northStudio Feed http://www.northstudio.com/ Get the latest blog, news and portfolio items from northStudio.com en Ecola Inn http://www.northstudio.com/portfolio/16/ecola-inn <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-type"> <div class="field-label">Project Type:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> CMS Website </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-portfolio-client"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/node/767">Ecola Inn</a> </div> </div> </div> <p class="portfolio-website field-item odd"> <span class="portfolio-website">View live website:</span> <a href="http://www.ecolainn.com/" rel="nofollow">Visit website</a> </p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-portfolio-screenshots "> <a href="/portfolio/16/ecola-inn" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/768/ecola-inn-main.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/ecola-inn" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/768/ecola-inn-main02.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-vt-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Regular </div> </div> </div> <div class="portfolio-features field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-portfolio-features"> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item odd"> CMS Customization </li> <li class="field-item even"> Reservation Section </li> <li class="field-item odd"> Photo Galleries </li> </ul> <div class="request-quote"> <a href="/contact-us/web-estimate">Request a Quote</a> </div> </div> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:19:27 +0000 Shane Graham 768 at http://www.northstudio.com Future Friends Bed & Breakfast http://www.northstudio.com/portfolio/16/future-friends-bed-breakfast <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-type"> <div class="field-label">Project Type:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> CMS Website </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-portfolio-client"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/node/765">Future Friends Bed &amp; Breakfast</a> </div> </div> </div> <p class="portfolio-website field-item odd"> <span class="portfolio-website">View live website:</span> <a href="http://www.victoriabedandbreakfastbc.com/" rel="nofollow">Visit website</a> </p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-portfolio-screenshots "> <a href="/portfolio/16/future-friends-bed-breakfast" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/766/future-friends-main.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/future-friends-bed-breakfast" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/766/future-friends-main02.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-vt-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Regular </div> </div> </div> <div class="portfolio-features field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-portfolio-features"> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item odd"> Drupal CMS </li> <li class="field-item even"> Custom Template Design </li> <li class="field-item odd"> Custom Availability Calendar </li> <li class="field-item even"> Attractions/Recreations Event Listings </li> <li class="field-item odd"> Photo Galleries </li> <li class="field-item even"> Blog </li> </ul> <div class="request-quote"> <a href="/contact-us/web-estimate">Request a Quote</a> </div> </div> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:27:31 +0000 Shane Graham 766 at http://www.northstudio.com Drupal in a Day from VSBT and Acquia http://www.northstudio.com/news/20100830/drupal-day-vsbt-and-acquia <p> The Victoria School of Business and Technology and Acquia are offering a brand new <a href="http://www.schoolvictoria.com/courses/drupal-in-a-day">Drupal in a Day</a> training course. The courses will be available in 3 Canadian locations. The first Drupal in a Day course will be held at DrupalCamp Alberta in Calgary on September 10th. This will be followed by two courses in BC, September 18th in Victoria and October 1st in Vancouver at the Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit.</p> http://www.northstudio.com/news/20100830/drupal-day-vsbt-and-acquia#comments Drupal Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:52:57 +0000 admin 763 at http://www.northstudio.com Our Safety Net http://www.northstudio.com/portfolio/16/our-safety-net <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-portfolio-client"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/node/704">National Environmental Treasure</a> </div> </div> </div> <p class="portfolio-website field-item odd"> <span class="portfolio-website">View live website:</span> <a href="http://www.oursafetynet.org" rel="nofollow">Visit website</a> </p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-portfolio-screenshots "> <a href="/portfolio/16/our-safety-net" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/705/oursafetynet01.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/our-safety-net" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/705/oursafetynet02.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/our-safety-net" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/705/oursafetynet03.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-vt-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Regular </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-overview portfolio-overview"> <p> Most funding for environmental organizations is private money, and consequently, reflects many different interests. By building the first public charitable foundation for the environment, independent of government and business, the NET is designed to directly meet the needs of Canadian environmental organizations.</p> </div> <div class="portfolio-features field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-portfolio-features"> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item odd"> Drupal Content Management System </li> </ul> <div class="request-quote"> <a href="/contact-us/web-estimate">Request a Quote</a> </div> </div> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:20:01 +0000 Julianne Mullin 705 at http://www.northstudio.com My Community Guide http://www.northstudio.com/portfolio/16/my-community-guide <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-portfolio-client"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/node/697">Paul March</a> </div> </div> </div> <p class="portfolio-website field-item odd"> <span class="portfolio-website">View live website:</span> <a href="http://www.mycommunityguide.ca/" rel="nofollow">Visit website</a> </p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-portfolio-screenshots "> <a href="/portfolio/16/my-community-guide" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/698/mycommunityguide.