Insights

It’s been a week since the “Reasons to be Creative” conference festival in Brighton. Now the dust has settled, here’s the story of my experience as an Elevator Pitcher.

Last week, Matt and I headed to Brighton for the ‘Reasons to be Creative’ festival: uniting developers, artists, illustrators and designers alike, with plenty of industry talent to stimulate our creative juices. This included the likes of Dominic Wilcox, Noma Bar, Jane ni Dhulchaointigh, and even Matt who spoke at the Elevator Pitch sessions.

Cyber-Duck is proud to be one of the main organisers behind the London edition of Startup Weekend this year. The ‘FashTech’ battle is the largest startup competition of its kind across the world. We are supporting with project management and promotion to the digital community. 

It has been over a year since the ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ (RTBF) ruling swept across Europe, scrubbing successful applicants’ search results clean for specific terms. But, it might not end here. Once again, RTBF has become a hot topic, with talks raging about whether the ruling should be expanded elsewhere. 

As previous finalists for the Digital Team of the Year at The Drum’s DADI Awards, this year’s Wirehive 100 nominations recognise some of the individuals who contributed heavily to the team’s success. We’re delighted that Danny, Craig, and Gareth have become finalists for the Digital Leader, Creative, and Techie of the Year respectively. 

Although smart televisions have been available for the last couple of years, there’s so much more to explore. This year, there’s been a sharp increase in the release of TV apps, tailoring entertainment for the viewer. It’s expected that popularity will go sky high this year. But how can we find a niche, and design to satisfy even bigger screens? 

Our side project for the digital community, UX Companion, was one of the first native apps to offer a practical glossary of core user experience (UX) principles. We launched it with over 50 articles, all aiming to demystify the complex jargon of our industry and refresh even the most experienced UX designer’s knowledge of UX terminology.

Matt recently flew to sunny San Diego to speak at the UXPA 2015 conference, organised by the worldwide User Experience Professionals Association. Here are the valuable responsive web design takeaways he offered the audience.

Our project with Cancer Research Technology, Ximbio has earned another industry nomination! This time, we’re delighted to become a finalist for the admired BIMA Awards. Joining the UX & Service Design category once more demonstrates our ability to provide the best experience for users.