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    We are as passionate about good design as we are about web standards. We know that a good website is more than just a pretty page.

  • We love web standards.


    And we want the world and our clients to be as passionate as us. We have posters about HTML and tshirts with nerdy sayings because we love it that much.

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    We are laid back and easy to relate to. We have fun. And, while we know that design is serious business, we know you'll go insane if you don't enjoy it.

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  • Business Card Winner!

    Ed W. from Resident Smarty Pants won our 250 Business Card Giveaway.

    Thanks UPrinting!

  • 250 free business cards!

    Our friends at UPrinting are giving us and you a nice present for the new year: 250 business cards!

    I have been ordering business cards from them for a while now, and have never been disappointed with what I have gotten for myself and my clients. I refuse to tell my clients how little I pay for the printing, because every where I go, I get compliments on them! (They are the 2″ square ones). So, I let them give me a box of cards for myself in return for giving a box of cards to you.

    Here are the details:

    Giveaway Prize: 250 Business Cards for one (1) lucky winner

    Size: 2 x 3.5”, 2 x 3”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.5 x 3.5” (skinny card)

    Paper: 14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock

    Shipping: Sponsored bloggers and Winners have to pay for shipping

    Eligibility: Limited to US Residents due to shipping costs.

    To enter: Comment below. For a second entry retweet the giveaway with “@purpleurbia @uprinting #giveaway” in it somewhere. Contest ends on the 18th.

  • I’ve seen it all before.

    Web design galleries are starting to all look the same. Web sites featured for their “design” simply look like the “designer” followed a tutorial. I am starting to see a decrease in original ideas and an increase in copied design.

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