December 2011
3 posts
The Telegraph Top iOS Apps for Children
Ladybird Classic Me Books has been included in The Telegraphs Top iOS apps for Children 2011. Shane Richmond, Head of Technology writes:
A sizeable dose of nostalgia for parents along with plenty of entertainment for children. The Me Books app gives you access to digital versions of the classic Ladybird books that have been around since the 1940s. The The books are narrated by a range of...
Best Entertainment App of the Year!
Apps Magazine has published their 2011 Award winners and Ladybird Classic Me Books was named ‘Best Entertainment App of the Year’. To top it off it also picked up SILVER in the ‘App of the Year’ category.
Adobe and their WYSIWYG Shangri-la
I disagree with the idea that you can design websites without coding them, but here you go, Adobe are about to release Muse, a product (free for now) which promises just that.
Is it going to be better than Photoshop mockups? I think so.
Is it going to make better websites? I don’t think so.
This is a step in the wrong direction as Elliot Jay Stocks puts it, and from a company which is...
November 2011
4 posts
uScreen Wins at the AMI Awards
The winners of The Ability Media International Award (AMI) have been announced and uScreen has won in the Interactive Media category. We’ve been working with Screen South over the past couple of years and needless to say we’re over the moon that uScreen has received this award. Winners are chosen for their creative excellence and social relevance. Here’s what AMI says about...
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iOS Tech talk
I went to iOS Tech Talk in London the other week and had the chance to listen to some inspirational talks and also learn some new tricks. So i was very excited to get a call to do a prototype for a new startup. This client is really thinking differently and I needed to use rapid prototyping techniques.
I’ve found it exhilarating how easy iOS5 makes prototyping. Storyboards, ARC, Core Image,...
'High Tech Tea' with the Dutch Prime Minister
We often receive some strange phone calls over at milo HQ but I was taken by complete surprise when I was invited to an afternoon ‘High Tech Tea’ with the Dutch Prime Minsiter Mark Rutte and Eric van der Kleij (CEO of Tech City) to discuss opportunities for collaboration between creative companies in London’s Tech City and Holland.
It will be interesting to see how...
October 2011
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Me Books wins gold at The Lovie Awards!
The winners of The Lovie Awards have been announced and Ladybird Classic Me Books snapped up the GOLD! The Lovie Awards honours websites, mobile & apps, video and interactive advertising. Work from 17 different European countries was shortlisted with Gold, Silver and Bronze awards distributed to14 countries. Needless to say we’re delighted at receiving the accolade! Even more good...
September 2011
2 posts
uScreen: accessible film-making
When ScreenSouth approached us a couple of years back their vision was to create a YouTube for young disabled people (on a budget). We took the challenge, together with Gamelab, of designing and developing a website that balances collaboration and sharing with safety and accessibility.
We engaged with young people with learning or physical disabilities to understand how they use the Web, which we...
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August 2011
1 post
November 2010
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ExpressionEngine free goody!
So the user story goes: users can delete entries and comments they created. We packaged this functionality into an EE plugin for you to download.
We are releasing a little yet useful ExpressionEngine plugin that lets users delete their own entries and comments, without having access to the back-end.
We have been working at an online community website, where members can upload and edit content...