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Tom Melamed,
By 2020, the average household will contain 50 devices connected via the Internet of Things (IoT). That’s not just smartphones and laptops: it’s lightbulbs, clothes, even jewellery. For creative technologists like ourselves who work with practical apps like offline directories or manufacturing apps, and experiences for the heritage or regeneration…
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Jo Morrison,
BT’s chief marketing officer Zaid Al-Qassab caused a stir recently when he drew a line under ‘digital’. “Stop using the word digital,” he implored at an Advertising Week Europe panel; pointing out that when he worked in print he was never referred to as a “paper marketer”. To Al-Qassab, the…
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Alumni: Charlie Harman,
Here’s the thing about designing an app experience: it could end up a perfect little pudding or a saggy old Christmas jumper. And while no two experiences are exactly the same, there are some common UX and design factors that can help or hinder visitors to a heritage site. What…
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Jo Morrison,
A 2016 report by the UN forecast that by 2030, 60 per cent of people globally will be housed in urban areas. One in every three people will live in cities with at least half a million inhabitants. With the increasing strain on infrastructure that this mass urban migration will…
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Jo Morrison,
Fundamentally, the cultural heritage sector’s role is to tell stories. These stories could be historical, they could be artistic, they could be sociological, psychological, modern or ancient. Whatever the experience, the story is central. Up to now, these stories have been somewhat passive – an exhibition, or a tour with…
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Alumni: Charlie Harman,
What do we do 2,617 times a day? According to a study by research company dscout, that’s the number of times we touch our phones on average, every day. We all recognise the familiar itch. Waiting for a bus? Check your Facebook notifications. Stuck in a traffic jam? Idly scroll…
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Alumni: Charlie Harman,
Businesses and organisations have been talking about return on investment (ROI) for so long that it’s often an assumed goal for any commercial project. But what about when the success of a project doesn’t solely come down to the bottom line? Apps in the heritage and regeneration sectors are a…
Jo Morrison,
With a new year rapidly approaching, we’re once again starting to ruminate on the app developments that 2018 will bring. We love a good prediction – and in our humble opinion, we didn’t do badly with our Mystic Meg-style piece from the start of this year. As we predicted, 2017…
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Jo Morrison,
Urban regeneration can be a contentious subject. Differences can arise between those who want areas to remain how they are, and those who want to change them into something fresh. The desire to repurpose human structures is nothing new. Buildings and urban areas have been reinvented for as long as…
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Kieron Gurner,
Porth Teigr is located in the Roath Basin area of Cardiff Bay, which was once the heart of Cardiff Docklands – the world’s busiest port in the nineteenth century. Today, the area is being redeveloped to include 1,000 new homes, 1.2 million square feet of commercial space and exciting new…
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Alumni: Charlie Harman,
From the 10th to the 14th of October 2017, placemakers will descend on Amsterdam for a week of learning, networking, evaluating and exploring. Placemaking Week 2017 is run by the Project for Public Spaces, in partnership with Amsterdam organisations Stipo, The City at Eye Level, and Placemaking Plus. It’s home…
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Alumni: Louise Hobson,
On Tuesday (19th Sept) we hosted the very first Ideascape in Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay – a showcase of how digital placemaking can influence and enhance major urban regeneration projects. In collaboration with sustainable developers Igloo, we presented a range of ideas that inspired people to think about new ways…