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Wall-to-Wall Studios Launches New Website for Hawaii Primary Care Association

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:05:00 +0000

Wall-to-Wall Studios launches a new website for The Hawaii Primary Care Association (HPCA), a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering primary health care—basic medical, dental and behavioral health, and health education services—for all Hawai‘i residents. The website is powered by W|W CMS, the custom content management system designed and developed by Wall-to-Wall Studios, and includes the News and Calendar modules.
View the Hawaii Primary Care Association (HPCA) website.

Wall-to-Wall Studios Launches "A Bank For Life" TV Campaign for Hawaii National Bank

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:24:00 +0000

Wall-to-Wall Studios launched a new television campaign for Hawaii National Bank that promotes the community bank as "A Bank For Life". The first commercial illustrates how Hawaii National Bank opens those pivotal doors that matter most to its customers, while the second spot shows how the bank provides the ingredients to position businesses for success.
View the Hawaii National Bank integrated branding case study.

Wall-to-Wall Studios' Sixth Ad in Mad Men Series is a Wake Up call.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:10:00 +0000

This season of Mad Men is proudly sponsored by Wall-to-Wall Studios. The sixth TV ad in the series provides some insight into our morning rituals and then leaves you hanging. Another sidecar filled Sunday night, another ad in our ongoing series.
Click here to see last week's WW Mad Men spot.

Several Wall-to-Wall Studios' Projects Selected by PRINT Regional Design Annual

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:01:00 +0000

PRINT'S Regional Design Annual, the most comprehensive survey of graphic design in the United States, selected two projects by Wall-to-Wall Studios for inclusion in the December 2010 issue of Print. The first winning entry was for the 2009/2010 Season marketing communications for the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University, which included direct mail, print collateral and environmental elements. The second winning entry was for the logo and identity system designed by Wall-to-Wall Studios for the community of Oakland. Working in collaboration with the Oakland Community Council, Oakland Task Force, City of Pittsburgh Planning & Public Art and other key stakeholders, Wall-to-Wall Studios designed the branding for Oakland, the third largest commerce center in Pennsylvania and is often considered the cultural hub of the region.
View the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama case study.

Wall-to-Wall Studios Launches Website for Children's Museum of South Dakota

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:26:00 +0000

Wall-to-Wall Studios designed and developed the website for the Children's Museum of South Dakota, which is located in Brookings, SD and opens in mid-September. The museum promotes learning for children of all ages and abilities through interactive, informal, hands-on exhibits and demonstrations, and is funded through the generosity of the Larson Family Foundation which seeks to improve the quality of life for all South Dakotans. The website is powered by W|W CMS, a custom content management system and includes the news and calendar modules. Special website features include a dynamic background that automatically changes due to time-of-day and weather conditions, "Create Your KIDOODLE", where site visitors can create their own version of the museum's iconic character which then appears throughout the site, and the "Tilt the Prairie" game. Wall-to-Wall Studios also developed an integrated marketing campaign and brand strategy for the museum to help guide its successful launch.

Visit the Children's Museum of South Dakota website.

Wall-to-Wall Studios' 5th Ad in Mad Men Series is Soup to Nuts

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:56:00 +0000

This season of Mad Men is proudly sponsored by Wall-to-Wall Studios. The 5th TV ad in the series beckons one to consider such hotly debated phrases as "9 to 5", "cradle to grave" and "eye to eye". Another manhattan-filled Sunday night, another ad in our ongoing series.
Click here to see last week's WW Mad Men spot.

Wall-to-Wall Studios Hires Celeste Chikamori and Charles Ka'a Kihe

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:24:00 +0000

Wall-to-Wall Studios is pleased to announce the addition of Celeste Chikamori as Director of Account Operations and Charles (Ka'a) Kihe as Interactive Developer to the firm's Honolulu, HI office. Celeste received a BS in Business Administration/Marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her prior professional experience includes working as Account Operations Director for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, CA, and as Account Executive at Milici Valenti Ng Pack and Matsumoto & Clapperton Advertising, both located in Honolulu, HI. Prior to joining Wall-to-Wall Studios, Ka'a was a senior programmer at Digital Medium / HiRez in Honolulu, a web developer/architect at Bigger Bird Creative and a website and database specialist at Kamehameha Schools, all located in Honolulu, HI.

Wall-to-Wall Studios' 4th Ad Sponsoring AMC's Mad Men

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:40:00 +0000

This season of Mad Men is proudly sponsored by Wall-to-Wall Studios. (Because The Sopranos and LOST are apparently over already.) Another bourbon-filled Sunday night, another ad in our ongoing series.

Quote of the week: "My boss hates nudes."

Click here to see last week's WW Mad Men spot.

Wall-to-Wall Studios Launches New Hawaii Energy Website

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:59:00 +0000

Hawaii Energy's new website (HawaiiEnergy.com) is an online resource for the Conservation and Efficiency Program to help reduce Hawaii's dependence on foreign oil. It is ratepayer-funded by direct payments via electricity bills and offers cash rebates to residents and businesses to help offset the cost of installing energy efficient equipment. The program's purpose is to help the state achieve its Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) goal of reducing total electric energy use by 4,300,000,000 kWh by 2030. The website was developed with the W|W Content Management System (CMS) with News, Calendar and Form-Builder Plug-Ins .

