October 24, 2011
Q: Tell us a little about who you are…
A: My name is Blake James, and I am all about creativity. I enjoy graphic design, writing/producing music, photography, and long walks on the beach!
Q: What do you do at Steve Spangler Science?
A: I have the privilege of designing things like catalogs and web pages for Steve Spangler Science. I am also known in the front office for my extremely corny jokes.
Q: What do you like best about what you do?
A: My favorite part about what I do for Steve Spangler Science is the environment that I get to work in. The energy in the office is always explosive (sometimes literally). The people I work with are funny, intelligent, and spontaneous. I get everything I need from the people I work with, the projects I’m working on, and even the building itself, to keep my creativity fueled all day long.
Q: What is your favorite Steve Spangler Science moment?
A: My favorite SSS moment…. it’s really hard to pick just one favorite moment! I guess I would have to say that my favorite moment was when I found out that our company was awarded Website of
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Tags: art designer, Balloon Boy, Blake James, cornstarch monsters, Exploding Pumpkins, graphic design, graphic designer, las vegas, Multi-Channel Merchant, music, print artist, pumpkin head, pumpkins, Steve Spangler Science catalog, The Bottom Line, The Force of Sound, VIP treatment, Website of the Year
Filed under: Staff Spotlight
December 30, 2009
It’s been quite a year for us at Steve Spangler Science… in fact, when the year starts out with 50 off your closest friends helping you wish Ellen DeGeneres a Happy Birthday, you know big things are in store. Whether we were letting fans ride on the infamous Bed of Nails at NAEYC 2009 or launching trash cans with a police force audience, we can guarantee that 2009 was never boring. We’ve compiled some of our favorite highlights from the year, so feel free to browse through them and go back with us as we reminisce about our favorite moments from 2009… can you imagine what 2010 has in store?
Happy Birthday Ellen!
Our 2009 Boot Camp tour kicks off in Oklahoma City, with a great group of teachers.
Our team stormed Toy Fair and set off a few geysers in the process.
Steve Spangler Science Jelly Marbles were featured on the prime-time hit series Numb3rs.
I debuted what would become one of our most requested experiments… Laminar Flow.
The face of our Insta-Snow product, Arianne Heaton, headed to college, years after she was my student at Willow Creek Elementary.
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Tags: Balloon Boy, Bed of Nails, Boom Splat Kablooey, Colorado Rockies, Coors Field, Double, Double-Dip, Ellen Degeneres Show, Ellen's Birthday Wish, Evolution of Dance, Experiment of the Week, Film Canister Rockets, Flying, Flying Trash Can, Geek Dad, George Costanza Double Dip, Geyser Depth Charge, Geyser Tube, Guinness World Record, Hands on Science Boot Camp, Hands-on Science Se, Hands-on Science Secrets, Insta Snow, Instant Snow, Irish Science Teachers Association, Jelly Marbles, Judson Laipply, Junior League Greater Princeton, Junior League of Grea, laminar flow, Liquid N, Liquid Nitrogen Explosion, Multi-Channel Merchant, NAEYC 2009, numb3rs tv series, Numbers, Reach Them to Teach, Reach Them to Teach Them, Science at Sea, SONIC, SONIC Americas Drive In, Sonic Sliders, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Spangler experiment of the week, Teacher Appreciation Month, Toy Fair, Weather and Science Day
Filed under: Steve's Favorites
May 8, 2009
SteveSpanglerScience.com Wins Two Prestigious Multi-Channel Merchant Awards for Outstanding Customer Engagement
After many long months of suspense, the winners of the 24th Annual Multichannel Merchant Awards were finally announced during a special luncheon at the ACCM show in New Orleans last week. The SteveSpanglerScience.com team took home two prestigious awards – the Website of the Year Award for 2009 and the Gold Winner in the Children’s Products category. Among the finalists were L.L. Bean, Hanna Anderson, Harry & David, Orvis and Colorado’s own Ebags.
Senior Writer for MCM, Tim Parry, called this “Steve Spangler’s Best Week Ever…” citing the company’s Guinness World Record event coming just on the heels of receiving MCM Top Awards.
Steve Spangler Science Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Brooks, was on hand to accept the awards. “We are honored that the judges chose our website for these awards. It was truly a joint effort throughout the company and these awards belong to the entire team,” said Brooks after accepting the Website of the Year Award.
The Multi-Channel Merchant
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