From time to time Jeromy and I get to decide whether we want to do work for someone, some organization, or some cause, just because we want to. Did you know that the men, and women, who make up search and rescue teams, all over this country, are all voluntary (actually they get paid $1.00 per year)? They train hard, work hard, put in a lot of hours, and end up saving a lot of lives. Remember the September 12 train collision up in Chatsworth, California? They were among the first responders. My friend, Roger Lebrun, Reserve Captain for the LA County Search & Rescue Team, approached us about a month ago. He wanted a new logo for the team (see below). This non-profit represents 7 teams that are with the LA County Sheriff’s Department. They will use the logo on their new/updated websites, printed materials, vehicles, etc. We were happy to help out. Kudos to Travis Wiley, the designer who helped me out on this one. Nice work, Travis. And a thousand thanks to the Los Angeles County Search & Rescue Team for all the lives they’ve saved, and families they’ve made happy, over the last 50+ years of their existence. We appreciate you folks!

Mash it up! Your site a friends site, blog site, myspace, or any URL your little XMash heart desires. Upload your face to become 1 of 4 XMashers. And get your mash on at www.merryxmash.com

It has arrived, the third, in a trilogy of three, Christmas promos that started back in 2006. But this year we decided to throw out all the stops. Make a smash hit! Our goal was to do something that had never been done before. Not by us, or anyone else for that matter. READ MORE

On Saturday, December 13th, members of our team gathered at Imperial Beach in a clean up organized by Surfrider, an organization dedicated to keeping our beaches beautiful and the waters clean. Its amazing how many people where there to clean up! READ MORE

“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” ~ Dale Evans Rogers

For the last 61 years, from October through December, thousands of companies and individuals rally together for one cause: to give the gift of Christmas to nearly 3 million children per year through the Toys for Tots program.

What does the gift of Christmas mean? READ MORE

Yes. Quite often, good design is absolutely integral to a successful web experience. The trust and integrity a good design can convey will drive the user to a conversion. And we have proof!

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I’ve always dug industrial design. From the furniture of Charles and Ray Eames, to the Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, to the automotive design of Ferdinand Porsche, and to the great stuff presently being done by Frog Design and others. I recently came across this firm: http://www.suissacomputers.com/ Unbelievable synthesis of art and science… Functionality and form… Use of contrasting materials and textures. Love it. Just thought I’d share it.

We like art and we like surfing - and in both these worlds it would be hard to have not heard the name Thomas Campbell. The guy’s been doing tons for the scene and Surfline caught up with him recently in this well put together photo & audio interview…

In keeping with our theme of holiday giving, Ninthlink Cause is giving back again this month. This time we are giving back to mother nature in the form of a Surfrider beach clean up.

In the Pacific Ocean there is a space known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch which is larger than the continental United States and is filled with 100 million tons of plastic and other junk! READ MORE

Just chillin on the world wide web of hi-bandwidth. Radiohead created a mini site where you can mix your own music video via 12 different camera angles. check it out here it rock

isnt it just pretty?