Wonder what makes Smashing Ideas so smashing? Our people! We sat down with Telford Burtts, Senior Producer, to talk shop, how trust and communication are the bedrocks of a well-managed and successful project, his most excellent time-travel adventure that would put Bill and Ted to shame, and how artificial intelligence will evolve the role of a producer. You’ve
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By Kat Craig, Designer Take a look at your favorite website, app, or mobile game. Does it load quickly? Are those images nice and clear? Are they in the right place? They didn’t get there by magic folks. This was done by a process that’s rarely spoken about, and honestly, not always done very thoroughly. However, if
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Last fall Smashing’s Senior UX Designer, Clemente Miller, spoke at Philadelphia’s Forge Conference on Motivational UX and its impact on successful and productive team dynamics. Hightail, the premiere sponsor of Forge, has released the following guide which features key components of Clemente’s presentation that form the basis for building a strong team. “Though each person provided a different perspective
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Smashing’s latest SI Labs project, Mindful Powers, continues to make pre-launch news. ParentMap, an online and print ecosystem for Puget Sound-area parents, is diving into the science…and significance… behind the fad of mindfulness and its impact on families and children. With children growing up in the digital age, providing healthy tools early in life that can help
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Several years ago Smashing Ideas launched SI Labs; an internal incubator that aims to give employees a platform to bring strategic passion projects to market. One such project is Mindful Powers – a mindfulness app that empowers kids to bring balance to their lives. Mindful Powers is the brainchild of Jessica Barnes, Creative Director and Anna
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