We emphasize to our clients the importance of blogging to keep their content fresh. And it really is! But we're guilty as charged...finding time to blog with our busy schedules is not always an easy task. But as a wise man once told me, my life isn't difficult and it's not like I'm busy building ho...
I flew out to NYC this weekend to visit my good friend Jeff Rogers (who is an amazing illustrator and designer and will have a few items in our General Store shortly). Jeff works for Spotco and designs posters for Broadway shows. He hooked us up with some free tickets to opening night of A Behandin...
If you ever find yourself bored on a Friday head over to one of my favorite blogs on the web: Badass Of The Week. Every week there is a new post about a historical person who has done something worthy of the moniker "Badass". The writing is absolutely hilarious and the stories are genuinely interes...
It's been a while since I've designed websites as a freelancer now that I'm working at The Old State because my position involves the business side of running a web firm. And I love it, I love my job and I love working with our clients. But when I am busy running to meetings, managing projects and ...
A while back, I wrote about Saul Bass, one of my all-time favorite designers and a real inspiration to me. I'd like to continue on that path and write about another of my design heroes: Milton Glaser.
The scope and diversity of this man's work astounds me. He's done everything from poster ...
The Old State ~ House of Design & Development is holding a contest to
encourage youth 18 and younger to submit new web-based business ideas,
with the winner becoming a partner in the subsequently executed idea
in partnership with The Old State, LLC. The company believes it's time
to quit co...
The folks at unmatchedstyle.com were kind enough to recently feature The Old State's redesigned website. You can check out the review here.
We also had the pleasure of sitting down with Gene Crawford for an interview via Skype. We talked about the redesign and some of the background behind our bra...
I have an overwhelming obsession with the web these days. I will surf the web for hours just looking at sites that are absolutely amazing visually. I am constantly looking for new innovative ways to make a site more attractive and fun to use. So what is more important when designing a website...for...
Travis and I recently had the pleasure of seeing one of our favorite bands, The Avett Brothers, live at the Granada Theater in Dallas. The place was packed tight with screaming Avett fans and the band put on an unbelievable show! I recommend that you see these guys if you get a chance!
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PC vs Mac Parody
This video from funnyordie.com really epitomizes the absurdity of the PC versus Mac war. I truly believe that PCs and Macs are both equally qualified, but serve different purposes. I used to be a die hard Windows user and even leisurely built PCs back when Windows XP was...
So for the New Year we launched a new version of our site and an update to our blog. We are excited to get some of our latest work out there and hope to hear some of your thoughts on the new site. Let's see what has changed.
The New Site ~ TheOldState.com New Features
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I love to describe my job as a user interface specialist. I deal mostly with web design from a day to day basis but I do not meddle with all the html and css coding. My job is to create a beautiful interactive experience for the user and make sure that it is easy to use. I love what I do and I am l...