Visit the Hawaii Energy website.

View the Hawaii Energy branding case study.

Wall-to-Wall Studios Launches 3rd Ad of Series During Mad Men

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:21:00 +0000

Another 30 seconds of your Sunday night spent staring at your TV. Unless of course you DVR'd this episode and skipped right over this: Wall-to-Wall Studios launches the 3rd in series of promotional ads as official sponsors of AMC's critically acclaimed drama series about advertising set in the 1960s, Mad Men. Tick, tock, tick, tock.

"Gentlemen, shall we begin 1965?"

Check out our previous WW Mad Men spot here.

Fast Company Design Previews Brand Identity Essentials

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:48:00 +0000

Fast Company's Co.Design, where business and design collide, previewed a new book by Yang Kim and Kevin Budelmann titled, Brand Identity Essentials (publishing Fall 2010) that will celebrate well-executed brand programs as well as really great marks. Included in the publication is the logo created by Wall-to-Wall Studios for the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. Says Co.Design, "By using humor and wit, the (Mob Museum) identity program puts the customer in the know. And making the visitor feel in on a joke heightens the experience for them." Everyday, the Co.Design website showcases the people, products and projects that are roiling the design world.

Visit the Mob Museum case study.

Read the Co.Design article.

Learn more about the Brand Identity Essentials book.

Wall-to-Wall Studios Made You Look Again, During Mad Men

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:16:00 +0000

The Wall-to-Wall Studios ad campaign and sponsorship of Mad Men continues in week two of the AMC series where we (hopefully) made you look, again.

Quote of the week: "Nobody wants to think they're a type."

Wall-to-Wall Studios Designs Koppers 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:16:00 +0000

In designing the 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report, "It Starts with One..." Wall-to-Wall Studios continued its long-standing branding collaboration with Koppers Inc. A publicly traded company (NYSE: KOP) with annual sales exceeding $1.1 billion, Koppers is a leading integrated global provider of carbon compounds and commercial treated wood products used in a range of specialty applications. The Corporate Responsibility Report is the company's annual publication that highlights its commitment to the world, one employee at a time.

View the Koppers case study.

Wall-to-Wall Studios Sponsors AMC's Mad Men, Season 4

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Wall-to-Wall Studios launches our first ever promotional TV campaign and sponsorship of the critically acclaimed TV series, Mad Men, for the entire Season 4 on AMC (Hawaii market). Premiering Sunday night, July 25th. Made you look?

This episode's client pitch: "So well built, we can't show you the second floor."

Wall-to-Wall Studios Launches AfterSchoolPgh.org Website

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:28:00 +0000

3rc (Three Rivers Connect), in collaboration with APOST (Allegheny Partners of Out-of-School Time), The Greater Pittsburgh Afterschool Peer Network and SPARC (Southwestern Pennsylvania Afterschool Resource Collaboration) hired Wall-to-Wall Studios to design and develop a new on-line tool and interactive resource that helps create a sustainable afterschool system and disseminate resources to the target audiences. The website utilizes the W|W CMS and News, Calendar and Form-Builder Plug-Ins and has a custom integration with the Information Commons, a 3rd party information database of programs. Wall-to-Wall Studios also assisted the organization in developing the naming and brand for the initiative, AfterSchoolPgh.

Visit the AfterSchoolPgh.org website.

Wall-to-Wall Studios Launches Nationwide Talent Search for Interactive Developer

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:42:00 +0000

Creative Interactive Developer (Pittsburgh, PA 15233 / Honolulu, HI 96817)

Wall-to-Wall Studios (W|W) is looking for a lead developer to fill an immediate position.

Apply Now

Responsibilities Include:

Develop high-quality Web applications while improving and maintaining an existing MVC code base in PHP
Make Photoshop mockups come alive in a web browser with master-level HTML, CSS,and Javascript skills and an eye for detail
Develop high-quality Web software in a collaborative environment with a team of talented designers

The ideal candidate will:

Be well-versed in object-oriented programming and have intermediate to expert level skills in a language like PHP, Python or Ruby
Not be afraid to write SQL queries
Care about building well-designed, user-centric software
Excel in an open, fast-paced work environment
Have 3+ years of solid professional experience

Our technology stack includes PHP, CakePHP, Zend Framework, MySQL, Git, jQuery, OS X, Linux, Ruby, Rails, automated testing, continuous integration and more. This is a position in which self-starters and people passionate about the Web will thrive.

Experience in the following a plus:

A PHP framework such as CakePHP, symfony or Zend Framework
Django
Ruby on Rails
NoSQL
Acceptance testing and behavior-driven development
Continuous deployment
Linux system administration

Perks include:

A top-of-the-line development setup
Great learning environment
Benefits including medical, dental and vision
Guinness on tap

Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.