On a side note… something to do on the side

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An email from one of our Intervals customers especially caught my attention today. I noticed in the footer of the email she had joined a project known as 10:10. What is the 10:10 project? It’s a challenge to people, businesses, educational groups, and organizations, to cut 10% of our emissions in 2010. We think it’s […]

Project Management Process for Web Designers & Developers

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Often times when we talk about Intervals we tell the story of how it was created by a group of like-minded creatives as web-based project management software for web designers and developers, as well other types of small businesses. What makes Intervals unique is that it was built by Pelago, a team of web designers, […]

Recent Intervals Features and Improvements

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API Beta Release After a significant amount of research, development and customer feedback, we have officially released the beta version of the API. To get started using the API, read the online documentation for help and tips. Keep in mind that all API requests will operate on your current data, so tread lightly during the […]

Web Designers Are a Different Breed of Designer

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During my college years I studied traditional graphic design principles while attending design school. In my three years of study I spent weeks at a time on various specialized design projects. We hand drew typefaces to learn the subtleties of type. We explored complex concepts, reducing them to simple visual logos. We were taught about […]

So, You’ve Developed a Web-based Application. Now What?

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There are many web development agencies out there who are finding themselves in the same predicament Pelago was in five years ago. The nature of a web development business is that in solving business problems online for others, we often find it just as simple to solve our own. So we developed our own internal […]

How to get hired at a creative agency

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The hiring process at any creative agency is anything but typical. The handshake and the resume don’t usually apply. Getting hired onto a creative crew at a design agency is usually a lengthy process involving several interviews and portfolio reviews. Since graduating from design school eleven years ago I’ve been on both sides of the […]

What makes Intervals different?

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Today there are quite a few options online for any creative agency researching project management software to run their day-to-day workflow. A quick search on Google will turn up several web-based applications self-described as being revolutionary or redefined. But what does that even mean? Revolutionary is a lofty word, usually reserved for wars and scientific […]

Project Management a Growing Need for Web Design Agencies

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Despite economic trends, small businesses are growing, and new web design agencies are appearing in every corner of the world. These are new international companies comprised of few employees, but who still require project managers and project management tools to keep them growing. As with any new company, there will be a learning curve for […]