pass the relish

Who says too many cooks spoil the broth? In a massively collaborative effort that brought together Stitch Media, White Pine Pictures, James Eberhardt, Jam3 Media, the CBC, and everyone’s favourite condiment: Relish, history was made.

This past June, at the Banff World Television Awards, the first ever award for “Mobile Programs & Enhancements” was given to The Border Mobile Contest. The contest—a coast-to-coast phenomenon where users raced to capture QR codes scattered across the country with their mobile phones—was run in support of the CBC’s new cop thriller, The Border.

by Sacha on July 21, 2008

The last few weeks have been torturous.  I’ve been hanging out at the mailbox every morning and checking my online tracking code repeatedly throughout the day, but alas no delivery came.  Until now…

What could be so important?  What could be more powerful than Facebook at reducing my productivity?  I’m glad you asked… my new MouseRug!  Bring the cozy comfort of your den to your office.  I have and there’s no turning back.  I decided to go with the Classic Nain from the Oriental Collection.  Here’s a photo of my new baby:

What?  You don’t think my rug quite fits your decor style?  You’re in luck!  The good folks at FiberLok have many collections and styles for you to choose from.  Maybe you’re mouse be more at home with a rug from the Native American Collection…

I for one am happy (and so is my mouse).  To quote my good friend The Dude, this rug really ties the !@#%’n room together.

by Paul on July 7, 2008

Obviously the answer is yes.  We all know that.

The only thing we don’t know as fine makers of web sites is when exactly we can safely stop supporting the stellar Internet Explorer 6 in the work we do (i.e. when it will piss off an acceptably low portion of the audience).  I don’t think Relish is quite there yet, but it looks like 37signals is as they’ve announced they’ll stop supporting IE6 in all their products in August.

We’re big fans of 37signals’ flagship product Basecamp.  We use it for just about every project we work on and a lot of our clients end up using it to review and discuss deliverables and timelines as we go. If Basecamp starts acting funky IE6 and forces a few more people to upgrade to a browser made in the last 5 years then I’m all for it. Hopefully it’s a sign that IE6-free days are closer than we think… trust me, every one who makes web sites is counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds.

by Steve Palmer on July 4, 2008

In its first ever Annual Flash Awards, Newgrounds.com—the first and largest Flash gaming portal online—one of our own, Aaron Worrall, captured the trophy for ‘Flash Game of the Year’ for Newgrounds Rumble.

Working with animators Jose Ortiz and Luis Castanon as well as musician Marco Arsenault, Aaron donned many hats including Project Lead, Programmer, Lead Background Artist, and Writer during this epic project, in production since December 2005.

Put your brawling skills to the test here.

by Sacha on June 23, 2008

Some crazy good desktops are available for download at Desktopography. Currently submissions are accepted on an invite-only basis but if you have mad Photoshop chops you can get in touch with them to see if you’re stuff passes muster.

by Steve Palmer on June 9, 2008