8 posts tagged “party”

We're almost three! Three is a very exciting number, much better than two. It's a magic number, a lucky number and just about the right number of biscuits to go with a good cup of tea.

Much has happened in the last three years - we've added new products, moved offices, got new members of the team and seen our creative customers make everything from jewellery to marketing materials with the things they've printed.

But enough about the past for now, lets talk about the future!

We're having a party and we'd love you to come.

If you're based in London, please keep Tuesday September 22 free. There'll be cake, DJ's, free drinks and food (while stocks last), and the usual MOO fun and freebies, and it's all happening at The Queen of Hoxton from 7pm. All we ask is that you bring a business card (or MiniCard!) with you to hand over at the door. Entry will be on a first come/first served basis, so do make sure you come early.

For those unable to hot-foot it across the globe to join us - worry not. We're planning a month of fun and games (and discounts) online. Corvus, who wrote the fantastic clues for the Egg Hunt last year is hard at work planning something extra special (no egg puns this time please), and we think you're going to love it.

Some of the UK MOO Crew have just got back from visiting our office in Providence, Rhode Island. It was so nice to meet up with our new American colleagues - and more than a little sad to come back with out them. They're doing a great job over there though, and it was nice to see the office doesn't look quite as bare as we'd imagined it, from our numerous video conferences.

We were also happy to see certain MOO traditions making it across the ocean - like Friday lunch for example. Sure enough, when Friday arrived, our fantastic new US Head of Operations, Dan, passed around the menus and got us all together for food and a chat. It's always a good way to see what everyone's been up to, and how everyone's getting along. This week we discussed extremely important topics - like how to get sand out of a clam, for example. (Soak them in salted water with a little cornmeal - the clam will take in the meal and spit out the sand, or, soak the clams in fresh water. As they breathe, the water is filtered, so the clam will push the sand and salt water out together.)

Dan's got a great team together, and we're planning a blog-interview with him soon, so he can tell you more about them. (We might also uncover the mystery of why we all call him 'Dan Cakes'.)

Of course, the other reason we were in Providence this week was the MOO Party! Thanks so much to everyone who came and made us feel so very welcome.

We spoke to lots of interesting people, including John Maeda and the Mayor of Providence! The latter took time out of his busy schedule to honour us with a special citation - which you can see Brian proudly displaying here:

We had a mix of UK and Rhode Island snacks, like mini shepherd's pie and clam chowder. The weather was also a mix of both, I think, starting off a bit cloudy (Rhode Island?) and ending up with rain (London!). Luckily we were well covered - as you can see in this shot, by Megan

All in all the week went by far too quickly - we had time for just two local delicacies - 'Cawfee milk' (nice!) and NY weiners. For the uninitiated, RI's NY weiners come with meat sauce - which is literally, sauce, made of meat. We didn't understand it either, but can confirm that it tastes pretty good!

The one thing we didn't have was Del's lemonade - but in a way, we're quite happy about this. It seems like a very good reason to go back soon.

Nobody shout. It's Friday, and really, who doesn't need a little peace and quiet on a Friday? ESPECIALLY AFTER OUR PARTY! Ouch. We had fun! And from the great photos we've seen, so did you. Thanks to everyone for coming along last night, it was fantastic to see so many of you. After a hectic last-minute change of venue, we were all a little worried. But you can't keep a good MOOster down, and everyone made it there – and made it great.

We had Stickers, as modelled by the ever handsome MOO interns, Jake and Angel. They're photographed here by Alicia, but please, all future model bookings should come via me...

We had balloons, as beautifully shot by _sarchi

Postman Pat came along too - Alex took this photo. Pat was delivering MOO orders, placed by party people earlier this week.

There were bowler hats, like this one, modelled by Meg Pickard, and shot by Richard.

Some of which were  cunningly customised-on-the-go, like this one, shot by tommyajohansson

Each bowler hat had a sticker inside - if you found a black and white cat, you won a prize! If you found the stray ginger cat, then the boobie prize was yours... Well, we say boobie prize, but really, who wouldn't want a signed photo of Iain, our lovely project manager? On reflection, maybe the lovely lady who won it...

We had food - or so I hear. Look at these people! 'Twas gone in a flash! This photo is by Annie Mole

and this, of the aftermath by M.J.S.

It was pretty hot inside, so lots of people headed for the ouside space - and partied from light:

(photo by symphonic knot)
 
'Till dark

(photo by AnnieMole)

In a nutshell? A fun time was has by all...

(photo by _sarchi)

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And a tiny PS: look what happened today... the lunch company totally got our order wrong. We were supposed to have 29 pies for lunch, and we got...

Sixty! Sixty pies. Which makes a very happy MOO Crew:

(Thanks to blackbeltjones for the photo of Richard.)

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Thanks again for coming - and have a great weekend!

They said it couldn't happen, they tried to cancel it, but the MOO Party Is STILL happening this Thursday night at a NEW VENUE!

Yes, just 2 days before our brilliantly planned party, The Ambassador (our previous venue) decided to cancel it. Luckily, you can't keep the MOO Crew down when it comes to a drink with friends, so the our new venue is The Vibe Bar, Brick Lane.