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/my-community-guide" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/698/mycommunityguide02.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/my-community-guide" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/698/mycommunityguide03.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/my-community-guide" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/698/mycommunityguide04.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-vt-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Regular </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-overview portfolio-overview"> <p> MyCommunityGuide.ca is introducing the largest community website platform ever developed. Designed to host and provide all communities across Canada, large and small, with a powerful content management website absolutely free.</p> <p> &quot;Everything about this venture has been about connecting people and uniting their community.&rdquo; In today&rsquo;s fast paced world, people seem less likely to initiate a greeting with others when they move into a neighbourhood. We&rsquo;re not likely going to knock on the door of the family five homes down the road just to introduce ourselves. They may be people you love to meet, or other than geography, people you have nothing in common with. It&rsquo;s ironic that maybe the best way to meet your neighbour now days is online. We help you find others in your neighbourhood with whom you share something in common, without having to share your personal information.</p> <p> There are many features that facilitate this, for example:</p> <p> Local clubs and associations are encouraged to list their organization on your neighbourhood website. Neighbours can easily find you; learn about your activities and even join your club.</p> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-solutions"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <ul> <li> Uses <strong>organic groups</strong> to highlight communities/cities across Canada. <ul> <li> Example: Vancouver, Toronto, etc.</li> </ul> </li> <li> Uses <strong>sub-groups</strong> to allow user-centric subgroups within communities. <ul> <li> Example: Hiking, Music, etc.</li> </ul> </li> <li> A variety of content can be added to a community by its <strong>members</strong> including: <ul> <li> News articles</li> <li> Shopping and Restaurant guides</li> <li> Events</li> <li> Documents</li> <li> Blog Entries</li> <li> Discussions</li> <li> Classifieds</li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong>Community Managers</strong>can also add the following content to a community: <ul> <li> Contests</li> <li> Polls</li> <li> &ldquo;Best of&rdquo;</li> <li> Real Estate Agents</li> <li> Advertisements</li> <li> Assign content as &ldquo;featured&rdquo;</li> <li> Custom Pages</li> </ul> </li> <li> Once assigned to a community, a <strong>realtor</strong> can post their own topics including guides and real estate listings.</li> <li> <strong>Community members</strong>can create their own (sub)groups which can contain the following content: <ul> <li> News</li> <li> Events</li> <li> Blog Posts</li> <li> Discussions</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> All <strong>communities</strong> can include a <strong>google map</strong> of the area.</li> <li> A map shows <strong>all</strong> communities across Canada.</li> <li> A variety of webforms captures users requests to start a community, increase their permissions to write news, guides, blogs, documents within a community, or to make general inquires.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="portfolio-features field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-portfolio-features"> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item odd"> Drupal Content Management System </li> <li class="field-item even"> Organic Groups </li> <li class="field-item odd"> Group Membership </li> <li class="field-item even"> Membership Profiles </li> <li class="field-item odd"> Google Maps </li> <li class="field-item even"> Blog </li> <li class="field-item odd"> Commercial Advertising Blocks </li> <li class="field-item even"> Classified Section </li> <li class="field-item odd"> Polls </li> </ul> <div class="request-quote"> <a href="/contact-us/web-estimate">Request a Quote</a> </div> </div> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:21:19 +0000 Julianne Mullin 698 at http://www.northstudio.com Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit site is now live! http://www.northstudio.com/blog/20100715/pacific-northwest-drupal-summit-site-now-live <p> northStudio is excited to announce our involvement in this year&rsquo;s Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit! The annual conference is designed to bring the Drupal community in the region together to share ideas, learn from and inspire each other. This year&rsquo;s camp will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on October 2nd and 3rd, 2010. Drupal users from Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Vancouver, and Victoria will gather in the UBC Robson Square building in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia for scheduled sessions as well as social events. The camp is a great chance to connect and have lots of fun!</p> <p> northStudio strongly values forging these ties to our community, and as such, we are platinum sponsors of the summit! We also volunteered to help finish the website. Check it out:</p> <p> <a href="http://pnwdrupalsummit.org/">http://pnwdrupalsummit.org/<br /> </a></p> <p> Our in-house Drupal wizards, Shane Graham, Shane Vincent, and Saren Calvert, did a fantastic job on the website! The boys worked under the exuberance and knowledgeable guidance of project manager, Anne Stefanyk, who is also a member of the summit&rsquo;s organizing committee, helping to bring this event to fruition.</p> <p> Another of northStudio&rsquo;s own, Candace Bates, a solution architect, contributed her creativity to the PNW Drupal Summit, working in tandem with Alex Ventpap from ImageX Media to design the Drupal camp swag: t-shirts, hoodies, and toques, which will be well-timed for Canada&rsquo;s cool autumn weather!</p> <p> Our staff from both northStudio and our sister school, The Victoria School of Business and Technology, will also be participating in the scheduled talks, sharing our knowledge and experience on all aspects of the industry through presentations on Ubercart/eCommerce, Project Management, SEO and Social Media Marketing, Theming, and Custom Module Development.</p> <p> This year&rsquo;s Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit will be a blast! See you there!