Monthly Archives: May 2009
Cal Poly refrains from issuing online policies for athletes
With the rise of social networking Web sites like Facebook and MySpace, all it takes is one incriminating photo for a student athlete to potentially lose a scholarship or be kicked off a team. And it’s not just hypothetical. There are numerous examples of athletes being punished for pictures or words published on the Internet, depicting misdeeds ranging from hazing to underage drinking. Continue reading
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Chain-stores and downloading threaten the future of the independent record store
When Morninglory Music, a record store in downtown Santa Barbara, recently closed its doors for good, owner Stan Bernstein attributed the decision to the growing number of people who download music illegally online. But in San Luis Obispo, independent record stores see another problem: commercial retailers. Continue reading
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Harsh economic times hit SLO
When local hotels didn’t sell out for graduation in June, the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce saw its first signs of an economic crisis.
“For the first time ever, we had hotels calling us with availability,” said Lindsey Miller, marketing director at the chamber of commerce. “Usually they sold out in January.” Continue reading
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Mustang Daily site redesign
As online editor for the Mustang Daily at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, I helped the site transition from proprietary to open-source software. Working off a base template from Woo Themes, I redesigned the site with a fresh, clean design … Continue reading
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Cal Poly postcard design
This postcard was designed for Cal Poly’s recruitment efforts withing the housing department. The cards were sent out to prospective candidates for a learning community coordinator position. The cards were meant to be reminescent of vintage landmark postcards from the … Continue reading
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Mustang Daily summer web goals
Before my tenure with the Mustang Daily is over, I want to work with the future online editor and developer (whom we’ll be hiring in the upcoming weeks) to acheive the following goals, most of which are relatively simple: Develop … Continue reading
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Students design high-tech desk of the future
Six years ago, before liberal arts engineering studies senior Bill Trammel became a Cal Poly student, he had an epiphany while sitting at his mahogany desk at home.
“What would this desk look like if Q from James Bond designed it?” he asked himself.
He pictured a desk with a sliding screen, a finger print recognition system and video conferencing – all from his single, sedentary unit of space. And the idea for his senior project was born.
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Dear Judy web design
This project was designed as a specialty site for a dentistry institute in San Diego, California. The agency specializes in porcelain veneers and wanted more traffic for the service, so I designed a site and helped increase their SEO. The … Continue reading
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Inauguration poster design
This promotional design was created for Cal Poly Associated Students, Inc. for their screening of the Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009. The parameters for this project were only to make it “urban and fun.” The posters were printed 26 … Continue reading
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TAGA site redesign
As the multimedia chair for the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts for a few quarters at Cal Poly, I was in charge of revamping the site. Working off an existing web site, I updated a few stylistic elements to … Continue reading
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Mustang Daily considering 4 days a week, front page ads
The following is an e-mail I received from the Mustang Daily Media Board (I had no idea such a thing existed): Greetings, As chair of Cal Poly Journalism Department’s Media Board, I’m hoping to gather your input on a couple … Continue reading
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