Posts made in June, 2011
Netflix vs. Blockbuster
We, here at Prodigy Pixel, appreciate great design, especially when it comes to displaying boring stuff like statistics. That’s why we feel the need to share this wonderfully designed (and very factual) poster we found on the How-To Geek website. The clean typography, simple illustrations, and clever writing add to the overwhelming fact that Netflix has most definitely destroyed Blockbuster. We think you’ll appreciate it too, and long live...
Read MoreOur Favorite New Tool
A few months ago, our designer Matt stumbled upon a wonderful, time-saving new tool that has become an office favorite – the “Open with Photoshop” add-on for Firefox. How does it work? You’ll never believe this: find an image online you want to use, right click and select the option “Open with Photoshop” and voila, the image automatically opens in Photoshop, ready for editing. So long, Save As. Learn more here and behold the magic of this genius...
Read MoreThis Old House
One of the coolest things about Prodigy Pixel (and we are quite cool) is our office. We have the privilege to work out of a restored Victorian house, which will be celebrating its 103rd birthday this December. After a few close-quarters offices around Springfield, Aaron and Jason found this gem complete with old-lady-pink carpet and lace curtains (its previous business was a senior citizen hair salon) and immediately began renovations. With four employees at the time, everyone crammed into a small back room for several months while the house was under construction. The biggest challenges were removing the carpet and refinishing the original hardwood floors and trim,...
Read MoreMC Victory
MC Victory is a resource website for young leaders in Russia, providing them with training materials and other resources.
Read MoreA Blog is Born
Hello, and welcome to Prodigy Pixel’s new and improved blog! In the past we’ve limited our blog posts to our current design and web projects and portfolio items. But limit us no more – we are revamping this blog to include much more interesting posts that will hopefully bring our agency to life and give you just a snippet of what goes on inside our beautifully-renovated Victorian office. Upcoming posts will include personal projects our designers are working on (including Ray’s racing addiction and Jason’s long list of million dollar inventions), useful – and very un-useful – apps or programs we’ve been into, and general day-to-day office activities...
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