Flipbox Studios

Google says goodbye to IE6

February 2, 2010 by Lauren Gray

I was very happy to see an email from the Google Team announcing they are phasing out support to IE6 and older browsers that are no longer supported by their manufacturers.

This is a very exciting email to read for web designers / developers. It is a step in the right direction to phase out IE6, a browser that dates back to 2001. Many web developers will tell you, working with IE 6 is one of the most difficult and frustrating things to deal with on a daily basis. It is extremely time consuming and IE 6's support for modern web standards is lacking, which is restricting what developers can create and holding the web back. Yet IE6 is still estimated to be used by 15-25% of web users. 

Anyways, Thanks Google!

Flipbox Studios Joins the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

October 16, 2009 by Lauren Gray

I am very excited to announce our new membership to the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. After several suggestions to do so, Nate and I decided to join. I can't wait to network with people in the Denver area through their events for members and the community at large.

Flipbox Studios Attends Get Motivated Business Seminar

October 13, 2009 by Lauren Gray

While attending the Creative Connections meetup here in Denver I received two free tickets to the Get Motivated Business Seminar from Carol Naff with Mariner Company. This was good timing, as the Indie Arsenal creative group that we are members of has a fourth quarter theme of Motivation. Motivating yourself, your clients and others. As it turns out, Flipbox Studios is having a very motivating fourth quarter!

The seminar had quite a lineup of speakers,including Laura Bush, General Colin Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Zig Ziglar, John Elway and Terry Bradshaw just to name a few. It was very motivating to see all of these successful people on one stage. They each told stories from their life experiences and provided advice on how to apply their success in business. Although the pictures I took weren't the best quality, I have included a couple anyways.

Above, former Denver Broncos quarterback, John Elway speaks on motivation, determination and teamwork.

Website Design and Development for Tees

September 28, 2009 by Lauren Gray

On behalf of Flipbox Studios, I'd like to say thanks to Jonathan and Josh with The Mercantile Shops for the new T-shirts. Flipbox Studios is currently working with The Mercantile Shops to design and develop a website for The Woven Project. The Woven Project consists of Jonathan and Josh, a couple of guys in Boston looking for ways to support their local economy and promote sustainability in such things as economy, environment, food, energy, and transportation just to name a few. Be sure to check back in the next month to see their new site, and maybe even order some apparel. Check out the shirts Nate and I chose to support below. Thanks again guys!

Flipbox Meets Peter Max

August 30, 2009 by Lauren Gray

On Saturday Nate and I took a little "field trip" to see the Peter Max exhibit at the Road Show Company Gallery in Denver, CO. It was very nice to get out from behind the computer and experience some professional fine art; After all, where would web design be without fine art? Unfortunately, Peter Max has his own photographer and does not allow photography inside of the studio. So, Nate and I whipped out the handy iPhone and snapped a couple of photos of the gallery looking in. Check them out below!

Thanks Idea Foundry

July 8, 2009 by Lauren Gray

I GOT A PRESENT IN THE MAIL!!! A free IdeaFoundry T-shirt! Thanks to Dan and all of the guys at IdeaFoundry. I love the shirt!

Flipbox Studios Makes the News

May 29, 2009 by Lauren Gray

I was recently contacted by Rapid Growth about my hands-on training through Idea Foundry. Check out the article, these guys are really onto something great! I strongly recommend their training. It was hands down the best classroom training experience I have attended (x's 2). Training in a vacation setting... genius! I can't wait for an advanced ExpressionEngine class to come around. Great job guys!

Oh and double bonus: I also just discovered Flipbox Studios and I made the Train-ee news... for making the news! HA. What an exciting week! Thanks Mike!

Thanks again to everyone who made the Southern Fried ExpressionEngine Training possible!

Flipbox Studios joins the ExpressionEngine Pro Network

February 27, 2009 by Nate Iler

I'm pleased to announce that Flipbox Studios has been accepted into the ExpressionEngine Pro Network.  ExpressionEngine (also referred to as EE) has played a large role in our success over the past year and in 2009 we decided to use EE as our primary CMS appliation. 

Many thanks to the EllisLab team and community members for making our EE experience taste so sweet.  If you aren't familiar with ExpressionEngine, take five and check them out.

THANK YOU

January 31, 2009 by Lauren Gray

Wow, what an amazing experience! I would like to include a picture of the whole Southern Fried ExpressionEngine class. It was all a pleasure to be a part of this group. I would like to point out that we have kept in touch after the class. Mike has created a Google Group for our EE class that allows us to work out an kinks or simply get feedback on sites we are working on. Remember guys, dynamic="off"

Here is an image of the three scholarship recipients. We even inadvertently sat next to each other during class before realizing each other was the scholarship winner.

I also would like to thank everyone who made it possible for me to attend the Southern Fried ExpressionEngine Class. Words can't explain how grateful I am to have been chosen for this scholarship. Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Boyink with Train-ee, Leslie Camacho with EllisLab, the crew at Idea Foundry and the many sponsors including...

Airbag Industries

bGlobal Sourcing
Clear Fire Studios
EE Coder
EE Templates
Hambo Development
Lealea Design
Made by Fresh
OnWired
paramore | redd
Slim Kiwi
Yellowseed Design

Check out their sites, and make sure you thank them for giving back to the EE Community! Thanks Everyone!

Work Hard, Play Hard

January 23, 2009 by Lauren Gray

I have always been a fan of the saying, work hard, play hard. Maybe that is part of why I was able to enjoy San Antonio so much. After all, they do call it "Training in a Vacation Setting." Our class interaction didn't stop when the daily instruction ended. Mr and Mrs Boyink with Train-ee, along with the guys over at Idea Foundry had optional evening activities planned for the whole group. We were able to see some of San Antonio, and "Remember the Alamo." (It is sooo small!) Here are a couple of pictures of our walk down the Riverwalk and our visit to the Alamo. Thanks again to Mrs Boyink for the pictures. To see more Train-ee pictures visit the Train-ee Flickr Page.

It was good to see the guys with Collective Idea again! (I attended Ruby on Rails Training they instructed last year while employed with Hotcards.com.)