Why Your App Should Leverage the New Facebook Messenger Platform
Last month, Facebook rolled out a series of improvements to the company’s app services at its annual F8 developer conference. Among the highly anticipated announcements, Facebook’s commitment to serve and grow the developer community through two products, Messenger and Parse, stood out.
Continue ReadingMake Your Node.js API Bulletproof: How to Test with Mocha, Chai, and SuperTest
Are you working with a node.js RESTful API, but you’re not exactly sure how to test your endpoints? It’s easier than you think, if you choose the right tools for the job.
Continue ReadingVoice and Personality in your App
Recently, I was discussing with one of our clients about my thoughts on how best to implement a brand's voice and personality into a mobile application. This is something that's very critical to consider when designing an app, for both UI and UX, and you can start to consider it even when you're at the starting stages, such as the information / content architecture stage.
Continue ReadingDevelopmentNow October Game Jam
We’ve been here for months now, but we can admit that we’re still pretty excited by the possibilities afforded by our big, beautiful office space, right here on the Burnside […]
Continue ReadingBeacons, iBeacons, and BLE: New Old Technology
What are they? A beacon is a small, low-cost wireless device that broadcasts radio signals to nearby smartphones and tablets. Beacons interact with apps by using these radio signals to […]
Continue ReadingDesign Week Portland is Two Weeks Away!
If you haven’t noticed by now, we have a little banner on the bottom right corner of our site that says “DWP.” This is because we are hosting an open […]
Continue ReadingHow to Make Portable Bluetooth Speakers Better
As the consumer electronics industry moves further into the 21st century, it is learning that it must adopt new ways of connecting with consumers. Cleverly designed apps connect consumers with […]
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