Mobile Apps: Create, Destroy and Discover

By Liz Rotter

At the CASE D1/D2 Conference in New York City this past January, which Studio-e sponsored at the bronze level, I attended an informative and entertaining session on creating mobile apps. I brought back a few tips worth passing along.

The session, “Using Mobile Apps to connect with Alumni,” stressed that to create apps, you must experience them—so download and use lots of different mobile apps. Then, jot down ideas and start creating. However, don’t expect to get it right the first time. It takes practice. “Create, destroy, discover and create again,” was the presenter’s mantra.
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out on the farm

A few weeks ago, studio-e spent an afternoon volunteering at Gaining Ground, an organic farm in Concord that donates its produce to area food pantries and meal programs. Though we haven’t helped with raising the crops, we have been involved with the farm since 1997—raising awareness and financial support through designing its marketing and fundraising pieces. [read more]

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recipes by season

The Gaining Ground Table: Inspirational Recipes Season by Season is now available for purchase. Since 1997, studio-e has contributed our time and our designs to Gaining Ground, an organic farm that donates all of its produce to area food pantries and meal programs.

Compiling and refining the cookbook was a two-year process. The farm solicited recipes from the local community and tested each one; Gaining Ground staff then narrowed them down to the 350 best recipes and organized them by type and season.

This past weekend, Gaining Ground held its annual Harvest Fest, to celebrate the end of its 16th growing season and unveil the new cookbook. Both Lynn and Jessica were in attendance, enjoying the festivities and the beautiful fall weather. By the end of the day, Gaining Ground had sold roughly 400 books!

Cookbooks are $20 each. Visit Gaining Ground’s website for more information.

go local

While it’s still extremely important to go green, going local is all the rage right now (though the two often go hand-in-hand). And why shouldn’t it be?

Going local means better, healthier food, a wider range of choices, better service, more jobs and a host of other benefits—we’ve listed 10 of them for your review. More specifically, the studio is interested in how our clients—colleges, universities and independent schools—are reaching out to their communities. [read more]

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gaining ground

As a strategic design firm committed to education, studio-e believes that it’s important to give back to the community, provide programs that assist in protecting the environment and support the work of non-profits.

We manage to touch upon all three areas in our work with Gaining Ground, an organic farm that donates all of its produce to area food pantries and meal programs. Located in Concord, MA, not far from the studio, Gaining Ground raises and distributes roughly 20,000 pounds of produce each growing season.

Since 1997, studio-e has contributed our time and our designs to Gaining Ground. We began by refining its logo and brand identity, and have since worked on the farm’s fundraising and special events pieces, as well as its biannual newsletter. We also designed Gaining Ground: A Model of Hunger Relief and Meaningful Volunteerism, and are currently designing the Gaining Ground cookbook.

While our support of Gaining Ground is indicative of the kind of unique work that we do, it also speaks to the strength of our relationships within the community—and the kinds of relationships we hope to cultivate with future clients.