Adventure with a Safety Net
Culture

November 25, 2014

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Kelly Packer

Adventure with a Safety Net

10 years is enough time to really be in a city.

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One Door Closes, Another Opens to a Distributed Team
Culture

November 24, 2014

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Justin Kuntz

One Door Closes, Another Opens to a Distributed Team

Creative Soapbox is now a fully-distributed team.

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Notes from MountainWest Javascript 2014
Development

March 21, 2014

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Kelly Packer

Notes from MountainWest Javascript 2014

A fire-hose of information from a solid line-up of great speakers.

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Meet the Intern
Culture

February 11, 2014

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Kelly Packer

Meet the Intern

We are impressed by Chris's eye. He favors flat, simple, clean work with bold subjects front and center.

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Welcome to the Soapbox, Wendy Fox
Culture

January 7, 2014

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Kelly Packer

Welcome to the Soapbox, Wendy Fox

A great big welcome to Wendy Fox!

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Project Update - Pearson ERPI
Development

December 16, 2013

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Kelly Packer

Project Update - Pearson ERPI

Pearson ERPI is a great client who understands technology and creates vibrant content that helps children learn.

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Dispatch from CascadiaJS 2013
Development

November 19, 2013

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Kelly Packer

Dispatch from CascadiaJS 2013

Conferences give you the unique opportunity.

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The Newest Soapboxer: David Wheeler
Culture

November 1, 2013

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David Wheeler

The Newest Soapboxer: David Wheeler

Welcome aboard, Creative Soapboxer David Lamar Wheeler!

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Five Years as a Soapboxer
Culture

September 16, 2013

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Kelly Packer

Five Years as a Soapboxer

Together we are building things that make a difference in people's lives.

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Railsconf 2013
Development

May 6, 2013

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Jacob Morris

Railsconf 2013

Here at Creative Soapbox, we always try to embrace openness and sharing amongst others in our industry.

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New Soapboxer: Loren Morris
Culture

April 30, 2013

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Loren Morris

New Soapboxer: Loren Morris

Welcome aboard Loren Morris, designer extraordinaire at Creative Soapbox.

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Our software works and how we know it really does
Development

March 2, 2013

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Jacob Morris

Our software works and how we know it really does

Capybara and rspec in the house. Friends forever!

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Jacob Morris: Soapboxer
Culture

February 20, 2013

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Jacob Morris

Jacob Morris: Soapboxer

Creative Soapbox welcomes Jacob Morris to the Creative Soapbox team.

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Onward, and thank you
Culture

January 12, 2013

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Steve Norell

Onward, and thank you

I will no longer work at Creative Soapbox, but in a way I will always be a Soapboxer.

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Merry Apocalypse from Creative Soapbox
Design

December 28, 2012

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Steve Norell

Merry Apocalypse from Creative Soapbox

The world didn't end after all. But we figured it doesn't hurt to be prepared.

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Design Water Cooler Talks
Design

November 29, 2012

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Steve Norell

Design Water Cooler Talks

Rebranding can be painful but always stay proactive instead of reactive.

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The Elephant at EECI 2012
Development

October 19, 2012

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Kelly Packer

The Elephant at EECI 2012

These days add-on developers are the cause of excitement and buzz. This is fantastic.

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Another year of ExpressionEngine, another conference
Development

October 10, 2012

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Kelly Packer

Another year of ExpressionEngine, another conference

ExpressionEngine still hits that sweet spot for a mid-range site.

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Quick Tip: Update EE Sites Live with Hidden Templates
Development

September 4, 2012

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Steve Norell

Quick Tip: Update EE Sites Live with Hidden Templates

Quick tips to make updating ExpressionEngine less nerve-racking.

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Responsive Retrofit: Updating Those Fixed-width Websites
Development

July 17, 2012

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Steve Norell

Responsive Retrofit: Updating Those Fixed-width Websites

Using integration tests has helped Creative Soapbox maintain clarity in requirements and ensure stability of complicated feature sets.

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Notes & Tips From A SXSW First Timer
Culture

March 6, 2011

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Kelly Packer

Notes & Tips From A SXSW First Timer

Maybe these tips will help you through the gauntlet that is SXSW.

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An ExpressionEngine Jumpstart - Boise Web Tech Meetup
Development

July 9, 2010

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Kelly Packer

An ExpressionEngine Jumpstart - Boise Web Tech Meetup

Boise ExpressionEngine Announcement

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ExpressionEngine CodeIgnitor Conference 2010
Development

May 26, 2010

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Kelly Packer

ExpressionEngine CodeIgnitor Conference 2010

The ExpressionEngine CodeIgniter Conference 2010

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Why You Care About Web Standards
Development

February 9, 2010

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Kelly Packer

Why You Care About Web Standards

Web standards are a set of best practices for building Web sites. They help establish a consistent way to author Web documents and help browsers to uniformly render sites.

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Five Ways to Kill Your Brand
Culture

December 21, 2009

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Steve Norell

Five Ways to Kill Your Brand

A brand is alive, and you are its parent. You create it, but you do not have control over it.

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The Spectrum of Spec Work
Business

December 12, 2009

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Justin Kuntz

The Spectrum of Spec Work

Spec, or “speculative” work is defined as the expectation of a client to see examples, or even the final product without the guarantee, promise or even chance of getting paid.

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Who Needs A Title?
Business

July 8, 2009

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Steve Norell

Who Needs A Title?

I tell people that I work at Creative Soapbox, a branding and web studio. But what does that mean?

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