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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

More than a Name

posted by Design
A company’s brand is more than their color scheme and logo; it involves everything from how phone calls are answered to the language on your Web site and of course, your organization’s name.

Your name communicates a lot about your company and thunder::tech was recently featured in a Crain’s Cleveland Business article on naming. (The article is subscriber access only, but you can also see it on page 13 of the Jan. 11-17, 2010 issue).

The article touches on company names with a unique quality and meaning. At thunder::tech, we truly believe the best brand names convey something special about your organization.

Here are some things about our brand you may not know:
• The “thunder” part of thunder::tech came from President Jason Therrien’s football nickname.
• The four squares in our name that you find in our e-mail signatures, business cards and more, represent both a mark of craftsmanship and our four service areas: advertising, design, web and public relations.
• The large square in our logo signifies clear reasoning and the smaller, colored box represents ideas that are ready to explode from the base.

In addition to creating a strong brand identity for our own agency, we’ve also helped a number of clients discover their distinct brand qualities. From logo design, naming and brand messaging, here are a few clients we’ve helped:

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Monday, January 25, 2010

New thundertech.com arrives January 27!

posted by Public Relations
How do you know when it’s time for a makeover? Maybe there are a pair of acid-washed jeans hanging in your closet or your retro fanny pack has made the leap to plain old outdated.

thundertech.com is going through a makeover of its own. While our site wasn’t committing any fashion faux paus per se, there were some areas that could benefit from some new duds. Our revamped site will showcase the latest styles in web design and make use of the newest online technologies.

What you will see on January 27, 2010::

• An evolution of the thunder::tech brand
• Simple navigation structure
• Focus on new technologies
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Check out the Web Association luncheon on Jan. 26 to learn more about online trends

posted by Public Relations
The Cleveland Web Association is hosting a panel luncheon on Web and technology trends on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Come to the luncheon to hear industry professionals discuss and address the big topics for Web professionals in 2010 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Windows on the River in Cleveland.
 
 Expert panelists include:

The panel will be moderated by Jason Therrien.

For more event details and to purchase tickets, visit the Cleveland Web Association Web site. You can also submit questions to the panelists before and during the event by sending a Tweet to @CleWebAssoc.

See what else is in store for 2010 in our recent post on thunder::tech’s expectations for the Web.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

What to expect for the Web in 2010

posted by Development
Every day, our team members see new technologies appear on the scene that change the way we view our industry. As we kick off 2010, we share our expectations for how Web development will change this year.

Flash Animation

The amount of designers and developers using Adobe Flash – a technology used to create multimedia content – will continue to increase this year. The thunder::tech team hopes to use Flash for more complex and animated Web projects in 2010 as more Web sites are being converted from HTML to Flash because of its increased flexibility.

HTML, a document-formatting language, shares very basic features with Flash. However, Flash is a better-suited structure for the functionality and interactivity that an integrated agency needs when creating a Web site, because it can incorporate a wide variety of features such as text, graphics, video, audio and applications much more effectively. As a result, designers and developers have more control when developing sites and applications. 
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

get::ting answers: an interview with Kristin Hall

posted by Design
For our latest get::ting answers, Graphic Designer Matt Stevens chats with Kristin Hall, one of our operations administrators, to hear her thoughts on marketing mistakes, daily tasks and more.

Matt: What is your position and what do you do on a daily basis?
Kristin: I am the operations administrator and new business coordinator. In addition to kicking butt and taking names, I oversee operations including human resources and new business development.

Graphic Designer Matt and Operations Administrator Kristin enjoy a nice cold glass of watered-down Snapple Iced Tea.
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