Insights

Not one, but two Ducks have been selected to join the infamous BIMA Hot 100 2021. We are delighted to celebrate Meera Rao who has been selected in the Creatives and Designers and Nick Garratt in the Rising Star lists. 

Today I’m delighted to let you know that we’ve acquired Heurix.io, a web app that helps organisations rate the elements of user experience and interfaces on their websites and web platforms.

Cyber-Duck have provided Drupal development services for 9+ years with Drupal being our core technology, and have worked with global brands including Sport England, College of Policing and the Commonwealth.

Maintaining a future-proof, forward-looking content strategy in 2021 isn't always easy. You need to be open to adapting your strategy to external elements and changes in society and technology, as well as having a clear internal plan that aligns your business on common themes and goals.

There have been lots of changes to web applications’ architecture in the last few years and 2021 is going to be a year where many organisations may consider moving from monolithic architectures to microservices. Equally many businesses will opt for a monolithic-first architecture which is best for many use cases. There is no right or wrong approach, it just depends on the complexity and roadmap of your product development.

Ethnographic research has long had a place alongside other traditional UX research practices.

One of the most disruptive trends in technology right now – and one with so much potential – is low-code software. Low-code and no-code tools like Airtable, Pipedrive, AutoPilot enable organisations to build comprehensive workflows without developers. Does that mean fewer developers? No. But it will allow companies to introduce automation, accelerate development and build applications at a scale that previously wasn’t possible. 

Remember 2018? For many of us, the first couple of quarters were a blur as we raced to ensure our digital sites and services were compliant with GDPR.  

There’s not been a lot of noise around GDPR since then, aside from occasional announcements of eye-watering corporate fines. And understandably, over the past year, we’ve been fully focused on navigating our way through the COVID-19 pandemic.  

But GDPR hasn’t stood still since it became law in May 2018, and 2020 has seen some significant updates to the legislation, its implementation and the frameworks that support it.  

So who predicted 2020 would be like this? Nine months working remotely, much of that while homeschooling my kids, ending with a virtual Christmas get-together to celebrate the team’s hard work, instead of the usual in-person party.