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Designing digital products: The art between the lines.

My intention here is not to try to answer the question of whether design can be viewed as art, nor whether it cannot be due to its very nature…

Mark Aaron

July 23, 2024

Do you do AI at DabApps?

This is a question we get asked a lot, and the short answer is – yes! AI has been in development for decades, but with the recent increase in visibility…

Chloe Ward-Smith

May 14, 2024

How do you design a website for multiple users with different needs?

In October we joined forces with Cardiff based branding agency, Stills, (our sister company) to re-design the website for Alcumus ISOQAR – leaders in ISO certification and training. If you’re…

Chloe Ward-Smith

January 30, 2024

It’s good to talk

Given our line of work, we’re pretty familiar with problem solving. The phrase; “a problem shared, is a problem halved” is one that nearly always rings true. It’s often not…

Mark Aaron

October 10, 2023

The Different Stages of Prototyping

Prototyping is a useful tool to help a client visualise a product’s interactions before starting development, saving time, money and wasted efforts. There are different kinds of prototyping activities that…

Liv Dykes

April 28, 2022

Optimising Django Queries – Django Chat with Jamie Matthews

I was recently privileged enough to be asked to make an appearance on Django Chat, a popular podcast that consists of long-form interviews with members of the Django community. We…

Jamie Matthews

January 14, 2022

DabApps at MTPCON 2021

It was Friday the 22nd October and having gotten up incredibly early to catch the train from Brighton to London, I was delighted to see the spectacular sunrise and morning…

Ali Jarvis

November 4, 2021

Employee engagement software done right – WeThrive are thriving!

WeThrive is employee engagement software that helps businesses improve productivity and staff retention. Here at DabApps we have worked with the WeThrive team over several years, as their software development…

Summer Parmenter-Andrews

September 22, 2020

DabApps does maps – a team adventure in the South Downs

How do you survive a 12k trek over the South Downs on a crisp October day? Simple. You employ the services of Pete Kelly, genial expert of the outdoors, who…

Kirsty Levett

October 9, 2019

Design discovery techniques for app success – making something the best it can be.

Often people start with ideas for projects and apps (both web and mobile), confident that their pre-existing knowledge, experience and project goals are enough to get going – however this…

Alistair Power

March 19, 2019