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Rose Pedal ‘10 Gallery

jm — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:26:47 +0000

Pausing to catch our breath after a busy year donating design for some worthy causes, we’re ramping back up. We’ve posted an image gallery of pictures from this year’s event including shots from three photographers (and whomever else handled their cameras).

Jump on over to the Rose Pedal site and check it out.

Rose Pedal ‘10

jm — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:43:53 +0000

Now in its second year, we’re really, really pleased to be sponsoring the Rose Pedal. It’s a cycling event to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis research: all proceeds go straight to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Distances range from 7 miles to 100 and the volunteer force is astounding. We love being part of this event.

The Rose Pedal came about through a small group of guys (probably best characterized as ‘hacks’), riding together over several seasons that decided to make a difference in honor of one cyclist’s daughter, Greyce. So, here’s to you, Greyce; may we all be doing this for many, many more years.

Moll’s Colosseo

jm — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:52:58 +0000

Cameron Moll, known for excellent design including Authentic Jobs and an exquisite letterpress of the Colosseum, is utilizing promotion of the latter in a contest to give away iPads. (Dubbed the “cameron moll colosseo ipad martian giveaway” search result.) Entry simply requires a post—like this one—which hopefully climbs high enough on the search rankings to catch Moll’s attention.

Yes, this does technically enter me in the contest, however, that wasn’t actually my intention, really. (This site doesn’t draw the requisite volume for Google.) The significance is the brilliance to combine promotion of Moll’s current piece—available for purchase—with a social system that reduces bias while rewarding real leads. Those who write the most helpful and credible information on the Collosseo poster are rewarded by Google’s ranking system (of substance over volume) and subsequently rewarded by Moll.

In all fairness, Moll’s work is excellent and the Collesseo poster is no exception. Of course, the quality is held up by an old friend, Bryce Knudson, who started his letterpress business the same time I launched Canister, over a decade ago. Well done, you two.

Book sale

jm — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:03:34 +0000

For a limited time—through April 30, 2010—we are offering members of the Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action Trade Association an opportunity to purchase the 2008 Canister Prenatal Diagnosis books at a substantial discount. While supplies last, purchase 50 or more of the 2008 release for $6 per book. (That’s 30% off the original price!)

This obviously isn’t for everyone, but if this does fit you, it’s a fantastic opportunity. The details are here.

Rose Pedal Relaunch

jm — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:46:58 +0000

After a soft launch a few weeks back, we pulled the curtain back on the full set of features for an all new, much better-ficiation design for the 2010 Rose Pedal site. All new photography, jerseys, and fundraising for a bike. The launch also included a newsletter announcing all things new and better-ish.

Cannondale ‘00

jm — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:10:30 +0000

Ten years ago I bought a Cannondale R1000 covered in a striking orange that made for an emotional attachment that consistently suppresses my instinct to get something newer and more shiny. Even after these years, it continues to draw second-glances and compliments (it doesn’t hurt that it’s kept clean). This is the design legacy we strive for; to look at something ten years later and say, “I wouldn’t have changed a thing.”

MINI Kit

blah — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:10:46 +0000

A favorite class of product around here is the kit. It’s an explosive introduction to a brand & product all at once, condensed into a single box. MINI recently had us salivating with a fresh Adventure Field Kit. The kit comes with an array of random objects that are best described as fun.

Rodney Smith

blah — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:01:13 +0000

As a collaboration done some time ago with David Meredith, we designed the front-end code for Rodney Smith’s expansive website. Although it looks minimal and compact, the site sports a library of several thousand images. Individuals can save their own collections of favorites for reminiscing and purchasing.

Creature ABC (just in time)

blah — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:25:02 +0000

Wrapping up the best of 2009, both TIME and The New York Times peg Creature ABC as one of the best of the year. We’d have to agree, as the ardent fans we are, and shamelessly plug the book as an excellent holiday gift. Amazon has it for less than $15 (as of Dec 11).

Trade Association Scholarship

blah — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:20 +0000

We’ve happily donated time to create enviable sites for Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action (DSAIA) for the past two years while also designing trendsetting newsletters. DSAIA surprised us recently with a ‘thank you’ payment of $1000 for our efforts. We’ve pondered this gesture and have decided to pass the deed along. So, we are offering two $500 matching scholarships to worthy Down syndrome organizations interested in joining the DSAIA Trade Association.

The DSAIA Trade Association offers tremendous benefits to the Down syndrome community, including reduced conference rates, fabulous quarterly e-newsletters, online DSAIA webinars and courses, professional staff to answer questions, group discounts, and a resource library of top program materials. (In the near future this library will get a new contribution from us—a really cool Down syndrome website template designed by Canister for free to any group that belongs to the trade organization.)

The rules for the $500 matching scholarship are as follows:

To be considered, send us an email @ info@canisterco.com and put ‘$500,’ ‘Trade Association,’ ‘We Dig This,’ ‘Seriously, you’re giving away free money?’ or some other interesting phrase in the subject line.
The chosen organizations must match the $500 and join the Trade Association by Dec 31, 2009.
The selection criteria are completely subjective and will be entirely exposed to our whims.
That said, we are most interested in giving scholarships to small groups that have jump-started a prenatal outreach program.

Good luck.