Our News

2 Websites Won Gold Medal Awards

05/04/2011

We are honored that we were recognized for 2 Gold Awards at the Horizon Interactive Awards.
We will be featured in the upcoming book 1,000 More Greetings by Rockport Publishers

03/30/2011

We are pleased to announce that we have an invitation published in Rockport's new book, 1000 More Greetings.
CGD website recognized

08/19/2010

Our appreciation goes out to the various blogs, websites, and design galleries that posted our website redesign.
Just got back from the How Design Conference

06/16/2010

CGD was at the How Design Conference this year in Denver, Colorado. It was a full 3 days of design, business, tech, and strategy "geekdom".
Gavin will speak on the panel discussion “Pencil 2 Pixel” for AIGA Philadelphia

04/23/2009

The event will be a discussion on transitioning from print design into the interactive medium.

Resources

Add Ons: Code Packdevot:ee

Module: (for EE1&EE2) The Code Pack module's purpose is to install preconfigured ExpressionEngine data into a website. This could be anything from pre-coded templates to sample channel entries to preconfigured member account. This module allows anyone to create packages of sample data, and works great as a supplimental help resource for addons by loading a fully functioning set of data.
Google Actually Sells a Service: Sketchup is Going to TrimbleMashable!
EE Podcast: Selling EEEE Insider
Add Ons: True Previewdevot:ee

Accessory, Module: (for EE2) True Preview allows you to preview the entry being edited by clicking Preview link on Edit Entry page in ExpressionEngine's control panel.
9 Tips for Activating the Entrepreneurial SpiritMashable!
Using Snippets, Preload Replace Variables and the Parse OrderEE Insider
Add Ons: Profile:Editdevot:ee

Module: (for EE2) ExpressionEngine member data is now insanely easy to manage and edit! Store & edit member profile data directly in ExpressionEngine Channel entries, with all of the power that channels provide. Administrative privileges, custom fields, SafeCracker forms, and getting to ditch the troublesome member templates and tags. Super easy and leverages what you already know and love.
Add Ons: Iteratedevot:ee

Plugin: (for EE2) Iterates through one or more pipe-delimited strings, passed in as parameters.
Useful Coding Tools and JavaScript Libraries For Web DevelopersSmashing Magazine Feed
Add Ons: HooKan Permissions Managerdevot:ee

Module: (for EE2) HooKan collects all EE permissions in a single page from where they can be compared and updated without having to go to each user group in turn.
Episode #52 Mobile Sites with EEThe ExpressionEngine Podcast

Emily details how she made ee-podcast.com more responsive, what to consider when developing for mobile, and ExpressionEngine add-ons and solutions for mobile sites.
< Download MP3 > < Listen on ee-podcast.com >

Episode Links:
- Responsive Web Design
- Responsive Web Design
- EE Mobile Admin for EE 1.6.x
- Blog: EE Mobile Theme officially being pulled
- Erskine Labs: Creating an Alternate Version of your site
- John Morton: How to make a mobile version of your site with Expression Engine 2.
- MX Mobile Detect Add-on
- Garrett Winder's EEUK11 presentation: Mobile EE Sites
- Wouter's Add-on: Mobile
- Respond to Different Devices with CSS3 Media Queries
Episode Sponsored by:
More Details on the Devot:ee UpgradeEE Insider
Creating AJAX Signup FormsEE Insider
Screenfly by QuirkTools — Test Your Website at Different Screen ResolutionsAdactio: Links

A handy little service for viewing sites at different dimensions. Just be aware that it doesn’t actually emulate different devices.

Tagged with responsive design development testing sizes resolutions screenfly
ProtoFluid. Rapid Prototyping of Adaptive CSS and Responsive Design.Adactio: Links

Another browser-based tool for testing your responsive designs at different screen sizes.

Tagged with responsive design development testing sizes resolutions dimensions protofluid
Responsive Design TestingAdactio: Links

Another browser-based tool for viewing the same site at different sizes, but this one displays them all the same time, side by side.

Tagged with responsive design development testing sizes resolutions dimensions
Google Sites Now Automatically Render for MobileMashable!
10 Things to Include in Your Startup Pitch PresentationMashable!
Hacking for Change: 17 Apps That Could Make a DifferenceMashable!
HOW TO: Build a Mobile App for Better Customer SupportMashable!

Alexandra Lange: The Well-Tempered Environment: Searching for shade in North Texas.Design Observer: Main Posts
Water features, old trees, food trucks. Three elements of the architecture of outdoor civic life in North Texas.
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Eric William Carroll: Plato's Home Movies: Photographs of TreesDesign Observer: Main Posts
On Places, a portfolio of images by photographer Eric William Carroll, who set up a projection screen in Golden Gate Park and laid out blueprint paper on the sidewalks of Brooklyn to capture ephemeral portraits of trees.
News - 5/17/2012Communication Arts
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon meets the web's free encyclopedia. The Oracle of Wikipedia.

Proof that "art" is in the eye of the beholder, "Banksy rat disappears down drain thanks to Australian builder."

Google Green explains a better web for the environment—and don't miss The Story of Send.
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Diamond Broochswissmiss
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Three Loops Wideswissmiss
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Webpick of the Day - MohawkConnectsCommunication Arts

Coinciding with new branding (by Pentagram), the simplification of its product line and new spec tools, this site consolidates all of Mohawk's previous sites and integrates e-commerce into its online activities.
Credits: www.hydrantsf.com | www.avatarnewyork.com
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Arsenal of Heirs bookCommunication Arts

A visual archive of firearms acquired by one family for over 100 years. Art directed, designed and photographed by Kyle White, Arsenal of Heirs honors and preserves the family's history by documenting the unique characteristics of these firearms and the men and women who owned them.
Credits: www.kylewhitedesign.com
holler designDesign*Sponge
oh-boyaDesign*Sponge
John Thackara: What can we do about urban food waste?Design Observer: Main Posts
Urban farming is a cool design topic these days – but if we’re to make a serious impact on the global food system, we need to show meaningful solidarity with its victims in distant places, too.

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