Paper Arts
Any time is a good time for a creative escape. Now in a larger location, Paper Arts is Edmond’s go-to spot for supplies, classes, and ready-made custom gifts. A Haven for Crafters Paper Arts is more than a scrapbooking store. It’s a premier hometown art-supply source, offering everything from stamps to canvases to kids’ art materials. The…
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Every day at Yo Pablo is ‘Taco Tuesday’ because everything on this inventive menu is something to celebrate! Think fresh, handmade ingredients, unique sauces and meticulous preparation. These are next level tacos. And they’re the reason this lively spot is the hot new go-to for family meals or hanging out with friends. Opening the first…
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“Hello, Back40 Design. This is Satan.” No, but that is what a client thought they heard when they called earlier this month. We will have to assume that “Peyton” and “Satan” sound alike. In the mean time, Peyton Stovall, Project Manager, will work on her annunciation and we won’t be taking any more messages for…
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Minutes before a web department production meeting, programmer Jon Fields challenged Neill Harmer, web production manager, to a game of hangman. Neill started off strong. He made some quick, smart choices consisting of the letters ‘E’ and ‘L,’ but the early rally soon turned disastrous. Everyone present (the whole company) agreed, it was pitiful to…
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To the web department's dismay, Dave Miller, CEO, has set up a desk in the bullpen. "I am no longer content to be merely a figure head here at Back40. I used to design. I used to code. I am rolling up my sleeves and getting back to it. Unless, of course, we get too…
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"This thing isn't for grown-ups," was the warning Peyton Stovall, print project manager, got as she prepared to launch herself down the corkscrew slide at the new Omniplex exhibit, Gadget Trees. "The little boy before me was right," explains Peyton. "I should have listened. I wrenched my knee and almost missed the half marathon." Jaimi…
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"You think she lived out in the panhandle when Donna talks about her drive to and from the office," explains Peyton Stovall, print project manager. Donna Walker rants "My drive takes forever! There are lots of hills and it's rural – and it's really dark out there at night." Yet the dedicated account executive gets…
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Teddy Burch, managing editor, is working from home this week. Teddy is recovering from a "slip and slide" accident. Teddy was simply following directions… remove product from packaging, roll out across lawn, hook up to garden hose, let the fun begin – for kids. But Teddy admits disregarding the weight and size limit for intended…
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Programmers, designers, account executives… Start your engines – more specifically 20 horsepower electric motors. Back40 Design recently had a company outing at Pole Position in Oklahoma City. The carts are low slung, wide-tired little beasts capable of speeds up to 40 MPH. Zipping around the indoor track competing against your co-workers is a lot of…
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Two issues ago, Back40 News poked a little fun at our managing editor, Teddy Burch’s slip and slide accident – and subsequent trip to the emergency room. It turns out that was really the beginning of the story. Within hours of his examination, Teddy was in surgery. Within days of his surgery, Teddy was diagnosed…
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Neill Harmer, web designer, celebrated a birthday November 29th. Back40 Design acknowledges this milestone by immortalizing him in a cartoon portrait and turning on the heat in his office for 30 minutes. Dave Miller, CEO, is slowly but surely learning to enter addresses into his Blackberry telephone “thing.” Progress has been slowed by his reluctance…
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