Late nights: why side projects are a good thing

By: Conrad Muan

About a year and a half ago, I started tinkering with a framework for PHP called Laravel. The PHP community was really loving it, so I gave it a try. What resulted with my tinkering is this site (or rather, a rudimentary CMS powering this site). Now, there was really no reason to build a blog platform from scratch when there’s such a popular and free open source alternative.

A new direction for Suitless

By: Conrad Muan

For almost a year, we’ve dedicated our time in providing our readers with interesting interviews of those who follow their passion outside of their day job. The people we’ve featured here devote hours of their time and energy, often on top of their day jobs, to share their pursuits.

The Environmental Lens: photography with a twist

By: Lester Carreon

Elizabeth Smurlick lives and breathes the motto of "Think Green" while combining it with her passion for photography. Elizabeth juggles her life being an MBA student, marketing co-op, and business owner of an environmentally friendly photo booth company. Name: Elizabeth Smurlick Suitless Pursuit: Owner of Nature Booth Nature booth is.

Happy New Year!

By: Steph Chan

Happy New Year from the Suitless Pursuits team! It's been an exciting first year for us, and we're so grateful for all the talented Suitless Pursuiters who we interviewed this past year. Here's to another 365 days of discovering passion - wishing everyone a great 2015!

A lasting impression

By: Tabitha Lavoie

While we’re busy embracing technology and looking to do things with the push of a button, Amanda Keenan is going old school by taking things back to the 15th Century. A graphic designer by day, she trades her computer screen for a letterpress printer, creating wedding invitations and custom letterpress designs at her company, Silverplate Press.