Notes and news, insights and inspiration from the autonomous collective mind of GS.

We’re always thrilled to be asked to work on the interesting projects that come to us from long-time client Harley-Davidson, but when a project is also an opportunity to pay tribute to a man of legendary status who has inspired legions and changed lives – even lives right here at GS – the project becomes something even bigger.

Amy Reid is GS Design’s very first employee – our project manager extraordinaire, high priestess of proofreading, goddess of grammar, and many other superlatives.

Amy Ried, no relation, is in an entirely different line of work altogether – a line of work that often requires her to be in the altogether. Let’s be frank: She’s a porn star.

My very first blog post, I suppose it’s appropriate that it marks a significant point in my career. For the past six months or so I’ve had the pleasure of working on a project that has been truly fulfilling. I’m pretty passionate about my projects in general. I consider myself a “dedicated” project manager – but this, this project was different. I felt like I was doing something for the greater good. And I know that my fellow GS team members felt the same way.

It's been an eventful week at GS, in part due to a visit from the FOX 6 Real Milwaukee team. They hung out with us for a few hours on Wednesday to get an introduction to our agency from none other than Official Tour Guide and Partner, Jeff Prochnow. During their time on site, they received an introduction to the Chinooks brand we recently developed and the Chinooks mascot - he may not have an official name yet, but around GS we just call him Aaron. (Great job, Konkol!

GS recently hosted its second annual Chili Cook-off. The competition was fierce, with nearly one-third of the company throwing their culinary creations into the ring. Our esteemed judges (a.k.a. GS employees) had the enviable job of selecting the top-three chili recipes (all entries were anonymous).

Congratulations to the winners:

While still attending a very prestigious private school [H.H.C.*], I got this opportunity to intern at GS – it helps that the president of the school is a close friend and client of one of the GS owners (Jeff Prochnow). I will complete all of my schooling by the end of April, so at this point I’m still unclear as to what my future will hold. 

As the newbie, I’ve been told that one of my first assignments is to write a blog about what the GS experience is like so far. So here goes … 

What do consumers and businesses have to learn about social media? Listen as Chris Krasovich, our Social Marketing Strategist, shares her insights on the topic with Mitch Teich and his Lake Effect audience on WUWM.

It’s a well-known and well-documented scientific fact that Friday the 13^th is the day all the demons, bad juju, and evil gremlins conspire to bring curses and bad luck – and wreak general havoc – upon unsuspecting, innocent humans throughout the land.

he’s featured on Engadget for a little something he dreamed up and built in his spare time. Our very own GS funnyman Kirill Edelman has got some wicked skillz when it comes to developing applications. Two years ago our company identified development of mobile service offerings as an area of focus for. Kirill took it upon himself to shift from Flash Actionscript developer to iOS App developer.

Childhood friends since the early 70s, Jim Kacmarcik and I played organized sports together, double dated together, and dreamed of our futures. And like most other boys I’m sure we dreamed of being professional athletes. Well, thanks to that longtime friend, part of these dreams just came true. Not the dream of being a professional athlete, but pretty close – and in many ways even better.