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Ready to experience the joys of cooking and eating together?

We are pleased to introduce a fresh reboot for the Better Together website! We've been involved in the Better Together project since 2009, so we're really excited about the new features this latest update brings to the Better Together audience:

• It's "responsive". View Better Together content on any device—your PC, smartphone, or tablet—and it'll look great!
• Create, save, and print your own personalized cookbooks!
• A new interface for browsing and saving kid-friendly recipes.
• A comprehensive and easy-to-browse learning section.
• Explore and share site content on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest.
• Create a personalized Better Together account so you can save recipes, create cookbooks, and even manage your entries for the ever-popular annual video contest.
• Save paper by using the new and nifty "kitchen-friendly mode" for recipes. Read and follow the recipe on your tablet as you cook. (Here's a sample).
• And, as always, browse the all the great tips, inspiration, and stories on the Better Together blog.

Check it out today: www.bettertogetherbc.ca

This post originally appeared on Mod7.com. Mod7 is now a part of OpenRoad Communications. Please visit our About page to learn more.

​We're excited to announce that—close on the heels of our newly-redesigned corporate site—Mod7's "We Love What We Do. Here's Why." video has been recognized in three categories in this year's Videographer Awards.

• Award of Excellence: Video Production-Corporate Image
• Award of Excellence: Web Based Production-Corporate Image
• Award of Distinction: Web based Production-Company Overview

Watch the video on YouTube.

This post originally appeared on Mod7.com. Mod7 is now a part of OpenRoad Communications. Please see the official press release for more information about the acquisition.

Stories are as old as we are

​People have always told stories. It's how we learned to survive.

"Joe crossed that stream last week to pet a cute lion. And now we know that you shouldn't pet lions."

The narrator's motive of this story? That they care enough about you to tell you—with examples—that it's a good idea to stay away from lions. Continue reading "Pioneering the digital narrative"

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We're happy to announce some awards for our client work. Five projects and three clients garnered two Platinum awards, two Gold awards, and three Honourable Mention awards in the 2013 Hermes Creative Awards.

BC Dairy Web Portal

• Platinum, Website Overall/Nonprofit

WhereWars™ Real Time Strategy Game

• Platinum, Mobile App

Powered by Chocolate Milk

• Gold, Website Overall/Informational
• Gold, Website Overall/Nonprofit

DairyPro

• Honorable Mention, Microsite

TReO

• Honourable Mention, Website Overall/Professional Service
• Honourable Mention, Website Overall/Business to Consumer

This post originally appeared on Mod7.com. Mod7 is now a part of OpenRoad Communications. Please see the official press release for more information about the acquisition.

Great clients can inspire great ideas. The Vancouver Biennale inspires the public by bringing important sculptures from around the world to Vancouver. The bi-yearly exhibition enriches public spaces and engages schools through a variety of programs.

When the Biennale wanted to reach children aged 8 to 10, they turned to mod7 to help develop a game for understanding. They wanted children to engage with the sculptures to: learn about the artist, learn about the materials, and learn about the ideas and inspiration behind a particular sculpture.

The result was the K-Crew Detectives : a tongue-in-cheek, story-driven game that allowed children to find "clues" about a particular artwork that had been stolen and then synthesize a solution to help police catch the thief.

Once the game was completed, children were presented with a bonus mission that encouraged them to visit the actual sculptures (with their parents) and collect real-world clues. Those that completed the bonus mission were able to redeem their solution for a free poster of the game's world.

"Remember when we were poor?"

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