No doubt about it, we live in challenging and uncertain times as we move into 2009. Will the inauguration of our incoming president, Barack Obama, bring in a much needed wave of hope and optimism for the future?
With the economy tanking, the war ongoing, and the stock market acting…
Two of our latest projects — redesigning the websites for Bank of the West and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art — were launched into the Wide, Wide World of the Web not too long ago. (Cathy Lo blogged before about the SFMOMA’s new site.)
Though we…
At Hot Studio, we very much like to have our fun. But just like everyone else at this time, we realize that suspenders attached to a roomy barrel will soon be in fashion. This can only be good if you’re a cooper.
So for our holiday party this month, we…
?In 2000, it was like ?cut the heads,? ? she said of the ethos of the era. This time, she says, it feels different. ?Our No. 1 priority is to keep people employed and to do that we?re going to bank the money and keep it for when we need it,? she said, adding, ?I know some people are super bummed, but they understand we?re trying to keep the work force intact.?
Hot has grown from about 10 employees to more than 40 in the last few years. It’s forced me, as the practice lead for the user experience group, to think about how to codify some of the things we do. When the UX group only had five people, everything was…
