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Recent Posts

  • idiots guide to mobile (again)

    The Idiot’s Guide to Mobile (Again) – Making mobile web work for you

    27th March 2013

    We’ve called it an Idiot’s Guide to Mobile because you don’t need to be an expert to make mobile web a success – all you need is a bit of thought and some careful research.

  • joe-internet-sm

    What is this internet thing anyway?

    21st February 2013

    Reading ABC coverage of Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s recent trip to Australia, I found this sentence: “Just as Vint Cerf and company, in 1969, had built The Internet for everyone as a platform that didn’t dictate what it would be used for, similarly, 20 years later in 1989, when he created the WWW, it would be… see more

  • Hammock

    Swinging on the Vine

    12th February 2013

    Just as marketers think that all their social media ducks are in a row along comes another platform to disrupt the landscape. And unlike recent entrants Google + and the revamped MySpace I think this one has a genuine chance of being the next Facebook, Twitter or Instagram in its impact on how brands engage… see more

  • ikea-small

    UX in the real world

    22nd January 2013

    As a user experience consultant, I must admit most of my work revolves around the digital realm, but UX is everywhere and is not limited to the digital. Last week, our intern, Charlotte gave me a very interesting example: While she was working in retail outlets, she noticed shoppers generally are attracted to designs with… see more

  • matrix-small

    Big Data and why it matters

    18th January 2013

    Big Data is currently a hot topic in the world of software engineering but what exactly is Big Data? We have all had some kind of experience in database analysis when we used a management tool like Excel. Unfortunately, these management tools fail when the size and complexity of the database increases exponentially. Big Data… see more

Some Posts from Reading Room UK

  • An Evening Session on the Future of Digital

    15th May 2013

    We’ve finally got around to launching our Digital Conversations meetup and we’re pleased to announce the first Evening Session on Wednesday 5th June. These evening sessions are intended to explore what’s around the corner and what we can make of that. They are aimed at anyone working with and/or interested in digital communications, services and... see more

    • by simon

  • A Day in the Life of a Designer

    14th May 2013

    8.30 am The day starts bright and early, jumping off the bus at Aldwych, strolling through the West End and into Soho, with the wonderful smells of breakfast and coffee in the air (ignoring the smell of alcohol and general carnage from the night before). I am in and at my desk at 8.30, the... see more

    • by Matt Ellis

  • We are London 4

    9th May 2013

    Its been a several weeks, we are settling into our new space, now sporting a new ident proudly mounted on the wall so you can’t miss us.     Colour schemes Whilst many people would jump at the chance to cover the walls in Elephants breath or Dead Salmon, we have decided on a more... see more

    • by Roger Hetherington