Similar Blue has a new website!
03.20.2011
Our new site is place for us to show off the work we’ve done with our amazing clients and to let potential client partners know what we’re all about. It’s also a venue where we can share and talk about what we love in the world of design and our local Boulder community. Like at [...]
Is COMMON the new capitalism?
03.04.2011
Drove down to the Denver Art Museum on Wednesday to attend an AIGA Colorado event to hear what fellow Boulder-ite Alex Bogusky is up to with COMMON (Tagline: Collaboration is the new competition). I suppose we have something in “common” with Bogusky in that we left our corporate jobs to pursue work that allowed us [...]
Tesla Test Drive
03.02.2011
On Saturday, Eric had the opportunity to test drive the Tesla Roadster Sport in the snow up in Vail. His first test drive was in Boulder nearly two summers ago. Up in Boulder Canyon the roads were dry and he had a blast on the twisty canyon road. The drive in Vail was a totally [...]
TEDxDU Salon #2
02.18.2011
Yesterday night’s TEDxDU Salon event featured William Espey from Chipotle talking about finding your passion. Talk didn’t really get going until he let slip the fact that he’s a vegetarian. That was interesting. (Check out Espey’s 2010 TEDxDU talk about the deviation of the creative mind.) There was also an intriguing talk by student Susan [...]
TEDxDU Salon #1
01.21.2011
We’re fortunate to have been asked to work on our second TEDxDU on May 13, 2011. In anticipation of the event, the University of Denver has been holding TEDxDU Salon events. The first one, on overcoming adversity, was yesterday afternoon and featured a talk by Jesse Martin, a hockey player for DU who was injured (understatement…he broke [...]
Boulder B-Cycle @ DWR
01.15.2011
Attended a fundraiser for Boulder B-cycle last night with 200 or so other fellow Boulder-ites at the DWR around the corner from our office . Ran into Ben from RMI (Hey Ben, do you still need that book designed? Call us!) and Cindy found out that she will fit on the bike, which means she’s now [...]
Christo at MCA
11.08.2010
Sometimes things work out. Just as Cindy was about to pitch a hissy fit about the event being oversold, a kind MCA volunteer led us to seats in the front row (“Just take that reserved sign off and sit there,” she whispered.) So, there we were, three feet away from Christo as he answered questions [...]
Burlington – NYC
10.04.2010
Our latest branded interior and design project with Etch Strategies for Fletcher Allen Health Care took us to Burlington, VT for a site check to scope out the buildings, get measurements, meet the team, etc. Burlington is the home of Ben & Jerry’s and a beautiful town, with some striking similarities to Boulder (Church Street), [...]
7 Reasons We Love Aspen Meadows
09.28.2010
Every year we try to make it up to Aspen via Independence Pass to see the fall colors and to hang out at the Aspen Meadows. It’s a great place to think, to dream, to recharge our creative batteries. Reasons we love it there? 1) No cars allowed near guestrooms, 2) The Bayer-designed buildings, 3) The Bertoia chairs [...]
Kogi Korean Tacos. Finally!
09.05.2010
Flew into LAX, jumped in our rental car, no time to eat. Had to be in Malibu like an hour ago. Shot down Lincoln, took a left on Venice, right on Abbot Kinney. And there it was, the Kogi BBQ truck. Right in our old hood, parked in front of The Brig. Yes, the tacos [...]