Zivtech, Old City Drupal shop, hires half of Canary Promotions + Design
Old City Drupal and Alfresco design and application shop Zivtech announced today they’ve hired the co-founder of a smaller, competing, if friendly, design firm.
Mason Wendell, whose cultural website work we profiled in March, will take on the creative director role at Zivtech’s new design department, leaving his post as principal designer at Canary Promotions + Design. Wendell founded the firm in 2001 with his wife Megan Wendell.
It’s an amicable divorce on the professional side, as Wendell the fairer will maintain the publicity side of Canary Promotions and, so far as has been disclosed, marital bliss remains in place.
Wendell of Zivtech is a leader in the region’s Drupal community, as a co-organizer of Drupaldelphia, an event that was led with Zivtech co-partner Alex Urevick-Acklesberg, who has also had a prominent hand with his brother in the Young Philly Politics blog community. Wendell’s Drupal background and design focus made it an important hire, Urevick-Acklesberg told Technically Philly.
For one more intersection, take note that Urevick-Acklesberg’s fellow partner Jody Hamilton formerly worked for Canary, which was once based in Mount Airy but moved to Glenside, Montgomery County in May.
Jody on July 7th, 2010
Just a note to thank the hard-working organizers of Drupaldelphia. Alex, Mason, and I play a part in organizing Drupal Camps and Meetups in Philadelphia and giving presentations at them, but the real organizing work this last round was by Nate Gasser of Rock River Star, Chris Hunter of Temple, Meg Frisch, Larry Miller, Sam Cohen, and Ivan Booth.
Christopher Wink on July 7th, 2010
Thanks, and certainly noted, Jody.
-cgw
Megan Wendell on July 7th, 2010
Thanks for posting this news. Yes, I can assure you that “marital bliss” is still in tact. Here’s a link to our official press release on the transition: http://www.canarypromo.com/birdfeed/canary-news-announcing-some-changes-new-opportunities