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Advertisement: Norsk Sprak Timer

The City of Wetaskiwin Archives asked us to create a poster and a simple invitation to help promote their first Norsk Sprak Timer (Norwegian Language Hour). Playing on the fun (yet, apparently inaccurate) imagery of the Vikings, we were able to create a simple, yet effective combination of materials. The invitations were printed 4 x 5 cards, with the graphic on the front and the event information on the back.

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Website: Prairie Fuel Advisors

uc/c recently completed overseeing the website re-launch of www.prairiefueladvisors.ca.

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• At the risk of getting a little too artsy-fartsy, I thought that this piece by zach gage was interesting as both an art installation and a commentary on online life and information. (more...) //
• This is a box out of uc/c's article "Are we there yet?", an article about the current state of Alberta’s SuperNet project. Lucas Warren talks to Graham Fletcher, President of the Internet Centre, a Canadian ISP fighting to bring high-speed connectivity to rural Alberta in an innovative (and currently unapproved) method. The entire article was originally published in the Summer 2009 issue of the AAMDC’s Rural Routes magazine. (more...) //
• In this article, Lucas Warren of uc/communications examines the current state of Alberta's SuperNet project. He finds that while major progress connecting municipalities has been made, there are still areas of the province unserved by high-speed connectivity -- creating a rural digital divide. The article was originally published in the Summer 2009 issue of the AAMDC's Rural Routes magazine. (more...) //
• Thought that this was an interesting comment from Peter Feld on the ongoing digital vs. paper debate (well, it's more of an autopsy that a debate).  // Link (more...) //
• A tip of the hat to the marketing geniuses at the Town of Banff who continue to do amazing work promoting their municipality. Not only did they surprise everyone with their awesome Banff Refreshing campaign but they've been quick to capitalize on the "Crasher Squirrel" meme sweeping the Internets. (more...) //
• This has been making the rounds (here via Kottke.org) but if there's two things to remember in life you don't 1) tug on Superman's cape or 2) mess with Google. / link (more...) //
• The countdown to the Twitpocalypse is on. Actually, it's been on for awhile. And like the apocalypse, it's been predicted more than once. Given, however, the recent (and ongoing?) DDoS attack on Twitter more attention is being paid to the services limitations and, more importanltly, it's open-source alternatives. Wired has a good explaination of the situation in its article "Open Source ‘Twitter’ Could Fend Off the Next Twitpocalypse". (more...) //
• There is a fasincating two part-series about lying by Errol Morris and Ricky Jay in The New York Times. It's very relevant to public relations, not only because he talks about the master P.T. Barnum, but because when things go bad in an organization or municipality the first tendency is to lie (well, technically, spin -- or is it the other way around?). But, as we all know, the truth is always the best policy when it comes to public relations (eg. Maple Leaf's handling of the lysterios situation vs. anything involving dead ducks and oil). // Link (Part One) (more...) //