Posted on August 19, 2011 by Michelle Koeth in CfA Labs
Being a fellow at Code for America has allowed me to discover all of the amazing “new school” ways that people are getting involved in their local governments. However, as powerful as web 2.0 technology is for building communities, sometimes, …
Posted on August 17, 2011 by Dan Melton in CfA Labs, Commentary
This week, we select finalists for 2012. Over 550 applications came in for just 26 spots in next year’s class. For me, the response is such a mix of excitement, humility, hopefulness, a little bit of daunting and frankly, a …
Posted on August 8, 2011 by John Mertens in CfA Labs
I love getting my fruit and veggies from my local Farmer’ Market. Unfortunately, as a recent SF transplant I wasn’t sure how to find my local Farmers’ Market. A quick search led me to a USDA website which seemed to contain most …
Posted on August 2, 2011 by Abhi Nemani in CfA Labs
Last year, we got through 362 applications for the fellowship without printing out one application. (And yes, that was also because last year, at this point, we didn’t own a printer that could have handled that; still don’t actually.) This …
Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jack Madans in CfA Labs
Our virtual rendition of the proverbial water cooler. In the Code for America offices, we have dozens of passionate people spending their days working to make government better through technology; let’s be clear, this is hard work. But that doesn’t …
Posted on July 14, 2011 by Pete Fecteau in CfA Labs
One of the secret weapons that many graphic designers have is an eye for typography or “fonts” for the layman. Typography drives almost all of the good design you see. It drives EVERY great brand, think Coca Cola. That’s some …
Posted on June 30, 2011 by Pete Fecteau in CfA Labs
The back story: In February, CfA Fellows gathered to discuss the branding of the organization, mostly just to orient ourselves to it. One of the ways I like to do this with any brand is to do a word association …
Posted on June 29, 2011 by Tim Yoon in CfA Labs
During our last Labs Friday, Andrew Sliwinski led an Arduino workshop at the CfA office. Arduino is an electronic prototyping platform that allows even amateur hackers (like me) to create cool, interactive electronic objects. From blinking lights (Arduino’s version of …
Posted on June 28, 2011 by Pete Fecteau in CfA Labs
Back in March, Philadelphia’s DoT ask us to take a look at the website for Philly’s 4th of July celebration, Wawa Welcome America. The design firm that originally had the project did a great job with the design but the …
Posted on June 20, 2011 by Joel Mahoney in CfA Labs
One of the exciting things about being in the inaugural class of Code for America Fellows is watching the Code for America culture evolve: hawk screams and git commit messages reverberate through the office; visitors jump into cross-functional teams on …
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