SoapboxSoapbox:2009-06-01T16:36:24ZCopyright (c) 2009, Ewa PowellExpressionEnginetag:winkbox.com,2009:06:01Dinner Theater #2tag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.912009-06-01T16:28:00Z2009-06-01T16:34:43ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comTwo and a half years ago, in anticipation of starting Winkbox and knowing I would no longer be receiving a steady paycheck, I got a job waiting tables. This is a continuation of a series of blogs documenting my adventures in the food service industry…
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]]>S. H. Rock!tag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.902009-05-19T15:17:01Z2009-05-19T15:20:08ZJohn Boatwrightjohn@winkbox.comhttp://winkbox.com/Got my 30th anniversary edition of Schoolhouse Rock! last month. Suh-weet. For those of you too young to…
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]]>Dinner Theater #1tag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.892009-05-12T17:33:01Z2009-06-01T16:36:24ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comTwo and a half years ago, in anticipation of starting Winkbox and knowing that I would no longer be getting a steady paycheck, I got a job waiting tables. Looking back at it now, it seems simply crazy…
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]]>Drumrolltag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.852009-04-22T16:27:00Z2009-05-04T00:56:05ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comAccording to the old proverb, “the shoemakers’ children have no shoes”, we like many fellow designers are the last ones to update our own portfolio. Well, we have at last found the time…
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]]>Wanna Go?tag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.562009-04-10T14:14:00Z2009-04-10T14:21:17ZJohn Boatwrightjohn@winkbox.comhttp://winkbox.com/Winkbox recently created a web site for our friend Seymour Simmons, who has put together an amazing painting and photography workshop in Paris and the French Jura Countryside…
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]]>BOOM!tag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.552009-03-23T15:01:00Z2009-04-05T02:55:45ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comI want to thank the academies, and the AIGA… The website we recently designed for Jim Genell was selected as a winner…
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]]>Poster Showtag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.542009-03-04T20:12:00Z2009-03-04T20:20:41ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comIt is always cool to see what designers do for fun, not necessarily for $. It’s even cooler to see when their love, persistence, and belief is recognized. It inspires us all…
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]]>Mom Notestag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.532009-02-23T16:21:00Z2009-02-23T21:04:06ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comI am nurturing my new found love for the Field Notes journals from Coudal Partners, and I hope it never stops. I am already having visions of shelves and shelves filled with these nice…
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]]>Refreshtag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.522009-02-16T17:02:00Z2009-02-16T17:08:34ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comThe Hickory Museum of Art turns 65 this year and to commemorate the event they rebranded. The new logo was designed by Michael Vanderbyl, a famous west coast designer who…
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]]>Winkbox turns 2tag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.512009-02-09T14:00:00Z2009-02-09T14:13:54ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comLast week Winkbox turned two. This might be baby years for some, but to quote…
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]]>The Green Yeartag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.502009-02-02T20:24:00Z2009-03-28T03:47:55ZJohn Boatwrightjohn@winkbox.comhttp://winkbox.com/Green is all the rage today. Let’s face it, if you’re not going green then you’re not one of the cool kids. What’s that you say? You want to go Green but you don’t know where to start? Well step right up because we’ve got the book for you, The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference by Jodi Helmer…
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]]>Cancer Suckstag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.492009-01-27T15:46:00Z2009-04-04T18:34:23ZJohn Boatwrightjohn@winkbox.comhttp://winkbox.com/A quick update to my post about Justin. You can follow any news & updates about Justin here: cancersuckshelpjustin.com. On the site…
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]]>ARTstrolltag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.482009-01-19T18:32:00Z2009-01-19T18:39:59ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comWinkbox recently designed a logo for the Lincolnton Art Stroll. Even though we only had one week to develop the logo, and we worked on pro-bono basis, the result…
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]]>Modern Fabricstag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.472009-01-12T20:15:00Z2009-01-12T20:28:14ZEwa Powellewa@winkbox.comJames Powell, Ewa’s husband, just opened a great new store in Charlotte, NC called Modern Fabrics. It’s filled with designer fabrics that have been rescued from the landfills…
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]]>Dutchtag:winkbox.com,2009:index.php/soapbox/2.452009-01-07T18:13:00Z2009-01-27T15:55:11ZJohn Boatwrightjohn@winkbox.comhttp://winkbox.com/I heard from an old friend last week that needs a little help. Justin “Dutch” Van Hoy was a classmate of mine at Winthrop who over a year ago was diagnosed with leukemia. He fought it into remission, but unfortunately he has relapsed. This time around he needs a bone marrow transplant to beat it…
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last month. Suh-weet. For those of you too young to…
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