Time to break out the champagne and noise makers – we just got nominated for a Webby! We’re one of five finalists for best website in the Law category for creating the ABANow.org website.

There are two opportunities for us to win. First, a panel of judges will select a category winner. Second, the public can vote as part of the People’s Voice Awards. So here’s how you can help. Go to The People’s Voice and vote for ABANow.org under the law category. Voting for the People’s Voice Awards is already under way and continues on until April 29th. Every vote counts, so in the great Chicago tradition, vote early (and often?)!

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I hopped onto Google Analytics this morning to check in on all of our sites, and was pleasantly surprised to find that traffic to our newly launched Snowflake Workshop, has skyrocketed the last few days!  We’ve yet to see much snow outdoors yet we are in the midst of a full-blown virtual blizzard.

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Two sites showcasing hot new well-designed websites have chosen to feature Manning’s recently-released Snowflake Workshop on their top site charts.  We created the workshop for Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione to give users a chance to create their own piece of intellectual property.  Try it out, if you haven’t already; create a snowflake and write a message to share with friends and family this holiday season. The snowflakes fall in a snowstorm gallery so all the unique designs are on display. The workshop debuted at number 30 on Design Chart’s illustrious top 40 sites.  We’ll see if it moves upward…

You may have also seen our post about the making of the workshop from the design perspective–look for another post soon on the development work that went into the site!

SnowflakeWorkshop.com

Whenever I come across creative work that I like, my first thought is often, “How did they do that?” As someone who works in the industry and knows all the moving parts that go into a great project, I find others’ processes fascinating. But the resources for discovering this information are frustratingly few and far between. So to do my part in providing more of this kind of background info, I am going to try to spotlight a few of our projects here on the blog. Hopefully someone will find it helpful (or at least interesting) to see us pull back the curtain a bit and reveal our creative process.

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We’re pleased to announce that Manning was awarded two bronze Telly Awards for the a global branding program “Making A Difference” produced for our clients  Stryker Corporation and their PR Agency, Gibbs & Soell. The video was a winner in both the Corporate Image and Employee Communications categories.

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September 17th is Constitution Day. It’s a day that we the people get to appreciate this important document. And no you don’t get the day off of work to celebrate.

For the past few years, we’ve had the honor of working with the American Bar Association’s Division for Public Eduction on interactive projects to educate students about the relevance of the U.S. Constitution in their lives.

In light of the presidential race, this year’s project deals with constitutional amendments that relate to the right to vote. It’s a scrapbook game, so check it out and see how well you know your rights!

You can also sign the Constitution on this same site if you’re so inclined.  We got an Adobe Site of the Day award for our work on this one.