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Finally, an update

Christy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:50:01 +0000

This is Christy posting. I finally talked Brett into letting me access our site… or maybe showed my worthiness; I’ve been helping with quite a few websites lately. It could have been my nagging, I suppose. Either way, now I can defend my doilies and mismatched frames.

We’ve had a vicious cycle of feast or famine. I guess you could say we’ve been feeling a little of the “recession,” which is extremely frustrating. Now is the time to advertise! If you cut back, your competition will surely take your market share. If you’re interested in discussing this further, give me a call.

Currently, we’re feasting. I’ll be updating the “Work” section of the website in the next few days, so check back soon. You’ll be glad you did!

This summer we have four interns who have been doing an awesome job. Chris is an amazing graphic design student and has been helping Brett out quite a bit. Beth has been helping me with research and copy writing. She’ll be helping Peter with photography as well. Anna’s back from a year of college in Asia, just in time for a summer marketing internship. We kept Sam from last semester. She’s a jane-of-all-trades.

Brett and I have taken a few trips which I’ll share more about soon. I have to get back to work!

Spring 2008 Adventure Spot

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:00:12 +0000

Fun stuff. Paper cutouts and a lot of sound design combined to create a commercial we’re quite proud of. Nice work Peter and Randy. Intro song courtesy of Leiana.

Nutbush City Limits

admin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:01:34 +0000

Click thumbnail to enlargeThis was a really fun website to make. It’s a CMS website (client-editable) with lots of little Easter Eggs hidden in the layout. Informative and fun. Link

And now it’s Leap Day

admin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:30:07 +0000

It’s been a while since we had an update here, so I’m making time to refresh the page. Things have been busy at Circle Six and we’ve restructured our workflow to be able to provide a consistently high quality product in less time. In fact–with tri-weekly brainstorming sessions and the tearing down of department divisions–we’re providing better production and creative than ever.

We currently have four interns, one carryover and three soon to be added to the people page. Hopefully we’ll find the time to do that before the semester is over :). Laura is still with us and doing some great market research. Rory, Samantha and Ali are all turning out to be great workers. We seem to have pretty good luck with getting highly motivated interns…

We’ve also just started a marketing campaign, this time for ourselves. We’ll see if our ground-level approach to marketing works as well for us as it has for our clients. If you’re visiting us after receiving our first mailer, feel free to use the contact form to set up an appointment to see more work and discuss what we can do for you!

Holiday News

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:19:36 +0000

So it’s almost Christmas, and then New Years, but you probably knew that. I suggested to the crew that we have some kind of party, and Peter asked, “How would that be any different from a normal day?”

January 1st, 2008 represents the end of our second year as Circle Six. And true to form, we’re shaking things up. We’ve rewritten our internal manifesto, revised our philosophy, and are putting out our best work ever. We’ve developed a new working strategy that lets us provide the absolute best creative energy for each and every client, and new measures have been instituted to ensure that every file, print, concept or project that leaves Circle Six will be something that everyone involved can be proud of. We’re working together as a team like never before and I, for one, have never been more excited about what we do.

So here’s wishing you all a happy holiday season. If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s your special Holiday Treat.

Scott Gray-Burlingame

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:05:13 +0000

Scott is our Illustrator/Graphic Designer. He started a little while ago and has produced some very impressive work. His talents will be featured heavily in our upcoming Circle Six marketing booklet, which everyone here is very excited about. Scott also happens to be the nicest person at Circle Six, suffering from a “good heart”, mild temperament and easy-going nature. One of two things is bound to happen… either our group therapy (brainstorming) sessions will cure him, or he’ll somehow turn the rest of us into nicer people. Only time will tell.

In with the new…

admin — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:58:18 +0000

Wow, our interns never want to leave. Our current interns have decided to stay on, and we’re welcoming two new interns, Laura and Lindsay, who will be working with Christy on the marketing side of Circle Six. We’re excited to have them on board, and happy that AJ and Mike continue to throw themselves into harms way by showing up multiple times a week to do our dirty work. I’ll post revised descriptions and photos on the people page shortly!

We’re also working with illustrator/graphic designer Scott Gray-Burlingame right now. He’s currently helping us get out from underneath an excessive workload and we’re hoping that he’s going to become a permanent part of the team.

St. Croix Fall 2007 Catalog

admin — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:53:07 +0000

Click thumbnail to enlargeThe Fall 2007 St. Croix Shops catalog. Circle Six handled art direction, design and production from mockup to photoshoot to layout to print.

St. Croix Shop Barricade

admin — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:51:08 +0000

Click thumbnail to enlargeA barricade was put up during the construction of a new St. Croix shop in California, and we got to design the exterior of it. It was our largest-scale project to date, and we’re quite happy with the results!

Slobberfest 2007 Logo

admin — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:48:37 +0000

Click thumbnail to enlargeOkay, we named it. We’ll cop to that. But with the help of our freelance illustrator, Chris MacDonald, we’ll also take credit for the logo…