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7th of May, 2012
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We created a website for the Loftus Brothers! They own and manage our office building in the Cascade District here in Rochester. cascadeprops.com Check it out! We love our neighborhood even more now!
30th of April, 2012
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With May 1st just a day away, we thought we would put fresh new paint on the walls in time for spring cleaning. We still have a ways to go, but this is step one of our office transformation. Move out the way Martha Stewart, WMNW is at it again.
17th of April, 2012
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We’ve all started to settle into the second quarter of 2012, but WMNW is also settling into one additional thing this year - a new office!
There I said it. It’s been killing me. I’ve been waiting to say that for a long, long time. A few weeks ago we signed a multi-year lease, but I could barely keep the news contained. With the exception of a few close friends, not too many people knew until this past week when we actually moved in.
This is our ‘dream house.’ Our oasis. Our daily inspiration. And a place for our clients (or future clients) to visit us and break away from the norm.
It really hasn’t quite set in for us. (Not yet at least, but it’s starting to.) We’re actually still in awe of the 15-foot ceilings, the imperfect hardwood floors, and our view of the street below. This is the place Josh and I set out find when we first co-founded the company back in September 2009. Getting an office that would inspire us on a daily basis was a big goal for us, and we are proud to have finally achieved it after two and a half years of hard work.
So far we have had a lot of fun just envisioning what (and who) goes where. The space has three built-in cubicles. You might assume that we fought over the most spacious cubicle with its enviable window, but we actually decided against making these confined spaces into workstations. Instead, we’ve kept a familiar “round table” format. All three of us decided to hunker down in the common area with our desks strategically positioned to keep communication between us barrier free. Though g-chat will probably still be the preferred method of communication during work for some (ahem, Ian), we also decided that the aforementioned coveted mega-cubicle should be converted into a conference room, fit for some serious brainstorming and a welcome change of scenery.
Our short-term plan is to give the studio a facelift and change its current color scheme to give the space a more modern feel. It won’t happen overnight, but the change will come very soon.
We don’t view this as an additional expense, but rather as an investment and a reward to ourselves and our clients. We will produce better work here. We will work here longer. We will choose to bring clients here instead of to a coffee shop, and hope they feel as comfortable as we do here. We’ll continue to grow into this space slowly over the course of many months and can’t wait to see what happens next.
29th of August, 2011
Back to school…. for Emily
Hard to believe that it was almost two months ago that I started as an intern here at We Make Nice Websites. Hit the ground running on day one when I was given the task to help with redesign the new website. Crazy to think that the new We Make Nice Websites site was designed, coded and completed all while I was there this summer. I learned a lot about the inner-workings of how a website comes about and all of the minor (and sometimes major) tweaks that are involved along the way.
20th of July, 2011
In the News
Nothing like a visit from the media to inspire a little office clean up. We’ve gotten our fair share of press coverage in the past week and it happens to be just in time for some big changes around here! We’ve done a little more clean up around here than simply picking some things off the ground and making sure the paint stain is covered up…
We’ve been hard at work here at We Make Nice Websites on… a nice website! Imagine that. Except this time, we’re the clients. That’s right, we’re getting a brand spankin’ new website and it’s going to be fantastic. But we’ll let you be the judges of that when the time comes.
We’re a web design & development company and you’d think that designing a website would come easily. However, there is something about revamping your own style that leaves makes for quite a bit of uncertainty (ie. changing the design drastically every 24 hours). Luckily, we think we’ve found something that we’re really proud of and we’re working on those special touches as we speak.. err, type?
Stay tuned for the official site launch. In the mean time you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook or subscribe to our Newsletter for other updates!
Oh yeah, and be on the look out for a nifty article in the Brighton Pittsford Post coming soon!
7th of July, 2011
“The New Intern”
Google Analyzer, Twitter Organizer, or Master of Google Docs could all be words used to describe my new position here at We Make Nice Websites. I suppose “the new intern” could work as well.
After one day on the job, I’ve landed the task of revamping the social media approach of We Make Nice Websites. This includes everything from blogging about up and coming social media and web development news, managing all of the various accounts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and creating a new look for the website!
But first for a proper introduction… I’m Emily Okey and I’m currently one year away from graduating with a degree in graphic design from Rochester Institute of Technology. Although if a degree in Twitter or social media were offered, I could be quickly persuaded to stay for another 4 years. Needless to say, I’m pretty excited to be here at We Make Nice Websites as an intern for the summer with free reign to do some of the things I love most.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the newsletter and follow We Make Nice Websites on Twitter for updates about the changes around here. The list on the whiteboard is already out of control, so I’m anxious to jump in and get started!
6th of July, 2010
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Note to self: The paint is supposed to go on the walls…not the middle of the carpet. We’re already adding “character” to our new office!
2nd of July, 2010
Office Space
Today marked an important day in the history of WeMakeNiceWebsites. Josh and I signed a lease to our very own office. A lovely ±250 square foot office off Cascade Dr in the heart of Rochester.
