Accessibility is a process – and this is how you get started with it
Tea Dickman • 5.10.2021 • Design • Reading time 8 min
Accessibility is a qualitative feature of digital products and services, and it should be taken into account throughout their whole life cycle.
Take note, designers: the future is theirs! – Insights from the Service Design School
Anniina Ojutkangas • 4.3.2021 • Design • Reading time 6 min
When our service design school project came to an end in December 2020, we were feeling wistful but inspired. What was actually done and what was the outcome of this interesting design project? And ultimately: what did we learn?
Design sprint makes problem-solving fast and efficient
18.2.2021 • Design • Reading time 5 min
The design sprint is an innovative five-phase method that helps to solve complex problems in just a few days. Too good to be true? We don’t think so. Here's an example of how we used it to help our client to define the specifics of their new intranet.
Sixth-graders designing digital services to support their own well-being
Anniina Ojutkangas • 30.11.2020 • Work • Reading time 4 min
How could kids better influence their own well-being and feel more included in the ever-changing world we live in? That was the starting point when we kicked off our service design school project, where sixth-graders from Tampere became digital product designers.
Perspectives to leading agile teams
Liisa Benmergui, Piia Jalonen & Jenny Salmimäki • 30.11.2020 • Design • Reading time 3 min
As the stormy weather roared outside in the November morning darkness, over 100 attendees clicked their way to join our online event on agile team leadership.
Exploring inclusivity and design at Inklusiiv’s Breakfast Club
14.10.2020 • Design • Reading time 3 min
Frantic had the pleasure of hosting Inklusiiv’s inaugural Breakfast Club event on Thursday, October 8th, 2020 on the theme of inclusivity in digital service design.
Ask, don’t assume – getting started with user engagement
Piia Jalonen & Kaisa Ruotsalainen • 18.6.2020 • Design • Reading time 7 min
When we’re heading into a new project or renewing an existing service, how do we make sure that we really listen to our customers, the end-users? Whose experiences, needs, and wishes should we be interested in, and how do we reach them?
Accessibility Q&A
Alexis Oksi & Laura Aalto • 16.6.2020 • Content • Reading time 11 min
What have you always wanted to know about web accessibility? We asked our network to ask us anything, and now our accessibility experts give their two cents.
Addressing business needs with an agile stack
Panu Ervamaa • 10.6.2020 • Content • Reading time 5 min
A few weeks ago we held a joint Frantic Live webinar with our partner Contentful on agile tech stacks and their many benefits. Contentful is a platform for content management and distribution that adapts well into cloud-based and modular solutions.
UX storytelling and measuring your success
Piia Jalonen & Lilli Pukka • 12.5.2020 • Content • Reading time 6 min
Content is an integral part of digital services. Still, it’s often overlooked when we design the ins and outs of user interfaces. How does UX writing help in creating successful user experiences and how can we measure that success?
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