The Drum’s Creative Director’s Choice series enlists the industry’s leaders to weigh in on the work they feel is making the biggest difference in the world. Smashing’s Executive Creative Director, Kevin Wick, highlights the money-saving site Digit. He explores the role of design and conversational UI in the text-only experience, and why empathy reigns supreme
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Communication Arts interviewed Executive Creative Director, Kevin Wick, to discuss everything from generative design and dark patterns, to the opportunities and challenges digital designers face today. In this Insights feature, aptly titled, Transitioning into the Future, Kevin explores the notion of building trust between humans and computers, synthesizing AI, and the moral obligation designers must
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Luxoft Acquires US-based Digital Innovation Agency, Smashing Ideas Zug, SWITZERLAND — June 18, 2018 — Luxoft Holding, Inc (NYSE:LXFT), a global IT service provider, today announced the acquisition of Smashing Ideas, a Seattle-based design and innovation agency. Smashing Ideas consults across the product design and development lifecycle, with a focus on accelerating innovation at every stage for
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Senior Researcher at Smashing Ideas, Justin Graving, recently got an article published on the global creative publication, Little Black Book. In his article he questions whether Facebook’s CEO, and primary stakeholder, Mark Zuckerberg, should follow in the footsteps of Google’s founders and reorganize as a holding company. Justin writes: “These questions about Facebook’s standing as
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On Friday June 1st we had the pleasure of both sponsoring and attending the 2018 State of Technology Luncheon featuring Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, along with more than 750 regional executives and leaders from a variety of industries focused on innovation and technology. The big theme that defined this Tech Alliance event was housing, technology and
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