The Ads: 

Courtesy of:Beth Terry Creative Universe Fragranceshttp://www.bethterryfragrances.com/

Recent Santa sighting in Hawaii:

www.BellinghamFuelService.com

Rachel is quickly becoming one of the brightest emerging artists in Seattle, and with this show she takes a leap into impressive new territory.  Congratulations Rachel!  We will do our best to keep you updated on Rachel’s new work; that is, when she’s not throwing Woobees at us!

www.HarringtonsStaging.com

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Taxis. Those iconic yellow transporters that zip us through the city’s grid. They get us to the airport on time. They get us home safely when we are no longer able to do so ourselves. They have interesting drivers. They come in great colors. They are in all different cities. They’re a mini carnival ride for your transition to and from. If you’re lucky you’ll actually catch one—because where the hell are they when you want one? If you’re even luckier, something exciting will happen while you travel in one.Explore the transition from foreign, moving, transitory space to familiar, stable, secure place through the works of an eclectic group of 20 including artists, photographers, and other creative-minded people.

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The TAXI!! Show (a group show all about taxis)Date: Artwalk 1st Thursday
December 6th 2007
Time: 5:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: 619 Western 4th floor main foyer Seattle, WA – Pioneer Square
Gallery is open to public Thursday night only. For the month of December viewings are by appointment only.
Cash & check excepted, contact Sarah Forster for sales or appointments.

SPARTA was asked to design a corporate identity and a series of communication carriers that would put Bellingham Aero ‘on the map’, clearly distinguishing them from their current competitors. After developing the visual language, SPARTA developed a series of carriers such as stationery and business cards. The project was finalized with the website launched today. www.BellinghamAero.com

In 2004 Bellingham Aero expanded to include an aviation fueling service; Bellingham Fuel Service. SPARTA will be launching a redesigned website for Bellingham Fuel Service in the next few weeks.

Some photos from our visit to Bellingham Aero’s hanger:

It must be understood that construction of a website is not a straight-forward process, there are many varieties of code that can be used in its construction - some antiquated, some not; poor or obsolete coding may render the same visually now, however future browser versions of Internet Explorer may not offer support for your websites obsolete code, making it that much more important that you choose a professional firm that uses cross-browser compatible - compliant, coding.

Images are another difference, that on first glance their imperfections may not be noticeable, but their implications go beyond visual asthetics. Like code, images can be saved in no less than four different file formats, and a web designer must have an intimate knowledge of the web to know which format to choose for which image, and how far to compress the image; this knowledge ensures that your web page will load fast and images will be crisp.

A professional web design firm will address is that of server side scripting, so many amateur built websites offer none; what that means is that for future updates on your website you could end up needing as much as 100 times the work hours for an update that with server side scripting being used - may only take one hour. It is the difference between coding 100 files vs. 1 file.

Website Optimization is yet another factor that is fairly commonly ignored by inexperienced budget design firms. Proper coding, naming and tagging of pages with your desired keywords may sound simple, but to do this effectively takes years of experience and knowledge of major search engines.

A professionally designed website will convey the message of your industry, offer easy to use navigation, be search engine friendly, cross browser compatible, easy to update and more. These are all features that would be a very smart investment in the website of any corporation

You can preview the work online here

For those of you interested in prices or previewing the work please contact Gallery 3131 at: 206.229.6435

Exhibition details:
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Rachel Dory: U-Turn (to the Gorge and Back)
November 1-30, 2007
Gallery 3131
3131 Western Avenue
Suite #318
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 229-6435
3131gallery@gmail.com

Gallery 3131 is located in the Northwest Worklofts on the corner of Western and Denny, 2 blocks North of the SAM Sculpture Park next to the Boat Street Cafe.

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