bar, announces it’s first [of many] "Buzz Louisville" events, a weekly gathering of Louisville professionals in a happy hour setting. The management at makespace! came up with the concept to allow business people to get together and “mix it up over sake and sushi” figuring that combining business and pleasure will result in attendees acquiring numerous and valuable professional or social connections without having to attend “typical boring and lifeless” networking meetings. "Buzz Louisville" will take place every Monday from 5 to 7 PM at Caviar Sushi Bar, located at 416 W. Muhammad Blvd. between Fourth and Fifth Street. Free admission and open to the public. Call (502) 235-7111 for more info or click here.
5/26/2007
makespacelab.com Getting A New Face
In their eternal quest for improvement, the crew at makespace! have turned their talents inward and will be adding more interactive features and a new facade to their website. Rob Miles,VP & Creative Director, explains, “We felt we needed to give our designers a go at putting their mark on the visual aspect of the site, and allow us to showcase our newly acquired talents to provide customers with websites that can pretty much do anything they want or need them to. We’ve opened quite a few new doors in the last few months and wanted to let our visitors know that if they need a beautiful, intuitive, content rich, easy to navigate, and fully functional site, then we’re their guys!" The site is expected to be fully renovated by June 10th.
5/20/2007
makespace! Sponsors LiveArt at Fouth Street Live!
In an effort to raise money and public awareness for charity, makespace! is sponsoring “LiveArt”, a series of events that will feature artists creating their work in the middle of Louisville’s Fourth Street Live entertainment complex. The event was designed to “bring the studio to the street” and allow the public to get a firsthand view of how artists go about their creative process and produce their art. The monthly event, which will occur in coordination with the Downtown Trolley Hop, will feature painters, sculptors, and multi-media artists plying their trade and interacting with the public. The events will occur from 6 PM to midnight on the first Friday of each month starting June 1, and run until Nov 2nd. All work created during the events will be featured in an art show at a local gallery (T.B.A) and will be auctioned off on the opening night. All proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen For The Cure breast cancer research foundation. For more info call Mark Palmer at (502) 664-7951.
5/08/2007
makespace! Welcomes Fresh Talent
There’s a new face roaming the studios of makespace! media & design lab. Andrew Pabon, a gifted young designer fresh out of design school has made his debut on the professional creative scene. Andrew Kain, President of makespace!, says, “We knew immediately after taking a look at Pabon’s portfolio that the kid was gifted. Upon meeting him, we new he would be a good fit in our firm. Andrew’s work is fresh, crisp and clean, and he brings a refreshingly unpolluted approach to design. We’re happy to have snatched him off the market.”
4/20/2007
Presbyterian Church USA Selects makespace!
Presbyterian Church USA, whose national office is located in Louisville, KY, has retained the services of makespace! media & design lab to design the new logo and supporting collateral for their 2008 Biennial Conference which will be held in San Jose, Texas. When asked why makespace! was selected out of a field of hundreds of firms, a representative of the church responded, “We were impressed by the creativity of your website and the high quality designs in your portfolio.” Upon hearing the news, Rob Miles, the VP & Creative Director at makespace!, replied, “We must be livin’ right. Can I get a ‘Hallelujah’?”
4/16/2007
makespace! Hires New Programming Guru
makespace! media & design lab welcomes the talented David “Woody” Woodmansee to the team. Woody, a professional programmer/developer, brings much to the table and is the perfect combination of rock star and techno-geek. He has a dry and self-effacing sense of humor, is freakishly good at his craft, has a penchant for providing creative solutions to programming problems, and consistently accomplishes his tasks ahead of schedule, making him a welcome asset and perfect fit to the team. Welcome aboard, Woody!
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