By Chris Reinhart
July 19, 2015
FlipWord, a University startup, has a new approach to language learning. The company created a Web browser extension that takes various words on websites and changes some of them to a language of the visitor's choice.“FlipWord works by intelligently picking certain words out of ...
Tags: campus, entrepreneurship at illinois, Flipword, illinois, iventure-accelerator, joseph milla, kickstarter, languages, news, passive-teaching, startup, Thomas Reese, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana champaign, urbana_champaign
By Mariah Schaefer
June 14, 2015
Three University of Illinois alumni brought their senior design project to life using Kickstarter, a funding platform for creative projects.Their project, EscaWheel, is a lift that makes it easier for wheelchair users to go up and down stairs.“What we built was more a proof of concept ...
Tags: anando naqui, chris delaney, college of engineering, deadline, escawheel, forklift, illinois, Illinois Wheelchair Basketball, jake how, july 2, kickstarter, mechanical engineering, Michael Frogley, news, Platform Lift, Prototype, secondary, Senior Design Project, stairlift, stairs, top stories, Topstories, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, university_of_illinois, urbana_champaign, wheelchair lift, wheelchair users
November 18, 2014
It all started in 1994 with two high school sweethearts, a love of music and Polyvinyl Press, a self-published mini-magazine (“fanzine”) about local, underground music.
At the time, Matt Lunsford and Darcie Knight were two high school students living in Danville with an appreciation for the DIY music ...
Tags: 4 Track, Album, alternative music industry, artists, Arts_entertainment, bands, berkeley, big ten rivals, business_technology, California, Cassette Recorder, Chicago, chris hassen, Collector, compilation, danville, Darcie Knight, direction, diy, ducktails, fanzine, Foxygen, high demand, High School, illinois, Jessie Ledoux, jonathan rado, kickstarter, Kishi Bashi, label manager, lifeandculture, local bands, Mailbox, matt lunsford, Midwest, Mini Magazine, Montreal Documentary, Music, music scene, New York, polyvinyl press, polyvinyl record co, Popularity, Production Manager, rainsnowmatch, Real Estate, record releases, Roster, satellite officer, Seth Hubbard, Single Series, spotify, subscribers, subscriptions, sweethearts, Tables, tascam, Telekinesis, The Dodos, ui, uiuc, underground, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, Vinyl, West Coast, writer
October 2, 2014
In the middle of an economic recession and planning a wedding, Mike Harden, 2005 University MBA alumnus, gave up a financially sound job and took the biggest gamble of his life.
“Everybody was all like, ‘Are you crazy, why would you do that?’” he said. “But I literally quit my job and I put...
Tags: Baked Macaroni 'n Cheese, Beau Watson, caribbean grill, Cg Signature Events, college of business, food_health, illinois, Jerk Chicken, jerk fish, kickstarter, mike harden, refinery, rice 'n peas, Taste Of Champaign, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign
By Rebecca Jacobs
September 29, 2014
The playing cards that Alexander Chin designs aren’t suited for college drinking games. Instead, the cards are made as collectors’ items, valued for their artistic appeal.
Chin is the creator and CEO of SEASONS playing cards, made up by four editions, each representing one of the four seasons....
Tags: account, alexander chin, Architecture, architecture professors, Backers, business_technology, card clip, card magic, Ceo, Certificates, clocks, Collector's Box, collectors, college drinking games, Company, Creator, deck, dedicated student, Designs, Display, douglas ott, Editions, fall, games, Gold Coins, Golden Editions, graduate, Holiday Season, homes, illinois, Instagram, inverno, investor, Items, Joshua Mcdonald, Junior High School, kickstarter, lifeandculture, packaging, playing cards, post-graduation, preferences, primavera, Projects, Roger Hubeli, Seasons, Senior Year, Series, seronda, sheet of the cards, spring, Summer, Texas Hold 'em, time, Tools, tuck cases, u.s. playing card company, ui, uiuc, united cardists, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, Verana, websites, winter, Work Ethic, Year
By Earn Saenmuk
June 16, 2014
When Judy Lee, a 28-year-old freelance graphic designer in Urbana, got a job offer to become a preschool art teacher, she didn’t know what to do. She was terrified — she wasn’t sure if she could actually work with children or not. She planned to reject the offer; however, all her friends encourage...
Tags: Art, artists, Children, Claude Monet, flexible, frida kahlo, front_lead, fundraising, illinois, jackson pollock, judy lee, kickstarter, local, Michael Mayer, Monet And The Waterlily Friends, New York Public Library, Puppets, The Abc Of It: Why Children's Books Matter, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, Vincent Van Gogh
January 30, 2014
Telephones have evolved considerably over the course of history. Starting out as basic communication devices, they have grown far beyond their original concept. Still, technology continues to flourish and provide users with a wider range of possibilities.
Research Park is sponsoring the third annual Mobile Developme...
Tags: 004 Technologies Usa, Alex Bratton, Aschaffenburg, business_technology, Germany, I Hotel, illinois, Jim Lohr, kickstarter, laura frerichs, Lextech, mobile development day, Oso Technologies, Patrick Mackay, research park, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign
