Slow Saturday: Clients On Video

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Illustration of a film reelOver the past week, we’ve had a lot of behind-the-scenes developments, but not much we can share publicly. That’s the bad news. The good news? The introduction of a new recurring feature: Slow Saturday! On weeks like this, where we don’t have much to share about the previous week, we’ll share what our clients have been working on instead.

This inaugural edition of Slow Saturday features cool projects our clients have put together on video. Read more…

(Yet Another) Week in Review: February 3-9

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A marble Discobolus, seen at the Museo Nazionale Romano.

Hey there VPMers! Welcome to this week’s Van Patten Media Week In Review. It’s amazing I’ve been able to put these together consistently now for three weeks. Go me!

This week was a little slower than usual, as we took some time to relax and plan for the weeks ahead. I also took time to organize photos and video from my January trip to Italy–one of my photos is to the right, showing one of the best preserved Roman Discobolus statues in the world.

Still, we got some cool sites launched, and had plenty of time to find some cool content to share with you. So without any further delay, here’s what we’ve been working on and enjoying over the past 7 days. Read more…

One week more… VPM Week in Review

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Slightly late: here’s the latest edition of VPM’s Week in Review! All the fun’s after the jump, so read on… Read more…

Week in Review: January 20-26

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Hey there Van Patten Media fans!

Inspired by Harvest‘s weekly “Playback,” we’ve decided to start sharing more about what we’re doing, reading, and learning on a week-to-week basis. It will be a healthy mix of business and pleasure, so be sure to read through for the full experience. Read more…

A Meeting of the Minds

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Just recently, I returned from a trip abroad. The bulk of the trip was in Italy (Rome and Naples) but just before I came back to snowy Buffalo I decided to take a detour to London.

Initially it was just a chance to see Matilda The Musical (an exuberant, delightful piece of musical theatre if ever there was one), but it quickly became clear there was another objective for this British detour: after nearly seven years of working together, I would finally have the opportunity to meet Peter Upfold, Van Patten Media’s lead developer, in person. Read more…

Hello world!

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Hey there world! It’s been a year and too-many-revisions-to-count in the making, but we’re thrilled to finally be able to unveil our new website to you. If you’re reading this, you’re looking at it!

Built on Rach5, our internal WordPress theme boilerplate, the new look is completely custom and tailor-made for WordPress 3.3. We have a number of cool technologies under the hood: Read more…