Culture, Design, Virtual Events 05 Jan 2021 What a year it has been! WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN! We did it, welcome to 2021! 2020 will be a year that goes down… Mitchell Derrey
Design, Tips 'n' Tricks, Virtual Events 05 May 2020 Virtual Events: Rick Portin Productions AN ERA OF CHANGE, FULL OF OPPORTUNITY In our previous blogs, we have been exploring this changing era in virtual… Mitchell Derrey
Design, Event Technology, Virtual Events 30 Apr 2020 Virtual Events: HUBB “VIRTUAL EVENTS DON’T HAVE TO SUCK.” In our previous blogs, we have been exploring this changing era in virtual events.… Mitchell Derrey
Design, Tips 'n' Tricks, Virtual Events 14 Apr 2020 Virtual Events: Distinction Communication AN ERA OF CHANGE, FULL OF OPPORTUNITY In our previous blogs, we have been exploring this changing era in virtual… Mitchell Derrey
Design, Event Technology, Virtual Events 08 Apr 2020 Virtual Events: Evia AN ERA OF CHANGE, FULL OF OPPORTUNITY In our previous blogs, we have been exploring this changing era in virtual… Mitchell Derrey
Design, Tips 'n' Tricks, Virtual Events 31 Mar 2020 Engaging Your Audience VISUAL STRATEGIES FOR DIGITAL EVENTS Last week we covered off on common visual strategies for designing engaging presentations. We discussed… Mitchell Derrey
Design, Tips 'n' Tricks, Virtual Events Teamwork of the staff, creative and friendly atmosphere 25 Mar 2020 Engaging Your Audience VISUAL STRATEGIES Commonly, creative types know the basic visual strategies and guidelines when it comes to great design. However, working… Mitchell Derrey
Design, Virtual Events 19 Mar 2020 The Challenge and The Opportunity WORKING THROUGH THE UNCERTAINTY We at Silver Fox understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on events, tradeshows and conferences.… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 20 Dec 2019 Our Story of 2019 ACT 7 OF 7: SILVER FOX GIVES BACK by Auri Mathison A couple years ago, we ran a blog series… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 19 Dec 2019 Our Story of 2019 ACT 6 OF 7: END OF YEAR CELEBRATION by Julia Bates After traveling around the globe supporting 60+ large and… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 17 Dec 2019 Our Story of 2019 ACT 5 OF 7: A PLACE FOR "CO-WOOFERS" AND FURRY FRIENDS by Julia Bates On my first day of work… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 16 Dec 2019 Our Story of 2019 ACT 4 OF 7: THE CARMEN SANDIEGO EFFECT by Mitchell Derrey One of the many perks of working at Silver… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 12 Dec 2019 Our Story of 2019 ACT 3 OF 7: A PATH FOR GROWTH by Auri Mathisen Every newly hired designer at Silver Fox goes through… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 09 Dec 2019 Our Story of 2019 ACT 2 OF 7: THE BREAKFAST CLUB by Priscila Croxall When I started at Silver Fox six years ago, our… Mitchell Derrey
Culture, Design 06 Dec 2019 Our Story of 2019 ACT 1 OF 7: THE REBRAND by Mitchell Derrey A company, in its very essence, is a sum of all… Mitchell Derrey
Design 15 Apr 2019 Executive Level Certification Over the last few years, we have identified two emerging needs within our designer training program: building a stronger bench… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 13 Dec 2018 Events Great presentations have the ability to transform and empower their audiences. But when a presentation is a part of a… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 30 Oct 2018 Design At Silver Fox, our talented team of designers specializes in incredible presentation design, and we’ve earned our position at the… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 26 Sep 2018 Innovation In the world of events, innovation is key to providing an attendee experience that is engaging and exciting. With advancements… Mitchell Derrey
Design 18 Jun 2018 Accessibility and design “Hold us to high standards,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged the audience. “What we want from you is that inspiration…what… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 24 Apr 2018 Event Magic: introducing FoxTrax! We sat down with Jeremy Jenkins, Silver Fox’s Director of Strategic Operations, to discuss how Silver Fox has embraced digital… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 17 Apr 2018 Event Magic: innovating behind the scenes! This week we sat down with Bodil Rosenhagen, Silver Fox’s Director of Event Services, to hear how her career has… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 20 Mar 2018 Event Magic: emerging media, early adopters wanted! “What do you see?” asks Paolo Tosolini, CEO of Tosolini Productions. We are standing in the lobby of Microsoft Studios… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 14 Jun 2017 Event Magic: dynamic event management! We are now speaking with Allie Magyar, President of Hubb and Founder of Dynamic Events to learn about the platform… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 25 May 2017 Event Magic: virtual events! This week, we got to sit down with Hilary Laney, President of Evia, to learn more about the world of… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 19 May 2017 Event Magic: new technologies driving your experience If you’ve attended a conference or tradeshow lately, you have probably noticed the bar steadily rising on your experience. Or… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 06 Apr 2017 The Silver Fox Scholarship Fund Like most of you, I spent a lot of my school days dreaming of the day that I wouldn’t be… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 25 Jan 2017 We are ready for everything in 2017 Scott recently sat down with Mike Adams on his radio program “About Money” to talk about Silver Fox and our… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 17 Jan 2017 Clarity in our Charity The final chapter in this blog series has taken a year to write. On one hand, it was a tad… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 06 Jan 2017 Blip: Life Really IS Too Short One of our frequent partners, Message Glue, is made up of husband and wife team Ken and Anna Boynton. Anna… Mitchell Derrey
Design 30 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: Events As we reflect on the events we supported in 2016, the things that come to mind are the thousands of… Mitchell Derrey
Design 28 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: New clients We get excited when we win the opportunity to work with new (to us) companies. New clients mean new styles… Mitchell Derrey
Design 20 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: Morph This year we had a great opportunity to run an internal competition designed around a new PowerPoint feature called Morph.… Mitchell Derrey
