Author Archives: Dave Nelson
Omaha Mayor’s New Website
We had a great time working with the city on Mayor Suttle’s new website. Here’s a little bit of our thought process behind the project… THE GOALS OF THE WEBSITE: Bridge communication between the Mayor’s office and the community. Help organize all of the content in a visual way for users to find information. ORGANIZATION: […]
2 Downtown Skateparks in 30 Year Plan
HDR and The City of Omaha put on a few planning events to get the public’s input for Downtown Omaha’s 30 Year Master Plan. BBB LTD Skateshop and SecretPenguin rallied together a group of skateboarders to attend each event and get involved. Huge thank you to all the skateboarders that took the time to come […]
The Importance of Branding for Skateboard Ministries
Photo: Richard Mulder I recently gave a presentation on branding for skateboard ministries at the 2009 International Christian Skateboard Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL. (Huge thanks to Mike Miller for letting me use your computer. It was great meeting you!) Below is a recap of the talk… Here’s a quick introduction and background on myself, […]
2009 International Christian Skateboard Conference
Last week I went to the International Christian Skateboard Conference to give a talk about Design and Branding for skateboard ministries (I’ll post more about that in my next post). The whole event was great. Big thanks to Uli & Toni Frallicciardi, Joe Ferraro, Nico Sankovic and everyone that put it on. (Photo above from […]
Designing for a More Inclusive Community
Earlier this year in March of 2009, HDR and the City of Omaha hosted a series of meetings to involve the community to get input for the new Downtown 30 Year Master Plan. It was a great idea, however not everyone could make it. Beth Katz thought there could be another way for those people […]
Competition vs. Community
Through skateboarding and being a part of Divvy (the design co-working space), I learned a lot about community vs. competition. At Divvy, we were a community. We all learned a ton from working and sharing with each other, and all of our businesses grew. We didn’t leave anyone behind. On the flipside with cut-throat competition, […]