The president of Skybox Creative, San Diego’s award-winning web design and branding studio, was recently nominated for San Diego Magazine’s Woman of the Year 2010 Award. Angelina Sereno has won the highest honors at every phase of her development and proven her metal in today’s fast-paced, rapidly changing, media-based world. She is now up for the momentous accomplishment of San Diego Magazine Woman of the Year!

The winner will be announced at the Women Who Move the City Event on September 15 at the Scripps Seaside Forum, where women will be honored in different categories, with the Woman of the Year being selected by past winners and the San Diego Magazine president. A portion of the funds raised will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

The September issue of San Diego Magazine will also be featuring a Women Who Move the City section, where there will be a short bio on all of the women honored with the nomination.

Meetup.com is an extremely powerful resource for people in all industries looking to collaborate on a wide variety of topics in a relaxed meeting setting (the groups often get together monthly or bi-weekly).

Skybox Creative recently attended a Meetup for Refresh SD, a group that includes web developers, internet marketers, techies, etc.. The topic: discussing client management and client requests – yes, a complicated matter. This topic often comes up in the web design and branding industry, because it is important to clearly define project scope and rounds of changes before starting a project that has been estimated out.

A few good tips and resources:

• Give clients a questionnaire prior to starting a project (Skybox uses a Branding Analysis Questionnaire, which discusses demographics, target market, competition, look & feel – and more!)

• Project Management tools can be key to balancing work flow – Action Method is a good one, VUE is a good way to describe logic or the development of a back end system

• OfficeTime is a great tool for tracking hours

• Clearly define client deliverables (copy, photos, feedback)

Skybox Creative is currently in the process of making a promotional video about our company and what we do here on a daily basis (which is a whole lot of varied design, from branding and print, to web and user interface). We thought it was high time this award-winning San Diego branding and web design firm put ourselves, but mostly our work, out in front of the camera in a creative, docu-style video. Our production team – R&R Productions, have been incredibly professional and helpful in achieving our story board vision. The video will be posted here LIVE in few weeks, so definitely check back for the final product!

For now, we’ll wet your appetite with a few BEHIND THE SCENES photos…

Skybox Creative, an award-winning San Diego web design firm, was recently listed on Connectory, a nationwide, web-based buyer-supplier network that was started locally in El Cajon. The network links U.S. businesses together and also includes profiles of other critical assets in addition to companies including federal labs, university and private research centers.

Although the profile you have to fill out is rather extensive to become part of the Connectory, the potential for acquiring business is worth taking the time. Some of the key points of the service include:

• A unique way to connect with companies and other assets by understanding their capabilities

• Powerful means for government, large company, and institutional buyers to identify sources of products, services, technologies, capabilities, and capacities

• Detailed capabilities and capacities for companies at every level of the supply chain

• Focus on manufacturing/technology companies and their supplier chain including wholesalers/logistics, technical services, construction, agribusiness, and mining

• Showcase for tens of thousands of US companies at NO COST to them

• Geocoding and interactive mapping feature for locating assets/resources

• Internet speed/powerful search engine combined with in-depth company database

• Commitment to usability, coverage, quality, and continual updating distinguishes it from any other available database

• IT platform on which Communities of Interest (COI) can segment the Connectory database within Portals, specified by geography, industry, or other COI criteria

Check it out here!

Skybox Ink Presents…

Promote Your Business from Skybox Creative on Vimeo.

Learn how to make more money and promote your business more effectively! Summed up in one simple concept, your business materials (online and offline) are a reflection of who you are.

Skybox Ink is a subdivision of Skybox Creative, a studio with a focus on branding, graphic design, web design and multimedia.

Art & Copy, a film by Doug Pray, is playing in San Diego on June 24th at The Birch North Park Theatre (2891 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104) at 6pm. To purchase tickets or for more info, click here.

The Art Institute of California – San Diego with support from AIGA San Diego, The San Diego Ad Club, and Ad2 San Diego are hosting a one night only screening of “Art & Copy,” a film by Doug Pray.

Your $20 ticket purchase includes admission to a 21+ pre-show mixer featuring the Montalban Quartet at The Office Bar in North Park, two drink tickets, appetizers and admission to the film screening at Birch North Park Theatre.

Tickets for the FILM SCREENING ONLY are available for $10.

Proceeds will benefit the EDMC Education Foundation, which raises money for The Art Institutes Scholarship Fund to help deserving students in financial need.

