Definition is a complete media solution provider, offering design and development services for interactive and traditional media, including web design, UI/UX design, web application development, DVD production & closed captioning and e-learning solutions. Located in San Francisco, we serve clients in a diverse variety of industries, including education, technology, nonprofit and entertainment.
 
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via Twitter on January 18, 2012 at 8:31 am

Our site is offline today in protest of Internet censorship legislation. #SOPASTRIKE #j18

via Twitter on January 17, 2012 at 11:31 pm

Bravo @google, @wikipedia, @reddit, @craignewmark and all others protesting #SOPA and #PIPA on #j18

via Twitter on November 16, 2011 at 4:41 pm

RIP co-lo servers. Definition is now fully in the cloud. #yay

via Twitter on November 16, 2011 at 11:45 am

RT @robdiciuccio: American Censorship Day is TODAY. Let Congress know that you value #FreeSpeech on the Internet. #usacensored t. ...

via Twitter on October 13, 2011 at 3:33 pm

RT @ViewChange: Check out @CatyBC's great @HuffPostImpact piece on #AfricaLastFamine: This World Food Day Is Not a Time for Celebration ...

via Twitter on October 5, 2011 at 5:13 pm

"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." Thank you, Steve. t.co/cKMKen55

via Twitter on August 25, 2011 at 2:20 pm

RT @SemanticWeb: ViewChange.org Gives a Semantic Platform to Social Documentaries - t.co/uiRrbSn

via Twitter on August 18, 2011 at 2:17 pm

"[client] says that accounts payable says that legal says that this is ok."

via Twitter on August 12, 2011 at 12:38 pm

@LinkTV brings #semantic search technology to its international news site t.co/NTAXS6S via @knightfdn

via Twitter on May 17, 2011 at 9:32 am

Our latest project, @LinkTV's semantic news site, is now available in beta. Congrats to the team! news.linktv.org #semweb #news

via Twitter on April 4, 2011 at 3:44 pm

@ViewChange featured in the YouTube API Blog RT @wjarek: Curating with @YouTube APIs is.gd/h8gnMq

via Twitter on March 17, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Today marks Definition's 7th anniversary. It's also St. Patrick's Day. Cheers on both accounts!

via Twitter on March 10, 2011 at 4:50 pm

ViewChange.org wins the IMA Outstanding Achievement Award! Congrats to our partners @method_inc and @LinkTV

via Twitter on March 10, 2011 at 1:11 pm

We've relocated the company headquarters to the (sometimes) sunny SF Mission district. Kegerator conversion kit en route.

via Twitter on February 8, 2011 at 9:41 am

RT @ViewChange: ViewChange.org is the featured app in the YouTube Project Gallery! Check it out: youtube-gallery.appspot.com/

via Twitter on January 20, 2011 at 10:58 am

Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz t.co/nrAxKjp via @amyrsward

via Twitter on January 19, 2011 at 9:34 am

Viewchange.org is the featured application! RT @zemanta: New Zemanta developer portal launched bit.ly/hUgDu6

via Twitter on November 29, 2010 at 9:19 am

ViewChange.Org Takes Video Into The Semantic Web In A Big Way t.co/Ob2Z9Z1 via @semanticweb_com #linkeddata #semweb

via Twitter on November 18, 2010 at 3:13 pm

RT @gatesfoundation: Announcing the launch of @ViewChange: Sharing world-changing stories of progress. Watch the videos now: ViewChange.org

via Twitter on November 18, 2010 at 12:51 pm

We're excited to announce the official launch of ViewChange.org, a semantic video platform for social change. Huge thanks to all involved!

via Twitter on November 18, 2010 at 10:25 am

RT @robdiciuccio: New blog post: "On Linked Data and ViewChange.org" bit.ly/duhDgx

via Twitter on September 20, 2010 at 11:01 am

RT @ViewChange: @LinkTV is live now with TEDxChange! Stay tuned for the announcement of the ViewChange Online Film Contest finalists! ht ...

via Twitter on July 13, 2010 at 11:11 am

ViewChange.org beta is now live! Signup for an invitation now. viewchange.org

via Twitter on June 25, 2010 at 9:40 am

RT @rww: Google's Semantic Web Push: Rich Snippets Usage Growing bit.ly/aKx2Nw

via Twitter on May 27, 2010 at 1:16 pm

The newest Definition team member doesn't get much work done, but he does boost morale & distribute pencils. yfrog.com/87hhyj

via Twitter on May 19, 2010 at 10:21 am

Open web video gets interesting with Google-supported VP8 and WebM mzl.la/9tvEkb

via Twitter on May 18, 2010 at 2:09 pm

RT @ViewChange: Our report on third-party semantic analysis / content aggregation APIs for the ViewChange.org platform bit.ly/9EPL3d

