Discussing education reform with great design.
There’s been a lot of talk here in Idaho and around the nation about education reform. Well, here’s a clip that discusses real education using engaging design.
Ignite Boise 6 rocks the Egyptian.
Wowzers. That was one hell of a night.
Last night, 700-ish people crowded the Egyptian Theater in Downtown Boise for Ignite Boise 6. Fifteen presenters (including Ignite alum Kevin Richert doing the Ignite 101 preso) shared their passions, fears and wisdom in five-minute increments. It was great. And Rizen, as always, is honored to be part [...]
Ignite Boise 6 April 21, 2011 & you’re invited.
Don’t be lame. Join us at Ignite Boise 6 April 21 at the Egyptian Theatre. As usual, we have a full slate of interesting and diverse speakers. Plus, there’ll be beer. Good beer.
If you don’t have an early-entry ticket, don’t worry. Just show up at 6:30pm. That’s when doors open to everyone, ticket or no. [...]
Ignite Boise Threads v.6!
In our continued support, involvement and passion for IgniteBoise #IB6, we thought we would share the limited edition shirt design for the upcoming event. We print only 100 shirts per event. In addition, posters have gone up around downtown to get the word out. Hope you can come out and experience the sixth edition of this great [...]
Old friends turn 11!
Huge shout out to our friends at WIRESTONE! 11 years ago today marked the beginning of one of the great interactive firms. Congratulations to Tony Schlangen and Brad Mitchell and the entire crew on 11 great years. Boise is lucky to have you.
Savor Idaho.
Our friends at the Idaho Wine Commission are preparing for their 2nd Annual Savor Idaho, Idaho’s premier wine and food event. It’s on June 12th from 2-6 at the Idaho Botanical Gardens. For just $40, you get to sample local food from the likes of Bardenay, Ono Hawaiian Cafe, and Ballard Cheese and get to taste Idaho wines with your [...]
World water usage. Wowzers.
March 22, 2011, was World Water Day and Visualizing.org held a challenge for designers to create a graphic representation demonstrating the world’s urban water usage. Two students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design ended up winning with their interactive map offering a look at what each country’s water footprint is compared to Eritrea, a [...]
Last call: Ignite Boise 6 presentation ideas due today.
We’ve a confession to make: Ignite Boise 6 snuck up on us. Usually, we’re really good about keeping everybody up to date on deadline and timelines and such. Not this time; the deadline is already here!
Submissions for Ignite Boise 6 are due today at 5pm! But good news: it is a very easy process. Just [...]
Rizen clients on Twitter.
From time to time we like to update you with a list of our clients that you can follow on Twitter. This is that…
Fork Restaurant:@boisefork
Idaho Wine Commission: @idahowines
Pioneer Title Company: @pioneertitleco
Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau: @boisecvb
Idaho Education Association: @idahoedassoc
Idaho Law Report (sponsored by Western Capital Bank): @idaholawreport
Matt Miller (of the Nature Conservancy of Idaho): @eatguineapigs
Southwest Idaho Travel Association: @visitswidaho
Helping out with the “Corporate Volunteer Challenge.”
Kudos to Auction Frogs for creating the “Corporate Volunteer Challenge,” a unique Apprentice(you know Donald Trump’s TV show)-style competition that partners companies and non-profits in a contest to raise money for the non-profits.
Basically, the teams work through a series of challenges over the course of about a month. Each week, small-ish prizes are awarded, with [...]