Pre Show Mixer:
6:00PM
The Office Bar, North Park
3936 30th Street (between University & Lincoln Ave)
San Diego, CA 92104

Film Screening:
8:30PM
Birch North Park Theatre
2891 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92104

Notes:
Tickets available for pick up upon arrival at The Office Bar mixer on the day of the show, beginning at 6:00. Pre-show mixer is 21+ only. Advance ticket purchasing encouraged, tickets will be available for sale day of show, CASH ONLY for $25.

Skybox Creative, an Award-Winning Web Design Studio in San Diego, has moved offices. We are located in Mission Valley, the heart of San Diego – within 10-15 minutes from pretty much anything in San Diego. We invite you to visit our new space and learn about the services we offer!

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In August 2006 Angelina Sereno started Skybox Creative out of a spare bedroom in her home. Eventually she moved into a small office and then a larger office. Now on to the 4th office for the ever-growing company, the team finally has the space they need to spread their wings. Noticing a disconnect in the advertising and web design industry, she decided to start her own firm. She noticed that there were plenty of branding studios and fair share of web development companies, but there weren’t many companies that mastered both. With a background in advertising and print design, she brings with her over 10 years of experience building strong, lasting brands. Through her vision and inspiration, she attracted a stellar group of like-minded designers and tech-savvy programmers to create the Skybox team.

Our Web Design Portfolio has a great balance between function and creativity. We believe that if we don’t help your business grow, we’re not doing our job. Making sure your selling points are compelling and easily understood, while improving the public perception of your organization are our primary goals.

Skybox also added a printing division called Skybox Ink. Skybox Ink has a wide variety of printing products and options, including green printing (recycled paper and soy-based inks). From business cards to tri-fold brochures, corporate folders to vinyl banners and vehicle wraps, we’ve got you covered. Contact us for details!

Skybox Creative is celebrating our fourth year in business in August 2010 – Annual Mixer date to be announced (See Mixer photos)! Subsequently, we will be opening our east coast office then as well! Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay in the loop with Skybox news!

Skybox Ink recently printed high gloss promotion fliers for the upcoming 2nd Annual San Diego Spirits Festival in beautiful downtown San Diego. The event runs from June 2-5, with the main event and “Grand Tasting” on Saturday at the Hilton Bayfront’s 4.3 acre waterfront park.

The finale features TASTINGS OF OVER 65 BRANDS OF SPIRITS, BARTENDER CHALLENGE, PAYNE MASON CIGARS, SILENT AUCTION, and a menagerie of entertainment including a live band and burlesque dancers with many more surprises for everyone to enjoy.

The premier event: The Dual Bartender/Chef challenge is on June 3 from 5-8pm at the US Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego.

Individual Tickets can be purchased for the Challenge for $25 
and included in the Festival VIP package for $100 
Saturday Only General Public Tickets $50 – Last year they SOLD OUT, so pick up your tickets today!

She gave us the green light to go out and find our phenomenal. Don’t cover it up, or dim the light that shines from within because fear, you have no seat at this table. Lisa Nichols has a powerful way with words.

The Secret’s Nichols, also author of the best seller, No Matter What, spoke to a Point Loma Marriott ballroom full of female (and some male) entrepreneurs at the National Association of Women Business Owner’s annual BRAVO! Awards Dinner Wednesday night.

Skybox Creative and Skybox Ink President Angelina Sereno was honored during the evening as a nominee for NAWBO’s Green Community Award, which was won by the Artisan Design Group, a green interior design and architectural firm. Skybox Creative staff had the pleasure of meeting Jenny Lemmons of A Better Way to Say It, an online marketing firm, and Elizabeth Smiley, a CPA with Squar Milner during the evening festivities.

The event, which included a silent auction, cocktail hour and three course dinner, was highlighted by speaker Lisa Nichols’ inspiring sentiments regarding unlocking the entrepreneurial spirit. Watch the video to hear some of her powerful messages!

A group of passionate political entrepreneurs honing their advocacy, campaign work and leadership skills for the betterment of future government and society joined together Friday night to celebrate environmentalism at its finest.

Skybox Creative and Skybox Ink mingled with these “new leaders” at the New Leaders Council, San Diego Chapter’s Fellows Fundraiser on May 14 at San Diego’s chic W Hotel. The event was focused around the future of progressive leadership, which included the group’s presentation of an environmental leadership award to CleanTECH San Diego. CleanTECH is a new non-profit membership organization formed to accelerate San Diego as a world leader in the clean technology economy. They have been able to secure millions of dollars for green projects throughout San Diego County, included the University of California San Diego and San Diego Unified School District. Skybox Ink served as a sponsor of the event.