This just leaked!

Frank151 has always been an innovator for subculture media and marketing and once again they redefine the paradigm. Take a look at this interactive fashion show sponsored by Scion.

Easy as 1-2-3
1.) Drag a Models into the timeline
2.)Press the “Play Fashion Show” above the timeline
3.) Sit back and enjoy the show

*If you are really feelin frsiky - you can always change the soundtrack!

- more to come - summer 2010.

Love gonz.

It feels great to be a part of such a rad community. Gresham is not your typical haven for web designers, but I like to call it home - with a picture framed window of Mt. Hood - who could deny its beauty. Miguel has been doing a ton of work with the local community including setting up the newly remodeled exploregresham.com website. With the customied Drupal CMS - the Downtown Gresham Board Members can add new business listings, edit page conent, add newsletters and post events in the calendar and other normal CMS stuff.

If you are ever in the are - come check us out! We are on 2nd & Hood.

PS - Great work n the glossy 2.0 icons Aaron!

Jay Drake is a super talented producer, vocalist, creative genius behind the music of Cassettes Won’t Listen. First time I heard it I was like “Jay… thats amazing, who is that kat harmonizing on the vocal tracks?;” he said “thats me dude.”
- floored.

It turns there is way more depth to the CWL project than I first perceived. CWL has been featured on the MySpace homepage multiple times, as thousands and thousands of online groupies and freakin’ rules the indie underworld with his iPhone apps, swag, itunes sales and now this awesome new website custom built by pairodime.

About a year ago I was in search of a birthday present for Devan, my little 2 year old nephew. I came across a retail store called Grom Shop. They specialize in Snowboard & Skateboard gear for kids. I was blown away! Honestly it was straight up - cute! I bought the first pair of DC Toddler Shoes I laid my eyes on. I have since gone back to go shopping for my baby niece Gabriela and I be back as they grow out of their kids clothes. From that point on Troy and I started talking about his online store - it needed some major TLC.

We are now helping Troy with his online presence and hope to bring him a wider audience who are looking for super rad gear like kids volcom clothing and Dakine gloves for little dudes and dudettes.

Oh man… every once in a while you get a client who finds you from a google search and you think “oh my goodness this is unbeleivable.” This is exactly how I felt after Jay called me up one afternoon looking for a graphic designer in Portland. He said something like “we are lookin for some really good graphic design and new website - can you help with that?”

The rest is history.

For those of you who don’t know, Li Ning made worlwide headlines when the company founder, former Olympic Champion, Mr. Li Ning lit the Olympic Torch in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games held in Beijing, China. They continue making headlines as they emerge in the US market place with their retail store opening in Portland Oregon. - read more at the OregonLive Article.

photo by: Thomas Boyd, The Oregonian

Over 2 years Jay Li and the Li Ning team grew from a small office in the Perl district to a US Head quarters with over 20 staffers and numerous top talent contractors such as myself. It is rare in a world of competive Sporting Goods industry that one person could have so much creative freedom (in some ways there is probably good reason for that - but who am I to argue). I had a blast doing comps using images of NBA All Star Baron Davis (flames never looked so good), montaging Kung Fu sacred symbols like dragons and pagodas, oh man… good times.

Li Ning is not just another sporting goods company. They make concious efforts to retain their cultural roots. They focus on sports like Badminton, Tai Chi, Table Tennis and Kung Fu as well as embrace traditional North American sports like Basketball.

There is so much more I can go on for 3-4 posts, but I will spare you, but not without highlighting some of the cool backend mojo. We did some major EDI/ERP integration with the ecommerce - trying to automate as much of the site as possible. Although many images were supplied, so much of this website and online branding was done with this same computer I am writing this post with. So much fun - great web team - and I wish Li Ning major success in the US.

Thanks again Google for sending Jay Li my way - and on the reverse of that - thank you Jay for believing in us.

Visit the new website: http://www.li-ningusa.com

If you are a fan of Baron Davis -  you should pick up our new Baron Davis vinyl toy

Mark called me up one afternoon inquiring about e-commerce. He later mentions to me that my buddy Tate recommended our services - I thought “niiice…” That was pretty much how it went. Marka nd his partners were putting together a website for a clothing line they started called Niiice Gear which targets youth audiences. They have a positive message and sweet designs. One of the coolest things I liked about their mission was putting the “fun” back in fundraising. They donate a percentage of all proceeds to a charity of your choice among the charities they represent.

I found this site really exciting because Mark and his partners were really willing to push the boundaries of design and javascript for ecommerce based websites. I remeber them asking for certain aspects of the site, I would simple tell them “yeah… I think we could do something like that” We used jqury to add horizontal sliding product navigation. When you lcik on a product for more information a modal box floats over the page and you are able to view more detailed images and add the product to your shoppping cart. Cool stuff.

Great cause and niiice gear - check out. http://www.niiicegear.com

It was real pleasure working with the local  franchise office of SERVPRO. For those of you who don’t know SERVPRO is a company that specializes in cleaning and restoration service espcially for victims of fire and water damage accidents. It will always bring a smile to my face know our local website is more effective and better looking than the official Corporate website (although I must admit I am bias). We wanted to deliver a strong call to action with LARGE phone numbers and “request a quote” web forms.

We also spent a good deal of time and consideration putting together the information architecture that would serve as the basis for their SEO efforts in the months to come. We added an easy to use CMS with upload tools and calendars. There are some other hidden gems in there as well - click on the link and maybe you will discover something.

The folks at Sirlin Enterprises are at it again! Teaming up with Spike TV’s Ultimate Fighter Demico Rogers to establish his new branding. We rolled out this website with Blog/News, Photo Gallery, Sponsorship Links, and Vital Stats.

Seriously - if you like hiphop and subcluture lifestyle - you should go check these guys out. Signup for the FDL and you can participate in community events in your neighborhood.