CALLING ALL DESIGNERS! Here’s something fun, but important. As we know, Design is much more detail oriented than it may seem to some, and a lot of thought goes into the execution… …Usually. When designing something – anything really – it’s always important to try to imagine it from different viewpoints and situations, or you […]
Author: bluewave
Meaningful AI- Business Value in the AI Ecosystem
Nayamode has gone through many incarnations as a technology and design company; we’ve also seen many technology trends be birthed, grow, and even some die. When a company gets involved in the fast changing world of technology and technology-enabled services and marketing, it must perforce deal with a world that reinvents itself every few years. We’re proud […]
Trends in Design – Racing toward 2020
As we enter 2019, another decade fast approaching, we look at some of the upcoming and current trends in design – web, print, and across the board. The Return of the Serif: For the last few decades, the serif has seemed almost like a thing of the past, made for print layout and unimpressive online. […]
If a picture is worth a thousand words….
…..what value for a moving picture? It’s no surprise that video has taken off exponentially as a medium of communication. What started out as mostly an entertainment platform has become so much more today, especially in the corporate world. From inspirational videos, customer stories, to product or solution overviews, to more basic ‘how-to’, short and […]
The most selfish thing I ever did was to give.
Nayamode has had the honor of being listed as one of the Most Philanthropic Companies in WA state more than once. From our inception, we’ve tried to instill a giving ethic that has manifested itself in some distinct ways. We give financially as a company and we match our employees’ gifts of money to deserving […]
Whither, digital marketing?
Just a few years ago, as digital marketing became all the rage, Nayamode went through one of our many metamorphoses and became a “Digital Agency”. This likely meant different things to different people, but our emphasis was on all things digital, or at least, online. From creating great websites, apps, and tools, to of course […]
Welcome, Bluewave!
Today is a red letter day for Nayamode and for me personally. Today, we announce our acquisition of Bluewave, a leading design and visual storytelling firm based out of Silicon Valley, serving some of the most storied names in Tech. Nayamode is over twelve years old and our journey has included acquiring a mobile apps […]
Short and very dry, please.
I like my coffee every day and prefer cappuccinos that are short and dry. Now, for the uninitiated, let me explain. That means a cappuccino with less milk and proportionally more foam. There is no exact measure for what the proportion should be and that is where the skills of a good barista come into […]
Know before you order
We’ve just powered a very innovative campaign for the Compass Group in one of the corporate cafeterias they service for Microsoft. If you’ve ever walked up to a food court and wondered what to eat, especially if the items tend to change reasonably often, we may have found the perfect solution for it. Using a […]
The lure of the cloud
I just returned from a conference (SoCal TiECon) in Long Beach, CA where I spoke on a panel on Cloud Computing. When they first invited me to speak on the panel, I was a bit surprised given that my firm Nayamode is not necessarily a leader in Cloud computing. On further reflection though, in a […]