Guitars = goodness.
We get lots of feedback whenever we write about the miscellaneous stuff we have hanging around our office.
This (kinda blurry) photo of our guitars is just such a thing. The front Taylor is Ron’s. The other is Jeff’s. As of today, we’re the only two in the office who (attempt) to play. But we hope [...]
Rizen’s idea wall overfloweth.
Our idea wall is getting a bit crowded. This seems like a good sign…
Rizen’s idea wall.
This wall is located in the main section of our shop. It’s where we share new ideas, work in progress, announcements and whatever is on our minds. These custom made panels use small magnets to keep everything in place.
Bulletin board in Jeff & Ron’s office.
Something about it just struck me as interesting.
Doodling is good for the soul — and the work.
We can’t preach it enough: the computer is a tool, but sketching is almost always the best place to start.
To reinforce this idea, Ron initiated a fun Lunch, Lounge and Learn session that started by everyone listing a word that they associate with creativity. Then we were tasked with doodling and drawing to connect those [...]
New year, new wheels.
Being located in the heart of Downtown Boise has several advantages. One of the best of which is that once you make it to work there’s little need to hop in the car to run most errands. But sometimes, in the rain or heat or under a deadline, it’d be nice to have a mode [...]
2010 kick off and goals.
This week we launched into 2010 with our annual kick-off meeting. It’s a time when we outline goals as a company and as individuals. While we try to be as candid here as possible, we can’t lay them all out because, you know, there’s some top secret plans in there. But here are a few [...]
A pile of cash works to reduce errors.
This just in: we’re human. And as humans, we are subject to making mistakes. Sad, but true.
Fortunately, our team is very focused on ensuring errors in our client work are avoided at all costs…so they are rare occurrence. Still, they happen. And they are expensive in both profit lost and harm to client trust. Most [...]
New and improved employee manual.
Since the day we added our first employee, we thought it important to have an employee manual. To define and share our values, expectations and culture. Not to mention the nuts and bolts of insurance, PTO and the like.
This week we rolled out our latest iteration of the Rizen Creative Employee Manual in a new [...]
We don’t care what you say, velvet paintings are timeless.
Now this is beautiful. It’s a velvet painting that Ron won at our offices Christmas white elephant gift exchange. It now proudly graces the walls of our office.
We can’t make out the signature, so if you by chance know anything about the history of this classic, please share. So far we’ve traced it back to [...]