Translating Higher Ed-Speak from US to UK
NewCity does a lot of work in higher education. We've done a few projects in the UK in addition to our customer base in the US. One of the most fun aspects of that work is learning to translate between Higher Ed lingo in the US and the UK.
It wouldn't be so hard if it wasn't for the fact that we use a lot of the same words to mean different things! George Bernard Shaw's maxim "England and America are two countries separated by a common language," holds true in higher ed.
Melissa Beaver…
Illustrator Tip: Duplicate a shape along a circle
Making a shape mathematically duplicate itself along a circle sounds like something illustrator would handle flawlessly. Well it is, if you can find it. This not very well documented procedure I have the need for maybe 3 times a year but every time its a challenge to make Illustrator do what I want it to do. That is until I discovered this little method. Follow these easy steps to duplicate a shape along a circle perfectly every time.
“Visit Virginia Tech” Mobile App Goes Live!
Nomad Mobile Guides, a spin-off company of NewCity, offers the best mobile solution to publish and promote travel. Smart College Visit, Inc. a Blacksburg, Va based higher-ed marketing and college visit planning portal, in partnership with Virginia Tech used this platform to create their "Visit Virginia Tech" mobile app.
Best of Show - Interactive at the 2011 Western Virginia Addy Awards
NewCity is delighted to announce that we took top honors in the interactive category at the 2011 Western Virginia Addy Awards Saturday night.
Top 5 Reasons Why I Love Designing for Mobile
This past year I've spent a LOT of time exploring, concepting, wireframing and directing the creation of experiences for mobile devices. Some of that has led to our spinout company, Nomad Mobile Guides. The emergence of mobile apps is the most exciting time I've lived through since the birth of the web in the early 90's.
Here's why I love…
NewCity is moving!
Well it has been the busiest year anyone here has seen in our company's history. A good year. Good enough that we are expanding to a new office space.
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Results that speak.
"With our work over several marketing projects, New City has helped NSTA grow the usage of the NSTA Learning Center and engage strategic partners who have invested in the Learning Center."
- Al Byers, The National Science Teachers Association
