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Thanks to Hack Houston for featuring us on their Houston Entrepreneurial Resources!
We’re honored to be part of & friends with the awesome entrepreneurial community that is Houston!
Check out some of the events coming up as well as some of the other great Houston resources at http://hackhouston.com
Pretty up your digital device in honor of Aaron Swartz.
Be Curious. Read Widely. Try New Things. What People Call Intelligence Just Boils Down To Curiosity. - Aaron Swartz
Comapony: A Misspelled Identity.
If you misspell “company” in an email thread with us, it’s going to lead to about 45 minutes of distraction.
If you follow us on any social media, you know we LOVE our client GrubSquad.
Not only do they feed us with delicious local food, but they’ve become a great client over the past year.
GrubSquad is a web-based platform that allows customers to place their order for delivery from their favorite local restaurants and have it delivered to their desired location.
Ogo, founder of GrubSquad, came to us with the need to create a visual identity and design work for various print and web media, including a responsive web design. We were provided with a color scheme and a target audience of “Productivity Enthusiasts”.
GrubSquad is a great client because they are passionate about solving a local problem in a cost-efficient manner.
GrubSquad is starting to feed more and more Houston zipcodes. Check for their red sticker on restaurant doors.
Here are a just a few of the GrubSquad designs we’ve been working on:
We received our first book mention! Aleberry Creative was mentioned in “Pinterest for Business” by Pearson publishing.
With the recent addition of Pinterest business boards, it’s important to understand some of the important DO’S AND DON’TS mentioned in this book.
Thanks to Pearson, Jess Loren, Edward Swiderski, and Kambio Group for reaching out to us!
Check out some of the mentioned businesses, including Aleberry (Pin #1!) on their Pinterest board for the book.
A quick poster made for our Engineering Without Borders mates is hanging at their Rwandan orphanage. Love this & love the cause :)
We’re hiring! Aleberry Creative is looking for a part-time Junior Graphic Designer to help with overflow work. Projects will include both print & web, so an eye for typography, layout and UI/UX is a must. We are big on meeting deadlines! Starting rate is $15/hour. Students looking to gain experience can definitely apply. We love our city — Houstonians only please. Applicants should have access to own computer and Adobe software. Send inquiries, resumes & portfolios to info@aleberrycreative.com
People often ask us what it takes to run a business and be an entrepreneur. If you are interested in making the leap into the 10% stressful / 90% exciting startup world, Startup Weekend is a great place to start.
In three days: you will pitch, get a team filled with diverse skills, and start a company. Last year, Startup Weekend held over 400 events in 100 countries.
Last weekend Aleberry had the opportunity to participate in Startup Weekend Houston as Design Mentors.
Two teams we worked closely with were QrowdSurf (venue merchandise service) & Arigato.co (a tips app). Both great ideas by some passionate minds. We hope both of you continue to develop these products!
Some delicious local startups including FoodSitter, Oh My Gogi, & Buffalo Brew provided food & beer (thanks guys)! Huge thanks to START Houston for providing a venue, and to all the organizers for putting on a great event.
Here are a couple shots of Aleberry at work (via Javid Jamae).
More shots of the teams can be found at Javid’s Startup Weekend Album.
This was our first time, but definitely not our last. We had a lot of fun going around group to group and helping teams get their branding and designs together.
As designers, we appreciated the teams’ trust in our design abilities. We loved being able to work on multiple creative projects and be a part of great ideas.
Congrats to all the winners! We look forward to seeing your companies go live!
Mark your calendars for the next Startup Weekend Houston, Nov 9-11, 2012. You might get more Aleberry designs your way!
The Bridge School offers flexible online curriculum for middle & high school students. Their mission “is to enable students to become self-motivated, independent learners.” It’s a great option for students who need an alternative to traditional schools.
As part of a larger marketing campaign (via Marketing Refresh), The Bridge School needed a website revamp to attract new students. As a school, their funding for web design was limited. Instead of reworking the entire website, we focused on a complete overhaul of the Home page.
DesignBigger did an great job of moving the site over to WordPress and using our Home page design as a base for the other page templates.
The Home page needed to target the various types of students who may require an alternative school, showcase their features, and most importantly — provide a call to action front and center. We designed the website to look both professional and academic, so parents feel comfortable enrolling their children.
Check out the before and after website design of TheBridgeSchool.net:
We wanted the school to maintain a consistent brand image, especially across online media. To supplement their marketing collateral, we also designed a couple online advertisements, a Facebook cover design, and a email marketing template (using MailChimp).
This project is a great example of how a professional, custom website design for academic institutions can be great for marketing and overall brand image.
We just received some exciting news from HOW magazine!
For non-industry folks, HOW is a go-to magazine for designers & creatives. They regularly feature articles on business, resources, technology, and creativity.
Aleberry Creative Group has been featured on their “Top 10 Websites for Designers” for this coming month (June 2012).
You can check us out at spot #2 right here:
HOW Magazine - Top 10 Websites for Designers - June 2012
We’re alongside some pretty great international talent!
We also get a cool badge, which we’ll need to place on our site.
Thanks HOW!