Fine-tuned the blog this week: adjusted the colors, applied new theme elements, weeded out out-dated posts.
It’s a fun process. On the web, you have to constantly tend your digital garden. It’s a messy undertaking to think about; but once you get your hands in the pitch, you wonder why … Read the rest
We need to talk. It’s time to send your favorite laptop to a server-farm upstate. Its fan can run and run all the time up there- oh, no. Don’t cry, Little Timmy! It’ll like it, really…
I’ve breathed life back into a lot of hardware and helped it limp along … Read the rest
In my last post, I wrote about the overall superiority of our crew and talent for the Driscoll’s Raspberry video series. Art Adams, our DP wrote a technical article about what went into the shoot. It’s a good read.
One of the best things about the work we do at Compass Rose Media is that we’re often presented with new challenges. Driscoll’s, a berry production and distribution company, tasked CRM with creating five cooking videos whose aim was to showcase the heart-health benefits of Driscoll’s raspberries. Driscoll’s is a … Read the rest
As I was walking down the stairs of the Seattle ferry this weekend, I noticed something new since the last time I was there. Some entrepreneurs tricked out their trikes with logos and were waiting for passengers to pay them for rides around downtown. My first thought was, “Neat-o!” – then, … Read the rest
Though many CRM-ers were unaware of the dangers faced by the Beach Boardwalk in the past few days (Chip and Kris, who combined know EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING, apparently have no interest in local news. Who knew?), the iconic theme park was, until just hours ago, at the mercy of the … Read the rest
Believe it or not, Compass Rose Media turned 20 in January. So how does it feel to be 20. Not so bad. It actually feels pretty, pretty good, to quote Larry David. The funniest thing to me is thinking of what what we take for granted now, wasn’t even … Read the rest
So I got this guitar for around 100 smackers. Actually, it was an acoustic/electric guitar with amp, case, tuner and some other bits. I thought it was going to be really badly made for that price. But, what the heck, I’m just starting to learn and might get a better … Read the rest
And for baseball fans, that means that the slow march toward April is finally nearing its end. The Dark Period of Sports (that in-between time after the Super Bowl and before MLB teams begin their seasons), when the dreaded basketball is dominating ESPN, is morphing into the white light we … Read the rest
As a relatively new member of the CRM team, I’m still getting used to the ebb and flow of projects here. Sometimes we are absolutely slammed with work (as our interactive team is now), and sometimes things slow down a bit, while those of us in the creative pit wait … Read the rest
