GiantSky launches website and blog for The Independent Hotel Philadelphia - a boutique center city hotel at www.theindependenthotel.com

Posted on Friday, June 27th, 2008

GiantSky is honored to launch the website for The Independent Hotel Philadelphia at www.theindependenthotel.com.

The Independent is a 24-room boutique hotel located in a fully restored Georgian-Revival building located at 1234 Locust Street in the vibrant Midtown Village area of Center City, Philadelphia. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Independent received an extensive renovation before opening its doors to discerning tourists and business travelers in June 2008.

GiantSky was selected by the Hersha Group to build a unique web presence that would create a high end and comfortable feel for its guests and the public.  We combined moulin and French cirque styles to develop a full flash website combined with a hotel blog to bring the Independent Hotel website website to life.  Over time, cute and quirky animations will decorate the site subtly, and give the visitors a feel of the comfort and ambiance the hotel has to offer.  GiantSky also presented the opportunity of a 30 foot mural to local artists to bring a dramatic lightwell in the hotel to life.  After carefully choosing amongst a fine selection of Philadelphia muralists, we selected Kim Senior (www.kimsenior.com) to bring her creative touch to the unique architecture.  The Independent mural was created.

GiantSky has created a blog for The Independent Hotel Philadelphia at www.theindependenthotel.com/philadelphia.  This blog provides the hotel with an invaluable tool to bring the best of local Philadelphia to its guests, and the public.  The Independent Hotel Blog also provides resources for tourists and guests to seek theatre shows or to plan their tours. 

About GiantSky
GiantSky is a marketing and technology company based in Philadelphia.  We are a small firm of visual thinkers, and strategists, that work on a select number of projects.  GiantSky provides branding, design, strategy and technology services to companies and Nonprofits worldwide.  GiantSky also supports numerous advertising agencies in Philadelphia and New York with technology, art direction and interim project management, and works with them on the execution of large projects.  Visit us at GiantSky.com or call 215-825-3312 to see how we can work together. 

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Poll: Who Should Obama’s Running Mate (Vice President) be?

Posted on Friday, June 6th, 2008

Our friends have all sorts of opinions in this exciting election.  Our colleagues include passionate Hillary, McCain and Obama fans too.  The question for everyone is:

For extra reading, see the following:BBC list of running mates

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GiantSky creates Behavioral Health Forum for the Thomas Scattergood Foundation

Posted on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

GiantSky, a Philadelphia based marketing and technology agency, was asked to create a new web presence and forum for behavioral health by the Thomas Scattergood Foundation, a Quaker-based, philanthropic, grant-making foundation.  As part of its ongoing initiative to work with Non-profit organizations who may have constrained budgets, GiantSky was thrilled to be a part of the new Scattergood Foundation experience.

GiantSky created a website at www.scattergoodfoundation.org based on requirements presented by the foundation.  The website contains a complete Content Management System that allows the organization to manage it with ease.   The Scattergood Foundation’s central position as a funder and collaborator for behavioral and mental health issues in the Greater Philadelphia allowed the organization to be well positioned as the mediator for a regional behavioral health forum.  GiantSky adapted an open source forum for the Scattergood Foundation and applied a seamless design to the integration.

GiantSky is privileged to be a part the Scattergood Foundation’s growth.  We hope the behavioral health forum brings together the best minds of mental health, and results in the improvement of many lives. 

Visit ScattergoodFoundation.com for more information.

About GiantSky

GiantSky is a marketing and technology company based in Philadelphia.  We are a small firm of visual thinkers, art directors and strategists, that work on a select number of projects.  GiantSky provides branding, design, strategy and technology services to companies and Nonprofits worldwide.  GiantSky also supports numerous advertising agencies in Philadelphia and New York with technology, art direction and interim project management, and works with them on the execution of large projects.  Visit us at GiantSky.com or call 215-825-3312 to see how we can work together.

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