The Cheeky Monkey Media Blog
A few words from the apes, monkeys, and various primates that make up the Cheeky Monkey Super Squad.
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Why a website is like a gym membership
September 11, 2014 / Rick Bjarnason I have a bone to pick with the web industry. Unfortunately as a whole, we have not taken enough responsibility for our client’s successes. In many ways, we have been resembling gym memberships. We happily take people’s money and point them towards the… Read more
Do You Even Sketch, Brah?
September 11, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason Notebooks I just started a new notebook. For the last decade, I’ve tried to make a habit of putting my development and design thoughts on paper. Things I put in my journals: Ideas for possible apps Wireframes and (poorly drawn) concepts Pseudo-code Cou… Read more
Notes from the Trail – August 20, 2014
August 27, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason Content marketing, social media, and user experience seem to be all the key buzzwords that are rocking the blogs lately, and as marketing professionals, we need to pay attention. Certainly, the methods and tactics that worked for our parents’ marketing… Read more
Rally Point – August 18, 2014
August 18, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason Monday Morning Motivation Ugh, it’s Monday already? What happened to the weekend? Well, in an effort to start the week on the right foot, here are a few motivational posts, links, and tension breakers. If we can start the week with a laugh and inject a… Read more
Who is the Drupal Association?
August 13, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason It’s no secret that the Adventure crew here at Cheeky Monkey Media loves Drupal. Heck, we even had our Creative Director create a short video to proclaim it (you can check that out here). We love Drupal so much, that even though we’re a bunch of geeky,… Read more
Widows & Orphans – Villains of Typography
June 24, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason In the world of ‘typography’ where the printed page is sometimes classified as a work of exquisite craft (or even art if you ask some typophiles), there are a duo of villains known as the widow and the orphan. The widow and the orphan are both careless… Read more
Confessions of a Tech Noob: Gettin’ Googly With It
June 17, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason So I have recently discovered that I LOVE Google docs. Once I figured out how to navigate through the system, which has taken me basically six months (sigh), I realized how handy it is to have all of this documentation to reference. I really enjoy the… Read more
Confessions of a Tech Noob– Having a Brainless Friday
May 23, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason What a fantastic start to my day today. Being the resident newbie, I take a lot of flack from the boys in the office (did I mention that I am the only female? I drink a lot more now, just saying). Typically, when the monkey men mock me (go alliteration… Read more
Drupal: CMS or CMF?
April 7, 2014 / Rick Bjarnason Is Drupal a CMS? At first glance, this might actually seem like a silly question. However, let’s dig in a little deeper. I am sure most people who know Drupal would answer with an emphatic, “Yes, of course!” But I’m afraid the answer is not so easy. If… Read more
Confessions of a Tech Noob – Tech Rash
March 31, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason I am completely covered in a “tech” rash since we last communicated. No matter how much I scratch and apply cream, I simply cannot stop the itch. I think I may be allergic to the lingo that is still flying around the office, and perhaps my chair… or… Read more
Getting Started with Drupal
February 27, 2014 / Rick Bjarnason First days with your Drupal site Congratulations! You finally launched your Drupal site 🙂 I am sure that is a huge relief.. go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back. But, don’t take too long because you still have some work ahead of you. Why is th… Read more