March 2012
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Let Us Buy You a Beer in Portlandia!
Since our name is Fenway Creative, a lot of people think we’re located just in Boston, when in fact we’re based in Boston and Portland, Oregon. Being a bi-coastal company is pretty great because our community extends to both New England and the Pacific Northwest. Of course, we also love to work with clients elsewhere, but so many of them also have ties to the communities in which we...
January 2012
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New and Improved in 2012
Now that we’re in the New Year, we’re thinking ahead to all the possibilities that are just within our grasp. While we’re not big on resolutions, we do like to set goals for ourselves. A year ago, Fenway Creative was just an idea beginning to form — today, we’ve had the opportunity to create websites for some fantastic small businesses. We’d like to continue...
November 2011
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Appearances Matter. (A Lot, Actually.)
Think about the last time you were out and about and you saw someone wearing their pajamas in public. How would you feel if that person approached you? Would you wonder (even a little) if that person was in their right mind? Would you rather talk to someone wearing, say, jeans and a sweater? A long time ago, someone told me that you don’t just dress to feel good about yourself; you dress to...
October 2011
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Why Small Businesses?
Stephen and I met while we were both temping for a communications agency just outside of Boston. He was working on developing websites and I was doing…well, whatever they needed me to do on any given day (edit videos, write, copyedit, code). We ended up becoming friends, and when I got hired for a contract at Pearson Education, Stephen came too. Over the years, we began helping each other...
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Thanks, Mom and Dad (a note from Stephen)
My mom likes to joke that she taught me everything I know about web design and development. She’s joking, but it’s true: Mom, you did teach me everything I know. I witnessed your interactions with difficult pre-school parents and your patience with school politics. You never lost your cool. That’s how I learned to interact with my clients.
Dad, I learned a lot from you too. As...
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The Most Important Skill for Web Designers
Web design is all about helping people get the information they need in an intuitive, visually appealing manner. In this way, web design is no different from graphic design, except that it goes deeper, becomes more expansive as the pages link together. That’s why we believe it’s important to identify our clients’ goals at our first meeting. Then we can work toward building a...