Mobile

While they’re not ubiquitous yet, payment apps are starting to be discussed in places not normally known for attention to payment issues, such as Andrew Sullivan’s Dish. The thread is primarily commiseration around a specific retail pain point, but the curated discussion highlights perspectives from both an end-user and someone that works in a place that […]

Perficient Digital announced today that “The Art of Window Dressing,” a mobile application designed for premium window fashions brand Hunter Douglas and built by Perficient Digital in partnership with Visualize IT, has won Best Design Mobile Application in the 2013 Internet Advertising Competition. An offshoot of the Web Marketing Association, the IAC Awards recognize excellence in online […]

If you believe you are a good software designer, the great news about creating mobile applications is that with mobile apps: design is everything. Time and time again, it has been show that users value good design and its impact on usability. As with everything else in life, we’re all individuals, with different preferences and […]

If you read any blog post or article on cross-platform mobile development, one of the top arguments for going the cross-platform route is that it offers developers with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills the ability “to build innovative, device-neutral mobile apps that work on the iPhone, Android,” etc.  However, a funny thing happened over the […]

Smartphone penetration in the United States has reached 55% of the general population* and and the number of email opens on smartphones and tablets have increased 80% of the last six months**. These two facts have serious consequences for companies and organizations, and their communication platforms. Beyond the obvious need to build email to appear well-formed and structured […]

SXSW is a great place to be exposed to new ideas, but perhaps even more valuable are the sessions where you reconsider ideas you’ve grown accustomed to, and seeing them from a brand new perspective. One session in particular this year that has resonated with me for the week and a half since leaving Austin […]

Wow. So. It’s been almost two months since I wrote my article on setting up Android Debug Bridge. I promised a follow up post on using ADB and the Chrome Developer Tools to debug HTML, CSS and Javascript on your Android device, AND I AM A MAN OF MY WORD. I might not be very […]

After attending two jQuery conferences in the past, I was pretty excited to be a part of jQueryTO, not to mention the opportunity to check out the beautiful city of Toronto. It’s a great area full of good food, interesting places and lots of talented and intelligent web developers. As mentioned in the previous post, […]

Many of our clients have recognized an increasing demand from their customers, partners, and employees for mobile-friendly experiences. Whether it’s sales or support or an internal business process, the mobile experience is a big part of the value we provide to our clients. The first step in building a great mobile experience is choosing the […]

When I heard about jQueryTO, the Toronto jQuery conference, I got excited—a jQuery conference a few hours away by plane, train, or automobile? I’m in! My co-worker, Karen Ford and I both attended, and walked away full of new and exciting ideas. I was a bit apprehensive leading up to the conference, since it wasn’t […]

Even highly experienced teams who adopt Mobile First practices can still “fall off the wagon”. In a recent post, I discussed 5 Things Project Managers Can Learn From Their First WCM Project. This post expands on one of those topics in more detail: the importance of Mobile First and Responsive Design. Your project is more likely to […]

As an IT leader, you have read the articles and have gone to the conferences where presenter after presenter has stood up and discussed how important it is for enterprises to develop a mobile strategy in order to ensure a competitive advantage and enable a more productive workforce.  Getting back from these presentations, you have […]