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ith over 30 vendors operating practically year-round, the Market’s culinary delights will make your mouth sweat. Personal faves: Thai Mama’s green onion and garlic wontons, Better Bean Company’s Cuban style black beans, and handmade pita bread by The Hummus Stop. The website is built on WordPress, allowing the volunteers to easily maintain content. No expert programming needed, just an appetite to help.

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ublic broadcasting is commercial-free and largely listener supported with some governmental assistance. So it’s crucial for people get involved and sign up to help ensure public broadcasting stays alive.

The main key messaging behind the website is to enrich, inform, educate, and enlighten Americans about public broadcasting. This became the driving force behind using imagery that’s directly sourced from the 250 partner stations. Thanks to CivicActions who specializes in strategy, design, and Drupal development.

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combined forces with global humanitarian organization CARE and Resonate Social Media to help raise funds for aiding the people of Haiti. Working on this project intense because the photos from CARE were very intense and heart-wrenching. It was difficult to not feel helpless for these people who were suffering thousands of miles away. But effective design can motivate and help truly save the world.

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users were able to download shows and movies from cable networks like Showtime, FOX, FX, Comedy Central, etc. for a few dollars. Movies were also downloadble from Universal, Rogue Pictures, and plenty of big movie house productions. Similar to television channels, the I’M player had hundreds of selections. Third parties could also advertise their shows within the I’M player or allow users to navigate through chapters – much like a DVD.

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he bottle was redesigned and doubled in size. More tea = happy customers. Easily identifiable flavor names like “Asian Pear”, “Niagara Grape”, and “Essence of Peach” now help customers to find their swill quickly. The original logo was used so loyal customers would still recognize the brand. And a vibrant color palette was introduced to give the beverages a welcome visual kick in the can.

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ot all bottled water looks, nor tastes the same. Minimal type and a clean, white palette allow a message of purity to be delivered in a straight-forward, non nonsense manner. On the shelf, the design allows Earth2o to burst from its competition. And the metallic droplet gives the brand a recognizable, iconic shape consumers will remember. Earth2o can be snatched up at your local Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC, and Zupan’s stores. If you buy it, recycle it.