This past weekend we had the great fortune to join the gang from Creative Social for their latest global event in Seattle. For this group of talented creative folk from across the globe, and for the record a heavy emphasis…
It may seem like we’re crazy about apps, but we like the web too. The question is, what’s the future of the web? Is it dying? Are apps taking over? Or are websites coming back in vogue as social media…
Even though Apple just sold another 43.7 million iPhones last quarter, countless products, screens and interfaces have apparently missed the memo on why design matters. Of course there are exceptions to every category and every rule, but it’s frustrating that in…
Last week we read a study claiming that 176 million users open their apps more than 60 times per day. These app “super users” are beyond addicted to their phones, so it’s no wonder that every week even more apps are launched.…
Well that was fast. While we were all eating delicious Eastery dinners, it looks like Nike spent the weekend uninstalling most of its FuelBand team and casting doubt on the future of the entire wearable technology industry. The story had…
Nearly 30 years ago, one of the greatest video games of all time was born. R.B.I. Baseball, an absurdly rudimentary game for Nintendo in 1986, with its arcade style, simple graphics, and epic TV commercials was just too good to…
After the countless weather apps in the App Store, the next most popular apps for start-ups and creatives to tackle are the almost bottomless pits of to do lists and goal setting apps. It makes sense, creative people are always…
What do a hip coffee house, a curated general store, a popular sandwich joint, a trendy shoe shop, and a new superfood store have in common? For starters all 5 are featured right in our quaint Vancouver neighbourhood, Gastown. For…
This past weekend we noticed a tweet about Alicia Keys out for a run in St. Barts. It was only remarkable because she was taking selfies, not with her phone, but with her iPad. To many this was clear proof…
The intersection of photography, social, and our insatiable desire to eat tasty animal parts and vegetables means that there is a constant stream of delicious apps, websites, and businesses making food increasingly digital. Here are 6 tasty digital dishes to…
Graham and I were having a bit of a dialogue over the weekend about what hot apps were going to come out of SXSW this year. He’s there on the ground, and I was hoping he’d unearthed an Indiana Jones-sized…
A recent study from TiVo says that 76% of television viewers prefer to just watch what is on the TV rather than be distracted by the multitude of multitasking options at their fingertips. They probably also preferred steak and lobster…
Last week Facebook bought popular messaging company WhatsApp for $16 billion (Yes with a b), giving the social media company yet another crown jewel in mobile application domination after Instagram and Facebook itself. It was shocking that WhatsApp would cost…
Just as it was with print, editorial design on the web is always an exciting playground for designers. And today pretty much everyone is in the editorial and publishing business. As Gary Vaynerchuck puts it, almost daily across his social…
This week is Valentine’s Day. What better way to indulge in this manufactured holiday than to share our love of all things digital and talk about a few of 2014’s hottest apps? From re-imagining the news feed, to the quantified…
One category that is every designer’s dream playground is travel. Great photography, unlimited adventures, and huge user experience challenges. There are thousands upon thousands of travel websites and online experiences, and new ones are launching faster than old ones can…
Let’s start with the preposition that if Siri doesn’t start sounding like Scarlett Johansson’s smoky voice in 24 months, we’ve all failed Steve Jobs. Likewise, we will know we are on the right path to a hipster future when we’re…
In the immortal words from the poet of our generation, Beyonce, “I don’t think you ready for this jelly.” Turns out, 13 years later perhaps Mrs. Jay Z was wrong—seems like we might be ready for some sort of jelly after…