P’unk Avenue
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- 1168 E. Passyunk Aveneue
- Philadelphia PA 19147
- Phone: 215 755 1330
- hello@punkave.com
Junto: Health
At BarCamp Philly, I attended a thought provoking session on data portability in health care led by Mark Scrimshire. As Mark reported in his post, I had no idea that I had so much to say on health care.…
Junto moved from tonight to Wednesday the 10th
Tonight's Junto on health has been moved to Wednesday the 10th as previously announced on Twitter. Our apologies for any confusion.
5seven5.com
Haiku need a home. Welcome to 5seven5. Here we are concise. Haiku must contain Five syllables, then seven, Then five on line three. Sometimes restrictions Excite creativity Through economy. We are flexible: We welcome your deep insights— Silly haiku too.…
Lubricate Your Shredder!
In some ways this post is a public service announcement. It turns out you need to lubricate your cross-cut shredder every time you empty the bin. If you are not doing that, you should start now. You can get…
BarCamp Philadelphia
This Saturday, BarCamp is coming to Philadelphia, and we are hosting the pre-party on Friday! BarCamp does not happen in a bar or even a tavern. In fact, we helped to bring it to UArts, a place that P'unk…
Free Beer!
This month's Junto is on Free Beer. We will be drinking multiple beers that were brewed for the event by Chris Matta and Howard Ross and we will be talking about that process. However, the free beer movement is…
Why not have the interface teach?
Recently Google Calendar changed the way you hide and show a calendar. It used to work with check boxes. Checked is visible. Not checked is hidden. The system worked well for me and I used that feature all the time…
Sometimes Rick Makes "Art"
This Friday I have an opening at my friend Zoe's boutique. I've been drawing my personal documents (the intricate ones with security patterns and laser-printed black letter). I have a folder full of these important personal things, they stay…
Ignite Philly
When we got back from SXSW this March we felt even more inspired to collaborate with people doing inspiring things in Philadelphia. One of the first things we did was contact Far and Vanja of The Hacktory to brainstorm…
The cobbler's children have new shoes!
It is both ironic and apropos that a web firm should have a poor or non-existent website. Punkave.com was a place-holder for the first two years and a static site barely displaying our work for the third. After the twentieth…
Mark Martucci & Justin Rauschkolb
Today, Mark and Justin showed up unexpectedly at the studio as we were closing out the day and had an impromptu jam session. Tomorrow they are playing a show at The Auction House in Audubon, New Jersey with Brian…
Civic Entrepreneur
The other night, Alex Hilllman and I were having a conversation about our project, Independents Hall, and he mentioned the term "civic entrepreneur" in the course of a story. It immediately caught my attention because of my background as…
Junto: Creative Communities
This May's Junto will explore the dynamics of Creative Communities. The panelists are John Freeborn, one of the founders of the gallery and art collective Space 1026, Olive Prince, dancer, choreographer and part of the Choreographers Project at Susan…
Happy Birthday to Us!
On April 1, 2005 we registered punkave.com. In honor of our 3rd birthday, please join us for some cake (or mini cannoli) and some beer/drinks. April 1, 2008, 6pm P'unk Avenue 1168 E. Passyunk Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19147
One Thing For Sale
Today I start my "one thing for sale" project. The concept is simple. I will choose one thing to sell in our storefront window on E. Passyunk Avenue. I will type up a description of the object and post…
Team P'unk Avenue ++
The other day our good friend, Mike Fleming, did yoga with us and then set up some lights and took pictures of us in the studio. We have been meaning to post them here, but before we had a…
