About Us
Sprocket House is…
Nathan Daniel Huening, whom the University of Texas graduated as a Bachelor of Nutrition Science & Dietetics.
For a while he taught college physics while moonlighting as a professional chef. He can both juggle clubs and ride a unicycle, but not at the same time. It is not clear how any of this relates to technology and design but he does harbor an especial dislike for widows and orphans . Presently, he produces short documentary-style films for local downtown Chapel Hill businesses.
Responsibilities
- sales & marketing
- coding & development
- copywriting
- art direction
- information design & architecture
- project management
- graphic design
Nerd Gear
- iPhone
- 16GB White (3GS)
- VW Jetta
2004 TDI (Red)
- MacBook
- 15" Pro (Matte)
Bronwyn Maguire Lewis, whom the Rhode Island School of Design graduated as a Bachelor of Fine Illustration Arts.
Though she excels at wrangling wayward clients and colleagues to keep the production on schedule and within budget, Bronwyn’s real love is for illustration, typography and 3D art. Rigorous training at RISD helped cultivate the patience and attention to detail necessary for top-notch commercial work and if you’re lucky, you may get to see some of her art before the twin kitties destroy it. Presently, you can find her more of her work in her portfolio, writing about type and illustration on her weblog and offering prints of her extraordinary shadowboxes and sculptures for sale.
Responsibilities
- project management
- art direction
- graphic design
- information design & architecture
- copywriting
- coding & development
- sales & marketing
Nerd Gear
- iPhone
- 16GB (4)
- VW Jetta
- 2010 GTI (sort of)
- MacBook
- 15" Pro (Glossy)
Wherefore ‘Sprocket’? Whither ‘House’?
Our first office downtown was housed in a charming brick building called the Franklin Center which, at various and sundry times over the last hundred years, has been home to the JB Robbins House of Fashion, Town Hall Bar & Grill, and Pickwick Theatre—of which the latter was the first in town to feature what we call “talkies”. It closed in 1947.
Our suite was housed on the second floor in what used to be the theater’s projection room and, as you’ll recall, the small squares on either side of a 35mm film strip are called “sprocket” holes. (Occasionally, Mr Durden joined us for afternoon tea and counterculture insurgency hour.) Sprockets are also a kind of gear and they’re employed to make things work.
‘House’ because it was a two-level office, joined by a small staircase. You know, like a house.
Also, it’s easy to spell and the domain was available.