Housekeeping

Hola. Apologies for the dearth of posts - I've been swamped with work (boring excuse, I know - I've also been globe-trotting with Nobel Prize winners and rockstars, but I didn't want to seem braggy).

A few announcements (drum roll and/or throat clearing please):

1. In case you hadn't noticed, or are reading this via RSS feed, Creative DC has a new look. It's still a Blogger template, so let's not get too excited, but I couldn't stand the look of the old site anymore.

I'm hoping to have a spiffy original design by spring, when I also hope to add a bunch of new features to the site, and a lot more original coverage. My musings, which currently comprise the bulk of the site's content, have their place, but there is so much more I want to be doing - original profiles (not just text but photographs, audio, video), ways for you guys to submit content (nominate a creative person, share a project, share an insight), etc...all presented in a much more compelling and interactive way. Which brings me to point #2...

2. I am developing a business plan for Creative DC, and one of my first steps early in the new year will be to seek grant funding. The first funding would go towards the redesign I describe above. If you have any tips on organizations that might like to fund such a thing - please email me at amanda@creativedc.org. Thanks!

3. Last but not least, some exciting news: Creative DC is now the #1 result in Google when you search for , well,"creative DC." This sounds like a no-brainer, but let me just tell you how many Web sites there are about the Creative DC-CAM ultra-compact digital camera. Anyway, it feels like a rite of passage of some sort, so I thought I'd share.

That's it for the administrivia. I just wanted to catch you up and also - as always, I would really love any/all feedback about what you'd like to see from Creative DC. What kinds of features or coverage do you wish the site would offer? Speak now or forever hold your peace (well, not really - but speak now anyway!).

-Amanda