April 29th — Every Friday at DesignHammer, we take time after a long day of designing cutting edge websites to sit down and have a gourmet beer tasting. This week David chose Dogfish Head’s Namaste for us to sample. Namaste is a Belgian-style White made with dried organic orange slices, fresh cut lemongrass and a bit of coriander.

DesignHammer Managing Partner David Minton and Account Manager Stephen Pashby participated in a White House Roundtable: 100 Strategies for Winning the Future. The theme of the roundtable was “The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs,” and focused on the challenges that young entrepreneurs face in the current economic climate.

About a month ago I became a co-maintainer of the Salesforce Suite module for Drupal. The suite offers robust integration with Salesforce.com. I wanted to write a few words about the Salesforce suite modules and encourage developers and users to check it out.

Durham’s award winning web design agency DesignHammer completed its employee food drive for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (FBCENC) on April 22, 2011. DesignHammer employees donated 225 lbs. of food to feed the hungry in central and eastern North Carolina.

As part of our Green Plus sustainability efforts, DesignHammer staff members are taking part in Earth Day 2011: A Billion Acts of Green. According to the Earth Day Network: “This year, Earth Day's theme is themed after A Billion Acts of Green: our people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy.”

April 8th — Every Friday at DesignHammer, we take time after a long day of designing cutting edge websites to sit down and have a gourmet beer tasting. Today Jay chose Terrapin’s Tomfoolery "Black Saison" for us to sample. Tomfoolery is a Terrapin Side Project: a limited edition, one time batch featuring new brewing improvisations and highlighting a different brewing style.