our thinking for August 2007…

1. August 29th, 2007

   Step Two in Building a Campfire Agency: What vs. Why.

   I set a goal of writing a five step process to building a campfire agency. Five steps that would fundamentally change the way to build a creative agency. So I started with Step One. Now that I’m on Step Two, I realize that relying on steps to create a campfire agency is pointless. And part of being in a campfire…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Inspiration, The Way We Work

2. August 27th, 2007

   Substance Blossoms on TravelOregon.com

   Last year, the family and I took a trip to Swan Island Dahlias to check out the Annual Dahlia Festival. Of course I snapped a couple photos of the flowers and sent them to my friend Mo at Travel Oregon. Lo and behold, he’s using one of my pics for the Annual Dahlia Festival event on the Travel Oregon web…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… News

3. August 24th, 2007

   We’re going to Hollywood!

   That’s right. We got our big yellow ticket. Substance friend and mashupawards.com creator Shaun Tinney is joining up with our own David Lowe-Rogstad to present “It’s a Mad Mad Mashup World” at this year’s FITC Hollywood. The event is October 22nd and 23rd in exciting and exotic Universal City, California. Shaun and I had the chance to go last year, and…

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… Events, News

4. August 22nd, 2007

   Where, oh where, oh where is Substance?

   Yes, we realize it’s only been about seven or eight weeks since the Substance Open House. But extenuating circumstances (Substance growing) have us on the move. Again. We just signed a lease on an awesome space in the Ford Building at 2505 SE 11th Avenue. It’s about 800 square feet of industrial chic that the kids are all raving about, with…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… News

5. August 17th, 2007

   ¡Buenos dias Cinco!

   Since we started Substance over seven months ago, we’ve had the opportunity to build some incredible relationships. One of those relationships has been with the creative folks over at Cinco Design Office. Today, we helped them launch their web site. It’s been a process… how people will interact with the site, how Cinco can control and update content across the site,…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… News, Solutions

6. August 15th, 2007

   Coffee with Likemind / August 17th

   Can you believe it’s been a month since the last Likemind? Yep, it’s true. Likemind Portland happens on Friday, August 17th, 8am at Stumptown Downtown (128 SW 3rd). Come on back to the couches and find fellow likeminded people. To paraphrase from the Fruits of Imagination, here’s the rules: You are invited. Yes, you. Oh, and also you. Plus your friend there, too. You…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events

7. August 10th, 2007

   Conversations, Coffee and T-Shirts.

   Our friend Joseph in Phoenix sent in the latest in the “Substance Believes In You” Photos from Around the World initiative. Thanks for the pic! Next up, coffee next week with Likemind. Friday, August 17th, 8am at Stumptown Downtown (128 SW 3rd). Lastly, the Conversation. We’ve created an RSS feed of comments on the site so you can follow the Conversation. By…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events

8. August 8th, 2007

   Welcome to the Conversation.

   Many of our projects and client relationships are built on the idea that brands are more than just stories… they’re conversations with people. And many of you have contributed to the Substance conversation with comments in the Thinking section. Now we’re making part of the discussion a bit more free form… The Conversation. It’s a place where we can post…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Inspiration, Life and Culture

9. August 6th, 2007

   Date with IKEA.

   If you live in Portland and haven’t been stuck in an Antique Mall in Sellwood, you’ve probably heard that IKEA has come to town. Having experienced IKEA locations across the country, I was thrilled that we wouldn’t have to drive 3 hours to Seattle for our Swedish fix. I’ve always respected IKEA, and our house has it’s fair share of…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Life and Culture

10. August 3rd, 2007

    What’s up, Nashville?

    What do we know from Nashville? Um, yeah, not much. Except we’ll be there at the end of September for thinkAbout 07. Had a great time at last year’s thinkAbout in Baltimore, and we’re hoping to find some sweet Substance belt buckles when in town. Also going to thinkAbout, or just happen to live in Nashville and want to meet up…

    posted by Stephen Landau

    thinking about… Events, News