Cheeky Monkey Media is coming to the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference

This year, Cheeky Monkey Media is attending the Nonprofit Technology Conference for the first time. The troop got so excited about the upcoming trip last week, that we decided to film a video introducing ourselves. https://www.youtube.com/embed/9s6h8I4_Qa8″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen> See you in San Jose March 23-25!
IntentionJS and RequireJS – How monkeys do it (the sfw edit)

Prerequisites: RequireJS (and some knowledge of how to use it) IntentionJS A brain Bananas There are plenty of reasons you shouldn’t HAVE to use IntentionJS, but it’s just so good when you NEED your fix, of DOM manipulation. Normally a responsive website should be designed so that when you expand or collapse the viewport (effective […]
Custom Sorting of Views Content

Have you ever had a list of related items, related by say by a taxonomy term or another node, and needed some way to sort that list, fully, or even partially? If so, there are a few good views modules out there to help you out. The Nodequeue Module My first introduction to setting up […]
Why a website is like a gym membership

I have a bone to pick with the web industry. Unfortunately as a whole, we have not taken enough responsibility for our client’s successes. In many ways, we have been resembling gym memberships. We happily take people’s money and point them towards the weights or cardio machines. In our case, we build them a site […]
Do You Even Sketch, Brah?

Notebooks I just started a new notebook. For the last decade, I’ve tried to make a habit of putting my development and design thoughts on paper. Things I put in my journals: Ideas for possible apps Wireframes and (poorly drawn) concepts Pseudo-code Course notes and bits of learning in various subjects/topics My iPad Wait, an […]
Assessing Your Online Marketing Strategies

Online Marketing seems to be an ever-evolving industry, where new tactics are being implemented on a daily basis. Many times, companies begin to execute on the latest fad with little idea about why it’s important, and even less idea about its application. What becomes important when taking a look at your online marketing strategy is […]
What Tools Do I Need on my Website?

When I think of tools, I think of something that’s designed to make life easier. They can be used to achieve a specific goal, function, or process in a shorter period of time. Below is a list of web tools that can get you through the workweek a little bit faster. Content Management System A […]
What A Chair Taught Me About Functional Web Design

Today’s web design is pretty exciting, and at the same time pretty demanding on its architects. With the desire for device-agnostic interfaces and websites, designers, more than ever, need to focus on function over form. The Chair I recall a project in college where we were tasked with designing a chair. We could build it […]
Notes from the Trail – August 20, 2014

Content marketing, social media, and user experience seem to be all the key buzzwords that are rocking the blogs lately, and as marketing professionals, we need to pay attention. Certainly, the methods and tactics that worked for our parents’ marketing strategies aren’t going to work for us, and even the strategies we ourselves used less […]
Drupal Association Job Board has Launched!

Earlier this year, Cheeky Monkey Media and the Drupal Association began work on a new project for the community – the Drupal Job Boards feature. The Job Boards were to be an addition to the Drupal Association website and a means by which companies and organizations could reach out to the community with potential opportunities. […]