Simplifying artists’ workflow — and how effectively they transfer knowledge from one entity to another — promises gains for the entire industry of animated film production | by Guus Baggermans
The animated film industry has seen many seismic shifts over the last 100 years. From shadow play to the Zoetrope, printing on celluloid film to digital, hand-drawn to CGI — animated film production is ever-changing and evolving.
Yet, for all the amazing cinematic achievements these changes have enabled, they’ve also…
With today’s announcement of the new Cortex 6 product, CognitiveScale takes another meaningful step in making AI tools accessible to line-of-business experts, outside the domain of computer scientists and AI engineers.
As the first-of-its-kind low-code solution, it’s a big leap towards a vision of empowering businesses to build and manage…
In the early days of product design, the opportunity to influence the world was through tangible products, like toasters. Our role was to incrementally improve on, or ‘decorate’, the built world around us. …
Reflections on a year we won’t soon forget
Looking back on a year that challenged our modes of work and collaboration, and even the optimism that is fundamental to our approach, the strength of our culture shone through.
As a new year dawns and we celebrate the 7th anniversary of argo’s founding, here’s some of the work we…
Crafting a design system that evolves with its users
Products are a reflection of the methods, processes, and cultures that produce them. A siloed company can create product experiences that feel disjointed. A thoughtfully crafted Design System solves for this, creating a commonality and cohesion across products and ensuring that decisions aren’t being made in a vacuum.
While a…
Topics include social good, personalization, and remote collaboration
Our annual “It’s that time of year again!” post for SXSW voting is slightly different this year. SXSW has had to adjust to pandemic circumstances along with the rest of the world, and updated its PanelPicker process to account for a (primarily) virtual 2021 conference.
How a life of exploration helps uncover and hone your strengths
We spoke to Sonia Prusaitis, General Manager of argodesign’s Austin studio, about her adventurous streak and how it’s informed her work and world view. Sonia grew up in Austin and moved around throughout her 20s, living in Florida, Sydney, Las Vegas, and Seattle. …
Machine learning can help us reimagine personal finance tech as a tool for developing emotional intelligence | by Roxanne Ravago
Money is never just about money. Emotions play a huge role in driving the way we spend and save, and the feelings we place towards our spending say a lot about who we are, what we value in life, and who we want to be. As we go down the…
A creative director’s love for interaction design has an unlikely source
From his early years in East Germany to his current role as Creative Director at argo, Matthias Dittrich has brought his passion for interaction into every design opportunity. He started his career as a web designer in his hometown of Berlin. Matthias moved to Amsterdam to join frog design where…
How to make your virtual collaborations flourish | by Sky White
Workplace technology is clearly trending towards real-time, high-bandwidth collaboration. Digital product design is increasingly influenced by this shift with tools like Figma, whose web-based foundation allows users to build digital products together in synchronous workflow.
Can Figma do it all?
When our team at argo started a project for a major telecom client, we decided…
