David Lowe-Rogstad’s thinking…

1. June 16th, 2011

   Ride Oregon – Lessons Learned and Applied

   Two years ago, Substance and Travel Oregon set the gold standard for cycling travel and tourism with the Ride Oregon website. Since the initial launch we’ve had an incredible response, a lot of great feedback, and the opportunity to evaluate where we were successful and where we could do better. Plus, we knew that other states’ tourism offices were setting…

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… News, Solutions, Technology

2. June 8th, 2011

   RCTID – Substance Believes in the Portland Timbers

   Substance is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Portland Timbers. Needless to say we are thrilled to be working with one of the most exciting and dynamic brands in professional sports. The Portland Timbers have a world-class marketing team and work with some of the best professionals in Portland for their brand and marketing needs. We are honored to be…

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… News

3. September 16th, 2010

   Three Words You Should Never Have To Read

   This isn’t a rant for or against Flash. We love Flash, and we’re great at designing and developing interactive experiences using Flash. This is not a rant for or against iPhones or iPads either. We love our shiny little Apple devices too. This is, however, a rant against those three words: “Flash is Required.”

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… Solutions, Technology, The Way We Work

4. May 10th, 2010

   Show and Tell PDX – Presentations From the Future

   We have returned in our time machine and brought the best of the best presentations from 2020. The future is gonna be awesome.

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… Events

5. April 16th, 2010

   Show and Tell PDX – What Does the Future Look Like?

   Spring is in the air, and by popular demand we are having another of our Show and Tell events. In conjunction with the 10th anniversary of Webvisions, we will be presenting our fourth edition of Show and Tell PDX on Tuesday, May 18th. Substance and Pinch welcome you to Substance World Headquarters to meet and greet with other like-minded people,…

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… Events, Looking Ahead, News

6. July 2nd, 2009

   The Substance Apprenticeship Version 1.0

   This spring, Substance welcomed Jessica Tsuji as our first ever participant in the Substance Substantial Apprenticeship Program. We invited Jessica to share her experiences at Substance. This is her story… Finding an internship while going to school full-time, especially in this state of economy is tough for anyone. However, finding the most gratifying and rewarding interactive internship experience in the Portland area…

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… Inspiration, News, The Way We Work

7. May 27th, 2009

   The Myth of SEO

   When meeting with new clients, we are often asked “do you do Search Engine Optimization?” SEO is something that is top of mind for most clients; if you build it, you want people to be able to find it, right? Many clients are under the impression that all it takes is a few strategically placed SEO keywords and the masses…

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… Brand Strategy, News, The Way We Work

8. May 15th, 2009

   Show and Tell PDX – The May Edition Lineup

   Thank you to everyone who submitted ideas for Show and Tell. After much deliberation, we’ve narrowed it down to seven presentations: Matt Garland: Flex-based Chat Site Natalie Ramsland: Sweetpea bicycles Robert Lewis and Todd Greco/Fashionbuddha: Multi-Touch Table from Scratch Chris Teso: Controlling Interfaces Without Interfaces Stacy Westbrook/Happy Inc.: Homebrewing Matt Anderson/Struck Creative: How to Create a Global Panic John Schreiber: Making Products from Reclaimated Materials Each presenter will…

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… Events, News

9. April 28th, 2009

   Announcing the Next Show and Tell PDX

   We had such a great time and a great crowd at our first Show and Tell PDX, we’re going to do it again. On Friday, May 22nd, Substance and Pinch welcome you to Substance World Headquarters to meet and greet with other like-minded people. There will be plenty of activity in Portland around Web Visions and we wanted to be…

   posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

   thinking about… Events

10. March 4th, 2009

    Show and Tell — The Recap

    We want to thank everyone, presenters and attendees alike for joining us at the first Show and Tell PDX. It was more successful than we could have hoped, and we’ve already had requests for more. Before we get to the next one, I want to call out to certain people who made the night what it was. Thanks to… Thank you to…

    posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

    thinking about… Events, Inspiration, News