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The Portland Bottom Line

Posted on: Aug. 18, 2010  |  By: Lisa Holmes  |  Category: Sustainability
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I’m excited about being a part of a new effort to promote sustainability in Portland. It’s a new book about sustainability for small businesses.

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WebVisions 2010

Posted on: Jun. 15, 2010  |  By: Lisa Holmes  |  Category: Technology
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WebVisions

WebVisions is an annual conference held in Portland that covers web design and development. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event and is my second year of attending.

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AIGA Leadership Retreat 2010

Posted on: Jun. 10, 2010  |  By: Lisa Holmes  |  Category: Graphic Design
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Every year, AIGA holds a leadership retreat for chapter board members. This year’s retreat was held in Chattanooga, Tennessee and I was invited to do an “inspiration story” presentation and also participate in a panel discussion about the Portland chapter’s sustainability initiative.

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2010 Off to a Great Start

Posted on: Apr. 28, 2010  |  By: John Vincent  |  Category: Our Projects
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If our work load is in any way related to the U.S. economy, then things are looking up for everyone. Yulan Studio has experienced a significant surge in project work since we greeted the new year.

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In Search of Better Writing

Posted on: Apr. 28, 2010  |  By: John Vincent  |  Category: Content
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How many times have you picked up a brochure or looked at a website representing an A/E/C firm and encountered utterly meaningless marketing-speak? One often gets the sense that a majority of marketing copy is generated automatically by a software program that allows companies to insert their name, location and project list. Why does this happen? And what is perhaps more important, what can we do about it?

Note: An edited version of this post appeared in the “Daily Journal of Commerce.”

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