Site Launch: Walters Ex Libris
By: Joy O'Brien on Oct 4, 2016
We’re excited to introduce Walters Ex Libris, a project that has been in the works for about a decade (however our involvement was just over the last couple years).
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New Site Launch - River Forest Manor & Marina
By: Joy O'Brien on Sep 19, 2016
The River Forest Manor & Marina is a beautiful, family owned, century-old Victorian mansion in the charming “Inner Banks” town of Belhaven, North Carolina, and includes a deep water dock on NC's Intercostal waterway, and we're excited to launch their new site!
read postLast House Productions’ Feature Film, Neptune, is coming to the MKE Film Fest
By: Joy O'Brien on Sep 10, 2015
It’s that time of year again— the Milwaukee Film Festival is almost here!
read postSo you’ve launched your new website. Now what?
By: Joy O'Brien on Feb 27, 2015
First of all, congratulations on launching your new site! It takes a lot of work and time, for both us and our clients, to get a new site designed, built and online. So before anything else, give yourself a pat on the back for getting this far.
read postChristmas comes early: New business cards!
By: Joy O'Brien on Nov 4, 2014
Our new business cards came in the mail, and they look great! Mokey, our furry senior designer, approves.
Anyone familiar with Moo, a popular printing company, will recognize that these are Luxe business cards. They’re about 3 times thicker than your standard card, and it’s noticeable. There’s also a very subtle blue stripe all around the edge of the card. It’s all about the details, folks.
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Meet the new Byte wordmark!
By: Joy O'Brien on Oct 22, 2014
“I want you to have business cards,” Michael announced to me one morning, coffee in one hand and his own card in another. He handed it to me and continued, “but this design is old, and it’s not working anymore. How would you like to redesign it?”
read post1,000 Times Good Night at the Milwaukee Film Festival
By: Joy O'Brien on Sep 16, 2014
Byte has been a regular supporter of the Milwaukee Film Festival and this year we're proud to co-present 1,000 Times Good Night.
The film is about Rebecca Thomas (Juliette Binoche), a woman torn between two passions: the love she feels for her husband ("Game of Thrones" Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and two daughters at home in Dublin and the social responsibility she feels as a war photographer sent to conflict zones to capture the devastation experienced within them. When one assignment leaves her wounded, she is made to choose once and for all between her family and career. Director Erik Poppe captures both sides of this equation with humane generosity, composing stunning images of far-flung locales while allowing luminous performances from Binoche and Coster-Waldau to encapsulate the inner struggle that this ultimatum generates.
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