Archive for July, 2009

Today is a very exciting day for the Owl team. We are assembling our own scooters! We have all been very anxious for the scooters to arrive so we can finally drive our own.

Everyone will be assembling their own scooter, which will help us all become more familiar with the product and give us insights to put the finishing touches on our assembly instruction package for our dealers. When you purchase an Owl Scooter your dealer will assemble and set up the scooter prior to you receiving it.

It’s difficult to explain how exciting it is for the scooters to have finally arrived. Seeing all of our hard work and hours debating over colors, styles, etc. finally come to fruition in the final product is an incredible feeling. We’ve got a lot more work to do, but I think I can safely say that we are all looking forward to the challenges ahead.

Be sure to follow us on Twitter to follow our progress later today.

Over the course of the next few weeks, the 5 models that make up the 2009 line from Owl Scooters will hit the streets in Athens, GA. After arriving in our warehouse and undergoing our pre-sale inspection, you will be able to get your own at the brand new Top Dog Scooter shop at 730 Baxter St .

You can get a sneak peek at the 2009 line on our Flickr page and stay on top of breaking Owl news through Twitter and Facebook as well as this here blog.

Scoot or Die!

Ryan

As a child of the 80’s I have a nostalgic soft spot for all things 8-bit. While we were programming the blog, I realized I had the perfect excuse to make an 8-bit version of the Owl Scooters logo, since we needed a small simple version to serve as the favicon. For those who are less geekily inclined, the favicon is the small logo that shows up next to the web address in your browser.

Since it turned out so well and since my office here at Owl HQ is so boring, I decided I should make a larger version of it to adorn my wall. Long story short, I chose to use post-it notes as my medium. This made it incredibly easy to do since each pixel on the icon equals one post-it note.

Hope you enjoy the results.  It’s definitely made my office a lot less boring.

More 8-bit stuff:
8-bit Post-it note art
Free Weezer cover album done in 8-bit

We just posted some photos of the 50cc Holiday scooter on our Flickr page. You can see them here.   These scooters are expected to arrive at our warehouse in late August.

Since you’re already using the internet, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Flickr, & Facebook.