via Twitter on May 11, 2010 at 11:47 am

RT @GaelGarciaB: Announcing Link TV’s ViewChange Online Film Contest. Check it out at: bit.ly/bl3zkz

via Twitter on May 10, 2010 at 5:33 pm

This is fantastic: Web 3.0, the Movie. bit.ly/9sVvRl Thanks, Kate @kraykray

via Twitter on April 30, 2010 at 12:51 pm

RT @rusackas: ViewChange Online Film Contest is now live on Link TV bit.ly/aWijzr

via Twitter on April 13, 2010 at 10:58 am

RT @robdiciuccio: Google to release #VP8 video codec as open source, to compete with patented H.264 (unconfirmed) bit.ly/90n9eA

via Twitter on April 13, 2010 at 10:56 am

#Flash Player 10.0.45.2 breaks AS2 applications containing compressed SWFs (the default). No fix pending from #Adobe. bit.ly/d1LVEG

via Twitter on February 26, 2010 at 12:34 pm

RT @gatesfoundation: Watch UN Ambassador Danny Glover's announcement about ViewChange.org bit.ly/9wsyVH

posted on January 29, 2010 by rob

Google to discontinue IE6 support in Docs. Thank you, Google! For those still using IE6 (or forced to), the time for change is now!

posted on January 22, 2010 by rob

YouTube and Vimeo have recently announced native HTML5 video support, based on the popular H.264 video codec. Though the HTML5 video spec has yet to be finalized, this is a great step forward for online video, and a good alternative to Flash-based video players on the web.

posted on December 22, 2009 by rob

As a thank you to our clients and friends this holiday season, we've made a donation to EFF and the San Francisco Food Bank. We will be closed for much of the holiday, between December 23rd and January 3rd. Wishing everyone a happy holiday, and looking forward to a prosperous new year (cheers).

posted on December 15, 2009 by rob

Google's Chrome web browser moves up to the number three spot in overall marketshare. Newly available on Mac and Linux systems, Chrome has inched past Safari, but is still dwarfed by Internet Explorer's nearly 65% share of the browser market. Now, if we could just eliminate IE 6...

posted on December 2, 2009 by evan

Definition is proud to announce the launch of the new Grass Valley web site, featuring a fresh design makeover and the most powerful CMS Definition has yet built. It's been a long time coming, and we're happy to see it up and running in public. Let us know what you think!

posted on September 3, 2009 by rob

The partners will be offsite (in Europe) for most of September. Please make a note, and we will get back to you as soon as possible regarding any requests during this time. Thanks!

posted on April 20, 2009 by rob

We've launched a new commemorative web site for Grass Valley. The site pays tribute to Grass Valley's lasting impact on a half-century of historic broadcasting milestones.

posted on April 3, 2009 by evan

There are 272 days left until 2010, the time Definition has chosen to stop supporting IE6. If you use IE6, please upgrade your browser before then.... or now, if you have a moment. Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, IE7/8... whatever you like :) Thank you.

posted on March 20, 2009 by rob

We're hiring! Check out the jobs page for details.

posted on March 17, 2009 by evan

Today marks the fifth anniversary of Definition! Thanks to all our clients, employees, friends, and family for helping us get here. We look forward to the continuing to work with all of you in the future. Happy St. Patrick's Day too, by the way. Cheers!

posted on March 5, 2009 by evan

Another new site is up! We just launched the new web site for Fat Spaniel, a leading provider of energy monitoring services for alternative energy installations worldwide.

posted on February 20, 2009 by evan

We've launched a new site for Rita Barela Productions. Developed with our latest CMS technologies, it allows the client full control over site content, including page creation and photo gallery management.

posted on February 14, 2009 by evan

We've added a bunch of new features over at Explore. There are now custom photo slideshows with music and various site continuity improvements, along with the ability to add comments to any film or photo. More features on the way soon!

posted on January 30, 2009 by evan

We've completely re-vamped the front page of the Fat Spaniel website with new Flash case studies and more. This is step one in a larger project you'll be hearing more about very soon!

posted on January 27, 2009 by evan

Wanna see what our office building looked like in 1906? Check it out.

recent work

ViewChange.org

ViewChange.org

Stories Powering Progress: Semantic video platform architecture & development.

Grass Valley

GrassValley.com

UI design and enterprise-level content management system development.

Link TV

LinkTV.org

Design of Link TV website, including several microsites, powered by a custom CMS.

