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May 7, 2010
Airspace Workshop, Design, Interactive, Tech, Workshop

Headline – A Free, Customizable Tumblr Theme

Introducing Headline, our second Tumblr theme. It consists of a three-column layout and a number of built-in features that may be customized directly within Tumblr’s Appearance menu, including: Custom fonts, colors, and images; Twitter integration, including hovercards via the API; Typekit for advanced typography; Disqus comment moderation; Streampad audio playlists; VigLink and Amazon Associate monetization; and Google Analytics to keep track of your metrics. Headline is elegant, easy-to-use, and best of all, free!

View the Headline Demo | Learn About its Features | Install on Tumblr

Apr 20, 2010
Print, Workshop

Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii

Non-profit organizations constantly depend on the generosity of public, private or government sources. Practical and economical solutions are always a priority for groups tasked with the long-term goal of changing public habits or opinion. The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii is no stranger to such challenges. ASWS was asked to design their annual report, a major collateral piece for the Coalition, which was attractive and budget friendly. [Continue...]

Apr 12, 2010
Airspace Workshop, Media, Workshop

A Creative Perspective on Hawaii’s Future

Airspace Workshop is excited to announce the launch of HI 2059, a side-project that we’ve been developing during the last few months. Its modest goal is to provide a creative perspective on the future of Hawaii, voiced by creative professionals working within the state.

We invite you to join the conversation.

Apr 7, 2010
Form Partners LLC, Interactive, Workshop

formpartners.com

Airspace Workshop designs and develops a new website for Form Partners LLC, which specializes in the development, investment and operation of commercial real estate. Site performance was evaluated across both desktop and mobile platforms, and included the development of an optimized version specifically for hand-held devices. To ensure maximum utility, independent print styles were created to ensure a pleasant transition from the screen to the printed page.

Mar 4, 2010
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., Print, Workshop

Alexander & Baldwin – 2009 Annual Report

For the fourth year in a row, Airspace Workshop was selected to art direct and design the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. annual report. The 2009 report utilizes a mixture of illustration, infographics, and photography to communicate A&B’s core methods of creating value for their shareholders. Key strategies and supply chains were examined visually, to provide further detail and clarity into the company’s operations, and create a balanced perspective of Alexander & Baldwin, as well as its subsidiaries.

View additional photos of the report.

Feb 23, 2010
Blog, Tech, Workshop

Finding Value in a Non-Monetary Economy

In October of 2009 we released a customizable Tumblr theme entitled M82. My intentions at the time were motivated by a desire to learn the Tumblr theme engine, polish my CSS skills, and rework the look of my personal blog. The theme was one of the first to integrate the then-new Appearance option tags, allowing for customizable fonts and images, as well as Twitter, Streampad, Disqus and Google Analytics integration directly from the Tumblr Dashboard.

M82 has been available in the Tumblr Theme Garden for about five months, and during that time the theme has organically grown an installation base of 5,150 users (and counting), including some popular sites with a significant number of followers. What I did not realize five months ago, was the important lesson I would learn regarding the value of social capital. [Continue...]

Jan 26, 2010
DaFin Surfing Products, Design, Print, Workshop

Trusted in the Tower: DaFin’s New Packaging

DaFin is the #1 choice of lifeguards, bodysurfers, and top watermen around the world and is standard issue equipment for more than 40 municipal lifeguard and surf rescue agencies in the USA.

Airspace Workshop worked with DaFin Surfing Products to refresh their swim fin packaging for 2010. To emphasize the performance and reliability of the product, a new tagline was developed, “Trusted in the Tower,” along with a bold color palette and strong typographical treatments.

Research into the packaging’s presentation within retailer shops led to large logo treatments on the outer faces, to ensure brand identification when stacked amongst competitors. Look for the new packaging in your local surf shop this Spring.

For more information about DaFin, visit dafin.com.

Jan 26, 2010
Tech, Workshop

M82 Themed “Letterheady” Featured on Tumblr Tuesday

Every Tuesday Tumblr selects a handful of blogs from their 3,123,301 (and counting) users to highlight, and today Letterheady led the pack. Aside from being an inspirational resource to corporate identity designers, Letterheady is using the M82 Tumblr Theme we designed. Sweet!

You can see the theme in action on the M82 demo page, or if you’re already Tumbling, you can one-click install it directly from the Tumblr theme garden.

Dec 21, 2009
Photography, Slideshow, Sports, Workshop

Eddie Would Shoot Film

The 2009-2010 Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay. A selection of photographs from the event, shot on 100TMX and 400TX in both 135 and 120 formats.

Dec 14, 2009
Media, Tech, Workshop

The Real-Time Web & Tweeting Objects

The theme of the recent Le Web conference in Paris was “Real-Time Web”, and given the multitude of “live” distribution channels emerging across the Internet, this is definitely a hot topic. LeWeb founder Loic Le Meur’s current endeavor Seesmic seeks to enhance user experiences within the real-time web via online and mobile applications.

The real-time web is indeed an exciting new online ecosystem, and thousands of entrepreneurs are scrambling to lay claim to a piece of the pie. What a surprise to find a mention of Buoy Alarm amongst the real-time chatter! With so many other robust applications attempting to tackle much larger issues, such as real-time search, it’s neat to see our humble little idea pop up in the discussion.

Follow Buoy Alarm on Twitter, or my personal favorites Buoy 51001 and Buoy 51201, for real-time swell information.

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