Meet Jocelyn!

Jocelyn is righteously talented, fashionably superior to us all, and downright fun to throw ideas around with. She's an integral part of the Createathon Team and will be the brains and talent behind a lot of the creative web projects we're taking on.

Meet Jocelyn

Who are you?

Jocelyn Ng at Sprout Creative

What do you do?
My title is Graphic Designer but I do work in web design as well as
HTML/CSS, Wordpress, online advertising, motion graphics as well as print
materials like brochures, logos and annual reports. It’s a cornucopia of
goodness.

Why do you love what you do?
It’s a pretty great feeling when you can solve a problem or get a message
across in a really succinct and successful way. That’s the thing that I
chase and what keeps me going. It’s the flash of the light bulb going off
and the subsequent excitement in realizing the idea.

Why are you pumped about participating in Flipside's CreateAThon?

Often times we don’t get to see how our individual actions have a positive
impact on people. You can’t get more immediate than 24 hours. Plus, the
chance to work with some great people into the wee hours of the night will
definitely be an interesting and fun experience.

Meet Catherine!

If you want fun, class, and character all wound into one energetic ball that oozes creativty, then you want Catherine Yoon.
We met Catherine about a year ago and she just amazes us with her awesomeness.

Here's a little bit about what makes her tick and why she's so stoked to be working with Flipside's Createathon this year.

Meet Catherine


Who are you and what do you do?

I am a communication designer with a focus on branding and print design. I enjoy drawing, making lists, and for some reason finding spelling mistakes makes me inexplicably happy. When I am not in front of my computer I can be found at the dance studio scaring the general public with my awesome moves.

Why do you love what you do?
I love design because it combines my love of problem solving and art. As well, it excuses my caffeine addiction and lets me channel my OCD for the greater good.

Why are you pumped about participating in Flipside's CreateAThon

I am pumped about Creatathon because I believe that supporting our community is top priority. It's about giving back to those that have given so much to us. And I was told there would be no math...

Team Createathon - Meet Jamie!

Just another one of our awesome Createathon teammates. Read on!

Meet Jamie Graham

Who are you?
Jamie Graham, of Vertical Grain Design

What do you do?
I am a Web Designer and Developer in Vancouver. Specifically, I'm a UI and Frontend Designer, as well as a CSS / HTML / PHP developer specializing in Content Management Systems (Joomla, Drupal, Wordpress). I love the current state of the web, and get excited by finding new methods and techniques that make my client's websites better.

Why do you love doing it?
A true indicator of loving what you do is when you forget to eat breakfast because you're so excited to get to work. I started doing web development and design as a hobby, but quickly realized that life would be more fun if I could give it my full attention. For me, web design and development is a perfect combination of creativity and nerdiness.

Why are you pumped to be a part of Flipside's 2010 Createathon?
The best work created by humans seems to come from collaboration. Flipside's CreatAthon is going to an intense collaborative effort with some great people, and I'm excited to both get to know the passions of the rest of the team, and to see what we build in our short time together.

Team Createathon - Meet Stacey!

Our Createathon team is full of passionate, creative people. We're all a little nutty too (I mean, why else would we work around the
clock!?)

Every few days, we are going to introduce you to a new Createathon Team Member who inspires, creates, laughs, loves, and is marvellous to the core.

These are good eggs.

Stacey Buchanan

Who are you?
My name is Stacey! I am a fun-loving girl who loves all things creative, baseball, food, and traveling.

What do you do?
I'm on a mission to change the world – one design at a time!
I don't simply look at the work; I absorb it, learn from it, and translate it into beautiful graphic design and art.

Why do you love doing it?
If I knew, I probably wouldn't love it so much!

Why are you pumped to be apart of Flipside's Createathon 2010?
"Great design for great people who do great things" – when I heard that, I could not resist the urge to be involved.

Createathon 2010 recipients have been selected!!

After reviewing 18 Createathon applications for more than 45 projects (wow!), we have finally whittled our list down and selected the 2010 Createathon recipients.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out an application, tell us about their charity, and inspire us deeply.
We're grateful.

Flipside's Official 2010 Createathon Recipients List:
ALS Society of BC
Positive Women's Network
Pacific Parklands Foundation
Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society
Canadian Bookkeepers Association
RainCity Housing

If you did make the shortlist (above), then you're in!
Congratulations!

If you didn't make the shortlist this year, we want you to know two things:
(1) you are doing awesome things and we want you to keep being awesome and keep doing awesome things.
(2) We will continue our 24-hour creative blitz for charity as long as we have creative bones in our bodies. So please apply next year as we mix up the recipients each year.

We will be contacting this year's charities in the next few days to get the creative brief process started.
We're jazzed.
We're excited.
We're admittedly nervous.
But we are ready to help make a difference.

Stay tuned for more exciting news about team members, sponsors, and more!

woo!

xo

Kim and the Flipside Team