Design 19 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: Infographic Initiative There are times during the year when we are between jobs and free to be creative. I enjoy using this… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 15 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: Silver Fox Life While striving to reach our potential, we should always remind ourselves of the journey and celebrating what life grants us.… Mitchell Derrey
Design 14 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: Making it sizzle! Building our new sizzle reel was an awesome experience this year. It really forced us to think about who we… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 13 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: Parties Last night we had our annual holiday party complete with incredible food and amazing white elephant gifts. The Storm Trooper… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 08 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: Welcoming new team members We’re very excited to have added new people to our team this past year! Mitchell Derrey
Design 07 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: TEDxSeattle TEDx Seattle is a 100% volunteer-run and 100% self-supporting nonprofit. We got involved in our first TEDxRainier (now TEDxSeattle) in… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 06 Dec 2016 Amazing Moments: 20th Anniversary This past August marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of Silver Fox Productions. And while I’m not big on… Mitchell Derrey
Design 16 Aug 2016 What we learned from using Morph exclusively to animate a presentation Morph, a new slide transition introduced in PowerPoint 2016, is broadening the boundaries of the graphic capabilities of PowerPoint. We… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 23 Jun 2016 The art of storytelling from a guru – part thee Previously, we dove deeper into the steps and components of creating an impactful story. Now Todd shares insight on organizing… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 16 Jun 2016 The art of storytelling from a guru – part two Last week we gave you a 90,000 foot overview of the storytelling process. This week, our interview with Todd dives… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 09 Jun 2016 The art of storytelling from a guru Storytelling has been a primary means of passing down information for thousands of years. From cave paintings, to oral narratives,… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 13 May 2016 13 bad (luck) presentation scenarios and how to avoid them As a speaker, you probably had a moment where everything that could possibly go wrong, did. We’ve seen it all,… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 22 Dec 2015 Finding Clarity in Charity We started off this blog series by asking ourselves a couple of questions: 1. Is there ever an off-season for… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 17 Dec 2015 The Message Behind the Meal In the past, we’ve held our holiday party at venues that let us celebrate as a team, such as touring… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 11 Dec 2015 Giving back: an interview with the Union Gospel Mission Working downtown, we encounter homelessness and poverty on a daily basis. As we drive into work, we see people living… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 03 Dec 2015 Is there ever an “off-season” for giving? As we come to the end of the year, the spirit of giving seems to appear everywhere. Volunteers are lining… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 26 Jan 2015 Flipping a coin in the bottomless bucket list A journal entry of my 13 year old self reads, “…be the entertainer, not the entertained…”. Twenty-seven years later, I… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 04 Dec 2014 Thoughts from behind the TEDxRainier curtain As presentation designers, we don’t regularly get to work with a speaker AND watch their final delivery of the slides.… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 03 Dec 2014 Mel Carson on Integrated Marketing and Branding Mel Carson (@MelCarson) is a digital strategist who helps businesses understand and make the most of digital media and technology.… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 25 Nov 2014 Reflections on TEDxRainier 2014 Along the way, in the eleven months of planning for TEDxRainier 2014, I experienced a particularly special moment during one… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 24 Oct 2014 Presentation Storyboards Developing a narrative is tough. Developing a story that captures and holds your audience’s attention is even harder. While you… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 16 Oct 2014 The four things I learned from attending a Distinction Communication workshop When I was in elementary school, I attended a school designed to provide learning experiences that challenged students. Among the… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 13 Oct 2014 Make us better presenters! (with a seminar) On the surface, this request doesn’t sound too unreasonable… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 08 Oct 2014 The art and science of confidence Probably one of the most attractive and arguably influential attributes of any communicator we observe is their personal confidence. Mitchell Derrey
Design 24 Sep 2014 Learning to listen Being a designer means seeing as a designer, 24 hours a day. The mindset is always on. Mitchell Derrey
Design 11 Sep 2014 “Known and Unknown”: Branding TEDxRainier 2014 We’re very excited to announce that Silver Fox Productions will once again provide presentation development and backstage support for this… Mitchell Derrey
Design 10 Jul 2014 Five things we learned from the Silver Fox brand refresh Over a year and a half ago, we began updating the Silver Fox identity to feel modern and personable. Our… Mitchell Derrey
Tips 'n' Tricks 18 Jun 2014 Using copyrighted media correctly in your presentation We touch thousands of presentations and see that many presenters use photographs, artwork, videos, or music found using search engines… Mitchell Derrey
Culture 09 May 2014 Art in the neighborhood Every day, I walk past the north side of Century Link field on my way to Silver Fox offices and… Mitchell Derrey
Design 11 Mar 2014 Icons: the universal language? As a visual communicator, one of the first things I notice about a new place is what non-verbal communication style… Mitchell Derrey
Design 19 Feb 2014 Design critique – Saia logo A long-distance road trip can be tedious. Some travelers pass the time by counting out-of-state license plates. Me? I observe… Mitchell Derrey