<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p> -Katie</p> http://www.northstudio.com/blog/20100715/pacific-northwest-drupal-summit-site-now-live#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:25:55 +0000 Brittany Morrow 696 at http://www.northstudio.com northStudio360 http://www.northstudio.com/portfolio/16/northstudio360 <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-portfolio-client"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/node/585">northStudio360</a> </div> </div> </div> <p class="portfolio-website field-item odd"> <span class="portfolio-website">View live website:</span> <a href="http://www.northstudio360.com" rel="nofollow">Visit website</a> </p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-portfolio-screenshots "> <a href="/portfolio/16/northstudio360" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/695/northstudio360.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/northstudio360" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/695/northstudio360-02.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/northstudio360" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/695/northstudio360-03.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> <a href="/portfolio/16/northstudio360" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_first_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node_first/images/portfolio/screenshots/695/northstudio360-04.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node_first" width="330" height="246" /></a> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-vt-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Regular </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-overview portfolio-overview"> <p> northStudio360 is a collective of digital creatives who share the same philosophy in producing industry leading Virtual tours, Aerial tours and HD production. Their experience, professionalism and passion are the cornerstones of everything they do.</p> <p> It is the aim of northStudio360 to deliver cost-effective, easy-to-navigate, high quality virtual tours for each and every client that walks through their doors. They are continually pioneering new techniques and approaches to address the ever-changing landscape of VR and HD technology.</p> <p> The northStudio360 website was designed as a showcase for the many services they offer, among them, Virtual Tours, which allows customers to view products and walk through venues as if they are truly there. With extraordinary ease of use, customers can &#39;stand in&#39; a space and look around with 360 panoramic views, walk from room to room, and view individual products from all angles as if they removed them from the shelf and held them in their own hands! Customers can control their movements independently and at their own pace, without any external restrictions.</p> </div> <div class="portfolio-features field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-portfolio-features"> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item odd"> Drupal Content Management System </li> </ul> <div class="request-quote"> <a href="/contact-us/web-estimate">Request a Quote</a> </div> </div> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:49:17 +0000 Julianne Mullin 695 at http://www.northstudio.com Show Home 1 http://www.northstudio.com/portfolio/16/show-home-1 <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-portfolio-client"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/node/585">northStudio360</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-portfolio-vt-link"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://virtualtours.northstudio.com/ShowHome1">http://virtualtours.northstudio.com/ShowHome1</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-portfolio-vt-screenshot"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/portfolio/16/show-home-1" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node imagecache-linked imagecache-news_blog_node_linked"><img src="http://www.northstudio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_blog_node/images/portfolio/virtual_tour/690/showhomevt.jpg" alt="Show Home 1 virtual tour screenshot" title="Show Home 1 virtual tour screenshot" class="imagecache imagecache-news_blog_node" width="160" height="160" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-portfolio-vt-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> iPhone/iPad compatible </div> </div> </div> <div class="portfolio-features field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-portfolio-features"> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item odd"> Virtual Tours iPhone and iPad compatible! </li> </ul> <div class="request-quote"> <a href="/contact-us/web-estimate">Request a Quote</a> </div> </div> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:46:51 +0000 admin 690 at http://www.northstudio.com VIATeC Softball Tournament http://www.northstudio.com/blog/20100629/viatec-softball-tournament-0 <p> The northStudio &amp; RevenueWire Mad Batters had a long day of softball on Satuday, June 26 at Landsdowne Middle School. The VIATeC spring softball league had its final softball game day of the season for all the teams, complete with a delicious barbeque. After playing three games and foregoing a fourth due to exhaustion, the Mad Batters came in third place! Congratulations to all the teams who played this year! We had a blast!</p> <center> <object height="500" width="735"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fnorthstudio%2Fsets%2F72157624245432589%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fnorthstudio%2Fsets%2F72157624245432589%2F&amp;set_id=72157624245432589&amp;jump_to=" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fnorthstudio%2Fsets%2F72157624245432589%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fnorthstudio%2Fsets%2F72157624245432589%2F&amp;set_id=72157624245432589&amp;jump_to=" height="500" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="735"></embed></object></center> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:00:51 +0000 Brittany Morrow 688 at http://www.northstudio.com VIATeC Softball Tournament http://www.northstudio.com/blog/20100629/viatec-softball-tournament <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-shared-video-embed shared-embedded-video"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-zzz_custom_url"></div> </div> <p> The northStudio &amp; RevenueWire Mad Batters had a long day of softball on Satuday, June 26 at Landsdowne Middle School. The VIATeC spring softball league had it&#39;s final softball game day of the season, which just so happened to be a tournament. After playing three games and foregoing a fourth, the Mad Batters came in third place!</p> http://www.northstudio.com/blog/20100629/viatec-softball-tournament#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:59:14 +0000 admin 687 at http://www.northstudio.com