Soapbox

I would like to announce the official launch of Winkbox, a creative design studio based in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. My name is John Boatwright and I am one half the Winkbox team. My partner will publicly join the mix soon, so stay tuned for that announcement.

I won’t repeat the information you can find on our About or Services pages, but will instead cover some general points about the web site.

Drawing board

The first thing I need to address are the incomplete areas. For various reasons our Portfolio page will remain blank until my partner has publicly joined the company. This will happen in the near future so I will ask (beg) for your patience. In the interim we would be happy to present our portfolio in person to anyone who is interested.

The other area I want to discuss is what we call the Sandbox. An in-depth article about the Sandbox is in the works, but until then here is the Readers Digest version.

Let me begin by saying what the Sandbox is NOT. It is not our portfolio. Let me say that again, the Sandbox is not our portfolio. It is a place where my partner and I can play, experiment and create without the pressure of deadlines or creative briefs. It is where we can explore what interests us, sometimes as a creative team, sometimes as individuals.

The Sandbox may include finished designs, photos or animations but is just as likely to feature sketches, quick snapshots and rough cartoons. Currently the interface is so rough you might cut yourself if you’re not careful, but it will receive some TLC in the coming months. At the moment the only item in the Sandbox is an animation I did in design school. I created another version of this animation at the request of David Carson for a pitch to Quiksilver, but that’s a story for another day.

Shout it out loud

The other big area of our site is the Soapbox. If you are reading this then you are in the Soapbox (or maybe standing in front of it?). The Soapbox is the Winkbox company blog and will cover a wide range of topics from company news and announcements to our thoughts on design, politics or life in general. In short, whatever strikes our fancy. We will always try to filter the content through the lens of design and design related issues, but we reserve the right to post the occasional rant or ode to our favorite flavor of ice cream.

Wrap it up

Come back soon to check on our progress. In fact since you are here why not click one of those pretty orange buttons in the sidebar and subscribe to our RSS feed? If you’re not sure what that means check out our RSS FAQ. If you would like more information about what we do or you just want to get in touch, head over to the Mailbox. That’s all for now but stay tuned.

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