Monthly Archives: June 2017

We are pleased to have worked with and to announce the launch of the new website for Dolon.

Their new website is fully responsive and features an interactive services map that allows companies to determine how Dolon can provide a service to help them. Design credit goes to Metric London.

Dolon specialise in strategic pricing and market access for rare and severe diseases. They help their clients think strategically about market access, and prepare for pricing and reimbursement negotiations, by providing services in the following areas:

Follow this link to visit their new website — dolon.com

Please be in touch with us to discuss and learn more about our services, including branding, web design and build — [email protected]

The new update for Microsoft Pix, the AI-powered photo editing app, has launched with exciting new features. The app was originally designed to enhance iPhone photos by making tweaks to colour, exposure and other variables but with this latest update, it is offering new fun features, by turning them into art.

The feature is called Pix Styles, similar to the Prisma app, which allows you to transform your photos into works of art, and use other effects. These are not photo filters — the styles actually transfer texture, pattern and tones to the photo. Also similar to Prisma, you can swipe your finger across the style to increase or reduce the effect. When done, you can frame, crop and share the image to social networks, as before.

The app launches today with 11 styles included, but more will be added in the near future, says Microsoft.

A noteworthy factor is that the new features can be used without tapping into your phone’s data plan, or while your phone is offline. Pix works directly with your device itself to run its calculations and doesn’t need to access the cloud.

If you would like more information on app or would like to discuss design and our related services, please be in touch at [email protected]

The new design for Facebook’s business page is slowly rolling out and these changes are important to be aware of. Ensure you check your business page to make sure your content is being used in the new layout to its full advantage to best showcase your business.

The following are the changes to watch out for:

1. The Like, Follow and Message buttons have moved over to the cover photo area — similar to how it is now with Facebook’s personal profiles. Be sure to modify your cover photo accordingly so that messaging does not get disrupted.
2. The “about” box has moved into the left sidebar of the page. The left sidebar used to describe your business and link to your website beneath your cover photo — has now moved further down the page, beneath the info people see how many people have liked your page.
3. The apps/custom tabs are further down the page — all of the apps/custom tabs you had directly beneath your cover photo are now further down the page and photos and videos are beneath those apps/custom tabs. A way to guarantee people will get to your apps is if you link to them directly — which you can do by copying the URL from your browser’s address bar.
4. Notes are making a resurgence — further down, beneath the people who like your page, about, apps, photos and videos are a box for Notes. Notes are essentially Facebook’s version of a blog post where you can post independently from your timeline. If your last Facebook Note was posted in 2011, this is what is going to be displayed in this box in the left sidebar of your page. It’s a good idea to check this out and update with new content and remove anything irrelevant.
5. At the end, you’ll find the pages, your pages likes — at the end of the left sidebar are the pages that your page likes. This area is a good way to promote other pages that are owned or related to your business. If there aren’t any other pages that are relevant, you could like local city pages, organisations or causes you belong to.

As the new Facebook design rolls out, it’s important to keep on top of these changes in order to display your company properly. Look out, in your admin panel, for an invite to get the new page design early.

Social media is a benefit for businesses of any size. If you are interested in more information on our Social media management service, please email us at [email protected]

Gululu is gamifying hydration with their new water bottle product by using a virtual pet game, 90’s kids will remember as a “Tamagotchi”, to help you reach your daily water intake.

This water bottle is a cute and fun incentive to drink more water or to get your kids to drink more water.

The bottle has a built in screen on the sides that house a little animated creature. Inside there are sensors that detect when you drink, and the more water you drink the more your creature grows and evolves.

If you have a friend who has a Gululu, you can shake the bottle next to theirs and the creatures will make “friends”. It has a wireless connection, which allows for joint animation between the two creatures where they will even jump across to visit one another.

Tech is being infused into many of our day-to-day devices to help us keep on track with our health goals. Gadgets such as the FitBit are more popular than ever so there’s no surprise a product such as the Gululu water bottle has a place in the market today.

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