The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan got us to thinking. First of all, if you haven't hugged your structural engineer lately, you should probably do that now. While their jobs aren't the most glamorous, their work in Japan, along with some pretty stringent...

Short and sweet, here it is: Cardphile's list of Top 10 Favorite Presentation Tips. Why am I here? Align your goals with audience expectations. Like most things in life, your audience is almost always more interested in their own problems than in yours. This concept...

A recent request from one of our architecture customers prompted a little research into creating successful presentations and proposals—and we thought we’d share what we learned in the process. Brenda, partner in a consulting firm, is a long time customer of...

My QR Code is bigger than your Barcode. QR Codes are 2D—and carry data in both directions. So they can hold up to several 100 times the data held by an old fashioned barcode. They can contain all types of data too: alpha and numeric characters, language characters...

Remember when Mom used to nag you to mail that thank you card after someone helped you out? Well, if your mother was a slacker in the manners department, we’re here to take her place! The world can always use a little more nice, and the business world is no exception....

Holy moly – it’s 2011! We do have to apologize for being out of the picture for a few weeks, blog-wise, but to be perfectly honest – the fur flies around here for the last 2 months of the year. Every single one of us pitches in wherever needed to make sure that your...

At Cardphile Greeting Cards, we have some cool stuff designed and built in our own backyard. Like this recently completed green building in Portland, designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (ZGF) with lots of eco-bling! We love the Skystream turbine array on top -...

Ever tried driving on ice in Oregon? And did we mention that we have a lot of steep hills around here? A bit like a nice layered cake, here’s what happens in Portland when you attempt to move a car on top of: Cold asphalt Warmish rain Colder rain Slushy ice + Snow on...