Word on the Street

They made it! Tanya and Zach survived the Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge with all of their fingers and toes intact.

We’re ringing in the new year by venturing into the icy waters of Lake Michigan! Tanya, Brian, and Zach have decided to freeze their Fahrenheits off at Waukegan’s 17^th annual Polar Bear Plunge.

Whether you work in a high-rise in the city, a tiny office in the suburbs, or your own home, the atmosphere of your workplace matters. The average American worker spends 47 hours at work per week, which is a lot of time to spend in uninspiring surroundings. At Street Level Studio, it’s important to us that our studio reflects our creativity, so we’ve infused our workspace with a wide variety of colorful and unusual art pieces.

Halloween is almost here! When we’re not filling up on candy corn, we’re glued to our phones, exploring these festive mobile apps…

More than eight years ago, Joe Davis, founder of Street Level Studio, noticed that after two decades of abandonment, an old former motel building in Highwood was being taken down to make room for a new condo building. He particularly noticed that the beautiful, vintage “MOTEL” sign from the 1940s was still intact.

Last summer, team member Zach (Web and Interactive Developer) commuted to Street Level Studio by bike and unicycle to get exercise and save money. As fall and winter approached, he decided to challenge himself to push his limits in the harsher weather.

We sent him out with a GoPro^® camera to capture a day of riding his unicycle to SLS.

Joe and Wendy Davis just returned from another trip to the amazing West Texas town of Marfa. On February 14^th they attended holiday festivities in Valentine, Texas. That's right, Valentine is a real place, if a very small one.

As a bunch of seasoned graphic designers and programmers, we are always looking for inspiration for the next great marketing campaign. Given that today is a national holiday, Presidents Day, our eyes are drawn to the lighter side of politics.

We love this clever video from IKEA that shows off their yearly print catalog, the bookbook™, and highlights the simplicity and usability of print materials.

Our two favorite Super Bowl XLV commercials were: Chrysler-Imported from Detroit and