Cengage Learning DVD

Political Theatre DVD for Cengage Learning

DVD menu design and authoring, closed captions and packaging design.

 
our clients are saying
"Definition exceeded our expectations with their ability to be professional, flexible, supportive, creative and proactive - we are extremely pleased. It's rare to find a company capable of maintaining the balance between excellence and flexibility - Definition achieved that and more. We are truly impressed."
Kara Martin
Senior Director of Marketing
Grass Valley
"Thank you, thank you, thank you and the team for another tremendous 'performance.' This was an incredibly smooth project, from my perspective, even with all the bumps in the road, the team was fantastic and met all customer needs."
Lisa Marshall
Senior Director, Content Design & Development
PDI Ninth House
"Thanks again guys for your amazing hard work, dedication and exceptional skills. I'm really proud of the website and what we've accomplished. I appreciate our creative partnership, and the way we're getting things done."
Jonathan Silvio
Manager, New Media
explore Annenberg LLC
"Definition not only met out needs in terms of developing a website that conveys the philosophy and presence of our company and products, but they also far exceeded our expectations of delivering a solution that enables us to efficiently manage our content. All of this and they even managed to deliver on time and within budget."
Ryan Slack
Director of Operations
Pharmagel International, Inc.
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Services

Whether the project you have in mind is for the web, print, video, or even your brand identity, Definition will custom-tailor a highly polished product that you (and we) can be proud of. We do this by providing a full range of concept-to-completion services.

Design

Aesthetics and usability are paramount for any job. Through research and creative exploration, we tailor each solution to be as simple as possible to the end user while also imparting a lasting impression. Our design training and experience coupled with our knowledge of the technical capabilities of a given medium provides a unique insight into what really works. Definition focuses the following design services:

Production

Thorough understanding of various production workflows allows us to tackle projects from start to finish, or assist in any given step along the way. If you need content created (a video shoot, product photography, etc.) or content updated in an existing product (a website, print collateral, or interactive media), we'll find a way to fill your needs professionally and efficiently. Definition offers production services including:

Development

With our diverse background in interactive and web development, we've built up a very capable development toolset. We specialize in custom-built content management systems and e-commerce solutions for the web, interactive application development for web and disc-based delivery, and DVD authoring and accessibility solutions. Definition's development services include:

Delivery

No project is complete without being delivered successfully to the end user. Definition provides application deployment & infrastructure solutions, and works with a range of partners in disc replication, printing, and other services. We ensure all projects are polished, fully tested and deployed quickly and successfully. Definition provides the following delivery solutions:

Our Clients

AAA Established in 1900, AAA offers a wide array of automotive, travel, insurance and financial services. AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah serves more than four million members and is the second-largest member organization of the national AAA organization.
Cengage Learning Corporation Cengage Learning delivers highly-customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, instructors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world. These solutions are delivered through specialized content, applications and services that foster academic excellence and professional development.
Grass Valley For more than 50 years, Grass Valley has been, and continues to be, at the forefront of on-air innovation, creating some of the most accomplished products and services available in the market, with hundreds of fundamental industry patents, numerous Emmy® Awards, and countless other industry accolades.
Link TV Link TV broadcasts programs that engage, educate and activate viewers to become involved in the world. Providing a unique perspective on news, events, and issues not often covered in the U.S. media, Link TV connects American viewers with the cultures of an increasingly global community.
National Geographic School Publishing National Geographic School Publishing provides quality PreK-12 instructional materials, including resources for emergent and early literacy, Reading/Language Arts, ESL/ELD, and Content Literacy development.
NEC Corporation of America NEC Corporation of America is part of one of the world's most successful global companies, having conducted business for more than 100 years as a leading technology provider of IT, network and visual display solutions.
Pearson Pearson is the world's leading education company. They provide learning materials, technologies, assessments and services to teachers and students of all ages and in more than 60 countries.

Company

Rob DiCiuccio, Partner

Rob has been professionally involved in interactive media and software development for over a decade, beginning in 1995 as Interface Design Manager for NASA's STELLAR Multimedia Curriculum Project. He has designed and developed web applications, e-commerce systems, interactive media and desktop applications for clients in a variety of industries. He served as Director of Technology for JustEnough Learning Company before co-founding Definition in 2004.

Evan Rusackas, Partner

Evan has been working as a full-time freelance graphic designer since 1995, when he began designing websites for clients in the bass guitar marketplace, which is his other primary interest. Soon he began taking on a much more diverse client list, and began working with identity and print jobs as well. Since 2001, he's been art directing and producing magazines, as well as many other forms of print media. His interests also extend into photography, digital audio, and music.

Ryan Wilcoxson, Partner

Ryan has been professionally creative since 2000 when his background in shooting and editing short films led to his employment at FOX and CBS affiliates producing national and local television commercials and station promotions. In 2001, Ryan left television to pursue a more progressive agenda developing content for JustEnough Learning Company, where he focused on video production, motion and graphic design, and DVD authoring. In 2003, Ryan founded CabbageCreative, which has allowed him to further expand his involvement in the New Media community.

Jobs at Definition

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