If you're not sure where that is, you're in for a treat. It's a great venue, easily reached from Aldgate East underground station or Liverpool Street tube and rail station. Follow the signs when you get to the venue, and we'll see you there! And Don't get side-tracked by a curry on the way, save it for afters, ok?

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Sheesh! What a palava. See, non-Londoners, this is the chaos that ensues when the sun finally does come out...

It's all go at MOO Towers at the moment. We're bug squishing (virtual, not literal), printing, packing and party-planning.

The party's shaping up rather nicely, so we're hoping it should be lots of fun. If you're in London next Thursday, come along for a drink - and if you're quick, a wee bite to eat. If last years was anything to go by, it should be full of lovely people - and if you don't know anyone when you get there, you should definitely make a few friends before you head off home.

In the meantime, it's really exciting for us to see the beautiful Business Cards you've been making. These are a few great photos we've spotted recently - and thought it would be nice to share:

Photographer David Porter used 10 of his own images to create these beautiful cards:

And these super-cute cards were made by Lori Tingey.

Nerea Marta used a company graphic for her cards:

While these cards by Stephen Collins combine both graphics and photography perfectly.

These beautiful photographs were printed on Business Cards by Hidde  de Vries:

And finally this lovely collection, is by Arpad

But, in all this Business Card madness, we haven't lost our love for MiniCards...
(this perfect photo is by Erin Mason)

Even if first sight of these cards, by Andrew Scott did make us want to run for our dear lives.

It's already been over a week since the launch of MOO Business Cards. After taking a quick recovery lie-down, we've been busy fixing odd things and gawping at the amazing cards you've been making.

There are a few things we're still working on, so if you see anything odd, please bear with us. If it's *really* odd then please contact us and let us know the details. Sometimes things happen that we just can't replicate and it's your great feedback that helps to make things better.

There's now an online template for Business Cards, for those who've asked. Like the templates for other products it's the right size in pixels, millimetres and dpi, all you need to do is add your image, hide the guides and save as a maximum quality RGB JPEG. We don't have templates for the images to be used on the reverse as yet - we're just in the process of whipping this up into better shape, squashing the odd bug, and adding a bit of functionality. These fixes should go live next week - so if you've had any problems, please accept our apologies and bare with us just a little bit longer.

Some of you have also asked about a PDF upload for the text side of the cards. This too is coming as fast as we can get it out there. When we have it all in place, we'll let you know. (You know Text Business Cards are live now, right?)

As I mentioned, it's been great watching the cards you've made so far get printed and packed. Also fun watching them pop-up in the Flickr pool.

These are some examples we've spotted:

Illustrated Business Cards by Askey Illustration. (Also a MOO Designer)

Great photo cards, by Doc18

Variety is the spice of life, by Trevira

and it's all about the words, for Edd Dumbill, who used Wordle to make his cards.

But enough! Now it's on to the even more exciting stuff.

MOO's having a party on Thursday, July 24th in London, and you're invited!

Yes! We're doing it again. Last year we had the Hot and Sticky Summer Party and this year, we're less confident about the weather (hello, London rain), but we're partying anyway!

Its at the Ambassador, same lovely place as last time, and there'll be drink, good company, and a lot of MOO Fun. You can find all the details on Upcoming and on Facebook too.

And one more thing:

Special offer for party people - place an order to collect at the party and get FREE shipping!

Use the code HACCJE on the payment page, which will give you the discount and tag your order. We'll hand your stuff over on the night.

***Orders must be placed by Sunday 20th July***

Hope you can make it - we're looking forward to seeing you.

Moo's having a party - and we want you to join in the fun!  At our parties in San Francisco and London we exhibited just a few different people's cards. This time? This time we want to exhibit hundreds! We're going to thread them together to make a HUGE banner, showcasing your fantastic photography, illustrations, and designs.

Want to exhibit your card as part of the banner and show your work to the world? There are 3 easy ways to take part.

1) Post us a MiniCard to:
The SXSW Banner-maker
MOO Print Ltd.,
6 Baker's Yard,
London
EC1R 3DD,
UNITED KINGDOM

(please note, we wont be able to return your card)

OR

2) email the image you'd like on a card to sxsw@moo.com and we'll use as many as we possibly can to make MiniCards
(if you'd like a credit, please include it as part of the image)

OR

Track us down at SXSWi and give us one of your cards in person.

Then the fun begins.

The party is 'People Powered'! We've joined together with Etsy, Timbuk2 and Threadless to have a right 'ole knees up on Sunday 9th March, at The Tap Room, 311 Colorado St. Austin, as part of SXSW Interactive. Why 'People Powered'? Well, because it's the customers creativity (that's YOU) that make these companies tick, and we'd like to celebrate that by shakin' you buy the hand (stealing a MiniCard) and handing you a drink. If you're in the area, do come, we'd love to meet you.

Hope to see you there!

well, almost. We're feeling the effects of jetlag and post party come down, after a our first birthday party in San Francisco on Tuesday night.
A big hello and thank you to everyone who came and made the night a lot of fun. And to those who couldn't make it? We hope to hook up with you at another event soon.

Check out more photos:
moo/flickr pool
photos tagged "Upcoming Event 172213"
photos tagged "moomeetup"