Memphis Web Design | Simple Focus: the Evolution of Experience

September 8, 2010

JD Graffam, owner of Simple Focus, speaks to Memphis design community about creative direction on the Internet.

JD Graffam, Vice President of AIGA | Memphis and owner of Simple Focus, will kick off Integrate with a talk about the creative direction and research behind 2010's AAF Memphis Addys Best of Show award recipient, WarUntold.com. You’re in for a treat: not only is JD passionate about teaching web design to print natives, but there will also be real war memorabilia, and the client will be involved in the discussion.

According to James Dowd of the Commercial Appeal this event is "not to be missed!"

When: September 14, 2010
5:30 p.m.
Where: Majestic Grill
Cost: $15
AIGA Members: FREE
Students with current school ID: $5
Free Appetizers | Cash bar

AIGA | Memphis is hosting Integrate, a month-long series of educational events for Memphis designers to share, learn and work together to change from print designers or web designers to simply Designers – but those with a lot of tech know-how. Throughout the month, the new breed of “pixel native” designers will share their knowledge of the present and their visions of the future and will help lead the current generation through open sharing and collaborative learning. Integrate with your future through AIGA | Memphis.

• March 1, 2012 Simple Focus grows again by adding a new team member in Web designer and developer, Calvin Morris.

• February 26, 2012 Simple Focus demonstrates excellence in creative Web design with four Interactive ADDYs.

• July 15, 2011 Simple Focus announces its first web-based product, Team List, simple todo management for teams.

• June 27, 2011 Simple Focus hires Casey Zumwalt, an expert Web craftsman, designer, developer and content management rock star.

• August 3, 2011 Construction is nearing completion on our 1,200 sq. ft. office, in the heart of Germantown.

• April 10, 2011 Pre-order CSS for Print Designers from Peachpit’s New Riders, Voices That Matter today.

• March 28, 2011 Simple Focus begins construction on expanded office space with an on-site usability testing lab to accommodate growth.

• February 25, 2011 Simple Focus welcomes two new team members to meet the growing needs of our clients.

• December 23, 2010 Simple Focus owner JD Graffam has joined the Pattern Tap team to curate submissions from the world’s best web designers.

• December 14, 2010 Simple Focus was selected as a winner in the Google TV Web Developer grant and has been awarded a free Google TV device.

• November 8, 2010 Simple Focus sponsored the Hydro74 talk for Memphis-area designers.

• October 9, 2010 The Institute of Technology Development (ITD) in Jackson, MS, has hired Simple Focus to brand its Mississippi policy think-tank.

• September 8, 2010 JD Graffam, owner of Simple Focus, speaks to Memphis design community about creative direction on the Internet.

• August 4, 2010 Simple Focus celebrated its first year in business by hosting over 100 vendors, clients and friends and raising over $500 for FirstWorks.

• April 18, 2010 Simple Focus was featured on the cover the Commercial Appeal’s business section for taking on the business world in a tough economic climate.

• March 16, 2010 Simple Focus speaks to gifted fourth and fifth graders in Ms. Blanchard’s class at Germanshire Elementary.

• March 13, 2010 We are looking for a pixel-native web design intern. We’ll pay you, buy you lunch and give you real projects.

• March 1, 2010 Simple Focus announces a CSS for Print Designers workshop in Nashville, TN. $45 for AIGA members, $55 for non-members.

• February 28, 2010 Simple Focus won Best of Show in the 2010 Memphis ADDYs. This is the first time a web site has ever taken home that honor.

• August 4, 2009 E+Health Ventures in Jackson, MS puts their end-users first and selects Simple Focus as their branding and interactive firm of record.

• Simple Focus helps local and national brands take on the Internet with simple ideas, design and technology. Deliberate by design, we hire only the best people: experienced, talented, and thoughtful. It’s also worth noting that we’re generally happy people who love our industry and care for your brand like it’s our own.