Manhattan’s design community can now enjoy free workspace, Wi-Fi and coffee provided by the new Wix Lounge. Wix is the producer of free online website building software.
New York, NY, July 12, 2010 — Freelance designers now have a home-away-from-home right in the heart of Manhattan’s chic Chelsea neighborhood. The Wix Lounge will provide free Wi-Fi access, cappuccinos and comfy sofas for creative professionals to work on projects, meet with clients and collaborate with each other. Created by Wix.com, the Wix Lounge is slated to open at the end of July, after the Wix Lounge Reveal Party, in which free drinks, music, Wix giveaways and networking opportunities will be enjoyed by all who attend.
Wix.com has been planning this event for months. All the finishing touches to the Wix Lounge are currently being made, as the Wix Lounge Director, Victoria Monsul, is gearing up to give designers a warm welcome to an inspirational atmosphere. The Lounge will be decorated in-line with Wix’ iconic aesthetic – a yellow, black and white color theme for the furniture and wall hangings, with clean lines and a minimalistic approach. If you are not yet familiar with Wix – it is free online software that enables the creation of customized Flash websites. Rather than learning how to make a website using traditional coding languages, users can use Wix’ website builder as a fast and easy alternative. With a graphic-based drag & drop interface, users can upload their own photos, insert their own text, link to social media accounts and add , all in just a few clicks. Users can build sites from scratch, or work on a free template designed by a pro web designer at Wix. Template categories include Fashion, Art, Music, Business and eCommerce. Anyone involved in these fields will find plenty of high-quality content that can be used to create a free website.
Wix has already opened the doors of and successful business promotion to users who otherwise would be forced to hire pro web designers, or spend hours learning how to manually code. Now, with the creation of the Wix Lounge, the company is offering an even wider audience the benefits of Wix’ open-access software. Monsul says, “We wanted to create an open space for the free-flow of ideas between designers, clients and colleagues. Creative professionals can use the Wix Lounge as a meeting point and a working space, or even a social outlet to meet fellow industry members.” Join the Wix Team at the Wix Lounge Reveal Party at 7:00pm the evening of Thursday, July 29th, and celebrate the The kickoff party will take place on the 2nd floor of Wix’ New York office, located at 10 West 18th Street.
The party invitation is itself a Flash website created with the website builder. Contact Victoria Monsul at Victoria[at]wix[dot]com for additional information about the Wix Lounge opening or Reveal Party. Wix is backed by investors Mangrove Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Benchmark Capital. The company was created in 2006, and has headquarters in New York with offices in Tel Aviv.
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