Connecting the Dots / An Agency Blog

And no, it’s not tweeting iSad, but if your Macintosh computer acts a little slower today, that’s because it lost its dad last night so give the thing a break. To commemorate the life and times of Apple’s creator, Steve Jobs, we’ve picked out our five 5 favourite meme-ish tributes who got the jump on the news of his passing last night (October 4th, 2011). Continue…

Nope, it’s not a 1974 Warren Beatty flick about government assassins battling it out on the top of the Space Needle, but it does make for an excellent title and segue. The Parallax View is actually not a view, it’s the simple scroll of a mouse that unveils the latest design cowbell of HTML5 enabled sites: Parallax Scrolling. Continue…

Looking at the same thing everyday isn’t exactly the best way to notice the nuances of its evolution. Like your face. Stand in front of a mirror and hold up a picture of yourself from five years ago and you’ll see what I mean. Change. It’s happening every minute, every day — we just don’t usually notice it. And when we do, we don’t like it much.
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After nine years, Engine Digital has moved out of Vancouver’s historic Gastown district. The agency’s new studio is located in the heart of downtown (still steps from Gastown) at Granville and West Pender. Have a sneak peek at our new space, but please don’t mind the mess…

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Please send house warming gifts to:
404 – 717 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 1G9
(Get directions here)

The Vancouver Sun recently paid us a visit, speaking with Dean Elissat, Engine’s VP Client Engagement on Vancouver’s turbulent advertising agency market. Sighting recent cuts and reorgs in some of the city’s top creative shops, 2011 seems to be the year that digital caused some real trouble, changing the way marketers spend, and the way agencies staff.

Engine Digital continues to thrive however, adding new staff, new clients, along with some pretty amazing projects. Take a look at our current career ops here.

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