Artotems Co. News

What is the news? Each of us has a focus of interest that varies. There is personal news, family news, business news, local news, global news and a vast array of other categories. Sometimes we passively view and take in the news and sometimes we are the news. The internet makes news available almost instantaneously and in many formats. With all that news out there how do we focus?

As a business Artotems Co. is involved with many organizations that do a wide array of activities. We pride ourselves in being knowledgeable about many business endeavors and our ability to focus on the needs of our customers. Doing so means we need to stay aware of what is happening in the wider world of technology and design. However, just focusing on that would leave us pretty limited in our scope of understanding trends and activities that influence technology and design. That being said we present this news page. On it you will find glimpses of our focus and awareness about what we feel has the possibility of greater influence in the wider world and within our own world of Artotems Co.

Email Newsletters are a great way to inform and update your customers. At Artotems Co. we are now producing HTML based newsletters for our customers to get out the word on their products and services.

Our great customer over at Karate Coaching has just sent out an Artotems Co. designed newsletter to inform all his business contacts about the invaulable information contained on his site for all things Karate.

Visit the site here.

See the Newsletter here.

Visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West and the Desert Botaincal Garden online.

RSS works on the same principal. Below you can see an RSS Feed pulled into a flash module via Tumblr.

We have been exploring the possibilities of XML and Flash combos at Artotems Co. lately. The combination adds great functionality and ease of adaptability for end users of Flash web modules/parts.

XMl is a text based file that can be used to control various elements of the Flash interface that viewers see and interact with. With the XML/Flash combo there is no need to redo and re-upload the Flash file. The XML can be easily updated and uploaded to make the changes appear within the flash. The above news module is an example of an XML/Flash combo.

Just a simple doodle on the back of a business card. It's in the style of Wassily Kandinsky, a favortite artist. What we can learn from those who came before us is immeasurable. We try to keep our eyes out for great work from the past that can be inspiring and lead us to creater levels of creative effort.

Doodling is more than meets the eye. According to a study published by Applied Cognitive Psychology, doodling helps a person's memory significantly. The study was done by Professor Jackie Andrade, of the School of Psychology at the University of Plymouth.

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