Most practical apps are a gateway to the Internet, connecting users to social, media or informational sites. Most apps work best when they have a good Internet or WiFi connection. But when the app has a large directory of information – a supermarket shopping app, for example – poor connectivity…

Why do most app developers run a mile from offline app development? Here’s a hint: it’s hard. Two of our recent projects for Enquos and Yachting Pages have been ‘offline-first’ apps, developed to work equally well offline as online. Yachting Pages had a 23,000 strong inventory of products. They wanted…

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…

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…