We all know the phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” When I look around at the current Internet landscape I think the most apt confirmation of that statement is the meteoric rise of Pinterest.
Pinterest is not a new concept. Long before Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook there came a public bookmarking site named del.icio.us (now...
Read moreAs an 8th year CTIA attendee, it’s always interesting to see how technology is growing and how it’s reflected at the show. The days of mobile entertainment companies touting the “gotta-have” ringtone are over. Instead, the CTIA exhibits and sessions are focused on apps and tablet trends.
Discussions abound about how tablets have changed the way we consume content and...
Read moreI make a habit of looking at neighborhoods when I walk or drive through them, whether in my own city or making my way down one of the many shopping avenues in a large metropolitan area. You can see fabulous views, great architecture, interesting businesses, sometimes a bit of trash, and quite a few surprises every once in a while. But the scenes that catch my eye the...
Read moreWhen designing for mobile, keep in mind that you are typically not designing "on" mobile. In the Universal Mind UX studio, we just completed an initiative for SoDA—The Society of Digital Agencies—to create the annual SoDA Report on iPad and Kindle Fire. A key element of our best practices in UX design is to test and view our work on the devices we expect to...
Read moreLooking back 10 years, and perhaps even less, many businesses were saying “We don’t need a website”. The profound impact the Internet has had on commerce in the modern culture has made a clear and compelling case that every business has a need for a website, and few would argue the value of at least a minimal web presence today. In much the same way, the explosive...
Read moreThe web application landscape has shifted rapidly in the past six months. Due to Adobe’s changing view of the Flash Platform, many companies who have relied on technologies like Flex are looking to migrate to HTML5. This transition can be tricky both for an organization as well as its developers. Here are five steps that should be some of the first an organization...
Read moreGoing mobile – it’s a key component of the strategic road map of many organizations. The mobile market represents an enormous opportunity to serve existing customers, attract new customers, and explore new areas of business growth. Given the dramatic and ongoing growth in consumer mobile data usage and spending patterns, this is a market that cannot, and should not,...
Read moreAlthough the landscape for digital publication design is relatively immature, some expectations for interactivity and supplementary content are starting to emerge. As an organization or even as an individual preparing content for a digital version of your printed product, you should be aware of the current interactive tools and opportunities the medium provides to you....
Read moreIn less than a week we more than likely get to view the new iPad in all its glory. However, for most traditional consumers this won’t give them the full picture. Improved hardware specifications and new hardware features should give developers a reason to rejoice, but what does it do for the end user? As a software architect I like to look at these new features and...
Read moreUniversal Mind is pleased to announce the release of DeftJS, an open-source JavaScript framework of essential extensions for enterprise web and mobile application development with Ext JS and Sencha Touch.
DeftJS enhances Ext JS and Sencha Touch's APIs with additional building blocks that enable large development teams to rapidly build enterprise scale applications,...
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