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We like funny, creative people. Meet Travis Swartz. He’s an actor, writer, unintentional comedian, director, film maker and I think a bidet builder. His talents are ubiquitous and memorable and woven into everything he touches. He recently finished a feature length movie -Nobody Cares- that will preview at the Flicks. It probably looks like we’re [...]

Have you seen this this interesting project done by The National Building Museum? The project is called “The Intelligent Cities: What makes a city intelligent? You Do.” It explores how information technology, new devices, such as our smart phone, can improve the places where we live.The project utilize the information technology and design visuals, cell [...]

We’re in challenging economic times. Well, Bri Clark had the guts to step on stage at Ignite Boise and share her riches-to-rags story with a crowd of over 700 people. Funny. Poignant. Powerful. Enjoy!

How many Brad Pitt movies have you been dying to see recently? Maybe this one. It’s Moneyball, a fascinating look at Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane successfully built a baseball club on a budget by using computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Yes, it is an underdog story. Check it out.

Why haven’t we seen this before? Upscale beverage Sanpellegrino’s canned sparkling whatever-it-is (yes, it came out of our fridge) features an attractive paper cap over the can lid. You have to peel off the label before you can enjoy its delicious contents.
Kind of a hassle? Sure. But kind of cool, too? Absolutely. Nice example of [...]

This week, while working on one project we stumbled into an old friend: The Reuseum. The Reuseum is a really cool industrial, technology and government surplus store tucked away in charming Garden City. To say you can find it all in this place is an understatement. From a working dentist’s chair to NASA blast shields [...]

Here’s the deal: we work with a ton of different photographers here in Boise and beyond. To a person, they are each amazingly talented and consumate professionals. And while we always are careful to match the right photographer to the project, we can confidently say that these five photographers are amazingly adaptable. We’re honored to [...]

If you love Boise like we do, then you will appreciate these amazing new web-based tours of some of Boise’s best spots.

The Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau partnered with local developer Regal 360 to create a series of 360º immersion tours. These extraordinary tours provide an extremely high-resolution view of local favorite spots like Bronco [...]

Minneapolis based graphic designer Brock Davis showcased his creativity through a self-initial project called “make something cool everyday 2009″.
He made creative piece every day for 365 consecutive days in 2009, whether illustration, design, photography, sculpture, …as long as it was created that day. The project started on January 1st and finished December 31st.
Here are some [...]

Couldn’t make it to Ignite Boise 6? Good news! All the presentations from are online now. Check them out here.
They are all worth watching. But in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we thought we should share this IB6 presentation by Boise teacher Timothy Fahlen…