• Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

    Posted on October 30th, 2007 by and currently 19 commenting.

    There are some new developments at the Brains on Fire lair.

    1) Happy new blog! Yes. It was time. So after ” what ” like 2.5 years, we’ve changed the design on the blog. (And we welcome your comments.) You’ll notice a few new things:

    a) The FIRE CAM is, indeed, our YouTube videos. Here you’ll find many random things, updated bi-monthly (or hopefully more often), included rants, insights and work that happens around these parts.

    b) The PHOTOS are, well, a Flickr gallery of ‘slice of life’ images around Brains on Fire, our outings or just complete randomness. There will be two random images pulled from the Flickr gallery, but you have the option to go to the gallery once you open those pics. Make sense?

    c) Yes, you still can customize the blog (scroll down and find it on the right hand bar). But now, along with changing the color to the hyperlinks, it will change the background image as well. Each time you load the blog, the header image will change as well. These are also random images from our lives and the Brains on Fire space.

    d) There’s also a handy calendar of when and where Brains on Fire is speaking around the country (and the globe). Be sure and see if we’re coming to a screen near you.

    BOF_3.jpg2) You might remember the pro bono work we did for Justice for Children International – the organization united to fight the good fight against child sex trafficking. They have announced their new name and rolled out their new identity: Love146. Be sure and check them out ” and you HAVE to watch the video. (Brains on Fire didn’t do the video or the website.) Well, as a big ol’ unexpected ‘thank you,’ they cashed in all their frequent flier bonus points and got us a foosball table. It rocks. And it’s a great addition to our space.

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    IMG_0008.JPG3) Partner and lead design rockstar, Greg Ramsey (we call him ‘Ram’) got a-hankerin’ for popcorn. So did he go out and get some popcorn to put in the microwave? Yeah, right. He bought a popcorn maker. So if you come by our office in the afternoon and it smells like a carnival, then you know what’s going on.

    So consider yourself updated on all the goings on at the Brains on Fire.

    P.S. I hate popcorn.

  • http://www.spinningsilkmultimedia.com Patrick

    Normally I don’t like brick backgrounds but the one you have up as the default background of this blog is very fitting for BOF in combination with the shade that matches the main BOF web site. Good branding! I also like how you carried over the custom look buttons to activate newer backgrounds.

  • http://undersixty.wordpress.com Jason B.

    Congrats on the new site design. I prefer the “green” setting, nice view of downtown through the raindrops.

    How can you hate popcorn? Especially out of a sweet looking maker like that! Buttery, salty deliciousness.

  • http://brainsonfire.com Spike

    Thanks, Patrick. That’s actually one of the walls in this 100+ year-old building.

    Jason, thanks for the comment. The “green” setting is my favorite, too. I think I had a traumatic experience as a child with popcorn, but it’s a repressed one so I can’t remember what it is. Come on by and get yourself some – they usually start making it around 2ish.

  • http://www.catchyourlimit.com Kyle

    What no cotton candy?

  • http://reachdabbleshine.typepad.com/28yearslater/ Reach.Dabble.Shine

    Love it!! Love the Flickr sharing of the party, etc – it’s good to see y’all are real people:-) We’ve got a fuseball table, but not a cool awesome workspace to play on it in! Congrats!

  • http://www.catchyourlimit.com Jeff

    The changes are stunning! Looks great! I’m going to come over for a foosball tournament.

  • http://www.brainsonfire.com Mr. Steve

    See…Kyle says we should have cotton candy!

    Kyle…you’re a wise, wise man.

  • http://www.biltmore.com Jean & Sherida

    Great new look…but the look we REALLY want to see is Geno’s elementary school beige dicky (per his description in the youtube video). Bring it on, baby!

  • http://www.fiskateers.com/blog stephenie

    Ok, I just have to say this is a way cool blog site! Not that it wasn’t before, but I love the new look, with a more personal touch into the work space you inhabit and the city you love. I have to say, however, it makes me want to fly down there and hang out even more than I did before. You have to have the coolest office in the world… anyway – love the new look!

  • http://www.ivey-mccoig.blogspot.com Billy

    As you may already know, I am a pretty harsh branding blog critic, and I gotta tell you… as far as branding blogs go, this is a fantastic branding blog.

    This is the best branding blog I have seen in a long time.

    Love you guys… Nice work.

  • http://thebrandbuilder.blogspot.com olivier Blanchard

    The new design looks great. The new profile photos are pretty clutch too. Good job.

  • http://brainsonfire.com Spike

    Kyle – we’re working on it – believe me.

    Reach – now we’re foosball buddies.

    Jeff – bring it. We’ve got some ringers here (and I’m definitely not one of them).

    Jean & Sherida – you don’t want to see that. Believe me.

    Steph – always great to hear from you.

    Billy – punk

    O – that means a lot. Thanks for the kind words.

  • Melanie

    Do you hate all popcorn?

    What about Kettlecorn, Dale & Thomas Drizzlecorn, or Harry & David Moosemunch?

    P.S. The hand at the very bottom of the blog is great; it’s a nice juxtaposition of cartoon against reality.

  • ali

    Hi, I really like the new design, but I do have one critique. I’m on a pretty fast connection and your old blog would load up in less than a second. This new one takes at least 3-4 seconds to load and usually I have nothing but a brick wall to look at.

    For me, it really isn’t a deterrent, just a tad annoying, and because I know your content is usually so great I’ll wait for it.

    But for your new users….

    Just a thought.

  • http://brainsonfire.com Spike

    Melanie – all popcorn. Sorry.

    Ali – We’ve noticed that too and are working on it. But we really appreciate you helping us get better…

  • http://www.jonofisher.com Jono Fisher

    Hello!
    I love the new blog design! My first thought was a roll of white seamless in a red brick studio. Then I scrolled down an saw the hand, and handle… and I remembered what your building looks like when I visited you guys in May.
    Excellent Work – mmmmmm popcorn!

  • http://www.orangecoat.com The Nerd

    Its about freakin’ time!!!! I was wondering when you guys were gonna get around to this! The hand pulling the shade down at the bottom is brilliant. Nice work guys!

  • http://brainsonfire.com Spike

    Thanks, Nerd. I thought you’d like that. You know the story, “The Cobbler’s son…” and all that.

    Good to hear from you.

  • http://www.everythingrecroom.com Recroom12

    Great Spike, but what’s the other thing.