Collaborating with Denver’s Collaboratory

by Lindsay McComb at Meta Q on March 04, 2011

Web designers can be pretty competitive. Let's face it. It's an every-man-for-himself kind of game, where referrals are often frowned upon and collaborations are a rarity.

Yet, in Denver, Colorado, a place famous for an independent pioneer spirit, three separate web design companies are sharing space and collaborating on a daily basis. The Collaboratory is the aptly-named shared office space of Artletic, 525Creative and Limber Creative. Matt Crest of Artletic, KC Dunstan of 525Creative and Chris Arnold of Limber Creative work together during the week, yet maintain their own development projects and clients. The shared space allows for brainstorming sessions, critiques and occasional joint efforts. On the last Wednesday of every month, the Collaboratory invites two creatives to spend a day using "laptop space" at the studio and reaping the benefits of fresh perspectives and an atmosphere of inspiration and support.

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