As a student of the Interactive Design program at Capilano University in my last term of the program I have the exciting opportunity to participate in a 6 week practicum… My number one motivating factor in my decision to leave the hospitality industry and jump headlong into the world of web design was my love of travel. I had visions of sitting on the beach somewhere far away from Vancouver and the ominous rain, my trusty laptop in front of me as I worked away on web design contracts. When the practicum opportunity came up I decided to test my theory and travel to Taveuni, an island in Fiji.
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As a chef turned web designer I know that the promise of a tasty lunch or dinner can make a day in front of the computer pass much easier. I wanted to interview a friend and fellow Vancouver blog writer, Malgosia Krol. She has many talents, but for Robot Salmon I wanted to pick her mind about her skills as a Landscape Architect, a photographer, a chef and a blogger for Like Mama Said.
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The initial phase of a web design project focuses in on varying design research methods. Our number one priority is to make sure that we are following a user centered design process. We want to get to know your clients, the end users of your new website, your target market if you will. We want to get inside their heads and figure out what will speak to your users, and then we will design to support that message…Another important step is determining your brand or your identity. If you or your company does not have a strongly defined brand, or an identity that is currently represented by your graphics and logos, as web designers we can create one for you.
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As a Web Design Student and a new media enthusiast I am hitting the streets of Vancouver to take in the sites and experience all of the amazing Interactive Media installations that are up for the Olympics. The” Digital Gateway” is one of the world’s longest interactive walls. You can find it downtown, beside the recently facelifted skating rink at Robson Square.
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I will be the first to admit that I was not a huge fan of the Olympics taking over our city, in fact I was one of the locals that seriously considered heading out on vacation to avoid the “Olympic madness” that everyone anticipated taking over Vancouver.
But as a Vancouver Web Design student with a passion for new media and interactive design, my mind is being blown every time I turn around. The ground breaking installations and interactive art that are being featured all around the city should put Vancouver on the map when it comes to interactive design innovation.
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Everyone should be able to have a good laugh at themselves. As web designers and Internet geeks we should not be spared… here is a little collection of Computer Geek humor
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We all know the expression “the customer is always right” and we will be the first to admit this is true. But why not try and help our web design clients become the “dream client”. This is a post full of suggestions for the future clients out there. So if you are looking around Vancouver for someone to design your site, or redesign your outdated website, I hope this helps…
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Once again No Code and Duder bring you an entertaining window from behind the scenes at Robot Salmon head quarters. Web designers by day, and aspiring You Tube video makers in their spare time… because we have so much of it
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As web design students we love it when we have the chance to actually sink our teeth into a project, and “design” a website to our hearts content. The Interactive Design program at Capilano University shares it’s home in the Arbutus building on campus with another well know design program, the 3 year IDEA program. We have always been curious about what goes on with all those design students plunked in-front of their iMacs all day and night in the IDEA studio. So we took the opportunity to meet a few of our neighbors and we even recorded it for you to watch.
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Top 5 items to help you be a stylish nerd. Here’s a bit of Geek Chic fashion that I found while surfing the net. So embrace your nerdiness and rock out like the awesome geek that you know you are!
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